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Why neither the U.S. nor North Korea want a return to diplomacy anytime soon

Why neither the U.S. nor North Korea want a return to diplomacy anytime soon

There is little demand domestically in either the U.S. or the DPRK for another summit between their two leaders

Why neither the U.S. nor North Korea want a return to diplomacy anytime soon
Wang Son-taek
Wang Son-taek February 12, 2020
Former South Korean officials say Kaesong should reopen despite U.S. opposition

Former South Korean officials say Kaesong should reopen despite U.S. opposition

Moon administration is criticized for "being too conscious of the U.S." regarding resumption of the inter-Korean complex

Former South Korean officials say Kaesong should reopen despite U.S. opposition
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 11, 2020
Prominent former North Korean diplomat to run in upcoming South Korean elections

Prominent former North Korean diplomat to run in upcoming South Korean elections

Thae Yong-ho to stand as a candidate for the conservative Liberty Korea Party, official says

Prominent former North Korean diplomat to run in upcoming South Korean elections
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham February 10, 2020
U.S.-ROK working group meeting held in Seoul to discuss North Korea

U.S.-ROK working group meeting held in Seoul to discuss North Korea

Inter-Korean issues likely discussed, while MOU insists "independent tourism" not a matter of U.S.-ROK consultation

U.S.-ROK working group meeting held in Seoul to discuss North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 10, 2020
What to expect next at Mount Kumgang after the coronavirus delay
COLUMN

What to expect next at Mount Kumgang after the coronavirus delay

The Wuhan virus outbreak has only postponed demolition - it remains to be seen what Seoul can salvage from the dispute

What to expect next at Mount Kumgang after the coronavirus delay
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter February 7, 2020
Timeline: from the “head-on breakthrough battle” policy to the novel coronavirus
NK PRO

Timeline: from the “head-on breakthrough battle” policy to the novel coronavirus

NK Pro timeline charts the key events from December 31 - January 31

Timeline: from the “head-on breakthrough battle” policy to the novel coronavirus
NK Pro
NK Pro February 4, 2020
North Korea in January 2020: a month in review and what’s ahead
NK PRO

North Korea in January 2020: a month in review and what’s ahead

NK Pro has conducted an in-depth analytic review of news on the peninsula for the period between January 1 and 31

North Korea in January 2020: a month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro February 3, 2020
Unconverted political prisoners, and inter-Korean romance, in DPRK fiction

Unconverted political prisoners, and inter-Korean romance, in DPRK fiction

Stories based (very) loosely on the real-life repatriations of prisoners from South to North became popular in the 2000s

Unconverted political prisoners, and inter-Korean romance, in DPRK fiction
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko January 31, 2020
North Korea to postpone planned demolition of Mt. Kumgang facilities, South says

North Korea to postpone planned demolition of Mt. Kumgang facilities, South says

Decision aimed at further preventing spread of novel coronavirus: MOU

North Korea to postpone planned demolition of Mt. Kumgang facilities, South says
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 30, 2020
Inter-Korean office at Kaesong “temporarily closed” amid coronavirus fears: MOU

Inter-Korean office at Kaesong “temporarily closed” amid coronavirus fears: MOU

Shut down comes as North Korean party daily promises "revolutionary countermeasures" to 2019-nCoV spread

Inter-Korean office at Kaesong “temporarily closed” amid coronavirus fears: MOU
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 29, 2020