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S. Korean minister to seek formal dialogue channel with N. Korea

South Korea’s point man on North Korea vowed Thursday to make more efforts to open an official dialogue channel between the sides.   Unification …

Soldier gets 35-year jail term for murder of comrade

A military appellate court Thursday sentenced an Army sergeant to 35 years behind bars for beating his junior comrade to death.   The sergeant, surnamed Lee, …

S. Korean PM warns Japan against history distortion

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo issued a strong warning against Japan Thursday for its continued attempt to distort the countries’ shared …

S. Korean FM calls for universal development agenda

South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se called Thursday for a universal development agenda as the United Nations prepares to establish a new set of …

U.S. defense chief visits S. Korea for N.K. talks

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter arrived here Thursday to meet with his South Korean counterpart on ways to improve joint capabilities against North …

Heavyweight party defector files for parliamentary election

A heavyweight opposition politician Thursday filed his bid for a parliamentary election with the by-elections only three weeks away.   The former three-term …

S. Korea, China discuss arms control, bilateral ties

Senior diplomats from South Korea and China held talks in Beijing this week during which they discussed a range of issues, including arms control and bilateral …

Park hails desalination as water shortage solution

President Park Geun-hye said Thursday that a new innovation center in southeast South Korea could play a leading role in addressing the global water …

S. Korean FM says regional alliance not ‘zero-sum game’

South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se dismissed public concerns here Thursday that the United States may be placing more emphasis on its alliance with …

N. Korea may unveil new policy in parliamentary session

North Korea will hold a major parliamentary meeting on Thursday, according to local media, amid the possibility of a shift in the communist nation’s …

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