To talk or not to talk Ok, the North-South talks fizzled when neither could agree on who was truly "ministerial." Now the question is when, how, or if the talks will happen.
Where 'Maoism' endures NEW DELHI - The late "Great Leader" Kim Il-sung no doubt drew upon the teachings of Mao Zedong when he formulated his philosophy of "juche" or self-reliance, but one word you never hear on visits to North Korea is "Maoism."
Japan's neo-imperialist drift For a people who, to superficial appearances, convey an impression of extreme politeness, calmness and all-around good manners, some Japanese in quite high places are doing their best these days to alter this image.
Fixing runs and pitches NEW DELHI - It's a toss-up what's of more concern to India's 1.2 billion people - border disputes with China or the arrests on bribery charges of stars of Indias most popular sport, the old British game of cricket.
Asia's bloodiest border NEW DELHI - North Korean declarations of "a state of war" on the Korean peninsula tend to make people forget bloodier border confrontations elsewhere in Asia. None is more volatile than the standoff along nearly 3,000 kilometers of heavily guarded ..
The 'crime' of Christianity The outlook for Kenneth Bae, the American preacher/tour guide who's been sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea, is bleak.
Chinese on a far frontier NEW DELHI - Chinese forces have staged an "intrusion" into Indian territory that would have been top world news had they been North Korean troops straying across the DMZ into South Korea.
Old times passing You know you've reached a certain age when people who had a lot to do with your "career" begin to drop off in increasing numbers. In recent days, two people who accounted for much of what I have done over many years have passed. Both of them had ti..
Saving face for Kim Jong-un Amid much fanfare, North Korea has advanced to the brink of the dreaded Second Korean War.
The Iron Lady's legacy for Korea Memories and images of Margaret Thatcher and her legacy as displayed in the media this week evoke an obvious question: What would the Iron Lady have done about North Korea?
Waging rhetorical warfare North Korean rhetoricians and weirdo American politicos sound like theyre exchanging ideas and lines with each other. Kim Jong-un says he needs nuclear warheads for self-defense. Sound familiar? Isnt that sort of like the National Rifle Asso..
War on another Asian front MANILA - War planes strafe and bomb. Tanks shell enemy redoubts. The infantry move in under air and artillery support, spraying automatic weapons fire.
Looking back on Iraq The anniversary this week of the opening salvos in the American shock-and-awe campaign against Saddam Husseins Iraq reminds us of the axis-of-evil speech delivered by George W. Bush in his state-of-the-union address on January 20, 2002, a y..
China, the forgotten signatory There's no mystery as to why North Korea is calling the Korean War armistice null and void. They want to replace it with a peace treaty with the U.S. a deal that would freeze out South Korea, which they consider a U.S. client, a flunky state ..
A slam dunk for N. Korea This just in Dennis Rodman wasnt quite Kim Jong-uns first choice as his guest for fun and games in Pyongyang. There was actually a move afoot to invite Michael Jordan, but there was a catch. The idea was that he would have gone with the bless..
North Korea on the line Pyongyangs claim to have called General James Thurman, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, to warn him about "a grave situation on the Korean Peninsula inspires speculation about what the general and his caller from the North might have talked abou..
Droning on and on and on When Kim Jong-un and the North Korean propaganda machine hint theyve got startling new weapons for striking terror into Americans thousands of miles away, they may not be talking about just their long-range missiles. How about drones, possibly th..
