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Heavy snow of up to 40 cm blankets Seoul for 2nd day
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BOK makes surprise 2nd rate cut to boost growth
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Moon-Kim summit to start in morning, include welcoming event, dinner
An itinerary outline for the upcoming inter-Korean summit has been unveiled, with the leaders of South and North Korea set to have dinner together over the course of the meeting, Seoul’s presidential office said Monday. The announcement came as the results of the third working-level talks held earlier in the day to lay the foundations for the inter-Korean summit scheduled later this week. From left: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (Yonhap)“The South and th
April 23, 2018
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Koreas agree to start Moon-Kim summit in morning, hold official dinner
The historic meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will include an official dinner at the joint security area of Panmunjom, an official from Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Monday.At a working-level meeting held at Panmunjom earlier Monday, the two Koreas also agreed that the summit will begin before noon Friday, Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kwun Hyuk-ki told a press briefing."The South and the North have held three rounds of working-lev
April 23, 2018
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Koreas hold third working-level talks for summit preparation
Officials from South Korea and North Korea met for the third working-level talks Monday to lay out the foundation for the inter-Korean summit scheduled later this week. The meeting kicked off at 10 a.m., and lasted for nearly four hours at the joint security area of Panmunjeom inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone, Cheong Wa Dae said. The JSA will serve as the venue for the summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un slated for Friday. Panmunj
April 23, 2018
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Trump lashes back at media concerns over NK decision on nuke program
US President Donald Trump hit back against concerns over North Korea’s recent announcement of ending its nuclear program. On Sunday evening by Korean time, Trump tweeted that the US has made no concessions, and refuted media concerns that Pyongyang appears to be gaining more from engaging the US and its allies. US President Donald Trump. Yonhap“Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd of Fake News NBC just stated that we have given up so much in our negotiations with North Korea, and they have given up nothing.
April 23, 2018
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S. Korea’s loudspeakers along DMZ silenced
With South Korea suspending the operations of loudspeakers blasting propaganda across the border with North Korea, expectations are high the measure will translate into broader steps for easing cross-border military tensions. On Monday, the Ministry of National Defense announced the loudspeakers broadcasting propaganda along the border was shut down at midnight Sunday to create a peaceful mood for the inter-Korean summit set for Friday at the truce village of Panmunjeom. The conciliatory gestu
April 23, 2018
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NK stresses economic policy integrating market-oriented reforms
North Korea stressed the need to “fully implement” its economic policy integrating market-oriented reforms, the country’s state-run newspaper said Monday, following its leader’s decision to pivot away from nuclear testing and toward the economy. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits a store selling dinnerware in Pyongyang. (Yonhap)North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced on Saturday his country’s nuclear and missile tests coupled with a key nuclear test site will be scrapped with the completio
April 23, 2018
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S. Korea halts propaganda broadcasts along border with N. Korea: ministry
South Korea announced Monday that it has stopped propaganda broadcasts over the border ahead of inter-Korean summit talks this week, saying it's expected to help boost the reconciliatory mood on the peninsula."The Ministry of National Defense halted the loudspeaker broadcasts against North Korea in the vicinity of the military demarcation line at the start of Monday," the ministry said in a statement.It's aimed at "reducing military tensions between the South and North and creating the mood of p
April 23, 2018
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Trump says 'long way' from conclusion on N. Korea
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the North Korean nuclear crisis is far from over, but the regime's willingness to denuclearize is "great" for the world."We are a long way from conclusion on North Korea, maybe things will work out, and maybe they won't -- only time will tell," Trump tweeted. "But the work I am doing now should have been done a long time ago!"He lashed out at an NBC news anchor for alleging that the US had given away a lot in negotiations with North Korea
April 23, 2018
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Road to N. Korea's denuclearization is littered with failure
Bill Clinton offered oil and reactors. George W. Bush mixed threats and aid. Barack Obama stopped trying after a rocket launch. While Seoul and Washington welcomed Pyongyang's declaration on Saturday to suspend further intercontinental ballistic missile tests and shut down its nuclear test site, the past is littered with failure. A decades-long cycle of crises, stalemates and broken promises gave North Korea the room to build up a legitimate arsenal that now includes purported thermonuclear warh
April 22, 2018
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[2018 inter-Korean summit] Inter-Korean summit to be more transparent than before
When North Korea’s late leader Kim Jong-il met with his South Korean counterparts during the previous two summits in 2000 and 2007, the events were shrouded in secrecy as they took place at the reclusive state’s capital, Pyongyang. The upcoming third inter-Korean summit, however, could be quite different. Not only is the summit to be held on South Korean territory at the truce village of Panmunjeom, the event will be broadcast live and relayed to the public online. Following a series of prepara
April 22, 2018
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Sanctions play part in NK’s nuclear test suspension
In what is generally seen as a bold pre-emptive move, North Korea on Saturday announced its decision to halt nuclear and missile tests and shut down its main nuclear test site -- and instead focus on economic development. The move took by surprise those who believed the North would slowly and cautiously play out such steps towards denuclearization as a bargaining chip for regime survival, through the two landmark summits planned between South Korea and the United States. The United Nations Secu
April 22, 2018
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Senior US diplomat calls NK's decision on tests, nuclear site "positive"
INCHEON -- A senior US diplomat on Sunday called North Korea's recent announcement that it would stop nuclear and missile tests a "very positive" step and emphasized the need for close coordination with US allies in the run-up to the historic summits planned with the reclusive state.Susan Thornton, acting US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, made the remarks upon arriving at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul. "I think that is very positive. Of course we
April 22, 2018
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Two Koreas to hold 3rd working-level talks ahead of summit
South Korea and North Korea will hold a third meeting of working-level officials to discuss security, protocol and press coverage issues ahead of the landmark summit of their two leaders slated for later this week, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday.The meeting will be held in Tongilgak, on the northern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on Monday, presidential spokesman Yoon Young-chan told reporters in a briefing."The North made the proposition and we have agreed," he said.
April 22, 2018
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Senior US diplomat for Asia to visit S. Korea to discuss NK nukes
A senior United States diplomat in charge of North Korean issues will arrive in Seoul later in the day to meet South Korean counterparts to discuss cooperation ahead of the inter-Korean summit slated for this week, the foreign ministry here said Sunday.Susan Thornton, acting US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, is scheduled to meet with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa on Monday.Thornton, who's in charge of preparing the upcoming summit between her coun
April 22, 2018
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EU welcomes NK's decision to stop nuclear, missile tests
The European Union on Saturday welcomed North Korea's decision to stop its nuclear and missile tests and close an atomic test site, calling the move a "positive, long sought-after step."EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement that the North's announcement has to lead to its complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization.Earlier in the day, North Korea announced that it will suspend nuclear and missile tests as of Saturday and dismantle a nuclear test site in the c
April 22, 2018
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N. Korea's nuke suspension brightens S. Korean economic outlook
North Korea's decision to halt nuclear tests is expected to ease uncertainties related to geopolitical risks in the South Korean economy, market watchers said Saturday.Pyongyang's state media said it will stop nuclear and missile tests and dismantle its nuclear test site in a shift of policy focus to the economy. The announcement came ahead of North Korea's summits with South Korea and the United States.The move boosted hopes among local investors about easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula
April 21, 2018
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Kim Jong-un justifies US-NK summit to his people, sends message to US
North Korea will suspend all nuclear and missile tests and shut down a major nuclear test site with immediate effect and instead pursue economic growth, North Korea’s state media reported Saturday, explicitly signaling a shift in its pursuit of a nuclear weapons program.The North does have a history of pledging to halt the development of nuclear weapons only to renege on it, but the latest announcement shows its strong willingness to denuclearize and paves the way for resolving the decades-old n
April 21, 2018
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Trump welcomes North Korea's freeze on nuclear tests
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday welcomed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's pledge to suspend nuclear and missile tests and shut down its nuclear test site."North Korea has agreed to suspend all Nuclear Tests and close up a major test site. This is very good news for North Korea and the World - big progress! Look forward to our Summit," Trump said on Twitter. (Yonhap)North Korea made the announcement ahead of its upcoming summits with South Korea and the U.S."From April 21, North Korea wi
April 21, 2018
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Punggye-ri test site: Core facility behind N. Korea's nuclear program
North Korea has promised to close one of core facilities of its nuclear program ahead of its historic summits with the South and the United States. Pyongyang on Saturday announced that it will suspend nuclear and missile tests and dismantle the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the northeastern province.(Yonhap)The North has conducted its all six nuclear detonations at the Punggye-ri facility in North Hamgyong Province. The first test was carried out on October 9, 2006, followed by a second one on
April 21, 2018
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China welcomes NK suspension of tests
China on Saturday welcomed North Korea's decision to halt nuclear and missile tests and close its atomic test site.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the move would help ease tensions and promote denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.(Yonhap)"The Chinese side believes that North Korea's decision will help ameliorate the situation on the peninsula. China welcomes this," ministry spokesperson Lu Kang was quoted as saying. (Yonhap)
April 21, 2018