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Ruling party chief calls for candid apology from Abe

South Korea’s ruling party chief said Monday he told U.S. government officials and congressional leaders that Japan should offer a candid apology for its …

N. Korea says no interest in talks on freezing its nuclear program ‘unilaterally first’

North Korea is not interested in reopening talks with the United States on freezing or dismantling its nuclear program “unilaterally first,” the …

S. Korea, Russia seek to boost ties

Top diplomats of South Korea and Russia met in Moscow this week as the countries seek to expand their ties in a key anniversary year, the Foreign Ministry said …

S. Korea OKs forest experts’ visit to N. Korea

South Korea on Tuesday approved plans by a group of forest experts and officials of Hyundai Asan, a South Korean operator of an inter-Korean tour program, to …

S. Korea declares de facto end to MERS outbreak
S. Korea declares de facto end to MERS outbreak

Prime Minster Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday declared a de facto end to the outbreak of MERS, which has claimed 36 lives in the country since May. The number of …

U.S. intelligence sees possibility of N.K. provocation around October: S. Korean lawmaker

U.S. intelligence authorities believe North Korea could engage in a provocative act around the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party in …

American veterans celebrate groundbreaking for ‘Changjin’ battle memorial

Elderly American veterans of the Korean War celebrated the groundbreaking Monday for a memorial commemorating “Changjin Reservoir Battle,” one of …

Chinese president visits Shenyang near N. Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to the northeastern city of Shenyang near the border with North Korea on Monday in a trip that could be seen as a message …

Panel calls for scholarship boost for ex-soldiers

A parliamentary panel has recommended that the government seek a program under which universities give extra points to those who have fulfilled their …

S. Korea, U.S. discuss N.K. nuke
S. Korea, U.S. discuss N.K. nuke

Sydney Seiler, the U.S. special envoy to the multilateral talks on North Korea’s denuclearization, met with senior South Korean officials on Monday in Seoul …

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