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Korea arranging to hold meeting with Japan's newly tapped FM

South Korea's foreign minister is expected to meet the newly tapped top diplomat of Japan at the upcoming meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to discuss bilateral ties, regional an...

Aug 3, 2017
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Trump signs N. Korea, Russia, Iran sanctions into law

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed new sanctions on North Korea, Russia and Iran into law, insisting that the legislation remains "seriously flawed." Trump signed the Counterin...

Aug 3, 2017
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Korea to deepen defense industry ties with Indonesia

South Korea said Tuesday it's seeking closer ties with Indonesia on defense goods as part of efforts to expand its overall arms trade. Defense Minister Song Young-moo discussed the issue when he met...

Aug 1, 2017
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More Korean history to be included in US textbook from 2018: ministry

A widely used US history textbook will carry more pages on the unique ancient culture and modern economic development of South Korea starting next year, Seoul's education ministry said Friday. The r...

Jul 28, 2017
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Korea to conduct extensive environmental survey of THAAD

The South Korean government said Friday that it will launch an additional environmental assessment of a US anti-missile system, virtually ruling out the possibility of its deployment being completed ...

Jul 28, 2017
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N. Korea's nuclear program will become 'fait accompli pretty soon': US official

North Korea will attain a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile "pretty soon," a senior US administration official said Thursday, citing the communist nation's repeated provocations. (Yonhap) The offici...

Jul 28, 2017
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China lukewarm over air route double-tracking amid missile row: official

Negotiations have stalled for the double-tracking of congested air routes linking South Korea and Chinese and European cities amid the lukewarm attitude by Beijing due to the missile row between the ...

Jul 27, 2017
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Korea eyes string of bilateral FM talks during ARF

South Korea's foreign ministry has been fine-tuning schedules to have bilateral ministerial talks with more than a dozen countries, including the United States, on the sidelines of an upcoming region...

Jul 27, 2017
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South Korea, China hold meeting to discuss cooperation on climate change

Representatives of South Korea and China held a meeting to discuss cooperation on climate change, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Kim Chan-woo, South K...

Jul 26, 2017
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Another victim of Japan's sexual slavery dies

Another South Korean woman who was forced into sexual slavery by Japan during its occupation of Korea in the first half of the 20th century died Sunday, a local civic group said, bringing the number ...

Jul 23, 2017
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Defense ministry mulling over reform on cyber security, anti-espionage bodies

South Korea's defense ministry has been making a push to adjust the functions of its cyber security and anti-espionage units, each criticized for getting involved in politics and undue monitoring of ...

Jul 23, 2017
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Senior diplomats of S. Korea, US, Japan to meet over policy, N. Korea

Senior diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will meet here this week to coordinate their policies on issues including North Korea, the State Department said Tuesday. (Yonhap) The m...

Jul 19, 2017
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Korea, US share goal of denuclearized Korean Peninsula: State Department

South Korea and the United States have the same goal of denuclearizing North Korea, the State Department said Tuesday amid speculation the allies disagree on inter-Korean talks proposed by Seoul. So...

Jul 19, 2017
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If necessary, US will deploy military means to stop N. Korea: Sen. Gardner

The United States will do everything it can to stop North Korea's nuclear and missile programs even if it means the use of military force, an influential senator said Tuesday. Sen. Cory Gardner (Yon...

Jul 19, 2017
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ASEAN-Korea youth workshop in Seoul ends

The South Korean part of the annual youth network workshop organized by the ASEAN-Korea Centre ended Friday, with a closing ceremony attended by some 80 students from Korea, China, Japan and ASEAN co...

Jul 7, 2017
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