Category: Korea
Korea bullet train derails, no casualities reported
A KTX bullet train en route to Seoul derailed shortly after departing from Gangneung with 198 passengers aboard on Saturday (December 8), South Korea’s Yonhap news [...]
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N Korea tells China it’s committed to denuclearisation
North Korea’s foreign minister said his country remains committed to ending its nuclear weapons programme in talks Friday with his Chinese counterpart, according to [...]
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Lyrics of loyalty for N Korea’s children
Lined up in vividly-coloured costumes, make-up and bright smiles, the children of the Sinuiju City Kindergarten belted out the finale of their hour-long show, “We [...]
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How a Korean security law is becoming obsolete amid thaw with N Korea
In downtown Seoul, some 40 young South Koreans last month braved early winter chills to show their support for a planned visit to the South Korean capital by North [...]
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China, N Korea meet amid stalled disarmament talks
The foreign ministers of China and North Korea held talks in Beijing Friday amid a lack of progress in international efforts to persuade Kim Jong Un’s regime to halt [...]
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We don’t have enough dogs for S. Korea market, Johor exco tells Tanjung Surat rep
A state exco today poked fun at Tanjung Surat assemblyman Datuk Syed Sis Syed Abdul Rahman’s suggestion that stray dogs be exported to South Korea’s meat market, [...]
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Pompeo meets with Korea’s top diplomat after Bush’s funeral
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha in Washington on Thursday to discuss bilateral efforts on North Korea. Kang and the [...]
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Clashing views color future of stalled N Korea nuclear talks
To hear a beaming Donald Trump at his June summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore, the solution to North Korea’s headlong pursuit of nuclear weapons, a foreign policy [...]
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Satellite images show activity at N. Korean missile base: CNN
North Korea has expanded a key long-range missile base in the months since a summit between the country’s leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, according to [...]
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Kim Jong-un’s first visit to Korea linked to denuclearisation
North Korean website slams US for hindering closer ties between the two Koreas North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may still make a historic first visit to Seoul this year but [...]
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N Korean sends top diplomat to key ally China
North Korea’s foreign minister was due to arrive in key ally China Thursday for talks that come amid stalled efforts to persuade Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear [...]
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Canada quietly prepping for a N Korea nuclear test: internal memos
Internal memos show Canadian officials have been quietly preparing for the fallout from an atmospheric nuclear-weapons test by North Korea, including the spread of [...]
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Seoul voices concerns as more Chinese military aircraft spread their wings in Korean air defence zone
South Korea has voiced its frustration about repeated intrusions into its air defence identification zone by Chinese military aircraft, moves that analysts say reflect [...]
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Korea Sends 1st Train In Plan To Reconnect With North
Progress toward an agreement between the US and North Korea may have slowed, but South Korea has taken another remarkable step toward linking up with the neighbouring regime [...]
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Analysis: How a Korean security law is becoming obsolete amid thaw with N Korea
In downtown Seoul, some 40 young South Koreans last month braved early winter chills to show their support for a planned visit to the South Korean capital by North [...]
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