Archive for July, 2011

The shift from ‘strategic patience’ to low-intensity engagement by the U.S. probably won’t be sustainable.   The North Korean first vice foreign minister, Kim Gye-kwan, is in New York for

In the long run, North Korea may have lost more than gained by obsessing over its nuclear program The political climate on the Korean Peninsula is mysterious. The shocks

High-level talks between North Korea and the United States were held for the first time in 19 months. The two sides met at the U.S. Mission to the U.N.

Japanese government sources say South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a trilateral meeting early next month. The sources said Friday that South Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator

North Korea’s Korean Central Broadcasting Station says the North has sustained heavy damage from recent torrential rains. The state-run broadcaster said more than 520 millimeters of rain fell on

Despite ongoing inter-Korean conflict North Korean citizens smile brightly as they ride a boat on the Amnok (Yalu) River. South Korean photojournalists were on site to take pictures at

Much of the central Korean Peninsula has been struck by massive rainfall over the course of July, with South and North Korea suffering damage as a result. In

Posters for candidates in recent local elections were allegedly damaged in Hyesan, Yangkang Province, leading to an official investigation. Most strikingly, a number of sources have independently reported that

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. officials will be looking for clear signs that North Korea is serious about giving up its nuclear weapon programs in exchange for improved