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US taking all necessary steps to fully grasp N. Korea threats: Pompeo

WASHINGTON -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said his country is taking "all actions" that are necessary to make sure it's fully aware of any threats from North Korea. "American people ...

Jun 17, 2019
North Korea
Moon visits former first lady's home soon after foreign trip

President Moon Jae-in met with the bereaved family of Lee Hee-ho, a former first lady, immediately after returning from a weeklong trip to Northern Europe on Sunday. Moon and first lady Kim Jung-soo...

Jun 16, 2019
Politics
Concerns raised over military surveillance after NK fishing boat drifts over sea border

Concerns have been raised over the military’s surveillance capability after a North Korean fishing boat was found adrift in South Korean waters, assumedly hours after it entered. The North Korean fi...

Jun 16, 2019
Defense
[News Focus] Moon returns to mounting speculations about NK dialogue

President Moon Jae-in has returned back from a three-nation tour of Europe, but his comments regarding North Korea have gained more public attention than Seoul’s relationship with Nordic countries. ...

Jun 16, 2019
North Korea
No deal reached, parliamentary standoff to continue

A parliamentary impasse appears set to continue, as rival political parties on Sunday failed to narrow differences on holding a parliamentary hearing on the country’s economic situation. In addition...

Jun 16, 2019
Politics
S. Korea completes African swine fever quarantine in border area

South Korea has completed quarantine measures against African swine fever in regions bordering North Korea, which reported a recent outbreak of the contagious animal disease, the agriculture ministry...

Jun 16, 2019
Social affairs
Moon back in Korea after Northern Europe trip

Following an eight-day tour of Finland, Norway and Sweden, President Moon Jae-in returned to South Korea on Sunday, where a pile of tough tasks remains unresolved. The keywords of his discussions du...

Jun 16, 2019
Foreign Policy
NK leader's wreath sent to late ex-first lady expected to be preserved permanently

A wreath of flowers that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent for the funeral of late former South Korean first lady Lee Hee-ho is expected to be preserved permanently, an official said Sunday. Kim ...

Jun 16, 2019
North Korea
S. Korean gov't struggling to handle growing number of refugee cases

More than 20,000 refugee applications have piled up, but only 81 government officials are assigned to review the cases, a local human rights group said Sunday, citing data from the justice ministry. ...

Jun 16, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea, Sweden to expand ties on new industries, inclusive growth

The leaders of South Korea and Sweden agreed Saturday that their tech-savvy, like-minded countries have great potential for closer partnerships in various sectors, including in response to the Fourth...

Jun 16, 2019
Diplomatic Circuit
[Newsmaker] S. Korea, Sweden sign MOUs on trade, economic cooperation

South Korea and Sweden have signed six memorandums of understandings (MOUs) to expand trade and cooperation in emerging industries, the government said Saturday. The MOUs were signed in line with Pr...

Jun 15, 2019
Diplomatic Circuit
N. Korean fishing boat found stranded in East Sea, crew under investigation

A North Korean fishing boat was found adrift in South Korean waters off the east coast Saturday, and its crew members are under investigation by authorities, they said. The boat carrying four crewm...

Jun 15, 2019
North Korea
S. Korea keeps membership on UN economic-social council

South Korea has been reelected as a member of a UN council in charge of economic and social issues, a position it has held since 2008, the foreign ministry said Saturday. South Korea received member...

Jun 15, 2019
Diplomatic Circuit
NK media says inter-Korean declarations are milestones for peace, prosperity

North Korean media outlets said Saturday inter-Korean agreements signed last year are milestones for peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula, celebrating the 19th anniversary of a joint declarat...

Jun 15, 2019
North Korea
Trump brushes off N. Korea's sanctions violations

US President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to downplay North Korea's violation of sanctions, saying "everybody" tries to skirt them. Trump has seemed eager to keep diplomacy with North Korea alive...

Jun 15, 2019
North Korea

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