Kim Jong Un’s head bandage is added to list of health mysteries
Images of the North Korean leader at events in late July showed a bandage and later a dark greenish spot on the back of his head.
North Korea wants sanctions eased to restart talks with U.S., Seoul says
Pyongyang wants sanctions banning its metal exports and imports of refined fuel — as well as those on luxury goods — lifted before restarting talks, South Korean lawmakers said.
Japan's No. 2 diplomat in South Korea ordered home for improper remark
Hirohisa Soma has been serving as the deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul since July 2019.
North and South Korea in talks over summit and reopening liaison office
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been exploring ways to improve strained ties by exchanging multiple letters since April.
In surprise move, two Koreas restore communications and agree to improve ties
The unexpected agreement comes more than a year after Pyongyang blew up ties — and an inter-Korean building that had been symbolic of the relationship.
Moon asks U.S. diplomat for efforts to resume talks with North Korea
The South Korean president and Wendy Sherman also exchanged views on how to deal with climate change and other global issues, vowing to continue cooperation, according to an official.
Moon’s Olympic absence points to protracted stalemate with Japan
Tokyo had been lukewarm on a visit, as it did not expect the South Korean president to propose solutions to festering grievances over historical, political and economic issues.
South Korea’s Moon scraps plan to visit Tokyo for Olympics
Plans to hold the first in-person summit between the leaders of Japan and South Korea had hit a snag over a disparaging comment by a Japanese diplomat about the South Korean president.
Japan's ambassador to South Korea reprimands deputy over Moon 'masturbating' remarks
Japan's deputy chief of mission retracted the comments in which he said South Korean President Moon Jae-in is in a tug-of-war only with himself over frayed ties with Japan.
Japan will welcome South Korea's Moon for Olympics visit, ruling party says
South Korean lawmakers and members of Japan's counterpart group also discussed ways to cooperate for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and improve bilateral relations.
Pandemic puts damper on Japan's diplomatic hopes during Olympics
The COVID-19 situations both in Japan and abroad have thrown the Suga administration's envisioned meetings and talks with foreign leaders into disarray.
South Korea’s youngest political boss pushes China on democracy
Harvard-educated Lee Jun-seok, the newly installed leader of the People Power Party, said in an interview that he aims to harness generational change.
