Jiha Ham

The United States has held wartime operational control (OPCON) of South Korean forces since July 1950.

October 21, 2026

US says wartime command transfer to South Korea remains conditions based

The United States has reiterated that wartime operational control, or OPCON, of allied forces on the Korean Peninsula will transition to South Korea only after mutually agreed conditions are met, despite renewed calls from Seoul to accelerate the process.

Reporters are gathered at the entrance of the North Korean Mission Building in New York, USA. (Data photo)

October 20, 2026

With direct delivery to Pyongyang limited, US litigants turn to North Korea’s UN mission

Since the international express carrier DHL announced the suspension of services to North Korea in August, the country's mission to the United Nations in New York has become a key route for serving U.S. court documents tied to lawsuits against Pyongyang.

Flour provided to North Korea by South Korean civic groups last December. (File photo)

October 15, 2026

UN approves US NGO’s medical aid to North Korea as Pyongyang Slams South Korean plan

The U.N. Security Council committee overseeing sanctions on North Korea has approved an exemption allowing U.S. nonprofit organization IGNIS Community to bring medical and rehabilitation equipment into the country, according to a letter recently made public by the committee.

Planet Labs Image of Complex area located in North Korea near the South Korean border.

October 12, 2026

10 Years after shutdown, North Korea shows signs of using former joint industrial complex

Once a symbol of economic cooperation between the two Koreas, the Kaesong Industrial Complex brought together South Korean companies and North Korean workers. It has remained a symbol of the breakdown in inter-Korean ties since operations were suspended in 2016.