By Patrick Lawrence – Consortium News – December 10, 2019 In June 2018, when Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un summitted in Singapore, the American and North Korean leaders opened the door to peace on the Korean Peninsula wider than at any time since hostilities ceased in 1953. Eighteen months later, we watch as this door […]
Sputnik – November 19, 2019 The US should completely stop joint military exercises with South Korea instead of postponing them, Chairman of the North Korean Asia-Pacific Peace Committee Kim Yong Chol said, following Washington and Seoul’s decision to delay the upcoming military drills known as the Combined Flying Training Event, scheduled for November. “The United […]
RT | November 17, 2019 The United States and South Korea shelved aerial drills that were set to kick off later in November and were earlier described by Pyongyang as provocative, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced on Sunday. At a press briefing with his South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeong-doo in Bangkok, Esper insisted the […]
Press TV – November 14, 2019 North Korea rebuffs a recent offer by the United States to resume bilateral talks, saying accepting such negotiations would only help Washington pass a Pyongyang deadline for the former to adopt a more flexible approach. The proposal came through American negotiator Stephen Biegun to his North Korean counterpart Kim […]
Press TV – November 14, 2019 US military exercises with South Korea could be scaled back to aid diplomacy with the nuclear-armed North, Defense Secretary Mark Esper signaled on his way to Seoul, as Pyongyang said it was running out of patience. The North has long protested joint military drills, which it condemns as preparations […]
RT | October 19, 2019 South Korean police have increased security at the US ambassador’s residence in Seoul after a group of students demonstrating against American troops in the country were able to infiltrate the diplomatic compound. The Seoul Metropolitan Police agency said Saturday that the number of officers guarding the estate was more than […]
I heard a rumor that the poles have melted on Mars. Could this be in anticipation of US plans to colonise the planet?
Press TV – October 6, 2019 North Korea says it has “no desire” to continue negotiations with the United States until Washington takes “practical” steps to end hostilities, a day after working-level talks between the two countries broke down in Sweden. In a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, a spokesman for […]
By Konstantin Asmolov – New Eastern Outlook – 06.09.2019 Continuing to monitor the confrontation between Washington and Tehran, the author of this article can see how it affects the South Korean interests. The sanctions badly hit South Korea’s economy and, since the summer of 2019, there have been attempts to involve Seoul in a possible […]
By Frank Smith | Press TV | August 14, 2019 South Korea’s National Assembly hosted a press briefing Wednesday outlining intense opposition to the potential deployment of naval forces to the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran. Civic leaders argue that participation of South Korea in the US venture violates the country’s constitution. […]
