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Statue honoring Korean wartime sex slaves to be displayed at US Capitol

A statue honoring Korean women who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II will be displayed at the Capitol Building in Washington next month, according to a New York-ba...

May 11, 2018
International
Iran says US 'unqualified' to play role in Korean detente

Iran on Saturday welcomed steps towards detente between North and South Korea but warned that the United States was unqualified to play a role since it did not "respect its commitments." The foreign...

Apr 28, 2018
International
[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Major powers welcome Panmunjeom Declaration with caution

Regional powers welcomed Friday’s Panmunjeom Declaration, but advised caution. US President Donald Trump reacted quickly to the developments with tweets. “After a furious year of missile launches ...

Apr 28, 2018
International
Korean-Canadians respond to Toronto van attack

South Korean-born musician Sarah Yunji Moon was at home playing her flute in Saskatoon, Canada, when she first heard the tragic news on Monday -- that at least 10 died after a man drove a van into p...

Apr 25, 2018
International
CIA officials in Pyongyang for US-North Korea summit: report

US intelligence officials appear to be in Pyongyang negotiating preparations for the US-North Korea summit, according to a Japanese media report. Washington is currently arranging a summit meeting w...

Apr 24, 2018
International
No-go warning as Japan volcano erupts for first time in 250 years

TOKYO, (AFP) -- A volcano in southern Japan erupted for the first time in 250 years on Thursday, spewing steam and ash hundreds of metres into the air, as authorities warned locals not to approach th...

Apr 19, 2018
International
Trade issues expose the limits of Trump-Abe ‘bromance’

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe courted the new American president with a golden driver not long after Donald Trump won the White House. He‘s met with the billionaire busi...

Apr 19, 2018
International
Trump leaves open possibility of bailing on meeting with Kim

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said that although he‘s looking ahead optimistically to a historic summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un he could still pull out if he feels it...

Apr 19, 2018
International
Locals call for stop to Korea’s ODA project in Philippines

For Remia Castor, a Filipina farmer living along the Jalaur, the river is not just a source of water. It is where she and her family have built their lives and culture for generations. Today, the...

Apr 15, 2018
International
China urges EU to ‘act together’ against US protectionism

BRUSSELS, April 6, 2018 (AFP) - China on Friday called on the European Union to take a joint stand against US protectionism as the tit-for-tat trade rift between Washington and Beijing threatened to ...

Apr 6, 2018
International
China slaps retaliatory tariffs on 128 US products

BEIJING -- China on Monday imposed tariffs on 128 US imports worth $3 billion, including fruit and pork, retaliating for US duties on steel and aluminium that Beijing said “seriously infringed” Chine...

Apr 2, 2018
International
IOC President Bach meets with N. Korean sports minister in Pyongyang

International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach met with the North Korean sports minister during his visit to Pyongyang on Friday, the North‘s state media reported. Earlier in the day, the IOC ann...

Mar 30, 2018
International
South Korean President calls for China‘s cooperation to reduce fine dust

President Moon Jae-in on Friday called for China’s cooperation to help reduce South Korea‘s worsening fine dust pollution, which he said the neighboring country is partly responsible for. Moon made ...

Mar 30, 2018
International
Leaders of two Koreas congratulate Xi on re-election

The leaders of South and North Korea sent congratulatory messages to Chinese leader Xi Jinping on his re-election as president, Xinhua News Agency reported. Xi, 64, was unanimously picked president ...

Mar 18, 2018
International
S. Korean foreign minister upbeat about upcoming summits with NK

South Korea's top diplomat has voiced hope that the planned summits with North Korea will produce a "breakthrough" in finding a way toward a peaceful resolution of the North's nuclear and missile iss...

Mar 17, 2018
International

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