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S Korea says Seoul cannot recognize rival North as nuclear state
Feb 23, 2018 16:45South Korean President Moon Jae-in has reportedly said that Seoul cannot recognize North Korea as a nuclear state and discussions with Pyongyang on denuclearisation and better ties must go together.
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S. Korean president calls for a stern response to new US tariffs on Seoul’s exports
Feb 19, 2018 07:45The South Korean president has called for a stern response to the new US tariffs on Seoul’s exports.
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Sanchi tragedy slashed Iran’s oil exports to South Korea
Feb 18, 2018 03:04Recent figures show that Iran’s exports of oil to South Korea dropped by almost a half in January after a tanker incident off China’s shores, but the country’s exports to India rose nonetheless by above 50 percent.
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South African President Zuma declares resignation
Feb 15, 2018 05:04South African President Jacob Zuma declared his resignation when addressing the nation late Wednesday night.
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South Korea approves record fund to host North Koreans during Olympics
Feb 14, 2018 05:33South Korea has approved a record budget of more than two and a half million dollars to bankroll the hosting of hundreds of North Koreans during the Winter Olympics.
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Pence sees “no daylight” in US-North Korea standoff
Feb 11, 2018 11:04US Vice President Mike Pence says “there is no daylight” in the ongoing standoff between the US and North Korea over Payongyang’s missile and nuclear weapons programs, noting that Washington and its regional allies are going to maximize pressure on the North.
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US threatens N Korea with war as 2 Koreas take leap towards peace
Feb 10, 2018 16:47The United States has yet again threatened North Korea with a military action as South Korea is witnessing a breakthrough in its relations with Pyongyang for the first time in more than 60 years.
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North Korean leader’s sister arrives in South for Olympics in historic visit
Feb 09, 2018 10:56North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister has arrived in South Korea on a three-day visit, becoming the first member of her family to visit the rival South in more than 60 years amid a rapprochement.
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North Korea holds major military parade, ups rhetoric against US
Feb 08, 2018 14:34North Korea has held a major parade a day before the opening of the Winter Olympics in the South, in a clear warning to the United States that any act of invasion would be met with the toughest response possible.
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Iran: Samsung must apologize for gift ban against Olympics athletes
Feb 08, 2018 11:30Foreign Ministry has summoned South Korea’s ambassador to protest a discriminatory decision by Samsung Electronics and organizers of the Winter Olympic games in Seoul not to provide Iranian athletes with gift smartphones, demanding an apology from the technology company.