SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden should hold talks with North Korea to build on progress that President Donald Trump had made …
Mainland China on high alert after COVID-19 outbreak near North Korea
Mainland China is on high alert for another coronavirus outbreak wave, six days after the one-year anniversary of the first fatality in Wuhan that has surpassed 2 million fatalities and 95 million …
How Biden Can Avert a Crisis in North Korea
The U.S. must also continue to strengthen its alliance with South Korea, which Kim also saw fit to go after in his speech. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has tried hard to make nice with the North …
How Big of a Threat are North Korea’s 200,000 Special Forces?
North Korean special forces have evolved from a nuisance force designed to stage attacks in the enemy’s rear into something far more dangerous. Their ability to distribute nuclear, chemical, …
Biden’s North Korea problem
If the Biden administration is to have any hope of progress on the denuclearisation of North Korea, it will need to seek better coordination with its allies South Korea and Japan as well as seek …
North Korea could become one of Biden’s biggest challenges — and not just because of its nukes
Victor Cha is senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a professor at Georgetown University and author of “The Impossible State: North Korea.” President Biden and his team …
North Korea flaunts new weapons amid Washington, D.C., turmoil
Amid the turmoil in Washington, D.C., following the Capitol Hill riot of Jan. 6, and days before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, North Korea is displaying its defense capabilities by holding …
South Korea Urges Peace Talks As North Korea Shows New Weapon
“It was decided to pursue related measures so that there would be no gaps in efforts to advance the ROK-US relations and advance the peace process on the Korean Peninsula ahead of the launch of the …
WorldView: Crews search for survivors after earthquake in Indonesia; North Korea unveils submarine-launched missiles
Dozens were killed and hundreds injured after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia, toppling buildings and triggering landslides. Also, North Korea displayed new missiles during a military …
Kim Jong Un’s New Weapons at North Korea Parade Could Be Warning to Biden
The military parade featured what appeared to be a new submarine-launched ballistic missile, which if operational would make it more difficult for the U.S. to neutralize Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal.