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Kim Jong Nam was an informant for the US CIA, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Tag: North Korea
North Korean ‘purged’ official appears
A senior North Korean official reportedly purged after talks collapsed between leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump appeared at an arts performance with the country’s top brass, official media reported Monday.
Abe offers to hold unconditional talks with Kim
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered to meet North Korean leader.
Putin-Kim Summit: Enter the Russian Factor
President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un on 25 April 2019 in Vladivostok is not unexpected. It merely confirms that Russia has always had a role in trying to resolve the protracted issue of North Korea’s nuclear weapon development.
Talks, not sanctions, can solve North Korea crisis
US President Donald Trump Monday placed North Korea back onto a list of state sponsors of terrorism, a designation that allows Washington to impose new sanctions on Pyongyang.
Kim holds first summit with Putin
Putin and Kim Jong Un meet for their first-ever summit, vowing to seek closer ties as they look to counter US influence.
Picking up the pieces after Kim-Trump summit in Hanoi
While the Hanoi summit revealed an incompatibility of demands, their articulation nonetheless points the way forward if the two main actors – the US and North Korea – are willing to moderate their respective ambitions, at least in the short term.
The limits of Moon Jae‑in’s shuttle diplomacy
The South Korean president heads to the US next week, where he will seek to revamp nuclear talks with North Korea. But as Khang Vu argues the president cannot change the status quo while North Korea and the US are employing decoupling and counter-decoupling tactics against one another.
US, S. Korea to meet over North’s nukes
Top diplomats of South Korea and the US are set to meet in Washington DC.
Can Asean play a bigger role in North Korea summit diplomacy?
The lack of agreement at the second North Korea (DPRK)–US Summit in Hanoi highlights the necessity of an alternative approach; particularly one which ensures that the DPRK continues to engage the regional and international community.
What next after Kim-Trump Summit in Hanoi?
To make changes in North Korea more robust, broad-based and predictable, the United States and South Korea should proactively engage the countries that can provide North Korea with inspiring and relevant experiences such as Singapore, China and Vietnam.
Message of the Hanoi Summit
Mutual respect and trust is the key to lowering the barrier of antagonism and hostility between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States of America – this is the message, simple yet…
Malaysia won’t free Vietnamese in Kim murder trial
Malaysia rejects Vietnam’s request to free Doan Thi Huong.
Japan defers slamming N. Korea at UN
Japan decides not to submit to the United Nations a joint resolution condemning North Korea’s human rights abuses.
Tokyo could be happy about outcome of Kim-Trump summit
According to numerous commentators, the country happiest with the “no deal” outcome for the Kim-Trump summit in Hanoi last week was Japan.
North Korea restoring rocket test site
North Korea has restored part of a rocket test site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in the first US summit.
Summit fails but not all progress is lost
The second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended in Hanoi on Thursday. The White House, in a statement, said no agreement was reached but the two leaders had “very good and constructive meetings”.
What comes after the Trump–Kim no summit deal in Hanoi?
After much hype, the second Trump–Kim summit in Hanoi ended a half-day early as the two leaders failed to reach agreement. There is still a long road ahead to realise “the McDonald’s and Trump tower” transformation that President Trump promises to deliver to North Korea.
Trump-Kim summit no big deal
Trump says his summit with Kim Jong Un had failed due to North Korean demands to lift punishing US-led sanctions.
How to do scientific research in and with North Korea
In July 2004 Richard Stone traveled to North Korea for the first time. Back then he was the editor of Science magazine, and as a US citizen and journalist, it was difficult for him to get a visa.
Trump and Kim upbeat over summit in Hanoi
Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump meets in Vietnam for a second summit.
Why Vietnam will also benefit from the Hanoi Summit
The US-North Korea Summit II augurs well for Vietnam. The heavy media coverage of the event will help Vietnam tell its own success story without paying for expensive advertisement campaigns.
China’s behind-the-scenes role in Trump–Kim second summit
Media speculation continues about the outcome of today’s second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, swirling from Mr Trump’s encouraging predictions to the deep scepticism of many long-term observers.
Trump-Kim Summit II: Challenges of nuclear issues to regional peace
As President Trump and Chairman Kim converge in Hanoi today for their second summit, the key question is whether this will lead to any real breakthrough. Barry Desker comments.
Trump-Kim talks may end Korean War
S Korea says the US and N Korea could agree to declare the end of the 1950-1953 War.
VN: Peace destination in US-N Korea Summit
Vietnam is a country that understands the value of peace based on its long history of struggle. In the era of international integration, Vietnam’s foreign policy is to make friends with all countries in the world, irrespective of their political regime and religion.
Bars in Vietnam serve ‘Peace Negroniations’
Bars in Vietnam’s capital are cashing in on the second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tomorrow with special concoctions to mark the high-stakes diplomacy.
North Korea warns of food shortage
N Korea warns that it is facing a food shortfall of some 1.4 million tons in 2019 and has been forced to almost halve rations.
Clarification on N Korea’s ties with Cambodia
Having lived for extensive periods of time in North Korea between 1981 and 1993, I have great sympathy for the valiant people of North Korea, who have suffered through no fault of their own.
Cambodia – North Korea ties still in the woods
If international sanctions on North Korea are not removed, economic ties between Cambodia and North Korea will remain miniscule, which in turn affects the overall bilateral relationship.
