Korean Peninsula – Page 4

The new KTX bullet train, coming online just ahead of the Winter Olympics, slashes hours off cross-peninsula travel times. Photo: Andrew Salmon

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

Korea’s Winter Olympiad 2018 – a locomotive for growth

by Andrew Salmon January 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Hyon Song Wol, head of North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra, arrives at the South's CIQ (Customs, Immigration and Quarantine) as she heads back to North Korea, on January 22, 2018. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Sensitivities flare in South Korea over North Korean visit

by Andrew Salmon January 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Dancers at a 'peace festival' overlooking the DMZ. Photo: Andrew Salmon

AT Finance, Germany, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Prayers for peace, hopes for unity at the DMZ

by Andrew Salmon January 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Donald Nichols loved dogs. In Korea, he had a snarling pack of mutts for protection from North Korean assassins. At his spy base outside Seoul, his dogs sometimes ate with him in the officers' mess and occasionally bit other Air Force officers. Photo courtesy of Lindsay Morgan

AT Finance, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

The bloody rise and shocking fall of a US spymaster in Cold War Korea

by Andrew Salmon January 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Athletes from South and North Korea march together with a flag bearing the image of the Korean peninsula at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Photo: AFP / Eric Feferberg

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Koreas to field joint hockey team, march under single flag

by Andrew Salmon January 17, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Thinking the unthinkable: nuclear war with North Korea

by Richard A. Bitzinger January 17, 2018

An ice sculpture of the Olympic rings is seen during the Pyeongchang Winter Festival, near the venue for the opening and closing ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 10, 2017. Photo: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Confronting the naysayers: time to give Korean peace a chance

by Charles K Park January 17, 2018

Members of Special Weapons and Tactics team (SWAT) take part in an anti-terror drill in a 2016 file photo. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP Forum/Seung-il Ryu

Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Protecting Pyeongchang: safe Games a national priority

by Andrew Salmon January 16, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in hold a joint press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on November 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jung Yeon-Je/Pool

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

Washington must not abandon Seoul. Here’s why

by Robert E. McCoy January 12, 2018

A taekwondo fighter from North Korea puts the boot in during a demonstration at the opening ceremony of the WT World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, South Korea, June 2017. Photo: World Taekwondo

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

Can deadly fighters forge a path to peace at Winter Olympics?

by Andrew Salmon January 10, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stands next to a Hwasong-15 ballistic missile. Photo: Reuters / KCNA

Beijing, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Be afraid, be very afraid: North Korea’s long-term strategy

by Bradley K. Martin January 10, 2018January 10, 2018

US President Donald Trump's trade policies may cause big problems for South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Time for Washington to reconsider alliance with Seoul?

by Robert E. McCoy January 10, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in answers reporters' questions during his New Year news conference at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, January 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Kim Hong-Ji

China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Moon open to summit with Kim, but denuclearization remains priority

by Andrew Salmon January 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Head of the North Korean delegation Ri Son Gwon shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Cho Myoung-gyon during their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas on January 9, 2018. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea’s ‘gift’ to South Korea: Winter Olympics participation

by Andrew Salmon January 9, 2018February 18, 2020

A South Korean soldier stationed at the JSA gazes into North Korea. Photo: Andrew Salmon

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Panmunjeom, the ‘real’ DMZ and a tourism of tragedy

by Andrew Salmon January 8, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a combination photo. Photos: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque, KCNA/Handout via Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

After North’s nuclear New Year message, Trump presses Kim’s button

by Andrew Salmon January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Is Kim Jong-un's latest entreaty legit, or is he attempting yet another hustle in the tried and true Kim family regime tradition? Photo: Reuters / KCNA

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

The economic consequences for China of a new Korean War

by Danny Lam January 2, 2018

Visitors pose in front of an ice sculpture of an intercontinental ballistic missile at the Pyongyang Ice Sculpture Festival in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea in a photo released by Kyodo on January 1, 2018. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters

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

Strategic, market views for Korean peninsula in 2018

by Andrew Salmon January 1, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump gestures as he talks to the media on South Lawn of the White House in Washington before his departure to Camp David on December 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Yuri Gripas

AT Finance, China, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, World

How solid is Donald Trump’s Asia strategy?

by Mikhail Molchanov January 1, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Kim Jong-un’s strategy for a unified Korea

by Stephen Bryen December 31, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on October 13, 2016. Photo: AFP / Tang Chhin Sothy

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

How Asia’s ‘people of the year’ muddled through in 2017

by David Simmons December 30, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korea has tested a series of ICBMs in the past six months. Photo: Reuters / KCNA

European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, World

US turns screws on North Korea after UN move

by Robert L. Anderson December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korean intelligence has reportedly blamed hackers in the North for theft of cryptocurrencies. Photo: iStock

Bangladesh, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

N Korean hackers ‘behind attacks’ on crypto exchanges

by Reuters December 16, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un looks at a rocket warhead tip after a simulated test of atmospheric re-entry of a ballistic missile, at an unidentified location in this undated image. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Diplomacy still has chance with N. Korea: Russian analyst

by Asia Times staff December 15, 2017February 18, 2020

This KCNA image purports to show Kim Jong-un attending a sub launch in 2016. Photo: KCNA

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

South Korea’s Navy eyes hunter-killer nuclear submarines

by Doug Tsuruoka December 9, 2017February 18, 2020

A US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber flying over South Korea with US and South Korean fighter jets during a joint military drill this week. Photo: South Korean Defense Ministry via AFP

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

US stealth bombers, fighters crowd skies over S. Korea as Moon says that peace still possible

by Asia Times staff December 7, 2017February 18, 2020

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

Increased danger that S. Korea will start own nuke program: 38 North

by Asia Times staff December 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a summit in Sochi, Russia, in October 2017. Photo: Reuters / Maxim Shemetov

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Russia’s ‘pivot to Asia’ hinges on the Korean Peninsula

by Daniel Hurst November 14, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in during the UN General Assembly in New York. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

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

Is South Korea becoming a liability to the US?

by Robert E. McCoy November 1, 2017November 4, 2017

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (left) and South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo visit the truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

In Seoul, Mattis says US can’t accept nuclear North Korea

by Reuters October 28, 2017February 18, 2020

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Korea’s Winter Olympiad 2018 – a locomotive for growth

Sensitivities flare in South Korea over North Korean visit

Prayers for peace, hopes for unity at the DMZ

The bloody rise and shocking fall of a US spymaster in Cold War Korea

Koreas to field joint hockey team, march under single flag

Thinking the unthinkable: nuclear war with North Korea

Confronting the naysayers: time to give Korean peace a chance

Protecting Pyeongchang: safe Games a national priority

Washington must not abandon Seoul. Here’s why

Can deadly fighters forge a path to peace at Winter Olympics?

Be afraid, be very afraid: North Korea’s long-term strategy

Time for Washington to reconsider alliance with Seoul?

Moon open to summit with Kim, but denuclearization remains priority

North Korea’s ‘gift’ to South Korea: Winter Olympics participation

Panmunjeom, the ‘real’ DMZ and a tourism of tragedy

After North’s nuclear New Year message, Trump presses Kim’s button

The economic consequences for China of a new Korean War

Strategic, market views for Korean peninsula in 2018

How solid is Donald Trump’s Asia strategy?

Kim Jong-un’s strategy for a unified Korea

How Asia’s ‘people of the year’ muddled through in 2017

US turns screws on North Korea after UN move

N Korean hackers ‘behind attacks’ on crypto exchanges

Diplomacy still has chance with N. Korea: Russian analyst

South Korea’s Navy eyes hunter-killer nuclear submarines

US stealth bombers, fighters crowd skies over S. Korea as Moon says that peace still possible

Increased danger that S. Korea will start own nuke program: 38 North

Russia’s ‘pivot to Asia’ hinges on the Korean Peninsula

Is South Korea becoming a liability to the US?

In Seoul, Mattis says US can’t accept nuclear North Korea

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