As North Korea and the U.S. have consistently maintained their divergent positions on the missile issue, the problem is entering a new phase.... [Jul.14,2006 12:04 KST]

China and Japan, which have been engaged in a dispute over the level of severity of a UN Security Council resolution against North Korea, also traded words over Tokyo’s mulling of a preemptive .. [Jul.14,2006 12:03 KST]

The U.S. military is studying ways to establish its own command system separate from that of South Korea when Seoul regains the full operational control of its troops, the top U.S. commander in So.. [Jul.13,2006 19:29 KST]

A disappointed U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said Thursday the U.N. Security Council now has the final power to handle challenges being posed by North Korea after it menacingly test-launched ballistic .. [Jul.13,2006 17:35 KST]

High-level talks between the divided Koreas came to a sudden end Thursday, one day ahead of their original schedule, after the sides failed to reach an agreement on ways to bring inter-Korean reconcil.. [Jul.13,2006 17:29 KST]

On the second day of the 19th South-North ministerial meeting being held in Busan, the South Korean delegation lodged a protest on behalf of... [Jul.13,2006 12:07 KST]

Japanese media have expressed disapproval about the South Korean government’s strong criticism of Tokyo’s push for a U.N. Security... [Jul.13,2006 11:41 KST]

Washington has voiced worries over deepening fault lines between South Korea and Japan over how to respond to North Korea’s recent missile launches, but has maintained its neutral position for .. [Jul.13,2006 11:38 KST]

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill returned to Beijing on July 11, four days after visiting Seoul and Tokyo. According to a diplomatic source in Beijing, Hill met Chinese foreig.. [Jul.13,2006 11:34 KST]

China and Russia jointly introduced Wednesday their own version of a U.N. Security Council resolution on North Korea which the U.S. and Japan called a step forward but still too weak. Their v.. [Jul.13,2006 09:08 KST]