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[Editorial] The goal of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula must not be abandoned

Seoul must step up dialogue with Washington to ensure that its interests and security are not undermined during any US-North Korea dialogue

[Column] Is Donald Trump good for the Korean Peninsula?

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Last time they met, Kim Jong-un needed Trump. Have the tables turned?

Some experts suggest that the North Korean leader has “nothing to lose” by meeting Trump now that its increasingly close relationships with Chin…

[News analysis] Truncated military drills: Bad for OPCON transfer, good for peace?

Some suggest that South Korea use the shortened drills as an opportunity in its overtures toward North Korea

Lee ‘respects’ Trump’s move to cut military drills, stresses peace in Korea

The South Korean president expressed hope that Trump’s move would help rebuild US-North Korea trust, resume dialogue and advance lasting peace o…

North Korea calls reports of more troops for Russia ‘invented’ by Kyiv

Pyongyang explicitly rebutted Zelenskyy’s recent claim that Russia wants North Korea to send it between 30,000 and 50,000 more soldiers

Trump says he’ll meet Kim Jong-un before year’s end, says Pyongyang has 57 nukes

The US president declined to confirm whether denuclearization was still the goal of US engagement with North Korea

[Reportage] US looks to Korean experience to ease its critical mineral reliance on China

A new integrated smelter in Tennessee could help the US secure supplies of critical minerals while giving Korea Zinc a foothold in America’s str…

Korea latest casualty of Trump’s misplaced frustration over mess in Iran, says US media outlet

Analysts suggest that the US leader is using allies as an outlet for his displeasure with the state of the war with Iran

South Korea’s household borrowing tops $1.4 trillion amid investment surge

This marks the biggest jump in household credit in nearly four years

South Korea’s security chief voices hope for ‘meaningful dialogue’ between US, North Korea

Wi Sung-lac, the Blue House national security director, said that Seoul would continue its efforts as a “pacemaker” for the US and North Korea

Lee vows to regain OPCON without fail before end of term in 2028

The president touted South Korea’s defense capabilities as “more than sufficient”

In a huff over Seoul’s lack of cooperation, Trump reaches out to Kim Jong-un

Analysts suggested the US leader’s decision to scale back joint military drills with South Korea was in part due to dissatisfaction with its lac…

One post from Trump cuts major military drills with Korea in half

The joint exercises are set to end early on Aug. 21 instead of the previously scheduled Aug. 27

Lee calls on North Korea to join South in talks toward ending the Korean War

The South Korean leader used his National Liberation Day speech to put forward a plan for inter-Korean relations

With only 5 living survivors left, fight for justice for Korea’s ‘comfort women’ goes on

Advocates gathered on Friday to commemorate International Memorial Day for the Japanese Military “Comfort Women”

Trump says Kim Jong-un has responded to proposal for dialogue

The US leader voiced annoyance with South Korea the same day over a supposed interaction with President Lee Jae Myung in which the latter refuse…

[Column] Does the US deserve allies’ trust?

Just as allies in the region must not “take America for granted,” the US mustn’t take them for granted either