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Seoul vows strong action against NK trash balloons
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Controversy ignites over regulation of online entertainment shows
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N. Korea sends some 720 more trash-carrying balloons to S. Korea, continues GPS jamming for 5 days
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Yoon OKs exploratory drilling for 'massive' oil, gas reserve in East Sea
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Korea bets big on gas, oil prospects in East Sea
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China lands on moon's far side in historic sample retrieval mission
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[Graphic news] S. Korea's children get taller
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S. Korea to fully suspend inter-Korean military pact after NK balloon barrage
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Korea, US, Japan to kick off 1st trilateral exercises this year
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Jin of BTS to meet fans on group's debut anniversary post-military discharge
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Moon meets Australian PM, vows to maintain ties
South Korean President Moon Jae-in (right) and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (Yonhap)President Moon Jae-in met with the Australian prime minister on Saturday and agreed to strive to maintain solid bilateral relations as “a true friend.”During his talks with Scott Morrison in Papua New Guinea, Moon said the two nations have forged solid relationships in every field by sharing universal values, calling Australia “the optimum partner for South Korea.”He then suggested further cooperation
Nov. 17, 2018
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N. Korean official blasts Japan over wartime atrocities
A North Korean senior official rallied support for the Koreas’ efforts to advance peace and condemned Japan over its wartime atrocities during an international forum in South Korea on Friday. (Yonhap)Ri Jong-hyok, vice chairman of the Korean Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, said that the three inter-Korean summits and North Korea-US summit this year form a “declaration” heralding an era of peace. “After it committed atrocities such as mass abductions, forcible mobilization and massacre, Japan stic
Nov. 16, 2018
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Foreign ministry official found unconscious in Singapore while accompanying Moon
SINGAPORE -- President Moon Jae-in said Friday that one of the foreign ministry officials accompanying him on his trip to Singapore was found unconscious in her hotel room following an apparent stroke.Kim Eun-young, director-general at the ministry's South Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau, appears to have suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was rushed to a local hospital, Moon said in a Twitter message.Moon arrived in Singapore for a four-day visit to attend a series of annual regional summits wi
Nov. 16, 2018
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Korea, UAE launch high-level dialogue channel on nuclear cooperation
South Korea and the United Arab Emirates launched a high-level dialogue channel on nuclear cooperation on Friday, in another sign of their expanding partnership.The two countries held the inaugural session of the High-Level Consultation in Seoul, led by Seoul's Vice Foreign Minister, Lee Tae-ho, and Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei, the UAE minister of energy and industry.They agreed to install the dialogue channel during South Korean President Moon Jae-in's state visit to the Middle East countr
Nov. 16, 2018
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Korea's top nuclear envoy to visit US next week
Senior South Korean and US diplomats will have talks next week on joint efforts to denuclearize North Korea, including the planned launch of a bilateral "working group," Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, will make a three-day trip to Washington DC from Monday and meet with his counterpart Stephen Biegun. (Yonhap)They will share the assessment of Korean Peninsula security conditions and discuss ways to strengt
Nov. 16, 2018
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Moon heads to Papua New Guinea for APEC forum, meeting with Xi
SINGAPORE -- President Moon Jae-in left Singapore for Papua New Guinea on Friday for this year's summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and bilateral meetings on its sidelines, including one with Chinese President Xi Jinping.North Korea's denuclearization process is expected to dominate the meeting with Xi set for Saturday. It will be their fourth meeting since Moon took office last year. They last met in December when Moon made a state visit to China. (Yonhap)While in Singapore f
Nov. 16, 2018
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South Korea warns Japan in row over forced labor ruling
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday expressed regret over Japan’s continued criticism of the recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of Koreans forced into labor during Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Yonhap)“The government has asked Japan through various channels that Japanese leaders respond wisely to the ruling so that it will not pose obstacles to the development of future-oriented Korea-Japan relations,” said ministry spokesperson Noh Kyu-duk in a statement. “We once aga
Nov. 15, 2018
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Korea seeks trade pacts with ASEAN members, agrees to cooperate for regional pact
SINGAPORE -- South Korea will push for more bilateral free trade agreements with Southeast Asian nations and cooperate to conclude regional trade pact negotiations within next year, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Thursday.As part of the plans, Seoul agreed to launch a feasibility study on a free trade agreement with Malaysia and resume stalled trade pact negotiations with Indonesia. Minister for Trade Kim Hyun-chong at a parliamentary audit on Nov. 6 (Yonhap)The measures were ag
Nov. 15, 2018
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Japan's embassy meets businesses over WWII forced labor ruling
The Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Thursday held a presentation for Japanese businesses operating here over a ruling in favor of South Koreans forced into labor during Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula amid an intensifying diplomatic row between the neighbors. (Yonhap)Kohei Maruyama, a minister at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, stressed that Tokyo’s priority is to protect Japanese firms’ legitimate economic activities here, which analysts see as a thinly veiled threat that Japanese bus
Nov. 15, 2018
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Moon asks Moscow to play bigger role in prompting denuclearization steps from Pyongyang
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hinted that sanctions on North Korea should be eased, in a meeting with President Moon Jae-in in Singapore, Cheong Wa Dae said. “President Putin said that if North Korea’s denuclearization measures have advanced, there should be corresponding measures,” Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Kim Eui-kyeom said. The comment falls in line with Moscow’s stance that some sanctions on North Korea could be eased in light of recent developments. President Moon Jae-in
Nov. 14, 2018
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Moon extends condolences over Laos dam accident
SINGAPORE -- President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday extended his condolences to the people of Laos over an accident at a dam construction site in July that resulted in multiple fatalities. Speaking during a meeting with Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Moon promised further aid to support the recovery efforts and the rebuilding of the dam. President Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith shake hands ahead of their meeting in Singapore on Wednesday. Yonhap“I extend my c
Nov. 14, 2018
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Moon to meet with Pence in Singapore on Thursday
SINGAPORE -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in plans to meet with US Vice President Mike Pence on the sidelines of a regional summit in Singapore on Thursday, the presidential spokesman said Wednesday.The one-on-one meeting comes as North Korea's denuclearization process has made little headway in recent weeks, with the planned high-level talks between the US and the North having been called off at the last minute last week.Pence also said in an article contributed to the Washington Post last w
Nov. 14, 2018
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Former senior judge indicted in judiciary power abuse probe
State prosecutors on Wednesday indicted a former senior judge, a key suspect in a judicial power abuse scandal involving former top court officials. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office charged Lim Jong-hun, former deputy head of the National Court Administration, the top court's administration affairs body, with abuse of power, dereliction of duty and obstruction of justice, among others, its officials said. (Yonhap)Lim. 59, was arrested on Oct. 27. Lim is suspected of being the key
Nov. 14, 2018
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Korea, US seeking to hold high-level economic dialogue next month: source
South Korea and the United States are seeking to hold a high-level economic dialogue in Washington next month, possibly over the future direction of bilateral cooperation, a government source in Seoul said Wednesday.Seoul's Vice Foreign Minister Lee Tae-ho and Manisha Singh, US assistant secretary of state for economic and business affairs, are expected to lead what will be the first Senior Economic Dialogue since Seoul's Moon Jae-in administration was launched in May last year.Lee Tae-ho, Vice
Nov. 14, 2018
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Moon to discuss Korean Peninsula with Chinese, US leaders
SINGAPORE -- President Moon Jae-in will meet with US Vice President Mike Pence and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of multilateral summits, Cheong Wa Dae announced Wednesday. According to Cheong Wa Dae, Moon and Pence will meet in Singapore, where the two are attending ASEAN-related meetings, on Thursday. President Moon Jae-in attends the Korea-ASEAN Summit meeting in Singapore on Wednesday. Yonhap“President Moon and Vice President Pence will hold a meeting in the morning of the 1
Nov. 14, 2018
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Moon considers inviting NK leader to next year's Korea-ASEAN summit
SINGAPORE -- President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday he will actively consider inviting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to a special summit that South Korea plans to host for Southeast Asian nations next year, his spokesman said.Moon made the remark during a summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Singapore after Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the North Korean leader's attendance would make next year's special summit more meaningful, presidential spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom sai
Nov. 14, 2018
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S. Korea’s nuclear envoy seeks to visit US next week: report
South Korea’s top nuclear envoy is seeking to meet with his US counterpart as early as next week to discuss the launch of a “working group” aimed at coordinating their North Korea policy, according a local news report Wednesday. South Korea's top nuclear envoy Lee Do-hoon (Yonhap)Seoul’s special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, Lee Do-hoon, may visit Washington next week to meet with Stephen Biegun, the US special representative for North Korea, to finalize the cr
Nov. 14, 2018
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Moon holds summit with Brunei's sultan
SINGAPORE -- President Moon Jae-in held a summit with Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in Singapore on Wednesday and discussed ways to bolster bilateral relations between Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, officials said.During the meeting held on the sidelines of annual ASEAN-related summits, Moon congratulated Brunei on assuming ASEAN's dialogue coordinatorship and asked for support for South Korea's New Southern Policy aimed at strengthening relations with Southeast Asian n
Nov. 14, 2018
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Moon highlights cooperation, suggests multilateral summits at ASEAN meeting
SINGAPORE -- President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday called for closer cooperation between South Korea and the ASEAN member states. At the ASEAN meeting, Moon proposed special back-to-back summits next year with all 10 of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and with those along the Mekong River, which according to Cheong Wa Dae was met with unanimous approval from the attending leaders. “I have faith in ASEAN’s limitless potential and strength in unity. In addition, (I) have a clear vision of
Nov. 14, 2018
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Korea, UAE to hold high-level talks on nuclear energy cooperation this week
South Korea and the United Arab Emirates will hold the inaugural session of their high-level dialogue on nuclear energy cooperation in Seoul later this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.Vice Foreign Minister Lee Tae-ho and Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei, the UAE minister of energy and industry, are set to lead the session at a Seoul hotel on Friday. South Korean President Moon Jae-in (left) and UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, March 26, 2018 (Yonhap)The two countries
Nov. 14, 2018