South Korea's Lee Jae Myung Urges Talks With North Korea 

South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung Urges Talks With North Korea 

President Calls for Peace Regime to Replace Korean War Armistice South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called for renewed talks with North Korea aimed at replacing the decades old armistice with a permanent peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. Speaking during a ceremony marking Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule, Lee urged the two […]

South Korea's New Unification Minister Proposes Adjustments to U.S. Joint Drills

South Korea’s New Unification Minister Proposes Adjustments to U.S. Joint Drills

Chung Dong-young aims for de-escalation with Pyongyang while pledging policy reform on North-South contact. In a move likely to stir debate both domestically and in Washington, South Korea’s newly appointed Unification Minister Chung Dong-young has announced plans to propose adjustments to upcoming U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises, signaling a shift in approach toward the Korean […]