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US lawmakers: Trump remarks “boon to N. Korea”

US politicians and the Korean-American community continue to criticize US President Donald Trump over his “fire and fury” remarks on Aug. 8. Sixty-four Democratic members of the House of representati..

Aug.12,2017 13:37
Is Moon staying mum on N. Korea because of “strategic patience” or because he is out of options?

As tensions increase on the Korean Peninsula because of North Korea and the US’s war of words, South Korean President Moon Jae-in remains tight-lipped. His silence is the result of the lack of viable ..

Aug.12,2017 13:33
A day after “negotiations” remarks, Trump declares “military solutions fully in place” against NK

US President Donald Trump kept the pressure on Pyongyang on Aug. 11 by declaring the US was “locked and loaded” for a military response. Coming on the heels of Trump’s “fire and fury” comments and No..

Aug.12,2017 13:26
Is N. Korea raising peninsula tensions in bid for US negotiations?

North Korea turned up the heat on the US for a second straight day with references to an “enveloping strike” on Guam, which is home to Andersen Air Force Base and other major US military bases. Rampin..

Aug.11,2017 16:12
Expert advice on the August crisis on the Korean Peninsula: Seoul should make its opposition to war even clearer to Washington

Tensions have been rising to an extreme degree around the Korean Peninsula as a result of North Korea and the US’s war of inflammatory invectives. While Pyongyang and Washington are still just waging ..

Aug.11,2017 16:06
Blue House: “Situation is serious, don’t agree it’s a crisis”

Seoul is finding itself in a deepening quandary as the US and North Korea, which conducted two test launches of its ICBM-level Hwasong-14 in July alone, ratchet up their war of words over upcoming Sou..

Aug.10,2017 17:17
The US claim that North Korea has 60 nukes is a “dangerous exaggeration,” a nuclear expert says

A US intelligence agency concluded last month that North Korea has succeeded in developing a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can be loaded on an ICBM, reports say. Officials in South Korea and the U..

Aug.10,2017 17:12
“Enveloping strike” and “fire and fury”: Pyongyang and Washington’s “war of words” reaches fever pitch

With tensions rising around the Korean Peninsula because of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs, Pyongyang and Washington exchanged a volley of incendiary language on Aug. 9, suggesting..

Aug.10,2017 17:03
North Korea strongly denounces new UN sanctions in highest level statement

North Korea issued a statement on Aug. 7 sternly denouncing UN Security Council Resolution 2371 for sanctions against it, which was passed unanimously on Aug. 5. The statement was made in the name of..

Aug.8,2017 15:55
In brief meeting, S. Korean foreign minister calls for ‘positive response’ from N. Korea

The South and North Korean Foreign Ministers had a chilly first meeting on the evening of Aug. 6 while in Manila for the 24th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha ..

Aug.8,2017 15:51
At meeting, top S. Korean and US diplomats discuss ways to implement N. Korea sanctions

During a meeting in Manila on Aug. 6, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed ways of implementing Resolution No. 2371, the new sanctions resolut..

Aug.7,2017 16:58
Chinese foreign minister calls on North Korea to comply with UNSC resolutions

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sent a message to North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-ho on Aug. 6 urging North Korea “not to engage in actions that violate UN Security Council resolutions,” China‘s sta..

Aug.7,2017 16:56
UN sanctions unlikely to keep pace with North Korea’s missile development

Resolution 2371 on sanctions against North Korea, which was unanimously adopted by the UN Security Council on Aug. 5, includes intensive measures that could shut off a large portion of North Korea’s h..

Aug.7,2017 16:53
North Korea sanctions ban coal exports, but don’t cut off crude oil supply

The most important aspects of Resolution No. 2371, which the UN Security Council adopted unanimously on Aug. 5, are that it completely bans North Korea’s coal exports and that it does not ban the Nort..

Aug.7,2017 16:52
[News analysis] UN sanctions make it tougher to restore inter-Korean relations

The UN Security Council’s adoption of a sanctions resolution against North Korea on Aug. 5 is likely to bring a further chill to the Korean Peninsula. For the time being, at least, the situation has c..

Aug.7,2017 16:51