Pyeongchang Winter Olympics – Asia Times

Intercontinental ballistic missiles at a military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Australia, European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Nordic warm-up for possible US-North Korea talks

by Emanuele Scimia March 20, 2018

Nordic diplomacy is at work on the North Korean nuclear issue. Sweden and Finland are busy facilitating a high-level dialogue among major actors involved in the crisis. Last Saturday, North Korean Foreign Affairs Minister Ri Yong-ho concluded three days of talks with his Swedish counterpart Margot Wallström in Stockholm. In another development, Choe Kang-il, deputy […]

South Korea's national security chief, Chung Eui-yong, briefs US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office about his visit to North Korea, in Washington on March 8. Photo: Presidential Blue House / Yonhap via Reuters

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump knew of Kim’s invitation long before it was received

by Robert E. McCoy March 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Han River café, Seoul. The design incorporates a coffee shop into the staircase/elevator that conveys pedestrians to and from the upper and lower levels of Hannam Bridge, which crosses the Han River in central Seoul. Photo: Park Young-chae

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

Hwang Doo-jin: Adding Heart to the Seoulscape

by Andrew Salmon February 24, 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

The Olympic mascot, Soohorang, is seen painted on the face of a young spectator. Photo: Reuters / Cathal Mcnaughton

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Gangneung Style: Covering the Winter Olympics (day 2)

by Andrew Salmon February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Asia Times Northeast Asia correspondent Andrew Salmon's Press Kit and credentials.

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Gangneung Style: Covering the 2018 Winter Olympics

by Andrew Salmon February 8, 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

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

Photo: AFP / Mandel Ngan

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Trump’s surprise turnaround on North Korea

by John Burton January 17, 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

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

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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 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters / Aaron P. Bernstein

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

Tillerson Wants to Talk. But does Kim? And Does Trump?

by Andrew Salmon December 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Dr Victor Cha. Source: YouTube

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

Full in-tray waiting as US fills diplomatic hole in Seoul

by Andrew Salmon December 12, 2017February 18, 2020