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A monument to socialism in Pyongyang. Photo/iStock M Torres

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

Pyongyang: Behold Asia’s ‘socialist fairyland’

by Andrew Salmon July 12, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Photo: AFP / Andrew Harnik

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

North Korea talks either ‘very productive’ or ‘deeply regrettable’

by Gordon Watts July 7, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: KCNA via AFP

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

Pompeo’s prospects: outlook from a 40-year Pyongyang watcher

by Bradley K. Martin July 6, 2018July 7, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping, second right, and his wife Peng Liyuan, right, pose with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second left, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, left, for a picture in Beijing in March. Photo: AFP/ KCNA via KNS

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Kim sends note of thanks and flowers to President Xi

by Bertil Lintner June 18, 2018February 18, 2020

The Arch of Triumph in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. Photo: AFP/Vitaliy Belousov/Sputnik

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What really is North Korea?

by Andrew Salmon June 11, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Photo: Kyodo/Reuters

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North Korean crypto bans and the missing $650 million

by Richard Cook May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha at a joint Press conference in Washington. Photo: AFP / Mandel Ngan

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US offers to help rebuild North Korea’s shattered economy

by Asia Times staff May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korea and the US remain at a dangerous crossroads. An illustration of nuclear missiles lined up with the North Korean flag. Photo: iStock

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

Trump mustn’t miss the forest for the trees

by Tenzin Topden May 10, 2018

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

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Pompeo secures release of three US prisoners in North Korea

by Andrew Salmon May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean trucks carrying flour for North Korean flood victims drive past a military checkpoint near the inter-Korean border in 2012. Photo: AFP/Jung Yeon-Je

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Can South reward the North and stay sanctions compliant?

by Robert E. McCoy April 30, 2018February 18, 2020

North and South Korean flags on beautiful beach. Photo: iStock

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Korean reunification may be on the horizon

by Sabena Siddiqui April 26, 2018

Members of K-pop girl-band Red Velvet after a rehearsal at the 1,500-seat East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang on April 1. Photo: AFP/Korea Pool

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

Kim likes South Korean pop, but his public watch it at risk

by Andrew Salmon April 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Pushpin marking on Pyongyang, North Korea map. Image: iStock

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

Beijing’s ‘win-win’ Korean Peninsula scenario

by Xuan Loc Doan March 30, 2018March 30, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd right) and wife Peng Liyuan (right) are seen with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol Ju in Beijing on March 27. The North Korean leader received a warm welcome during a secretive trip as both sides sought to repair frayed ties ahead of landmark summits with Seoul and Washington. Photo: AFP/ via North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

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

Xi reasserts role in Korean game with summons to Kim

by Andrew Salmon March 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton (L) and outgoing White House National Security Adviser HR McMaster. Photos: Reuters

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

Bolton decision lets Trump negotiate from position of strength

by Andrew Salmon March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

US guided-missile destroyer transits in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during bilateral training in South China Sea. Photo: Navy handout via Reuters

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Beijing testing the fault lines of US support for allies across Asia

by Robert E. McCoy March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

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

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

N Korean tunnel network impressive, but neither invisible nor invulnerable

by Robert E. McCoy February 16, 2018

A South Korean soldier watches a TV news report on seismic activity produced by a suspected North Korean nuclear test. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Mild 2.6-magnitude quake hits North Korea

by Asia Times staff February 7, 2018February 18, 2020

The late Stephen Bradner, with his wife Shin-ja. Photo: Courtesy Andrew Bradner

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

Stephen Bradner: Ex-agent and silent voice behind US commanders in Korea

by Hank Morris January 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2016. Photo: AFP

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Finding the answer to a riddle shrouded in a mystery

by Pepe Escobar January 9, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean officials watch television news channels showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on September 3, 2017. Photo: AFP

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

North Korea declares H-bomb test ‘a perfect success’

by Agence France-Presse September 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Map of Korean Peninsula. Image: iStock

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Will EU be part of new Six-Party Talks on N Korea?

by Emanuele Scimia July 23, 2017July 23, 2017

Image: iStock

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Engaging with Pyongyang can complement sanctions

by Edward Oh June 20, 2017June 25, 2017

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is seen in Seongju, South Korea on April 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters

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

Key foreign issues facing South Korea’s new leader Moon Jae-in

by Xuan Loc Doan May 12, 2017

Boys in military uniforms salute for photographs at a zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Damir Sagolj

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Amid drumbeats of war, Pyongyang residents went to the zoo

by Peter Langan April 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Kim Jong-nam (left) had spoken out publicly against his family's dynastic control of the isolated, nuclear-armed nation and Kim Jong-un had reportedly issued a "standing order" for his half-brother's assassination in 2012. Photo: AFP

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Malaysia releases Kim Jong-nam’s body to North Korea

by Reuters March 31, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gives field guidance at the 810 army unit’s salmon farms in this undated image. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

China, India, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Planet Pyongyang’s peace paradox

by Edward Oh March 15, 2017March 15, 2017

Kenji Fujimoto, the former personal chef of North Korea leader, Kim Jong II, presents his book at the Foreign Correspondents' Club on Japan, Tokyo. December 6, 2012. Photo: Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

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Kim Jong-il’s Japan sushi chef opens restaurant in Pyongyang

by Peter Langan March 6, 2017March 6, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: AFP/ KCNA via KNS

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

Understanding North Korea: Pyongyang’s propaganda playbook

by Edward Oh February 18, 2017February 19, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the Kosan Combined Fruit Farm. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

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Are North Koreans heading for the exit?

by Kongdan Oh September 19, 2016October 3, 2016

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