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South Korea releases parts of frozen Iranian funds: Businessman
Jul 08, 2020 01:36South Korea has agreed to release a part of funds belonging to Iran and frozen in the country's banks under pressure from the United States, says a businessman leading trade between the two countries.
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South Korea's Moon appoints top aides, all advocates of inter-Korean rapprochement
Jul 03, 2020 10:52South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in has appointed officials, all known as supporters of inter-Korean détente, as his new top national security advisors in an effort to revive stalled negotiations with North Korea.
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South Korea's president urges Trump, Kim to meet again before US presidential vote
Jul 01, 2020 04:04South Korean President Moon Jae-in has called on his American counterpart, Donald Trump, and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un to meet once again before the presidential election in the United States.
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Time to call it quits in Korean peninsula
Jun 29, 2020 11:14The irony is that US wars and trade restrictions against other nations have backfired, dealing a major blow to the commercial interests of Western companies and investors. For example, the economic sanctions, military pressure, and intemperate threats against Pyongyang will equally prove counterproductive.
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North Korean leader suspends plans of military action against South
Jun 24, 2020 03:49North Koran leader Kim Jong-un has suspended “military action plans” against South Korea, in an effort to de-escalate rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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‘North Korea reinstalling border loudspeakers amid renewed tensions with South'
Jun 23, 2020 05:54A South Korean military source says North Korea is reinstalling loudspeakers used to broadcast anti-South messages across the border, amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas.
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North Korea to launch balloons loaded with 'retaliatory' leaflets into South
Jun 22, 2020 09:12North Korea is prepared to launch thousands of balloons carrying millions of "retaliatory" leaflets to its southern neighbor as inter-Korean relations take a nosedive.
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North Korea vows to send retaliatory leaflets against South as tensions rise
Jun 20, 2020 03:18North Korea is reportedly preparing to send its own propaganda material against the South and North Korean defectors based in the country over its southern border as part of its persisting retaliatory measures aimed at Seoul amid growing tensions between the rival neighbors.
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Inter-Korean tensions keep soaring after liaison office demolition
Jun 19, 2020 08:50Tensions have escalated on the Korean Peninsula after Pyongyang blew up its liaison office with the South and prompted the resignation of South Korea's Unification Minister, a point man designated to mend fragile ties with the North.
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Inter-Korean tensions reach breaking point amid threats of military action
Jun 17, 2020 06:37The situation remains tense on the Korean Peninsula, where the two Koreas have been engaged in a fresh flare-up of hostilities, threatening each other with military action.