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Korean leaders meet in Pyongyang for potentially tough talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea — South Korean President Moon Jae-in began his third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday with possibly his hardest mission to date — brokering some kind of c...

Sept 19, 2018
North Korea
Moon, Kim to jointly announce outcome of summit in Pyongyang: Seoul

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are scheduled to jointly announce the outcome of their summit in Pyongyang, a Seoul official said Wednesday. "It is still diffi...

Sept 19, 2018
North Korea
US senator voices concern Moon may undermine NK sanctions

WASHINGTON -- A ranking US senator voiced concern Tuesday that South Korea will undermine sanctions pressure on North Korea by holding another summit with the regime's leader. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R...

Sept 19, 2018
North Korea
Pompeo to chair UN meeting on N. Korea

WASHINGTON -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will chair a United Nations Security Council meeting next week to address efforts to dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the State Departm...

Sept 19, 2018
Foreign Policy
Leaders of two Koreas hold second meeting over nukes, ties

SEOUL/PYONGYANG -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met Wednesday for a second and possibly final round of talks in their historic summit aimed at breaking an im...

Sept 19, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea says leaders 'highly appreciate' current state of inter-Korean relations

North Korea's state media reported Wednesday on the third inter-Korean summit under way in Pyongyang, saying that the leaders of the two Koreas "highly appreciated" the current state of cross-border ...

Sept 19, 2018
North Korea
US hopes for ‘meaningful, verifiable’ steps toward NK denuclearization

The United States said Tuesday that it hopes to see “meaningful” and “verifiable” steps toward the dismantlement of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program through this week’s meeting between the two K...

Sept 19, 2018
North Korea
NK’s nominal head of state says summit will lead to peace, prosperity, reunification

North Korea’s nominal head of state said Tuesday the inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang will pave the way for “peace and prosperity,” expressing hopes the meeting will lead to the eventual reunificatio...

Sept 18, 2018
North Korea
Puma caught after fleeing zoo in Daejeon

DAEJEON -- A puma was caught Tuesday hours after escaping from an enclosure at a South Korean zoo. Zookeepers at Daejeon O-World in the city some 160 kilometers south of Seoul discovered earlier in ...

Sept 18, 2018
Social affairs
Kim Jong-un credits Moon Jae-in for NK-US summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gave credit to South Korean President Moon Jae-in for his “tireless effort” in bring together Pyongyang and Washington to the negotiations table, as he met with Moon f...

Sept 18, 2018
Foreign Affairs
Tough confirmation hearing expected for education minister nominee

A tough confirmation hearing is expected Wednesday for Education Minister nominee Rep. Yoo Eun-hae of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, as a series of reports have revealed irregularities. On Mo...

Sept 18, 2018
Politics
Inter-Korean summit triggers mixed reactions from political parties

Political parties responded to the third inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang along partisan lines, with some opposition lawmakers calling for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s “official announcement” of...

Sept 18, 2018
Politics
First dog will miss Moon Jae-in and Kim Jung-sook for 3 days

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook were seen off by their first dog Maru, Tuesday morning, as they departed the presidential residence of Cheong Wa Dae for a three-day su...

Sept 18, 2018
North Korea
Parents of children 5 and under get 100,000 won monthly allowance starting Friday

Most parents of children aged up to 5 will be given a monthly allowance of 100,000 won ($88) per child starting from Friday, with the exceptions of some high-earners and overseas residents, the count...

Sept 18, 2018
Social affairs
Korean business leaders express cautious hope for reopening of Kaesong complex

South Korean businesspeople who had operated factories at the now-shuttered Kaesong complex said Tuesday they will prepare for a possible resumption of operations at the joint factory park as South K...

Sept 18, 2018
North Korea

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