North Korea

  • Apr 7, 2017
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Syria dividends for US-China talks will prove limited

A US strike on Syria has overshadowed a China-US leader-to-leader meeting on North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and trade

China
  • Mar 17, 2017
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US ire at Pyongyang may manifest as an anti-China turn

Washington wants new options to rein in Pyongyang’s activities; Beijing’s caution may be blamed as deliberate spoiling

United States
  • Mar 17, 2017
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Sanctions increase financial pressure on North Korea

All North Korean banks have been denied access to the world's main international financial transaction service

North Korea
  • Mar 10, 2017
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North Korea-South-east Asia ties face headwinds

The recent murder of Kim Jong-nam will undermine North Korea-South-east Asia relations

North Korea
  • Mar 9, 2017
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North Korea defence drill deal may become more likely

China has weighed in on US North Korea policy in an unusually forthright manner

North Korea
  • Mar 8, 2017
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East Asia's regional power struggles converge in Seoul

Several separate but interacting crises are raising risk in and around the Korean peninsula

North Korea
  • Mar 7, 2017
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South Korea polls add urgency to US missile deployment

The US military has begun deployment of a controversial missile defence system in South Korea

South Korea
  • Mar 6, 2017
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North Korea missile threat is cumulative, not acute

North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan today

North Korea