The peace process between the US and North Korea is in crisis after Pyongyang angrily rejected Washington’s “gangster-like” demands over nuclear disarmament. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew out of Pyongyang today (Sunday, July 8) after negotiations with Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man Kim Yong Chol. He maintained a positive outlook, insisting progress had… Full Story »
Korean Affairs
Pompeo off to North Korea amid doubts over denuclearisation pledge
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is preparing for a visit to North Korea amid mounting doubts over Pyongyang’s denuclearisation pledge. Announcing Thursday’s visit yesterday (Monday, July 2), White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the US was “continuing to make progress” in talks with the secretive state. However, she declined to comment on recent media… Full Story »
Opinion: Who can claim victory after the Trump-Kim summit?
Tom Fowdy, a postgraduate student of Chinese studies at Oxford University, gives his take on this week’s meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un… Despite fears and upsets, the long-awaited Trump-Kim summit came. The world gazed as two serving leaders of North Korea and the United States met together for the first time in… Full Story »
A brief history: American and North Korean relations
Things are looking up on the DPRK-US front: for the first time in history, a sitting president has met with the chairman of the DPRK, in what has already become a politically momentous event. For the first time in the DPRK’s history, it seems that the USA is finally willing to both recognise them and… Full Story »
Philippines welcomes ‘successful’ summit between Trump and Kim
The Philippines has commended the US and North Korea for the “successful” summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un in Singapore. The two leaders signed a joint document today (Tuesday, June 12) stating their full commitment to working “toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula”. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs expressed… Full Story »
