Kim Yo-jong: now widely thought of as a possible successor to her older brother Kim Jong-un.
EPA-EFE/Jorge Silva
The increasing prominence of Kim Jong-un’s younger sister has prompted speculation about whether she is positioning herself for ultimate power in North Korea.
Watching from the south.
EPA/Jeon Heon-kyun
A year ago, productive north-south talks seemed inconceivable – but with the US tripping over its own feet, things are changing.
The news of an exchange of threats between the U.S. and North Korea is reported in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2017.
AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi
The most viable nonmilitary solution to the standoff with North Korea is to get China to apply pressure. But that’s not so easy.
Supporters of presidential candidate Moon Jae-in.
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
North and South Korea explained in four questions and answers.
Members of the youth wing of the National Front, Malaysia’s ruling coalition, hold placards during a protest at the North Korea embassy following the murder of Kim Jong-nam in Kuala Lumpur.
Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
Using nerve agents is banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention, but North Korea is not a party to it.