Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the Party of Five has arrived at a general consensus about proposals aimed at the North Koreans’ return trip to the Six Party Talks: According to sources, the United States is […]
Tokyo Shimbun reports that Kim Jong-il may head to China after all, citing an ROK government official who said it is, “‘likely that North Korea’s General Secretary Kim Jong Il will visit China sometime in […]
Reports are beginning to emerge about US Special Representative Stephen Bosworth’s trip to the DPRK. Yonhap has the cute and dry remarks Ambassador Bosworth made following his return to Seoul. JoongAng Daily focuses on the […]
US Special Representative Stephen Bosworth and his travel party have departed the DPRK. Prior to his departure, Ambassador Bosworth told Xinhua that, “It was a very useful set of meetings.” Kyodo quoted an unnamed US […]
(an earlier version of this posting incorrectly identified one of the officials in Ambassador Bosworth’s travel party; the correct person is DOD’s Michael Schiffer) The martial anthems were blaring over North Korean radio when the […]
Let’s not all get our hopes about the upcoming Bosworth-Kang summit in Pyongyang. US Special Representative Stephen Bosworth and his travel party are set to depart to Pyongyang within the next six hours. In a […]
US Special Envoy (and Dean of the Tufts Fletcher School) Stephen Bosworth flew into Seoul via London and arrived on Sunday. Ambassador Bosworth will huddle with ROK officials including its nuclear representative Wi Sung-lac and […]