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Seoul needs to budge on big issues if it wants Tokyo’s help on North Korea

Seoul needs to budge on big issues if it wants Tokyo’s help on North Korea

South Korea wants to mend ties with Japan to please the U.S., but appears inflexible on controversial historical issues

Seoul needs to budge on big issues if it wants Tokyo’s help on North Korea
Justin Yeo
Justin Yeo March 22, 2021
North Korea slams ‘Western countries’ in apparent reference to Atlanta shootings

North Korea slams ‘Western countries’ in apparent reference to Atlanta shootings

Experts say that North Korea is leveraging racial issues in the U.S. to deflect from its own human rights abuses

North Korea slams ‘Western countries’ in apparent reference to Atlanta shootings
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 22, 2021
North Koreans leave embassy in Malaysia after severing diplomatic ties

North Koreans leave embassy in Malaysia after severing diplomatic ties

North Korea cut diplomatic ties with Malaysia on Friday in response to the extradition of a DPRK national to the U.S.

North Koreans leave embassy in Malaysia after severing diplomatic ties
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 21, 2021
Kim and Moon are the biggest losers of Blinken’s Asia visit
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Kim and Moon are the biggest losers of Blinken’s Asia visit

The Biden administration is not offering Pyongyang the flexibility that both North and South Korea likely hoped for

Kim and Moon are the biggest losers of Blinken’s Asia visit
James Fretwell
James Fretwell March 19, 2021
Malaysia expels North Korean diplomats, formally closes its embassy in Pyongyang

Malaysia expels North Korean diplomats, formally closes its embassy in Pyongyang

Rapid decay of DPRK-Malaysia ties follows extradition of North Korean citizen to the United States

Malaysia expels North Korean diplomats, formally closes its embassy in Pyongyang
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 19, 2021
Seoul wants DPRK sanctions enforced — but not at the cost of humanitarian aid

Seoul wants DPRK sanctions enforced — but not at the cost of humanitarian aid

After visit from U.S. officials, the unification ministry in Seoul weighed in on North Korea sanctions and human rights

Seoul wants DPRK sanctions enforced — but not at the cost of humanitarian aid
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 19, 2021
Photos: North Korea fires back at US and South Korea with new propaganda poster

Photos: North Korea fires back at US and South Korea with new propaganda poster

The new, anti-alliance poster was released after Kim Yo Jong slammed U.S.-South Korea military drills

Photos: North Korea fires back at US and South Korea with new propaganda poster
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 18, 2021
North Korea blasts Malaysia over extradition order, says US will ‘pay due price’

North Korea blasts Malaysia over extradition order, says US will ‘pay due price’

Pyongyang vowed to cut diplomatic ties with Kuala Lumpur after a DPRK citizen received an extradition order to the US

North Korea blasts Malaysia over extradition order, says US will ‘pay due price’
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 18, 2021
North Korea’s new China ambassador may boost economic cooperation to new heights
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North Korea’s new China ambassador may boost economic cooperation to new heights

Diplomat Ri Ryong Nam was appointed around the same time as a series of reports on increased China-DPRK cooperation

North Korea’s new China ambassador may boost economic cooperation to new heights
John Petrushka
John Petrushka March 18, 2021
Korean Americans urge Biden to officially end the 70-year Korean War

Korean Americans urge Biden to officially end the 70-year Korean War

More than 70 Korean Americans — from university professors to TikTok stars — penned an open letter calling for peace

Korean Americans urge Biden to officially end the 70-year Korean War
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy March 18, 2021