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US, South Korea could scale back joint drills: Esper
Nov 14, 2019 04:50US military exercises with South Korea could be scaled back to aid diplomacy with the nuclear-armed North, Defense Secretary Mark Esper signaled on his way to Seoul, as Pyongyang said it was running out of patience.
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North Korea censures planned US-South military drills
Nov 06, 2019 14:25North Korea has strongly denounced Washington for plans to conduct a joint military exercise with Seoul next month, as efforts to resume denuclearization negotiations hit numerous impasses.
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Korea-Japan: History is not present in the past
Nov 01, 2019 10:54South Korea-Japan bilateral relations are now at probably their lowest point since diplomatic ties were established between the two Northeast Asian countries in 1965. The latest dispute revolves around the two countries’ different interpretations of their 1965 “Agreement on the Settlement of Problems Concerning Property and Claims and on Economic Cooperation.”
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North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles towards East Sea: South military
Oct 31, 2019 11:30North Korea has launched two “unidentified projectiles” toward the Sea of Japan, the South Korean military says, an apparent resumption of weapons tests amid stalled nuclear talks with the United States.
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North Korea calls on South to rebuild 'capitalist' Mt Kumgang resort
Oct 25, 2019 05:01North Korea has proposed that Seoul discuss the removal of its facilities from the North's resort of Mount Kumgang, a key symbol of cooperation that Pyongyang recently criticized as "shabby" and "capitalist," the South's officials said on Friday.
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South Korean PM meets Japan's Abe, seeks mended fences
Oct 25, 2019 04:53Japanese President Abe Shinzo met South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon in the first high-level diplomatic engagement between the two states since a recent trade spat saw Seoul –Tokyo relations plummet.
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Traditional foes Japan and South Korea agree to mend ties amid rows
Oct 24, 2019 06:04Leaders of Japan and South Korea have agreed to mend ties amid a bitter feud over history and trade that has dragged bilateral relations to their worst in decades.
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2019 World Wushu Championships: Iran defend Sanda title
Oct 24, 2019 03:41In the 15th edition of the World Wushu Championships, Iran’s National Team have grabbed 2 more Gold Medals, to decisively reclaim the title in the Sanda discipline, after clinching 8 gold medals.
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Iran says Pride will go from its car industry
Oct 24, 2019 03:30Iranian authorities say that Pride, a car model that has dominated the country’s market for more than two decades, will be dumped in early summer 2020 as reports emerge of a recession that has affected sales in the wider industry.
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North Korea's leader orders South-built resort demolished
Oct 23, 2019 07:33In what might be viewed as the latest sign of the frosty inter-Korean relations, North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un has ordered a tourist complex built by a Southern company on the North's Mount Kumgang to be razed and replaced with modern facilities.