North And South Korea Reach Breakthroughs In First High-Level Talks In 2 Years
Updated at 2:05 p.m. ET Cocooned by cameras, North Korea's negotiating team crossed the border Tuesday by foot, walking about 100 yards to a conference building for the first high-level talks with...
View ArticleNorth And South Korea Find Common Ground For Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: We have news of a breakthrough in relations between North and South Korea - at least a breakthrough of a sort. The two governments have agreed...
View ArticleNorth Korea's Olympic Hopefuls Include A Pair Of Figure Skaters
When South Korea hosts the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next month, a combined North Korea-South Korea women's hockey team — the countries' first-ever joint team — will attract a lot of attention. So...
View ArticleIn South Korea, A Backlash Against Olympics Cooperation With The North
Efforts to make a show of North Korean and South Korean unity at the next Olympics are drawing a backlash in South Korea. In Seoul, protesters Monday set fire to the North Korean flag and a photo of...
View ArticleFire Rips Through South Korean Hospital, Killing Dozens Of Patients
At least 37 people are dead and dozens injured following a Friday morning fire that broke out in a hospital emergency room in Miryang, a town in southeastern South Korea. Administrators at Sejong...
View ArticleIn Seoul, A Plastic Surgery Capital, Residents Frown On Ads For Cosmetic...
In Gangnam, the upscale Seoul district south of the Han River bisecting the city, one of the area's biggest industries is evident on people's faces: On the streets, patients are wearing nose guards and...
View ArticleWhy The Pyeongchang Olympics Are Also A Tech Showcase For South Korea
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Winter Olympics in South Korea will be a chance for the country to show off its newest robot creations. NPR's Elise Hu reports that the...
View ArticlePence Starts Asia Trip Amid Signs Of Strain With South Korea
As Vice President Pence began his two-stop Asia trip on Wednesday, he highlighted America's ties with longtime U.S. allies in the region, Japan and South Korea. "I look forward to reinforcing the...
View ArticleNorth Korea Stages Military Parade Before Opening Of Pyeongchang Olympics
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: When North Korea's leader wants a military parade, he gets one. Just as the Winter Olympics are about to start in South Korea, North Korea's...
View ArticleNorth Korea Holds Military Parade, Shows Off Weapons Ahead Of Olympic Opening
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: North Korea is sending conflicting messages before the start of the Olympics tomorrow. Today it showed off the tanks and missiles it...
View ArticleKim Jong Un's Sister Makes First Appearance In South Korea For Olympics
Updated at 9:30 a.m. ET The sister of North Korea's leader, Kim Yo Jong, and other high-ranking officials from Pyongyang have met with South Korea's president. Their three-day visit to South Korea...
View ArticlePowerful Winds Delay More Olympic Skiing Events And Force Park's Closure
Fierce and howling winds at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics have led to safety concerns and thrown the alpine skiing schedule into disarray. The gusts, which reached up to 50 miles per hour, led the...
View ArticleCultural Gaffes At The Olympics — A List You Don't Want To Make
Where cultures collide, misunderstandings and foolhardy assumptions happen. Just about one week in, these Winter Olympics already have showcased some choice cultural gaffes. Here's hoping this post...
View ArticleRivals Japan And South Korea Face Off At Olympics Amid Chilly Ties
When it comes to global politics off the rink — most of the spotlight has fallen on North and South Korea. But just as the two Koreas have been making nice, South Korea and Japan have gotten chilly. On...
View ArticleThe 'Garlic Girls,' South Korea's Curlers, Are A Surprise Olympics Sensation
The surprise winning streak of South Korea's women's curling team has put it in the spotlight and made the players the pride of new curling fans across the Pyeongchang Olympics host country. Now ranked...
View ArticleU.S. Women's Hockey Team Takes Home Olympic Gold In Win Over Canada
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Well, it took 20 years, but the U.S. women's hockey team has another gold medal. The team's 3-2 win broke a long Olympic winning streak...
View ArticleSouth Korean Officials Meet Kim Jong Un To Pave The Way For U.S. Talks
Updated at 11:10 a.m. ET. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a dinner to welcome delegates from South Korea on Monday, in a visit Seoul hopes will pave the way for talks between North Korea and the...
View ArticleThere Appears To Be A Breakthrough In North-South Korea Talks
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Sounds like a breakthrough on the Korean Peninsula. We stress, it sounds that way. We have heard signs of peace before there. But here's the...
View ArticleSouth Korean Officials Say Trump Agreed To Meet North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: South Korean officials visiting the White House today said they were passing along an invitation for President Trump from North Korean Leader...
View ArticleNews Brief: Trump To Meet Kim, Brazil Reacts To Tariffs
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: And we're going to begin today with this historic breakthrough in efforts to address the nuclear threat from North Korea. President Donald...
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