North Korea

  • Feb 25, 2014
  • 7 min read

Inter-Korean family reunions may presage cautious thaw

The first high-level inter-Korean talks in seven years, held on February 12-14, paved the way for...

North Korea
  • Feb 20, 2014
  • 7 min read

Pioneering investors enter North Korea at their peril

Recent moves by North Korea's government indicate renewed interest in attracting foreign direct...

North Korea
  • Feb 12, 2014
  • 2 min read

High-level inter-Korean talks hold potential, but slim

South Korean Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Kyou-hyun met today with Won Tong-yon, a senior...

North Korea
  • Feb 6, 2014
  • 2 min read

Pyongyang's demands set stage for tension

The National Defence Commission, North Korea's topmost leadership body, today threatened to...

North Korea
  • Jan 31, 2014
  • 7 min read

Beijing-Pyongyang ties will weather purge setback

Kim Jong-un's purge in December of his uncle Jang Song-thaek rattled China. Beijing trusted Jang...

China
  • Jan 21, 2014
  • 2 min read

Pyongyang's peace offers presage more sabre-rattling

South Korean President Park Geun-hye yesterday called on the Ministry of National Defense and...

North Korea
  • Jan 6, 2014
  • 2 min read

Signs of inter-Korean thaw merit scepticism

Seoul today sent Pyongyang a proposal for a working-level meeting on January 10 to discuss...

North Korea
  • Dec 13, 2013
  • 2 min read

Death penalty raises stakes in Pyongyang politics

State media announced today the execution yesterday of Jang, uncle of supreme leader Kim Jong-un...

North Korea