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NK will not resume six party talks without change in US policies

North KoreaOct 22, 2017

North Korea will not return to the six party talks unless issues with the US are resolved, a high level North Korean diplomat said Saturday. According to reports citing participants of the Moscow No...
Moon promises tougher nuclear regulations

Social affairsOct 22, 2017

President Moon Jae-in on Sunday said that the government will quickly resume the construction of two nuclear reactors as recommended by the deliberation committee, while strengthening safety regulati...
Park refuses to attend hearing, supporters to rally Saturday

PoliticsOct 19, 2017

Former President Park Geun-hye on Thursday refused to appear at her trial due to health reasons, sparking speculations that she may boycott her trial in protest, or as a political ploy. On Wednesday...
Denuclearization without condition is US’s goal: Sullivan

North KoreaOct 18, 2017

Pressuring North Korea to come to the negotiation table without any condition is the US’ goal, US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan reiterated Wednesday. Speaking at a joint press conference a...
[Newsmaker] Cheong Wa Dae rejects speculations about Constitutional Court chief

PoliticsOct 18, 2017

President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday nominated Gwangju High Court chief Yoo Nam-seok as a Constitutional Court justice. The announcement came just as Cheong Wa Dae denied reports that issues regarding...
Ahn accuses Moon of incompetence over Trump’s itinerary

PoliticsOct 18, 2017

Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the minor centrist People’s Party, on Wednesday accused President Moon Jae-in and his office of incompetence and missing the beat in Seoul-Washington relations. Speaking a...
Trump to make first state visit by US leader in 25 years

PoliticsOct 17, 2017

US President Donald Trump’s visit to Korea next month will take the form of a state visit, marking the first state visit by a US leader since 1992. According to Seoul’s presidential office, Trump wi...
Seoul devising new offensive-defense military strategy

DefenseOct 16, 2017

The South Korean military is drawing up an offensive-defense strategy aimed at concluding a military conflict with North Korea within the shortest time possible. The plan, revealed by the office of ...
Controversies surrounding Sewol rekindled

Social affairsOct 15, 2017

Controversy surrounding the 2014 ferry disaster is being rekindled as the prosecution readies to launch a fresh investigation into related allegations brought against the previous Park Geun-hye admin...
Justice Ministry announces plans for government official investigation body

Social affairsOct 15, 2017

The Ministry of Justice on Sunday announced its plans for establishing the new investigation body for illegal activities of high level government officials. The plans call for the organization to be...
‘Park’s presidential office doctored Sewol response logs’

PoliticsOct 12, 2017

Records concerning former President Park Geun-hye’s activities during the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster have been altered, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. In the disaster, the Sewol ferry sank off the coun...
Moon to hold third summit with Trump, attend ASEAN, APEC meetings in November

PoliticsOct 12, 2017

President Moon Jae-in will hold another summit meeting with US President Donald Trump in Seoul, and embark on an eight-day trip of three Southeast Asian nations in early November. According to Cheon...
Trump calls for ‘tip-top shape’ nukes, NK claims ‘balance of power’ with US

North KoreaOct 12, 2017

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he is “stronger and tougher” on North Korea than others, while Pyongyang’s top diplomat claimed that the regime was nearing a “balance of power” with ...
US bombers conduct unprecedented drill as Trump briefed on options on NK

North KoreaOct 11, 2017

The US and South Korean air forces conducted another exercise involving two B-1B bombers in a show of force late Tuesday, while the White House revealed that US President Donald Trump had discussed “...
Moon urges speedy reform, income-led growth model

PoliticsOct 10, 2017

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday called for renewed efforts to realize his plans for income-led economic growth, highlighting September’s record exports. “Despite the North Korean nuclear crisis hol...