KOREAN PENINSULA: Border crossing shows Pyongyang’s insecurity in Covid-19 era
After months of denying that it had any cases of Covid-19 in the country, the North Korean government convened an emergency meeting on Saturday, 28 July to announce that it would introduce an elevated state of emergency, claiming that a former defector to South Korea had returned… Become a member to read the rest […]
KOREAN PENINSULA: Kim calls off threats but tense conditions will likely remain
South Korean President Moon Jae-in marked the seventieth anniversary of the start of the Korean War on Thursday, 25 June, by calling for peace with North Korea but warning that the South Korean military would respond firmly to threats from the North. Moon’s remarks come as his ad… Become a member to read the […]
KOREAN PENINSULA: Pyongyang sends cautious signals as deadline passes
After a four-day party plenary session of the central committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un struck a cautious note towards the US, even after North Korea’s year-end deadline for progress in denuclearization talks passed without any change… Become a member to read the rest of this […]