Commentary / World Feb 8, 2016
What the next U.S. leader should know about N. Korea
by Van Jackson
Current U.S. policy deals with the North Korea of the past, not the North Korea of today.
Commentary / World Feb 8, 2016
How far has the North's missile technology come?
by Ankit Panda
North Korea's latest rocket launch raises a lot of questions about just how far its ballistic missile technology has come.
National / Crime & Legal Oct 26, 2015
Megumi Yokota taken to spy training center soon after abduction: South Korean source
Abduction victim Megumi Yokota was likely sent to a spy training facility in Pyongyang soon after she was taken from Japan to North Korea in 1977 when she was 13, according to a South Korean source. South Korean abductees in their late teens were being ...
Asia Pacific Aug 22, 2015
As Pyongyang's deadline passes, North, South Korea officials meet in bid to ease tensions
Top aides to the leaders of North and South Korea met at the Panmunjom truce village straddling their border Saturday, raising hopes for an end to a standoff that put the rivals on the brink of armed conflict. The meeting at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Aug 8, 2015
Former South Korean first lady fails to meet Kim during trip to North
FP-Jiji The widow of late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung returned home Saturday from a rare trip to North Korea but her hoped-for meeting with leader Kim Jong Un failed to materialize. Lee Hee-ho's four-day visit was ostensibly humanitarian but there had been much speculation about ...
Commentary / World Jan 23, 2015
Address Pyongyang by listening to Beijing
by Doug Bandow
Successive U.S. administrations have sought China's aid in restraining North Korea, yet have failed to listen to advice from Beijing officials. It's one of Washington's greatest policy failures.
Commentary / World Dec 26, 2014
North Korea's nukes are much scarier than its hacks
by Josh Rogin
While the world's attention focuses on North Korea's cyberwar with Sony Pictures, the Hermit Kingdom is rapidly increasing its stockpile of nuclear weapons material, with real little pushback from the U.S.
National / Social Issues Nov 3, 2014
North Korea urged to show 'convincing evidence' on abduction probe
In talks last week, Japan called on North Korea to provide "convincing evidence" to back the results of its investigations into Japanese nationals abducted decades ago, a government source said. Tokyo put Pyongyang on notice that Japan is wary of North Korea presenting false information, ...
National / Politics Oct 23, 2014
U.S. 'supports' Japan's efforts to resolve North Korea abduction issue
A U.S. official said Wednesday that Washington supports Japan's efforts to resolve the so-called abduction issue with North Korea, after Tokyo announced it will send a delegation to Pyongyang for talks. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said the United States "certainly supports" the central government's ...
Commentary / World Oct 10, 2014
Motives behind North Korea's Incheon landing
by Katharine H.S. Moon
The unexpected visit of three top North Korean leaders to the closing ceremony of the Asian Games in Incheon last week stole the show from the athletes. Pyongyang relishes such moments.
National Oct 1, 2014
Japan plans to send officials to North Korea for abduction details
Japan is planning to send government officials to North Korea to learn details about its investigations into the fates of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang, government sources said Tuesday. "Even if we dispatch (officials to North Korea), there would probably be no risk," one source ...
National Jul 10, 2014
North Korea list of Japanese abductees contains some 30 names: report
North Korea has given Japan a list of some 30 missing Japanese still living in the country, the Nikkei daily reported Thursday, citing sources — three times as many names as the paper reported a week ago. The list includes known victims of North Korean ...