President Trump told South Korea’s leader on Wednesday he’s open to direct talks with North Korea over its nuclear program, according to the White House. “President Trump expressed his openness to holding talks between the United States and North Korea at the appropriate time, under the right circumstances,” the White House said in a statement […]
FAA Tightens Flight Restrictions Over North Korea…
The Federal Aviation Administration has ‘prohibited’ all U.S. carriers, commercial flights and privately licensed American pilots from flying in North Korea’s Pyongyang eastern region, which were previously allowed under another special federal aviation regulation issued twenty years ago, according to an FAA flight bulletin. Despite diplomatic talks on Tuesday between North Korean and South Korean […]
Is President Trump’s Nuclear Button Tweet a Sign of Insanity?…
On CNN yesterday, Jake Tapper described President Trump’s recent behavior — including the President’s tweet about having a bigger nuclear “button” than North Korea — as abnormal and unstable. In other words, crazy. Is it? One folksy definition of “crazy” is that it involves trying over and over again a solution that has never worked […]
Chinese Military Heads to North Korea Border…
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) forces are said to have been moving by night towards China’s river border with the North. And Chinese commanders are reported to have recently conducted the so-called “war ceremony” – urging their troops to be ready to fight. Columns of PLA trucks have been pictured on the move near Yanji City […]
White House Claims Kim Jong Un Behind Massive WannaCry Malware Attack…
White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the release of WannaCry, the malware attack that spread rapidly throughout hundreds of thousands of computers in 150 countries during a single week in May. “We do not make this allegation lightly. We do this with evidence. We […]
Lavrov: North Korea Ready to Open Direct Talks with U.S….
North Korea is open to direct talks with the US over their nuclear standoff, according to the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, who said he passed that message to his counterpart, Rex Tillerson, when the two diplomats met in Vienna on Thursday. There was no immediate response from Tillerson but the official position of the […]
Trump Declares North Korea a State Sponsor of Terrorism…
President Trump announced Monday that the United States is designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, something he said “should have happened a long time ago.” Trump announced the designation in a Cabinet meeting at the White House, clearing the way for more sanctions on the “murderous” rogue regime, just days after returning […]
Xi Jinping’s Envoy Meets North Korean Officials…
China to Send Special Envoy to North Korea…
China will send a special envoy to North Korea on Friday, state media reported. Song Tao, the head of the Communist Party’s international liaison department, will visit Pyongyang as a special envoy of President Xi Jinping, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The report said Song would brief North Korean officials on the […]
North Korea’s Plot to Kill Kim Jong Un’s Nephew Foiled by Chinese…
Several North Korean agents were reportedly arrested after Chinese officials foiled an alleged plot to kill Kim Jong Un’s nephew— the son of the half-brother poisoned this year in a Malaysian airport. Two of the seven North Korean agents who were involved in the alleged plot were arrested in Beijing, South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo […]
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