Tag: North Korea
North Korea closes down embassy in Uzbekistan
North Korea has closed down its embassy in Uzbekistan as part of a restructuring of its missions in the Commonwealth of Independent States, a diplomatic source in Uzbekistan said on […]
Future of China-NK relations
Lee Seong-hyon – The Korea Times Most Western experts describe China’s North Korea policy as a failure. If that is the case, China has had many failures, not just one. Combing […]
Apathy about North Korea
Casey Lartigue Jr. – The Korea Times I recently attended a United Nations conference in Seoul at which a couple of distinguished speakers asked: Why aren’t more of the almost […]
What! Not going down to ground zero at Panmunjong?
This was the sensitive spot where North and South Korean soldiers can be seen standing eye-ball to eye-ball, separated only by an imaginary line representing the 38th parallel that demarcates […]
Peace of Korean peninsula: The current state and challenges
A divided Korean peninsula is one of the last remaining geopolitical problems of the twentieth century, with two countries technically still at war. The countries, of course, are the two […]
The ticking Korean bomb
The ISIS and terrorist attacks in Europe grab regular headlines while a quiet bomb ticks in northeast Asia. The threat is not misplaced, considering nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles are […]
“Asia with Mr. Lee” #1: discussing North Korea and its threat
In the first broadcast of “Asia with Mr.Lee,” a segment where Lee Sang Ki, founder of AJA, answers some questions concerning current Asian issues. In the first episode, he talks […]
Seoul ceases on sending humanitarian aid to North Korea
The South Korean government is expected to stop sending humanitarian aid to North Korea soon, in the wake of the repeated provocations by Pyeongyang. The ministry of unification spokesperson “Jong Jung […]
Tension rises between South and North Korea over Gaesong complex
North Korea expelled South Korean workers from the Gaeseong Industrial Complex (GIC) and froze all South Korean-owned property there, Thursday, retaliating against the South’s decision to shut down the complex […]
South Korea call on North Korea to stop their attempted rocket launch
As North Korea revealed its plans for what it called a satellite launch, the South Korean government has warned that it would have to pay a severe price if it proceeds […]