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South and North Korea to work on plans for pest control at Mt. Kumgang
Officials from the two Koreas visited Mount Kumgang today, in North Korea, to do research for future projects in forestation. A group of 12 South Korean officials from Seoul's unification ministry and the forest service headed north of the border and were joined by 10 forestry-related officials from Pyongyang. Toge...
2018-08-08 19:26:09 KST -
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Free-trade deal between South Korea and U.S. at risk over auto tariffs: WSJ
South Korea's National Assembly is threatening to block its revised free-trade agreement with the U.S. unless South Korean cars win an exemption from proposed American tariffs. The move could put at risk the only free-trade deal the Trump administration has successfully renegotiated. According to a report by...
2018-08-08 10:05:01 KST -
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South and North Korean officials to visit Mt. Kumgang to check on pests
Officials from the two Koreas will visit North Korea's Mount Kumgang today on a research mission for future forestation projects. A group of around ten officials from Seoul's Unification Ministry and the Forest Service will cross the eastern land border for the one-day trip. The visit will focus on chec...
2018-08-08 07:13:46 KST -
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North Korea releases South Korean man suspected of "illegal entry"
A South Korean man accused of illegally entering North Korea has been released by the regime. According to the Unification Ministry, Pyongyang notified Seoul on Monday of its plans to repatriate him. It's not yet known how or why the man in his mid-thirties, crossed over in the first place. But the North cl...
2018-08-08 04:15:30 KST -
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UNSC adopts new guidelines to speed up aid to N. Korea: AP
With a new measure on sanctions from the UN Security Council, eyes are on whether South Korea could soon be able to provide humanitarian assistance to North Korea. According to the Associated Press, the UN Security Council adopted a new set of guidelines on Monday to speed up the delivery of humanitarian aid to No...
2018-08-07 18:02:59 KST -
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Civic groups of S. Korea, N. Korea, Japan to cooperate in repatriating remains of Koreans from Japan
Civic groups from South Korea, North Korea and Japan. are forming a joint body to bring back from Japan the remains of Koreans forced to work under Japan's colonial rule in the early 19-hundreds. Holding a press conference in Tokyo on Monday with North Korean and Japanese civic groups,. South Korean members of Korea...
2018-08-07 12:09:08 KST -
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S. Korea's FM speaks with Libyan counterpart over kidnapped Korean national
The government is pouring all its efforts into ensuring the safe release of a South Korean man abducted by an unidentified Libyan group. In a telephone call on Monday, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Libyan counterpart shared updates on the latest situation and Kang pushed for Tripoli's cooperation i...
2018-08-07 09:58:48 KST -
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, EU discuss economic, N. Korea issues
The top diplomats of South Korea and the European Union have exchanged views on ways to boost bilateral cooperation, as well as recent developments on the Peninsula. Meeting with the EU's foreign affairs chief, Federica Mogherini, South Korea's foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha raised concerns about Brusse...
2018-08-07 04:07:27 KST -
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S. Korean, Chinese nuclear envoys discuss N. Korea denuclearization
The nuclear envoys of South Korea and China met in Beijing on Monday to discuss denuclearization and ways to establish lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. Lee Do-hoon, Seoul's representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, and his Chinese counterpart, Kong Xuanyou, reaffirmed their goal o...
2018-08-07 04:07:27 KST -
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N. Korea, U.S. clash on sanctions at ARF
Expectations were high at the ASEAN Regional Forum. With the foreign ministers of South Korea, North Korea, the U.S. and China all present -- it was hoped the forum could provide momentum in the struggling North Korea-U.S. denuclearization talks. But the annual regional forum ended with no foreign ministerial mee...
2018-08-06 18:17:07 KST -
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South Korean, Chinese nuclear envoys to hold talks Monday
The nuclear envoys of South Korea and China were due to hold talks in Beijing today about North Korea's denuclearization and peace on the Peninsula. Seoul's foreign ministry said Sunday that Lee Do-hun , the representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs would be meeting his Chinese counterpart Kong ...
2018-08-06 12:09:01 KST -
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S. Korean FM says ASEAN supportive of Seoul's policies, peace efforts
The six-day ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Related Meetings finally came to an end on Saturday, and South Korea's foreign minister, Kang Kyung-wha, briefed reporters on Sunday about the results of her final meetings in Singapore. Seoul's top diplomat said some of the key takeaways from ...
2018-08-06 09:59:36 KST
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