North Korea

Opinion: 90,000 Vodka Bottles Were Bound For North Korea, While Its People Starve

11:06am March 02, 2019

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the seizure of 90,000 bottles of Russian vodka destined for North Korea's elite. A look at what this means for the regime's treatment of regular citizens.

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President Trump attends a news conference following his summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday.

Opinion: Trump Just Walked Away From The Best North Korea Deal He'll Ever Get

7:57pm March 01, 2019

by Jeffrey Lewis

Though hardly what the president had hoped for, the agreement on offer would have been a step away from the taunts and threats of 2017 and should have been taken, writes nuclear expert Jeffrey Lewis.

President Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (right) hold a bilateral meeting during the second U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Thursday.

Opinion: Why The Hanoi Summit Failure Could Lead To A Real Deal

6:09pm March 01, 2019

by Gary Samore

The breakdown in talks between President Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un may turn out to be a blessing in disguise, writes Gary Samore, an experienced negotiator with North Korea.

Cindy and Fred Warmbier, parents of Otto Warmbier, released a statement saying, "No excuses or lavish praise can change" the fact that they hold North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responsible for their son's death. The Warmbiers are seen here at the U.N., wh

Otto Warmbier's Parents Dispute Trump's Seeming Absolution Of Kim Jong Un

5:47pm March 01, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"Kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son Otto," the Warmbiers wrote. Trump tweeted on Friday that he holds North Korea responsible, but he made no mention of Kim.

President Trump speaks as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on during a news conference following the summit in Hanoi, Vietnam. Trump's second summit with Kim Jong Un collapsed Thursday without an agreement between the two leaders.

Trump And Kim's Second Nuclear Summit Ends With No Deal

2:58pm February 28, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Talks between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended early Thursday. Trump cited continued sanctions against North Korea as a sticking point.

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un take a walk during their meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Thursday.

Politics & Government

Trump, Kim Hopeful At Second Nuclear Summit

11:23pm February 27, 2019

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, continuing the denuclearization talks they began eight months earlier in Singapore.

Pham Ngoc Canh, from Vietnam, met his North Korean wife, Ri Yong Hui, in 1971. They finally were able to marry in 2002 and now live in Hanoi.

World News

He's Vietnamese. She's From North Korea. They Had To Wait 3 Decades To Marry

1:59pm February 27, 2019

by Michael Sullivan

"I knew I should stop loving him," says Ri Yong Hui. "But I couldn't." She met Pham Ngoc Canh in 1971, when he was in North Korea on an internship. After years of separation, they married in 2002.

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President Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday as their second summit begins in Hanoi.

Second Trump-Kim Summit Kicks Off With A Handshake In Hanoi

1:11pm February 27, 2019

by Amy Held

President Trump and Kim Jong Un are going for round two as the U.S. seeks to achieve the historically elusive goal of denuclearization by North Korea.

At a war memorial in Bac Giang province, Duong Van Dau views the tombstones of North Korean pilots killed during the Vietnam War. Headstones are etched with the names of the dead in Korean on one side, and Vietnamese on the other.

In Vietnam, There's Hope North Korea Will Follow Its Model For Economic Success

10:24pm February 26, 2019

by Michael Sullivan

Since U.S. ties improved, Vietnam's growth has surged. "North Korea is now like Vietnam in the past. They are looking for new ways to get out of their isolated situation," says a Vietnamese analyst.

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Satellite image of the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center in North Korea, taken on Feb. 19

On Eve Of 2nd Trump-Kim Summit, Is North Korean Reactor Producing Plutonium?

10:50am February 25, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

Days before President Trump and Kim Jong Un are to meet in Vietnam, satellite images show no river ice downstream from the key North Korean facility at Yongbyon — a sign the reactor may be running.

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