Category: Korea
New N Korea missile poses threat to allies, but doesn’t bother Trump
A recent spate of North Korean missile launches involving a potential new missile have rankled America’s regional allies, but have received little criticism from the [...]
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Kim expresses ‘great satisfaction’ over NKorea weapons tests
North Korea on Saturday said leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test-firing of an unspecified new weapon, seen as an attempt to pressure Washington and Seoul over slow [...]
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N Korea’s Kim Jong-un expresses ‘great satisfaction’ after test of ‘new weapon’
Friday’s launch was sixth round of tests since late July, an apparent response to US-South Korea war games North Korea says leader Kim Jong-un supervised Friday’s [...]
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N Korea fires two ‘unidentified projectiles’: Seoul
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles into the sea on Friday and launched a scathing attack on “foolish” calls for dialogue from South [...]
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S. Korea expresses ‘deep concern’ regarding Abe’s ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine
Seoul calls on Tokyo to reflect on history to move forward in S. Korea-Japan relations The Korean government has expressed “deep concern” and called for [...]
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S. Korea says N. Korea has fired 2 more projectiles into sea
North Korea on Friday bluntly criticised South Korean President Moon Jae-in for continuing to hold military exercises with the US and over his rosy comments on inter-Korean [...]
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Seoul to toughen inspections of waste imports from Japan
South Korea will strengthen its environmental and health safety inspections for battery, tire and plastic waste imported from Japan, the government said Friday. The Ministry [...]
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Moon sets different tone in call for mending of ties
South Korean President Moon Jae-in indicated his willingness to pursue dialogue and cooperation with Japan during his speech Thursday to mark Liberation Day, in an apparent [...]
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N Korea fires projectiles, rejects Korea’s ‘senseless’ dialogue pledge
North Korea launched at least two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, South Korea’s military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea’s president [...]
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N Korea rejects Korea’s ‘senseless’ dialogue pledge
North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, South Korea’s military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea’s president as [...]
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Korean Air, Asiana, Jeju Air face perfect storm
Carriers crippled by Japan boycott, Hong Kong protest, China’s refusal to grant new routes Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and low-cost carriers (LCCs) are in a quandary as [...]
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Anti-government rallies awash with hate speech
Ultra-right figures seem to be going too far in their bashing of President Moon Jae-in, with some even urging followers to kill him. On Thursday, when Korea marked its 74th [...]
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Moon’s speech showed no specific steps toward mending ties with Japan
Is South Korean President Moon Jae-in serious about working to mend the deteriorating Japan-South Korea relationship? Unless the president takes specific steps, distrust on [...]
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Korea moves to kick its missile defense shield up a notch
South Korea plans to spend more money on boosting its missile defense shield in response to North Korea’s evolving missile capability, the Ministry of National Defense [...]
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N Korean media: New US missiles in Korea would trigger ‘new Cold War’
North Korea warned that the US would trigger a “new Cold War” and a mounting arms race if it decides to place new ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in [...]
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