North Korea abruptly canceled economic and Red...

North Korea abruptly canceled economic and Red Cross talks with South Korea that had been set for later this month, citing as “a provocative act” the war games that the south plans to conduct with U.S. forces starting in February. But the north kept the door open by proposing that the two sides send vice premiers to the truce village of Panmunjom before Jan. 17 to discuss ways of getting the dialogue back on track. There was no immediate reaction from the South Korean government.