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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean FM meets North's titular leader in Mexico
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has met with the North's ceremonial head of state in Mexico and expressed her hope for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's prompt visit to Seoul, the foreign ministry here said Sunday. Kang's meeting with Kim Yong-nam took place on Saturday while visiting the Latin American country to attend the presidential inauguration ceremony of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, according to Seoul's foreign ministry. In this photo, provided by Seoul's foreign ministry, S
Dec. 2, 2018
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S. Korean president arrives in New Zealand on state visit
AUCKLAND, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Auckland on Sunday on a state visit that will include his summit with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. South Korean President Moon Jae-in (Right) shakes hands with Jenny Salesa, minister for building and construction, as well as for ethnic communities, of New Zealand, after arriving in Auckland on Sunday,on a three-day state visit. (Yonhap)New Zealand is the last stop in Moon's three-nation tour that began Tuesday with an u
Dec. 2, 2018
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Moon works to secure NK leader’s visit to Seoul during G-20 summit
With President Moon Jae-in having wrapped up the G-20 summit following a meeting with US President Donald Trump, hopes are high that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to Seoul will materialize before the end of the year. Moon is expected to arrive in New Zealand on Sunday for a three-day state visit after leaving Argentina, where he attended the Group of 20 summit. During his three-day stay in Buenos Aires, Moon held a series of meetings with world leaders to rally support for diplomatic
Dec. 2, 2018
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Moon urges immediate action by G-20 leaders to address climate change
BUENOS AIRES -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in called on his Group of 20 peers Saturday to do more to address climate change, insisting they owed it to the world and future generations."Globally, abnormal weather and natural disasters are becoming part of daily lives. A dark shadow of global warming and environmental damage have been created on the other side of global economic growth, and they are approaching mankind as disasters," Moon said in a meeting of G-20 leaders here in Buenos Aires
Dec. 2, 2018
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Korean president heads to New Zealand after trip to G-20 summit
South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed to New Zealand on Saturday, ending his three-day trip to Argentina for the annual Group of 20 summit, which also provided the venue for a possibly crucial meeting with US President Donald Trump.At the annual meeting of the leaders of the world's 20 largest economies, the South Korean president sought to promote free trade and joint efforts to tackle global issues, such as climate change and slowing economic growth.South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L) a
Dec. 2, 2018
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Leaders of Korea, Argentina agree to improve ties, support FTA negotiations
BUENOS AIRES -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Argentine President Mauricio Macri agreed to expand their countries' economic and trade relations Saturday, while pledging joint efforts to accelerate negotiations between South Korea and a South American trade bloc known as MERCOSUR.In a bilateral summit, the two leaders also discussed joint efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Argentine President Mauricio Macri (Yonhap)"In the first summit in
Dec. 2, 2018
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Blue House confirms Friday’s meeting between Trump and Moon
President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump will hold a summit meeting in Buenos Aires on Friday, Seoul’s presidential office confirmed. According to Cheong Wa Dae, the meeting has been set for 3:15 p.m. Friday, Buenos Aires time (3.15 a.m. Saturday in Korean time). President Moon Jae-in addresses Koreans based in Argentina in Buenos Aires on Thursday. YonhapAccording to Cheong Wa Dae, the two leaders will focus on discussing how to increase cooperation on denuclearization, and to stren
Nov. 30, 2018
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Ministry to hold forum on cooperation among S. Korea, China, Japan next week
South Korea will hold a semi-governmental forum on cooperation with China and Japan next week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday, as long-simmering historical feuds remain a major hurdle to improving their relations.The forum on the present and future of trilateral cooperation is set to occur on Monday in Incheon, west of Seoul. It will bring together civilian experts and working-level government officials from the three countries. (Yonhap)"The ministry plans to continuously carry out seminar
Nov. 30, 2018
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Korea-US summit to be 'pull aside': report
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump will have a "pull aside"rather than a formal bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Argentina this week, Reuters quoted the White House spokeswoman as saying Thursday. (Yonhap)Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Buenos Aires, Sarah Sanders said Trump will have "pull asides" with both Moon and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.US National Security Adviser John Bolton earlier said that M
Nov. 30, 2018
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S. Korean president arrives in Argentina for G-20 summit
South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Argentina on Thursday for a Group of 20 summit and meetings with various global leaders, including US President Donald Trump.Moon's arrival here followed his two-day unofficial visit to the Czech Republic where he held a summit with Prime Minister Andrej Babis.The president will hold a special meeting with a group of South Korean residents in Argentina later in the day before he attends the two-day G-20 summit from Friday, according to his office Che
Nov. 29, 2018
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Korea irked by Japan's 'overreaction' to court rulings
SEOUL/TOKYO -- The South Korean government urged Japan on Thursday to refrain from "overreacting" to Seoul court rulings against a Japanese firm for wartime forced labor. "It's very regrettable that the Japanese government is continuing to respond excessively to our judiciary's ruling, and (we) call for its restraint," the foreign ministry's spokesman, Noh Kyu-duk, said at a press briefing.He said it's natural for an administration to respect a court decision in a democracy. (Yonhap)The ministry
Nov. 29, 2018
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OECD forum on well-being closes, adopts Incheon Declaration
An Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development global forum on well-being closed in South Korea on Thursday, with the Incheon Declaration adopted to renew its commitment toward better quality of life.During the three-day run, some 3,000 leaders, experts and civic activists from 100 countries attended the OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy. (Yonhap)Under the theme of "The Future of Well-being," participants discussed people's well-being and inclusive growth as the ulti
Nov. 29, 2018
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Japan calls forced labor ruling 'unacceptable'
SEOUL/TOKYO -- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Thursday that South Korea's additional court rulings against a Japanese firm for wartime forced labor are "very regrettable and unacceptable."Seoul officials, however, said they "respect" the Supreme Court verdicts.In a statement, Kono said they run counter to the 1965 pact between the governments of the neighboring countries on normalizing bilateral diplomatic ties. He said all reparation issues related to Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of
Nov. 29, 2018
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Supreme Court orders Mitsubishi to compensate Korean forced labor victims
South Korea’s top court on Thursday ruled in favor of Korean victims who were forced into labor during Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, ordering a Japanese company to compensate them for their unpaid work and reaffirming that an international treaty does not negate an individual’s rights to seek damages.The Supreme Court upheld two lower court rulings against the Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., and ordered payments in the amount of 80 million won ($71,500) to the
Nov. 29, 2018
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Supreme Court to rule on damages suits over Japan forced labor
South Korea's Supreme Court was set to rule Thursday on damages claims filed by Koreans against a Japanese firm over wartime forced labor and unpaid work.The four-judge bench will deliver its ruling at 10:00 a.m., regarding two separate cases involving 11 elderly Koreans and a victim's family who seek compensation from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. (Yonhap)The rulings come about a month after the top court upheld a 2013 appellate ruling that ordered Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. to pay each
Nov. 29, 2018
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Korean president heads to Argentina for G-20 summit
PRAGUE -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed to Argentina, ending his two-day unofficial visit to the Czech Republic, en route to the Group of 20 summit in the South American country.The president was set to arrive in Buenos Aires early Thursday (Argentine time).(Yonhap)In Prague he held a summit with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and agreed to expand economic and trade cooperation.Seoul and Prague established diplomatic relations in 1990 and upgraded their ties to a strategic partner
Nov. 29, 2018
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Leaders of S. Korea, Czech Republic pledge efforts to improve ties
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis agreed Wednesday to further improve their countries' bilateral ties and make joint efforts to prepare the countries for the fourth industrial revolution.In a meeting in Prague, they noted the countries' relationship has steadily improved since the countries established diplomatic ties in 1990. "The two leaders ... agreed to continue expanding their bilateral trade and investment to further solidify the South Korea-Czech Str
Nov. 29, 2018
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Inter-Korean rail connection cannot occur without NK’s denuclearization: US official
A senior US diplomat said Wednesday that the US and the international community are not prepared for the significant lifting of sanctions for an inter-Korean railway connection until North Korea’s “final, fully verified denuclearization.” Marc Knapper, acting deputy assistant secretary at the US State Department, made the remarks during a forum on regional peace and cooperation in Seoul, as the Koreas eye a reconnection of inter-Korean railways. The US wants North Koreans to have a bright future
Nov. 28, 2018
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Moon, Trump to hold summit on G20 sidelines
President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump will hold a summit meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, US National Security Adviser John Bolton said Tuesday. Moon, who is currently on a three-nation tour, will arrive in Buenos Aires Friday on a three-day schedule to attend the G20 Summit. US National Security Advisor John Bolton. YonhapIn the meeting with Trump, Moon is likely to focus on North Korea-related issues, as he did in the recent meeting with US Vice Preside
Nov. 28, 2018
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S. Korea, Australia to extend free English program for young N. Korea defectors
South Korea and Australia agreed Wednesday to extend a free English-language training program for young North Korean defectors as part of efforts to help them sharpen their competitive edge in the global community, the unification ministry said.The unification ministry signed the agreement with Australia's foreign ministry and UTS Insearch, a language school of the University of Technology Sydney, to extend the 30-week language course for another three years through 2021. (Yonhap)The three sides
Nov. 28, 2018