US special representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun on Monday stated that even though the recent summit failed, “diplomacy is still very much alive” between the Trump Administration and the North …
‘Open challenge’: North Korea slams US-S Korea military drills
The recent decision by the governments of the United States and South Korea to cancel two large-scale war games and replace them with smaller drills to prevent antagonizing the North Korean regime has …
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South Korea and US to end two large-scale war games
In order not to antagonize the North Korean regime, the US and South Korea have decided to stop holding the Foal Eagle and Key Resolve annual joint military exercises, which in the past have involved …
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Trump and Kim May Declare End of War at Summit, South Korea Says
According to a spokesman for South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, “[t]he possibility is open" for an end-of-war declaration at the upcoming US-North Korea summit in Vietnam. “We still don’t know …
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South Korea Proposes Joint Economic Projects to Prod North to Denuclearize
In a Tuesday phone call with US president Trump, South Korean president Moon Jae-in proposed that the two countries work together to offer North Korea an incentive for denuclearization in the form …
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U.S., South Korea agree ‘in principle’ on sharing troop cost: State Department
The U.S. and South Korea have reached a big-picture agreement on the sharing of costs for U.S. troops stationed in the country. “The United States and the Republic of Korea have reached an agreement …
Fractures opening across democratic Northeast Asia defense front
While some might assume that coordination over the issues of China and North Korea would bring Japan and South Korea together, longstanding disagreements are threatening the country’s bilateral and …
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Hackers breach and steal data from South Korea’s Defense Ministry
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), which is the country's national defense agency in charge of managing arms procurement for the military, has experienced a …
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North Korea’s defecting ambassador an intelligence gold mine
North Korea’s interim ambassador to Italy has reportedly defected. If confirmed, the defection comes at a critical time in the development of South Korea-North Korea relations and may threaten their …
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Is ‘radar feud’ sign of future military confrontation between South Korea and Japan?
"A war of nerves between South Korea and Japan over a South Korean warship’s radar search operations could be a sign of increasing tensions, as the countries reposition military operations in the …