World In Vietnam, There's Hope North Korea Will Follow Its Model For Economic Success Since U.S. ties improved, Vietnam's growth has surged. "North Korea is now like Vietnam in the past. They are looking for new ways to get out of their isolated situation," says a Vietnamese analyst. Michael Sullivan
Science On Eve Of 2nd Trump-Kim Summit, Is North Korean Reactor Producing Plutonium? Days before President Trump and Kim Jong Un are to meet in Vietnam, satellite images show no river ice downstream from the key North Korean facility at Yongbyon — a sign the reactor may be running. Geoff Brumfiel
Politics What To Expect From North Korea At The Next Trump-Kim Summit Analysts weigh the possible offers North Korea's leader could make later this month in Vietnam. Anthony Kuhn
World U.S. And South Korea Reach Deal On Military Costs 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. Anthony Kuhn
World 2nd North Korea Nuclear Summit Will Take Place In Vietnam This Month, Trump Says The U.S. and North Korea will meet in Vietnam, Trump told lawmakers during the State of the Union address. The countries will work toward details of denuclearization missing from last year's meeting. Matthew S. Schwartz
World Kim Jong Un Wants New Summit With Trump, But Also Issues A Veiled Warning In a New Year's address, the North Korean leader says Pyongyang is willing to work with the United States but suggests cooperation could be contingent on lifting sanctions. Scott Neuman
World North Korea Promotes Basketball As 'An Important Project' "We must rush to elevate the sport to global levels," North Korea's official newspaper reportedly stated this week. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a well-known love for the sport. Sasha Ingber
Science Open Scientific Collaboration May Be Helping North Korea Cheat Nuclear Sanctions New research shared exclusively with NPR suggests that Pyongyang is refining its weapons technology through open scientific research. China leads the way in scientific collaboration with North Korea. Geoff Brumfiel Sean McMinn
World North Korea Denuclearization Plan Has Gone Nowhere Since Trump-Kim Summit Five months after the Singapore summit, North Korea's nuclear program chugs on. "I think right now, we are absolutely stuck," says North Korea expert Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst. Geoff Brumfiel
Politics Pompeo: 'We Continue To Make Progress' With North Korea "Together we can achieve the outcome that the world so desperately needs," the secretary of state said. An official called the meeting "better than the last time" but "it's going to be a long haul." Sasha Ingber
