At summit, South Korea’s Moon seeks to play ‘chief negotiator’ between Kim, Trump
Next week’s inter-Korean summit will test whether South Korean President Moon Jae-in can pull off his role of mediator and salvage stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington.
Russian agents tried to spy on Swiss chemicals lab: Tages Anzeiger
Two Russian agents suspected of trying to spy on a Swiss laboratory were arrested in the Netherlands and expelled early this year, Swiss newspaper Tages Anzeiger reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.
Hopes rise as two Koreas open liaison office on North’s side of border
North and South Korea opened a liaison office on the North’s side of their heavily militarized border on Friday, setting up a permanent channel of communication as part of a flurry of efforts to end their decades old rivalry.
PM Abe says Putin’s comment shows desire for Japan-Russia peace treaty
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday repeated Japan’s stance that a row over islands seized by Russian troops in the final days of World War Two must be settled before a peace treaty can be signed to formally end hostilities between their countries.
Chairs placed in glass, diagrams of footsteps: Kim Jong Un’s visits memorialized in North Korea
At the Kim Jong Suk cosmetics factory in Pyongyang, a North Korean tour guide dressed in traditional costume gestured to a wall of photos framed in brass and red velvet.
U.S. sanctions Russian, Chinese tech firms over funds for North Korea
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a China-based tech firm, its North Korean CEO and a Russian subsidiary, accusing them of moving illicit funding to North Korea in violation of U.S. sanctions.
Australian PM’s own party defies him in selection of by-election candidate
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s own party defied his wishes on Friday by nominating a former diplomat instead of a female candidate to run in a crucial by-election for a seat that belonged to the man he deposed in a leadership coup.
Australian PM’s own party defies him in selection of by-election candidate
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s own party defied his wishes on Friday by nominating a former diplomat instead of a female candidate to run in a crucial by-election for a seat that belonged to the man he deposed in a leadership coup.
North Korea says U.S. accusation of hacking a ‘smear campaign’
North Korea said on Friday U.S. accusations that it was responsible for cyber attacks in 2014 and 2017 were a “smear campaign” and the man sanctioned by Washington does not exist, the official KCNA news agency said.
North Korea says U.S. accusation of hacking a ‘smear campaign’
North Korea said on Friday U.S. accusations that it was responsible for cyber attacks in 2014 and 2017 were a “smear campaign” and the man sanctioned by Washington does not exist, the official KCNA news agency said.
