Tag: US-North Korean relations
Choe Son Hui reworking N. Korea’s foreign policy strategy toward US
North Korea’s authorities are in the midst of rewriting their diplomatic strategy following Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden win in this month’s US presidential...
How would a Biden administration deal with North Korea?
One of the consequences of the 2016 US presidential election is that people don’t believe polls. While such disbelief is largely unfounded, we can...
Is the US really a “hindrance” to inter-Korean reconciliation?
“When the foreign ministry proudly stated that a US-South Korean Working Group had been formed, I thought had just ‘shackled ourselves,’” said...
N. Korea’s new foreign minister Ri Son Gwon: just a figurehead?
In a major reshuffle of senior leadership, North Korea recently appointed Ri Son Gwon, former chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of...
Kim Jong Un urges wartime readiness after Soleimani killing
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his military to adopt a stance of "wartime readiness" on Jan. 4, following the US assassination of...
North Korea delays agricultural workers conference
North Korea has postponed an agricultural workers conference originally scheduled to be held in Pyongyang this month to January next year, sources revealed on...
N. Korea bolsters combat readiness of elite military unit
On Dec. 7, a special education session was reportedly provided to the “Storm Corps,” an elite military unit tasked with the infiltration of South...
China’s government frets about N. Korea’s nukes, expert says
Following the breakdown of negotiations between North Korea and the US in Stockholm, Sweden, at the beginning of October, some foreign media outlets speculated...
Prospects for US-North Korean talks this year remain uncertain
Kwon Jong Gun, a roving ambassador for North Korean’s Foreign Ministry, said on Wednesday that North Korea’s patience for restarting US-North Korean talks is...
Daily NK snapshots from North Korea
Daily NK snapshots are summaries of select articles from our Korean website. Snapshots are written by our staff and are aimed at putting even...
