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North Korea, Northeast Asia

‘Purged’ North Korean makes a comeback

by Ankur Tanwar June 3, 2019February 18, 2020

Negotiations, nukes and Nobels

by Andrew Salmon February 25, 2019February 18, 2020

A motorcade thought to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leaves Beijing railway station on Tuesday morning. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Kim in China: Prelude to next Kim-Trump summit?

by Andrew Salmon January 8, 2019February 18, 2020

A visitor views an art installation depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, at the Seoul Art Center on December 19. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, World

North Korea sounds the death knell for denuclearization

by Andrew Salmon December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greets top North Korean official Kim Yong-chol in July. Photo: AFP / Pool

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Cancellation of talks in New York casts shadow over Korean summit

by Andrew Salmon November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean Marines take part in a landing operation drill. Photo: Reuters / Kim Hong-Ji

AT Finance, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Korean and US Marines hit beaches ahead of high-level talks

by Andrew Salmon November 5, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang in April. Photo: AFP/US Government

France, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Pompeo says he will meet with North Korea’s number two

by Asia Times staff November 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump on June 12, 2018 at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore. Photo: AFP/KCNA VIA KNS

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

White House agrees to second summit with Kim

by Andrew Salmon September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean National Security Adviser Chung Eui-Yong meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Sept 5, 2018. Photo: The Blue House, PM's office, Seoul

AT Finance, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea

Hopes inter-Korean talks will kick-start denuclearization process

by Andrew Salmon September 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Donald Trump is hedging his bets on North Korea. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

AT Finance, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea

Trump keeps halt on war games, hints at bigger military drills

by Andrew Salmon August 30, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (right) and Kim Yong Chol, who wrote a letter to Pompeo which led to the cancellation of his trip to Pyongyang. Photo: AFP/Andrew Harnik

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Storm clouds regather over North Korea-US relations

by Andrew Salmon August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

This satellite image courtesy of Airbus Defense and Space and 38 North dated July 22, 2018 shows the apparent dismantling of facilities at the Sohae satellite launch site in North Korea. Photo: AFP/ PlÈiades © Cnes 2018, Distribution Airbus DS / Handout

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

North Korea sends positive signal by dismantling satellite launch site

by Andrew Salmon July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greets top North Korean official Kim Yong-chol in July. Photo: AFP / Pool

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Pompeo in Pyongyang: How North Korea can prove it’s sincere

by Andrew Salmon July 6, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, left, listens to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during his visit to The Istana, the official residence of the PM in the city-state, prior to the historic summit on Tuesday. Photo: AFP/ handout from Singapore Communications and Information Ministry

AT Finance, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Countdown to historic Trump-Kim meeting in Singapore

by Nile Bowie June 11, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korea's envoy Kim Yong Chol during their meeting in New York on May 31, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar

AT Finance, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

A tale of two continents as the Koreas summit edges closer

by Andrew Salmon June 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Released North Korean hostages Kim Hak-song, Kim Dong-chul and Kim Sang-duk (known as Tony Kim) in file photos. Photos: Reuters, AFP

AT Finance, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Pompeo secures release of three US prisoners in North Korea

by Andrew Salmon May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

A conservative protester holds up a sign blaming visiting North Korean delegate Kim Yong-chol, a "devilish murderer," for attacks on a South Korean ship and island in 2010. Photo: Andrew Salmon

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

South and North Korea agree: Washington should talk to Pyongyang

by Andrew Salmon February 26, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korea's general reconnaissance bureau head Kim Yong-chol speaks during a briefing for diplomats in Pyongyang. Kim is due to attend the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

After the ‘Peace Olympics,’ time for the war games?

by Andrew Salmon February 23, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korea's general reconnaissance bureau head Kim Yong-chol speaks during a briefing for diplomats in Pyongyang. Kim is due to attend the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

N Korean official linked to deadly ship attack heading to Olympics closing ceremony

by Asia Times staff February 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Ivanka Trump, pictured on February 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Ivanka Trump, former N. Korean general to attend Pyeongchang finale

by Andrew Salmon February 22, 2018February 18, 2020

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