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NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR CRISIS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2018
North Korea making bomb fuel despite denuclearization pledge: Pompeo
North Korea is continuing to produce fuel for nuclear bombs in spite of its pledge to denuclearize, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday, even as he argued that the Trump administration was making progress in talks with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2018
Seoul in talks with 'related countries' to formally declare end to Korean War: report
South Korea's foreign minister said Sunday that the nation is in talks with "related countries" to formally end the Korean War, local media said Wednesday, after an earlier report suggested Seoul was seeking to declare an end to the conflict in late August.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2018
Trump plays up North Korean reports of missile site dismantling
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday played up reports that North Korea has begun dismantling key parts of a missile test site, but the president's enthusiasm contrasted with remarks by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who said the same day that verification and inspections would still be needed to...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 24, 2018
North Korea's apparent dismantling of key missile test site injects fresh momentum into denuclearization talks
Work by North Korea to dismantle a key testing facility for its missile engines and rocket launches could pave the way toward more intensive talks on a peace regime between Pyongyang and Washington, experts said after a new analysis of satellite imagery showed disassembly was underway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2018
North Korea begins dismantling key missile test site, satellite imagery suggests
North Korea has begun dismantling a key testing facility for its missile engines and rocket launches, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery released Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2018
North Korean economy declined at sharpest rate in 20 years in 2017: Bank of Korea
North Korea's economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017, South Korea's central bank estimated on Friday, in a clear sign that international sanctions imposed to stop Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs have hit growth hard.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2018
North Korean leader Kim underscores shift in focus to economy with rebukes of industrial facility officials
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's strident rebukes of officials during recent trips to industrial sites were aimed at rallying support at home for his economic drive and convincing outsiders about his willingness to denuclearize.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2018
North Korea says it will grant large-scale prisoner amnesty next month
North Korea is planning to grant a general amnesty next month in the run-up to the 70th anniversary of its foundation day in September, state media said Monday, in an echo of moves done before other key dates in the nuclear-armed country's history.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2018
U.S., North Korea begin talks on return of remains of American troops killed in Korean War
U.S. and North Korean officials met at the border between the two Koreas on Sunday to discuss the return of remains of American soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, according to a media report.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2018
North Korea calls Abe 'kingpin of corruption,' blasts leader for denuclearization push
The newspaper of North Korea's ruling party lambasted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday as a "kingpin of corruption" over his alleged roles in two graft scandals that had in recent months pulled down his approval ratings.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 10, 2018
Trump calls statement with North Korea's Kim 'a contract,' suggests China may be interfering in nuclear talks
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday referred to a vague joint statement agreed to at his landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore last month as a "contract," saying he believed Kim would "honor" the agreement while also pointing a finger at China for "exerting negative pressure."...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2018
Pompeo, in Tokyo, denies U.S. stance is softening on North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs
In Tokyo following his latest visit to Pyongyang, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denies that Washington has softened its stance against North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2018
North Korea reminds Trump its nuclear weapons won't come cheap
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went to Pyongyang to get Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear weapons. He left with a harsh reminder that the North Korean leader expects something in return.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2018
Inside U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's fraught trip to North Korea
As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touched down in Pyongyang at 10:54 a.m. on Friday he had few details of his schedule in the North Korean capital — even which hotel he and his staff would stay in.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2018
Officials put $14 million price tag on canceled joint U.S.-South Korea military exercise
A joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea scrapped after President Donald Trump griped about "tremendously expensive" military drills would have cost around $14 million, U.S. officials said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2018
Pompeo in Pyongyang to 'fill in some details' on North Korean denuclearization
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met North Korean officials in Pyongyang on Friday, hoping to "fill in" details on how to dismantle the North's nuclear program and recover the remains of U.S. troops missing from the Korean War.

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