Seoul probe: Leftist Moon government leaked U.S. THAAD missile defense plans to China

Seoul probe: Leftist Moon government leaked U.S. THAAD missile defense plans to China

by WorldTribune Staff, November 24, 2024 Real World News The administration of leftist South Korean President Moon Jae-In, who was in office from May 2017 to May 2022, allegedly leaked details of U.S.-South Korea military operations related to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system to communist China and to civic groups […]

Report: Bolton to deliver U.S. warning to Seoul

Report: Bolton to deliver U.S. warning to Seoul

by WorldTribune Staff, July 21, 2019 U.S. national security adviser John Bolton will advise South Korea this week against nullifying a military agreement with Japan, a report said. Bolton is expected to convey President Donald Trump’s message that canceling the accord “isn’t desirable” in terms of moving forward with the peace process on the Korean […]

Conflicting reports in Seoul about Bolton’s pre-summit visit; Trump firm on sanctions

Conflicting reports in Seoul about Bolton’s pre-summit visit; Trump firm on sanctions

by WorldTribune.com Staff, February 21, 2019 U.S. national security adviser John Bolton has reportedly headed to Seoul ahead of next week’s summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Citing two Trump administration officials, CNN reported on Feb. 21 that Bolton will travel to South Korea this week for “a round of […]

Report: Kim Jong-Un confided fears to Seoul’s pro-North leader

Report: Kim Jong-Un confided fears to Seoul’s pro-North leader

by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un told South Korean President Moon Jae-In during one of their summit meetings that the North was wary of giving up a list of its nuclear arsenal and facilities, fearing it could embolden the Untied States to attack, a South Korean official said. South Korean […]

Kim tells delegation from Seoul he has faith in Trump, has never disparaged him

Kim tells delegation from Seoul he has faith in Trump, has never disparaged him

by WorldTribune Staff, September 6, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said he maintains faith in U.S. President Donald Trump and pledged to take “more active” measures toward denuclearization if his moves are met with corresponding goodwill measures. The North Korean leader made the comments during a meeting in Pyongyang on Sept. 5 with a […]

Trump’s Thursday: How the president shocked everyone including his own administration

Trump’s Thursday: How the president shocked everyone including his own administration

by WorldTribune Staff, March 11, 2018 South Korea’s national security adviser has said that U.S. President Donald Trump has been fully engaged since the beginning in negotiating with North Korea. For all those hours of engagement, however, it took only about half a minute on Thursday (March 8), for Trump to set in motion a […]

Trump’s strategy on N. Korea: ‘Very, very different from past approaches and past presidents’

Trump’s strategy on N. Korea: ‘Very, very different from past approaches and past presidents’

by WorldTribune Staff, March 9, 2018 The Trump White House broke from the style of traditional American diplomacy by directly threatening the North Korean communist regime over it nuclear strategic challenge and spotlighting its horrific human rights abuses. U.S. President Donald Trump in addition to taking a strong stand towards North Korea, has been coordinating […]

Kim Jong-Un meets South Korean delegation, agrees to summit just South of DMZ

Kim Jong-Un meets South Korean delegation, agrees to summit just South of DMZ

by WorldTribune Staff, March 6, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said he would give up the North’s nukes if the safety of his rule was guaranteed, according to a South Korean official who met with Kim in Pyongyang on March 6. U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted: “Possible progress being made in talks with North […]

Seoul: U.S. to give South advance notice of pre-emptive strike on North

Seoul: U.S. to give South advance notice of pre-emptive strike on North

by WorldTribune Staff, August 11, 2017 The United States has agreed not to pre-emptively strike North Korea without first informing South Korea, the South’s presidential office suggested on Aug. 11. The report cited a telephone conversation between U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster and Chung Eui-Yong, the head of South Korea’s Presidential National Security Office, […]