North Korea's deputy nuclear negotiator Choe Son-hui recently met a visiting advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang in an apparent bid to request help from Russia to arrange bilateral or multilateral talks on Korean Peninsula issues, a U.S. broadcaster reported Friday."Choe me
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has delivered a strong message to China that it is "uncalled for" for Beijing to retaliate against the ongoing deployment of an advanced missile defense system in South Korea, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.Tillerson visited Beijing over the weekend and
Results of the U.S. review of options to deal with North Korea will come out "sooner than later," a senior White House official said Tuesday.Christopher Ford, senior director for weapons of mass destruction and counterproliferation on the White House National Security Council, made the remark duri
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce on Tuesday introduced fresh legislation tightening sanctions on North Korea, including banning any ships of countries violating U.N. sanctions on the North from U.S. waters or ports.The "Korea Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act" (
The South Korean culture ministry on Monday canceled the business licenses of two foundations at the center of a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism notified them of the decision and said it will proceed with th
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson talked tough against North Korea, including openly mentioning military strikes, but the real policy isn't likely to be much different from that of the previous administration, a U.S. expert said Sunday.While visiting Seoul and Tokyo, Tillerson said that the
The United States should be prepared for a pre-emptive strike on North Korea as the communist nation is getting closer to perfecting capabilities to deliver a nuclear missile to the U.S., a House lawmaker said Sunday.Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) made the remark in an interview with Fox News, days after U
Two decades of diplomatic efforts to end North Korea's nuclear program have failed, and it's time to come up with a different approach, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday.The remark, made in a joint news conference in Tokyo with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, stron
U.S. President Donald Trump won't remove any option from the table when dealing with North Korea, the White House said Thursday."The president never takes anything off the table. That's something he's been very clear about," White House press secretary Sean Spicer said at a briefing wh
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is to visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Friday as the first major schedule of his trip to South Korea, the foreign ministry said Thursday, in an apparent bid to demonstrate a strong alliance between the two countries against North Korea.Tillerson is to come
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson embarked on his first trip to Asia Tuesday, seeking to come up with better ways to deal with North Korea and defuse tensions with China over the ongoing deployment of the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea.Other key objectives of the trip to Japan, Sout
Four North Korean banks still remain on the global financial messaging network SWIFT despite U.S. sanctions on the institutions for their links to Pyongyang's weapons programs, a news report said Tuesday.The Wall Street Journal cited unidentified people familiar with the network saying that the
The United States should work hard to make sure there is no daylight with South Korea over how to deal with the North as the Asian ally is expected to elect a liberal leader seeking a softer approach to Pyongyang, a U.S. expert said Monday.Sue Mi Terry, a former senior U.S. intelligence official wit
South Korean duty-free operators are holding back from expanding their businesses on grim prospects that the intensifying trade spat between South Korea and China over the U.S. anti-missile system will further weigh down sales, industry sources said Sunday.HDC Shilla Co., a latecomer in the local du
The United States believes the ongoing deployment of the THAAD missile defense system has nothing to do with the political situation in South Korea because it's a "very utterly reasonable step" against North Korean threats, a senior State Department official said Monday.Acting Assistant Secret
The United States will continue to ship to South Korea the remaining elements of a THAAD missile defense battery regardless of the ouster of former President Park Geun-hye, the Department of Defense said Friday."Leaders change over time, that's not new," Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davi
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday rejected calls for opening negotiations with North Korea to defuse escalating tensions, saying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is "not a rational person."Amb. Nikki Haley also turned down China's suggestion that the U.S. halt annual joint
South Korean retail giant Lotte Group faces a slew of difficulties, including economic retaliation by China and a criminal investigation for alleged bribery, as it gets ready to mark the 50th anniversary of its foundation next month.Lotte Confectionery Co., the matrix of Lotte Group, was founded by
The United States has begun the process to deploy an advanced missile defense system known as THAAD to South Korea to better counter growing threats by North Korea, the defense ministry said Tuesday.South Korea and the U.S. have made efforts to carry out their decision to deploy the Terminal High Al
South Korea, the United States and Japan requested an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss North Korea's latest missile launches, officials said Monday.The council is likely to hold a meeting on Wednesday after British Ambassador Matthew Rycroft returns from a trip, official