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

Retirement of US’ top North Korea diplomat comes at key time

by Asia Times staff February 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Cars made by GM Korea are seen on trucks at the company's Bupyeong plant, ready for export. Photo: Reuters / Lee Jae-Won

European Union, France, Mexico, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Korea’s GM crisis: What next?

by Hank Morris February 27, 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

Photo: Reuters / Daniel Becerril

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

Two takeaways from General Motors’ South Korea pullback

by William Pesek February 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The old City Hall building in front of the new City Hall building in Seoul. The green field in the foreground is Seoul Plaza, a popular gathering spot and venue for numerous events and festivals. Photo: iStock

Northeast Asia, South Korea

For irregular workers, Korea’s labor market embeds unfairness

by Hank Morris February 21, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-In is under pressure to increase jobs for graduates. Photo: Reuters/Noel Celis

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Moon ducks question on visiting N Korea

by Asia Times staff February 20, 2018February 18, 2020

The Woljeongsa Temple sits in the middle of the mountainous Odasan National Park one hour’s drive north of PyeongChang, South Korea. Photo: David DeVoss/Asia Times

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

In search of serenity? Retreat into a Buddhist temple

by David DeVoss February 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Fans from North Korea wave Korean Unification Flags at the Pyeongchang Olympics on February 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Brian Snyder

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

Seoul must stay sober amid Pyongyang’s flattery

by Ted Gover February 14, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks with Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, while watching North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra's perform on February 11, 2018. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

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

Stars align for Moon

by Andrew Salmon February 12, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, speaks with the joint Korean Women's ice hockey team after their first game of the Olympics against Switzerland on Feb. 10, 2018. Next to her is Kim Yong-nam. Photo: Reuters/Grigory Dukor

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

Gangneung Style: Covering the 2018 Winter Olympics 4

by Andrew Salmon February 11, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with Ri Son-kwon, chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, last February. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

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

Kim’s sister invites President Moon to Pyongyang for summit

by Agencies and Andrew Salmon February 10, 2018February 18, 2020

A solitary anti-North Korea protestor shouts her pro-South Korea, pro-Trump slogans while draped in a South Korean flag. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

Gangneung Style: Covering the 2018 Winter Olympics III

by Andrew Salmon February 10, 2018February 18, 2020

The Olympic flag is paraded during the opening ceremony. Photo: Reuters/Phil Noble

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

Let the Games Begin! Asia’s third Winter Olympiad kicks off

by Andrew Salmon February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

The inter-Korean flag has irked both Japanese and local conservatives. Photo: Andrew Salmon

AT Finance, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea

Anticipation high as ‘Peace Olympics’ kicks off in South Korea

by Andrew Salmon February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: dpa/Hendrik Schmidt

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

N Korea not interested in talking with US on sidelines of Olympics

by Asia Times staff February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Kyodo via Reuters

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

How Japan’s Abe could win in Pyeongchang

by William Pesek February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Kim Yong-nam is president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea. Photo: Reuters / Marco Bello

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

North Korean premier to visit South during Winter Olympics

by Andrew Salmon February 5, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korea's women's ice hockey athletes arrive at the South's CIQ (Customs, Immigration and Quarantine), just south of the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea, on January 25, 2018. Photo: Korea Pool / Yonhap via Reuters

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

Charm offensive: Kim out to wield soft power at Winter Games

by Andrew Salmon January 29, 2018February 18, 2020

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

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

Korean Olympics: deja vu all over again

by John J. Metzler January 22, 2018

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

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

Photo: AFP / Mandel Ngan

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Trump’s surprise turnaround on North Korea

by John Burton January 17, 2018

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

Unpredictable perhaps, but certainly not a madman

by Leon Hadar January 16, 2018

Kwon Hyok-bong, director of the Arts and Performance Bureau in North Korea's Culture Ministry, shakes hands with Lee Woo-sung, head of the culture and arts policy office at the Culture Ministry, during their meeting in the truce village of Panmunjom, North Korea, on January 15, 2018. Photo: The Unification Ministry / Yonhap via Reuters

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

North Korea sets agenda as pre-Winter Olympics thaw continues

by Andrew Salmon January 15, 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 boy (looks at a statue of a teenage girl symbolizing "comfort women" on a bus running through downtown Seoul on August 14, 2017.Photo: AFP / Jung Yeon-Je

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

Japan’s Abe returns fire from Korea’s Moon on ‘comfort women’

by Andrew Salmon January 12, 2018February 18, 2020

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

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