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South Korean envoy in China to mend strained ties
May 18, 2017 10:22China has asked the new government of South Korea to make efforts toward improving strained relations between the two neighboring countries.
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South Korea’s President Moon says war with North highly possible
May 17, 2017 10:43South Korea’s newly-elected President Moon Jae-in has warned of a “high possibility” of conflict with North Korea amid the latter’s rapidly advancing missile and military nuclear programs.
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Iran’s Rouhani congratulates South Korea’s Moon on presidential victory
May 13, 2017 10:57Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has extended his congratulations to Moon Jae-in for winning South Korea’s presidential election.
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S. Korea ready for talks with North under right conditions: Intelligence chief
May 11, 2017 03:42The new head of South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), who is credited with the arrangement of two inter-Korean summits in the 2000s, stresses the need for a Seoul-Pyongyang meeting, but says it would be possible only when calm returns to the region.
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Moon Jae-in sworn in as South Korea’s president
May 10, 2017 04:54South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae-in, has been sworn in a day after he was declared president in a decisive election victory.
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South Korean protesters block entrance to THAAD installation site
May 06, 2017 12:55Protests against a US-made missile system in South Korea have escalated as people block the main entrance to the installation site.
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China calls for immediate halt to US missile system in South Korea
May 02, 2017 08:23Beijing has called for the immediate suspension of a controversial American anti-missile system deployed to South Korea hours after Washington announced the system, known as THAAD, is now operational.
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South Korea rejects Trump’s call to pay for THAAD system
Apr 29, 2017 15:56South Korea has rejected a demand by US President Donald Trump that Seoul should pay for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), a missile system which is being deployed in the country to allegedly deter threats from North Korea.
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South Korea, US warn of potential ‘punishment’ against North Korea
Apr 27, 2017 08:11South Korea and the United States have agreed to take “swift punitive measures” against North Korea in the event of more “provocation” on the part of Pyongyang.
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China urges peaceful solution to Korean Peninsula tensions
Apr 27, 2017 01:11China has called on all sides of the conflict on the Korean Peninsula to work for a peaceful solution and try to ease tensions between the two Koreas.