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Top office distances itself from adviser's comments on North Korea, drills
The United States is downplaying comments made by President Moon Jae-in's top diplomatic aide in which he said U.S. strategic assets on the Korean Peninsula and joint military exercises could be downsized, if North Korea suspends its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. According to a Voice of America repo...
2017-06-19 07:14:09 KST -
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Leaders of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to meet on sidelines of G20: Report
South Korea, the United States and Japan are reportedly fine-tuning the details of a three-way summit to be held alongside the G20 next month in Germany. It would be the first meeting of its kind under the new governments in Seoul and Washington. According to Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun, citing a Japanese govern...
2017-06-18 14:46:50 KST -
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17 dead confirmed from Grenfell Tower blaze
This just coming in. The death toll from the Grenfell Tower fire rose past 17. According to the Metropolitan Police Service that number is likely to rise. Nearly 40 people are still being treated in six hospitals across London. About 20 of them are known to be in critical condition. The names of some of the miss...
2017-06-15 21:25:54 KST -
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President Moon's aide says South Korea should take leading role to promote peace in the region
President Moon Jae-in's top aide has expressed hope South Korea will be able to take a leading role in resolving tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Moon Jung-in , the president's special diplomatic adviser who is currently visiting the U.S., said he was confident of earning Washington's support on S...
2017-06-15 07:00:50 KST -
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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise shot in Virginia
Breaking news from the U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has been shot in the state of Virginia Wednesday morning. According to reports, at around 7:15 local time, a gunman with a rifle opened fire at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, just outside of Washington D.C.; The attack lasted about ten...
2017-06-14 21:16:51 KST -
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Japan tells S. Korea importance of fully carrying out 'Comfort Women' deal
Japan has called on Korea to fully carry out the landmark agreement signed by the two sides in 2015 over the issue of Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean womeneuphemistically known as 'comfort women'. Tokyo's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, said on Tuesday that the Japanese government was going thro...
2017-06-13 15:24:16 KST -
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'Comfort women' victims retain rights to personal claims against Japan despite 2015 deal
The South Korean government has confirmed that the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery retain the right to make personal claims against Tokyo for compensation despite the 2015 deal between the two nations, that was set to draw a line under the issue. The agreement uses terms such as 'final' an...
2017-06-13 11:52:16 KST -
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Japan tells S. Korea the importance of fully carrying out 'Comfort Women' deal after Moon's comments
Tokyo has pushed back at South Korean President Moon Jae-in's comments saying the 2015 deal to resolve the issue of Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women needs to be discussed. At a regular press breifing on Tuesday, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, stressed to Korea the...
2017-06-13 11:52:16 KST -
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UK election result leaves PM May's Brexit plans in disarray
British Prime Minister Theresa May's attempt to bolster her hand in the BREXIT negotiations has backfired after the Conservatives lost their majority in parliament in last Thursday's general election. The Conservatives' 42.5 percent share of the vote was the highest since Margaret Thatcher in 1983but more than 40 ...
2017-06-12 20:02:02 KST -
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Lotte Mart store in China hit with fourth notice to halt operations since March
Lotte continues to be the victim of China's unofficial protest against Seoul's decision to deploy the THAAD missile defense system. Beijing has extended a forced closure of one of its stores for another month. According to Yonhap news, a Lotte Mart store that's been closed since March has been notified for a fourth...
2017-06-12 20:02:02 KST -
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Pres. Moon tells Japanese envoy that people do not accept 2015 'Comfort Women' deal
President Moon Jae-in told a special envoy from Tokyo that the South Korean people cannot accept the 2015 bilateral deal made by the previous administration, that attempted to draw a line under the dispute over Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women. More over, he said the surviving victims did not agree...
2017-06-12 19:13:49 KST -
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Seoul warns Tokyo to be careful of sensitive issues after envoy's controversial remarks
South Korea's foreign ministry has warned Japan to be careful about making comments on sensitive bilateral issues, such as the dispute over Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, euphemistically known as 'comfort women'. This comes after Tokyo's special envoy, Toshihiro Nikai, made controversial remarks ...
2017-06-12 15:36:13 KST
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