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Two Koreas, UN Command agree to remove firearms, guard posts from common border
Oct 22, 2018 13:20North and South Korea and the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) have reached an agreement to withdraw firearms and guard posts from the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) village of Panmunjom, Seoul’s defense ministry says.
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Iran, South Korea plan 'comprehensive' boost in ties
Oct 20, 2018 11:08Iran’s new ambassador to Seoul says there is a “comprehensive plan” aimed at expansion of bilateral ties with South Korea.
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South Korea, US call off drill over fear of angering North
Oct 20, 2018 10:11The US and South Korea have suspended another major joint war game, fearing it might anger North Korea which earlier this week accused Washington of an "evil" attempt to continue sanctions on Pyongyang.
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US, South Korea cancel major military drill: Pentagon
Oct 20, 2018 05:11The United States and South Korea have agreed to suspend another major joint military exercise amid ongoing diplomatic negotiations with North Korea.
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South Korean firms to stay in Iran despite US sanctions: Envoy
Oct 18, 2018 01:02South Korean Ambassador to Tehran Ryu Jeong-hyun says companies in his country understand the significance of the Iranian market and will not leave it under the US sanctions.
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Two Koreas, US-led UN Command hold trilateral talks on disarming border
Oct 16, 2018 06:11North Korea, South Korea, and the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) have held their first talks on demilitarizing the heavily-fortified border between the two Koreas as part of a deal signed last month between Seoul and Pyongyang.
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Moon: World must end mistrust of Kim’s bid to abandon nukes
Oct 15, 2018 06:43South Korean President Moon Jae-in says he has been “convinced” that the North’s leader is sincere in his bid to abandon nuclear arms, urging the world community to end its “mistrust” of Kim Jong-un and reward him, instead, for his peace efforts.
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Chairman of Korean Air indicted for embezzlement
Oct 15, 2018 06:37The head of South Korean flag carrier Korean Air -- whose family have been embroiled in multiple scandals including one involving macadamia nuts -- was indicted Monday on charges of embezzling tens of millions of dollars and other offences.
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US warship joins South Korean fleet despite North talks
Oct 12, 2018 04:59US nuclear-powered warship USS Ronald Reagan has joined the South Korean naval fleet for a once-in-a-decade international fleet review in waters off the Southern Island of Jeju.
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Trump says South Korea needs US approval to relieve sanctions against North
Oct 11, 2018 10:05US President Donald Trump says South Korea would need Washington’s approval to relieve sanctions against North Korea imposed over the 2010 sinking of a South Korean warship.