Abe reiterates resolve to hold talks with N. Korean leader Kim
TOKYO, Sep 17, 2019, Kyodo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he remains committed to…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited Trump to visit Pyongyang
SEOUL, Sep 16, 2019, Bloomberg. South Korea confirmed a local newspaper report saying North Korean…
North Korean vessel threatened Fisheries Agency ship in Japan’s EEZ
TOKYO, Sep 14, 2019, The Yomiuri Shimbun. A North Korean government vessel with armed crew…
Moon, Trump to hold summit in New York this month
SEOUL, Sep 13, 2019, Yonhap. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump…
N. Korea says it tested super-large multiple rocket launcher
SEOUL, Sep 11, 2019, Yonhap. North Korea said Wednesday that it tested a “super-large” multiple…
N. Korea fires short-range projectiles toward East Sea
SEOUL, Sep 10, 2019, Yonhap. North Korea fired two short-range projectiles from a western region…
UN body creates database to crack down on illicit N. Korea trade
NEW YORK, Sep 8, 2019, Kyodo. The International Maritime Organization has started creating a searchable…
High-level North Korean delegation heads to Vladivostok for Eastern Economic Forum
PYONGYANG, Sep 2, 2019, NK News. A high-level delegation of North Korean officials flew to…
Modi, leaders of various nations to attend Eastern Economic Forum in Russia
NEW DELHI, Sep 2, 2019, India Today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of a…
Kim Jong-un making his first open field guidance trip in four months to a resort construction site
SEOUL, Aug 31, 2019, Yonhap. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a resort construction…
Moon resumes overtures to Japan, hopes for N.K. leader’s participation in ASEAN summit
SEOUL, Aug 30, 2019, Yonhap. South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Friday he would “embrace”…
Japan doubting G-7 influence in addressing East Asia concerns
BIARRITZ, Aug 27, 2019, Kyodo. There are indications that Japan, the only Asian member of…