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Cable channel on North Korea to be launched next year

A new cable channel specializing in North Korea will be launched early next year, its promoter said Wednesday. It will feature North Korean society, culture, tourism and food and will produce progra...

September 19, 2018
Television
Koreas looking to form joint teams in table tennis, swimming at Asian Para Games

ICHEON -- South and North Korea are looking to form joint teams in table tennis and swimming at the Asian Para Games next month, Seoul's para sports chief said Wednesday. "We're planning to have a j...

September 19, 2018
More sports
Trump says N. Korean leader agrees to nuclear inspections

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has agreed to allow nuclear inspectors in and permanently shut down nuclear and missile testing sites. Trump made the re...

September 19, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea to close long-range rocket test facilities

SEOUL/PYONGYANG -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agreed Wednesday to permanently dismantle major missile engine test facilities and a launch pad near its border with China. It represents one of th...

September 19, 2018
North Korea
Ex-short track coach sentenced to 10 months in jail for assaulting athletes

SEONGNAM -- Former South Korean national short track coach Cho Jae-beom was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Wednesday for assaulting multiple athletes. The Seongnam branch of the Suwon District ...

September 19, 2018
Social affairs
Two Koreas agree on measures to reduce tensions, prevent accidental clashes

SEOUL/PYONGYANG -- The two Koreas agreed Wednesday to set maritime, air and ground buffer zones in front-line areas to reduce military tensions, prevent accidental clashes and build trust. They also...

September 19, 2018
North Korea
Ruling party chief proposes inter-Korean parliamentary meeting

SEOUL/PYONGYANG -- South Korea's ruling party chief on Wednesday proposed holding an inter-Korean parliamentary meeting this year during a meeting in Pyongyang with the North's legislative leader. L...

September 19, 2018
North Korea
Moon to attend N. Korea's propaganda mass games

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will attend a controversial mass gymnastics performance in Pyongyang late Wednesday on the second day of his trip, a presidential official said. North Korea unveil...

September 19, 2018
North Korea
Ministry denies Seoul and Washington's push for OPCON transfer with specific date in mind

South Korea's defense ministry on Wednesday dismissed a claim that Seoul and Washington have been pushing for the transfer of wartime operational control with a specific timeline in mind. During a p...

September 19, 2018
Defense
Cigarette sales down 1.1% on campaign, higher prices

Sales of cigarettes in South Korea declined 1.1 percent in the first eight months of 2018 from a year earlier due to a government-led anti-smoking campaign and higher prices, data showed Wednesday. ...

September 19, 2018
Industry
Major hotels record more reservations for Chuseok holiday

Major hotels in Seoul have seen their reservation rates rise for the upcoming Chuseok holiday thanks to a new trend of spending the autumn harvest celebration in the nation's capital, industry source...

September 19, 2018
Industry
BTS' latest album retains presence on Billboard for 3rd week

"Love Yourself: Answer," the latest album by K-pop boy band BTS, remained on the Billboard 200 album chart for the third week in a row Wednesday. The album ranked 15th on the Billboard 200 for the w...

September 19, 2018
Music
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...

September 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...

September 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...

September 19, 2018
Foreign Policy

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