Four years on, Trump keeps ramping up sanctions but sees few results
As he seeks a second term, U.S. President Donald Trump is accelerating his favorite foreign-policy tool of economic sanctions but his "maximum pressure" campaigns have produced few of the results he has been seeking. The Trump administration on Thursday imposed sweeping sanctions on Iran's banks, ...
At North Korean military parade, get ready for 'something big'
Pyongyang may use its 75th anniversary event Saturday to show off larger, heavier missile systems and launchers — and put the U.S. and Japan on notice.
Images suggest North Korea may be preparing launch of submarine missile
Satellite imagery of a North Korean shipyard on Friday shows activity suggestive of preparations for a test of a medium-range submarine-launched ballistic missile, a U.S. think tank reported on Friday. The Center for Strategic and International Studies said the images it published on its website ...
Japan and U.S. defense chiefs to meet in Guam about China and missiles
The two are also expected to discuss Japanese deterrence against North Korea following Tokyo's decision to scrap the deployment of Aegis Ashore.
The announcement comes as the country battles catastrophic flooding that’s dealt a blow to its staggering economy and tries to head off a coronavirus crisis.
Trump only wants North Korea summit if real progress possible, Pompeo says
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared to pour cold water on Wednesday on the possibility of another U.S. summit with North Korea, saying the U.S. election was approaching and President Donald Trump only wanted to engage if there was likelihood of real progress. Pompeo ...
Japan and U.S. hold talks as tension rises on Korean Peninsula
Japan and the United States on Friday confirmed their cooperation on North Korea as the reclusive state rebuffs calls to resume denuclearization negotiations.
Fear is mounting on an island at the edge of North Korea
It’s troublesome when Chinese trawlers show up in the most dangerous waters off the Korean Peninsula. It’s even more alarming when they’re gone. "It’s a bad omen,” said Choi Ohk-sun, a 65-year-old resident on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. The last time that happened ...
U.S. envoy arrives in Japan for talks on North Korea and Hong Kong
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun arrived in Tokyo on Thursday to discuss China's crackdown on Hong Kong and the stalled effort to denuclearize North Korea. Biegun, the top American envoy for North Korea, held talks over dinner with Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Akiba ...
North Korean defectors face wrath of both Seoul and Pyongyang
Two brothers who led defector groups were questioned by police last week, after the government sought to have them prosecuted over leaflets sent over the border.
Washington's North Korea envoy doubtful of new Trump-Kim summit
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Steve Biegun pointed to the global COVID-19 pandemic as a "wet blanket" that would make any in-person summit difficult.
Top adviser to South Korea's Moon unsure of North's willingness to denuclearize
South Korean President Moon Jae-in's top security adviser has voiced uncertainty over North Korea's willingness to give up its nuclear weapons, saying it ultimately depends on whether the United States offers incentives. "(North Korean leader Kim Jong Un) did really have willingness to denuclearize when ...
