US president should not delay filling position, which has been vacant since 2017, rights organizations say.
Washington’s coalition-building strategy is based on human rights.
North Korea is known for its repressive human rights practices, including forced labor and torture, particularly inside its notorious political prison camps.
South Korea is facing a dilemma over whether to join the Biden administration’s boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Experts said the Biden administration is looking for the next South Korean president to forge a strong alliance with the US to offset China’s aggression and North Korea’s threats.
South Korea sees an end-of-war declaration as key to restarting nuclear talks with its northern neighbor, which have been stalled for 2 years.
Beijing could use North Korea as leverage to counter Washington's positions, including its goal to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, analysts say.
Analysts say Pyongyang's recent missile launches are aimed at getting the attention of the Biden administration, which is committed to a diplomatic solution.
But experts say Pyongyang remains determined to become a recognized nuclear power.
Experts fear North Korea could be using its tough anti-virus measures to gain tighter centralized control over its people by prioritizing regime stability over public health.
Easing sanctions on North Korea is unlikely to make North Korea give up its nuclear weapons and could do more harm than good while talks remain stalled between Washington and Pyongyang, experts said.
Going forward, the personal relationship between the US president and his N. Korean counterpart will have no bearing on Pyongyang’s policy toward Washington, said experts.
Responding to South Korean president’s call for renewed inter-Korean cooperation, the U.S. said it expected to continue to work with Seoul ‘to ensure that U.N. sanctions are fully implemented’.
North Korean leader calls himself head of a 'nuclear weapons state' in a newly amended constitution.
Dispute over Japan's restrictions on high-tech materials essential for South Korean TVs, memory chips and smartphones also threatens regional stability
While Xi may deliver message from Kim to Trump at G-20, few signs from Pyongyang meeting that North Korea has changed its stance since the Hanoi summit.
Lack of information sharing, coordination hampering current sanctions enforcement, experts say, but a multilateral coalition could be opposed or weakened by China and Russia 'given their interests in continuing to evade sanctions'.
The most privileged government and military officials, considered North Korea’s aristocrats, are estimated to number about 2,000 people.
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