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Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-Yeol. Photo: AFP/ Jung Yeon-je

China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea in the eye of a cross-Pacific economic storm

by William Pesek July 12, 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

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For Kim, age and longevity matter as he plays to outlast Trump

by Peter J. Brown July 9, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on December 14, 2017. Photo: AFP/Nicolas Asfouri

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How sustainable is the China-South Korean thaw?

by William Pesek July 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In, during a press conference on the outcome of their meeting in the Kremlin on June 22, 2018. Photo: Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik via AFP

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Moon in Russia: Gas pipeline no longer a pipe dream

by Andrew Salmon June 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Presidential advisor Moon Chung-in (left)and former NIC head Gregory Treverton speak at the East Asian Foundation in Seoul, Friday. Photo: Andrew Salmon/ Asia Times

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Former US chief spook does U-turn on denuclearization

by Andrew Salmon June 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Image of US President Donald Trump, China's leader Xi Jinping and North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Photo: Getty Image

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Trump-Kim deal on denuclearization could be on hold indefinitely

by Ken Moak June 21, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meeting in Beijing last May. Photo: NCNA via AFP

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Kim arrives in Beijing on third China trip in three months

by Andrew Salmon June 19, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean troops carry out drills on the Seoul-controlled rocky islands, known as Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan, on October 25, 2013. Photo: AFP/South Korean Navy

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As South Korea, US, halt military drills, Seoul takes aim at Tokyo

by Andrew Salmon June 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Koreans watch their opening World Cup match in Seoul, Monday evening. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

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Two Koreas kick around ideas for closer sports cooperation

by Andrew Salmon June 19, 2018February 18, 2020

5530296 14.06.2018 June 14, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea Kim Yong-nam, left, during a meeting. Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik

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Russia inserts itself into North Korea game

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 16, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in at the Blue House in Seoul on June 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-ji/Pool

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Pompeo admits implementing North Korean deal will not be easy

by Andrew Salmon June 14, 2018February 18, 2020

The Carnival of Nice is the main winter event on the French Riviera and one of the largest carnivals in the world. The theme for 2018 was King of Space. Photo: iStock

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The Trumpian shift in Korea

by Frederick Kuo June 14, 2018

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un at the start of their historic US-North Korea summit in Singapore on June 12. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

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Trump is spreading North Korean propaganda

by Adam Hardy June 14, 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in during a bilateral meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on June 14. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-ji/Pool

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Moon’s party shines, conservatives crushed in Korean local polls

by Andrew Salmon June 14, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) sign documents at a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore. Photo: AFP via KCNA/KNS

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Asia widely welcomes Kim-Trump detente

by Nile Bowie June 13, 2018February 18, 2020

The two leaders pose for photographers from a balcony on the Capella Hotel in Singapore. Photo: Pool/ Kevin Lim/ Straits Times

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The biggest winner of the Trump-Kim summit is China

by Xuan Loc Doan June 13, 2018

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (L) reaches for a hand shake with South Korean President Moon Jae-in (R) after a meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul June 4, 2018. Photo: AFP/Ahn Young-joon/Pool

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With a wary eye on China, Duterte looks to Moon

by Richard Javad Heydarian June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

President Xi Jinping has an opportunity to take a key role in the global fight against US trade tariffs. Photo: Reuters / Thomas Peter

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Can Xi Jinping build a ‘Great Firewall’ against tariffs?

by William Pesek June 4, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump hopes to hold more talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in early 2019. Image: iStock

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Can the US and North Korea meet each other halfway?

by Xuan Loc Doan June 2, 2018June 2, 2018

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

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A tale of two continents as the Koreas summit edges closer

by Andrew Salmon June 1, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's de facto chief of staff, Kim Chang Son, leaves his hotel in Singapore on Wednesday. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

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Trump confirms North Korea-US summit in Singapore is back on

by Andrew Salmon May 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Not quite Seoul mates – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korea President Moon Jae-in in a friendly embrace at their second summit in North Korea. Photo: The Blue House

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North and South Korea should decide their own destiny

by Xuan Loc Doan May 31, 2018

Members of the K-pop group Red Velvet pose for a photo after their Pyongyang concert. Photo: AFP

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Red Velvet’s bubblegum pop fine-tunes South Korean diplomacy

by Gordon Watts May 30, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will soon try to hammer out an agreement, but the end result may not be what each really wanted. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque and Korea Summit Press Pool

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Singapore summit: Who is the playmaker in this game?

by Andrew Salmon May 28, 2018

The leaders of the two Koreas, and related officials, at the conference table in Panmunjom, during their surprise summit on Saturday. Photo: The Blue House

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Moon urges North Korea, US to communicate ahead of Singapore summit

by Andrew Salmon May 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Not quite Seoul mates – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korea President Moon Jae-in in a friendly embrace at their second summit in North Korea. Photo: The Blue House

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Saturday surprise: Korea leaders meet in un-announced summit

by Andrew Salmon May 26, 2018February 18, 2020

An anti-US protester wearing a face-mask depicting US president Donald Trump kneels between cardboard cutouts of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in during a rally calling for more dialogue between the three leaders, outside the US embassy in Seoul on May 25. Photo: AFP/ Ed Jones

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Humiliation, surprise, opportunity after US cans North Korea summit

by Andrew Salmon May 25, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump's trade policies have had a serious impact on South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

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South Korea’s President Moon just got trumped

by William Pesek May 25, 2018February 18, 2020

A news report on the dismantling of the Punggye-ri nuclear testing site is broadcast in Seoul on Thursday. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

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Trump cancels summit with North Korea’s Kim

by Andrew Salmon May 25, 2018February 18, 2020

United States President Donald Trump has taken a softer tone. Photo: AFP/Oliver Contreras/Pool via CNP

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Trump dangles carrot to North Korea instead of wielding stick

by Andrew Salmon May 23, 2018February 18, 2020