Anthony Kuhn

The North Korean leader shunted aside a pair of long-serving senior officials and seated a newly elected parliament. The move is thought to be aimed at helping Kim ride out U.S. sanctions.

Japan's military reported on Tuesday that it lost an F-35 stealth jet off the coast of Japan, in the Pacific. Pieces of the plane have been located and a search for the pilot is ongoing.

The group's leader is "less like the leader of a civic group, and more like a soldier on a battlefield, bold and combative," says a defector who has worked with him. "He's a very charismatic leader."

A North Korean official says the U.S. missed a golden opportunity at the recent summit in Vietnam, and that Kim Jong Un will soon decide whether to pull out of nuclear negotiations with the U.S.

Just days after the U.S.-North Korea summit ended in a stalemate, satellite images show workers have been active at a partially disassembled missile test facility.

Last week's summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended without a deal. This was a big setback to South Korean leader Moon Jae-in.

The second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un abruptly collapsed Thursday when both sides failed to reach a deal in denuclearization talks.

President Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ended without a deal. Also, we have analysis of Michael Cohen's testimony.

On the other side of the world, President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un are set to begin talks in Hanoi Vietnam about steps North Korea might be willing to take to denuclearize.

Playing host to the second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, people in the Vietnamese capital are having fun with everything from T-shirts to parody haircuts.

North Korea is gradually replacing its socialist economy with a market economy. Some experts believe that has motivated North Korea's leader to go to the negotiating table for denuclearization talks.

The U.S.'s main allies in Asia — South Korea and Japan — are carefully watching the second Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi. Both hope for a good deal that leads to denuclearization but are concerned that a bad one might emerge.

Analysts weigh the possible offers North Korea's leader could make later this month in Vietnam.

Some Korea experts question the wisdom of a second summit meeting, planned for this month between president Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Under the agreement, South Korea will contribute about $890 million a year for the U.S. military presence — less than the billion dollars or more the U.S. had requested.

Archaeologists are rushing to uncover, document and preserve centuries-old objects as new hotels and office buildings go up in the ancient former capital of Japan.

A recent wave of physical and sexual abuse accusations reveals entrenched problems in the competitive training culture of one of Asia's rising sports powers, sports and rights experts say.

Two-time Olympic gold medal speed skater Shim Suk-hee revealed earlier this month she was repeatedly raped by her coach. Now, South Korea's governing sports body has promised a crackdown on coaches.

A Vietnamese laborer tells NPR he was led to believe he would learn construction work but ended up cleaning up the Fukushima nuclear site. Migrant advocates say Japan needs to overhaul the program.

South Korea barred Kim Myong Song, a reporter for the Chosun Ilbo newspaper, from covering a meeting with North Korean officials. He believes they were concerned his presence could derail the talks.