Donald Kirk

GlobalPost

Good news: NK abandons its nukes.

So why isn't South Korea celebrating?

Good news: NK abandons its nukes.

North Korea: the problem of Kim Jong Nam

North Korea: the problem of Kim Jong Nam

Kim Jong Il's funeral procession decoded

Kim Jong Il's funeral procession decoded

North Korea's funeral politics

North Korea's funeral politics

Kim Jong Il dead: Does South Korea care?

Kim Jong Il dead: Does South Korea care?

Does Japan's new PM have what it takes?

Eh, probably not.

Does Japan's new PM have what it takes?

Former North Korea prisoner can't forget

Robert Park, a U.S. missionary, has been anything but quiet since his release. But is it doing any good?

Former North Korea prisoner can't forget

South Korea: Pyeongchang's Olympic makeover

President Lee's full-scale offensive won South Korea the Olympics, but will it win him favor across the board?

South Korea: Pyeongchang's Olympic makeover

Japan: Tokyo tap water unfit for babies

High levels of radiation in Tokyo tap water stoke radiation fears.

Japan: Tokyo tap water unfit for babies

Japan: cooling pool nearly boils over at nuke plant

Difficulty controlling the temperature in the cooling pool came amid progress reconnecting power cables to the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

Japan: cooling pool nearly boils over at nuke plant

Japan: Hopeful talk dampened by setbacks

With a death toll now over 18,000, the future for Japan remains uncertain.

Japan: Hopeful talk dampened by setbacks

Japan: nuclear worries persist despite progress

Though limited success was reported in cooling a defunct reactor, the public remains skeptical.

Japan: nuclear worries persist despite progress

Koreas: Concern grows over diseased cattle

As rainy season nears, worries over hoof-and-mouth disease heighten in South Korea.

Koreas: Concern grows over diseased cattle
The World

North Korea and Egypt: friends with benefits

Analysis: As Egypt's biggest tycoon snuggles up with Kim Jong Il, does the US even care?

North Korea and Egypt: friends with benefits
The World

South Korea: "These talks will be different"

Analysis: With the two Koreas set to discuss "military issues," the South puts on show of might.

South Korea: "These talks will be different"