In a speech at the Korea Foundation’s end-of-year party in Washington, DC, early this month, acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East... [Dec.14,2018 16:35 KST]

A visit to Seoul this year by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un no longer appears feasible. While the visit remains in the realm of possibility, a... [Dec.13,2018 15:25 KST]

US President Donald Trump wants South Korea’s share of the joint defense burden to go up by 50% or even 100% from its current level as of next... [Dec.11,2018 17:35 KST]

A fierce debate is underway about the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), which was reached by South and North Korea on Sept. 19. Initially,... [Dec.5,2018 17:53 KST]

I’m the executive editor of South Korean newspaper called the Hankyoreh. Like many journalists around the world, I’m a devoted reader of the... [Dec.4,2018 17:55 KST]

As was illustrated by the recent fire at a “gosiwon” (a cramped boarding house typically used by students that have since devolved into housing... [Dec.3,2018 17:48 KST]

From a height of over 80% at one time, President Moon Jae-in’s approval rating has dipped to just above 50%. Now that the “eradication of... [Nov.30,2018 16:00 KST]

South Korea and the US have agreed to hold a bilateral summit between their respective heads of state, Presidents Moon Jae-in and Donald Trump,... [Nov.29,2018 17:21 KST]

After several dozen trips to South Korea, I finally visited the DMZ a few weeks ago. I’ve never wanted to see the DMZ. After all, it is a... [Nov.25,2018 12:51 KST]

The South Korean government officially announced on Nov. 21 that it plans to go ahead with legal procedures to dissolve the Reconciliation and... [Nov.22,2018 17:08 KST]