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Ultimate goal of denuclearization is common prosperity of South and North Korea: Moon
Staying with how Seoul's getting ready for next Friday's all important inter-Korean event. President Moon Jae-in invited local broadcasters to the nation's top office, to share his thoughts and ideas on the historic event, and listen to their advice. For details we turn to our Cha Sang-mi. President Moon Jae-in i...
2018-04-19 18:04:29 KST -
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Police raid Korean Air HQ as probe of chairman's daughter continues
Police carried out a search of the main offices of Korean Air, as part of their investigation into the so-called 'water rage' incident, where a senior executive of the flag carrier, allegedly assaulted an advertising agency employee. The police confiscated two smartphones used by Cho Hyun Min,, and the smartphones...
2018-04-19 18:03:30 KST -
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Direct communication line between two Koreas to be established Friday
Come Friday, the two Koreas will be establishing a direct line of communication between high levels of their respective governments. In a briefing Thursday, Cheong Wa Dae Spokesperson Kim Eui-kyeom said one end of the hotline will be at the South Korean presidential office and on the North Korean side it'll be at ...
2018-04-19 17:05:12 KST -
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Seoul looks for ways to turn armistice agreement into peace treaty with North Korea: Cheong Wa Dae
At the upcoming inter-Korean summit, the Presidential Office of Cheong Wa Dae is looking for a way to achieve a peace treaty between the two Koreas. Hostilities in the Korean War ended not with a formal peace, but with an armistice, which means South and North are technically still at war. A high-level official s...
2018-04-19 14:34:51 KST -
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April 19th Revolution commemoration ceremony takes place at national cemetery
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon gave a speech this morning at a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the April 19th Revolution, the popular uprising in South Korea 58 years ago that ended the autocratic rule of President Rhee Syngman. The Prime Minister was speaking at the April 19 National Cemetery in northern Seoul...
2018-04-19 12:17:40 KST -
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Two Koreas agree to broadcast live parts of 2018 Inter-Korean Summit next week
South Korean officials who travelled to the North Korean side of the border village of Panmunjom for the second round of working-level talks between the two Koreas to prepare for the 2018 inter-Korean summit returned to Seoul on Wednesday after an over five-hour meeting earlier on the same day. The working-level tal...
2018-04-19 12:17:40 KST -
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S. Korea celebrates 58th anniversary of April 19th revolution
Today marks the 58th anniversary of the April 19th revolution. On March 15th, 1960, labor and student groups held a protest against electoral corruption by the first republic of South Korea, which was controlled by the nation's first president Rhee Syngman. A body discovered in Masan Harbor on April 11th, wh...
2018-04-19 12:17:05 KST -
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GM Korea fails to reach agreement with union ahead of deadline proposed by its U.S. headquarters
The ninth wage negotiation meeting between GM Korea and its labor union ended Wednesday with no agreement. GM Korea called for the union to accept by Friday a self-help package that would cut some 94 million U.S. dollars-worth of welfare costs. Friday is the deadline set by GM Korea's headquarters in the ...
2018-04-19 12:17:05 KST -
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BMW Korea to recall 55,000 units over faulty exhausts
BMW Korea is recalling some 55-thousand cars from today over an issue with the models' exhaust systems. According to the Ministry of Environment, just three models were found to have "faulty exhaust gas recirculation", but BMW Korea voluntarily placed recall orders on 29 other models that used simil...
2018-04-19 07:00:14 KST -
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Fmr. Korean president Lee Myung-bak's assets frozen amid corruption case
A Seoul court approved a request from prosecutors to put a freeze on assets belonging to Lee Myung-bak, who's been indicted on corruption charges. The the former leader will not be able to conduct any financial transactions while the freeze is in effect, which would presumably be until the case is closed. Th...
2018-04-19 04:51:12 KST -
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S. Korean gov't announces five-year anti-corruption plan
Over at the nation's top office, the second meeting of the Anti-Corruption Policy Consultation Council, headed by President Moon Jae-in was held. During the session, the government announced a five-year plan to fight graft. (Korean) "Anti-corruption reform cannot be achieved in just a couple of months. It's ...
2018-04-18 18:02:18 KST -
02:16
Seoul looking to formally end Korean War with peace treaty: Cheong Wa Dae
A peace treaty could finally be in the cards for the two Koreas. The South Korean presidential office said as much today in a press briefing. Our Cha Sang-mi was at that briefing and joins us live from the Blue House. Sang-mi, what more have we learned about the summit now coming up in just nine days? Yes Devi...
2018-04-18 13:54:08 KST
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South Korea makes final preparations for Friday's inter-Korean summit
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Peace House renovated ahead of inter-Korean summit
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D-1: Countdown to historic meeting of Pres. Moon and Kim Jong-un
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Pres. Moon and Kim Jong-un shake hands on South Korean soil, Press Center erupts in applause
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