Category: Korea
Vietnam ‘willing’ to host Trump-Kim summit: report
Vietnam’s premier has said his country is willing to host a much-anticipated second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. One of [...]
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N Korea envoy in US for talks with Pompeo, possibly Trump
A North Korean envoy arrived in Washington on Thursday for expected talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a possible encounter with President Donald Trump aimed a [...]
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S. Korea court orders Japanese firm to pay for forced labour
South Korean protesters dressed as colonial-era Japanese soldiers. Relations between the two countries have long been overshadowed by historical issues including Koreans [...]
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N Korea in back-door bid to split Canada from US-led efforts to push denuclearisation
North Korea has mounted a back-door bid to peel Canada away from United States-led efforts to apply “maximum pressure” on Pyongyang through sanctions until it [...]
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N Korean top envoy expected in US, as Korea no longer calls Pyongyang an ‘enemy’
Kim Jong-un’s top negotiator is expected to travel to Washington this week in a potential sign that the momentum for a second summit between the North Korean leader and [...]
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Top N. Korean official in Beijing en route to Washington: reports
A top North Korean official arrived in Beijing Thursday, reports said, en route to Washington for talks with his US counterpart ahead of an expected summit between President [...]
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Korea’s Kakao Mobility offers olive branch to taxi drivers protesting car-sharing
South Korea’s Kakao Mobility on Tuesday (January 15) said it would re-enter talks over its proposed car-sharing service with an open mind, and would even consider [...]
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Pompeo’s N Korean counterpart booked on flight to US: Yonhap
Three North Korean officials, including the top envoy involved in talks with the United States, are booked on a flight to Washington, Yonhap news agency reported on [...]
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Korea No Longer Lists N Korea as an ‘Enemy’ in Its New Defense Report
North Korea is no longer South Korea’s “enemy,” though Pyongyang’s nuclear programme still poses a security threat, according to Seoul’s [...]
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N Korea Could Have 100 Nuclear Warheads By 2020, Report Says
By 2020, North Korea could possess as many as 100 nuclear warheads. That’s the startling conclusion of a January 2019 report from the RAND Corporation, a California [...]
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What’s Next for the Indonesia-Korea Fighter Jet Programme?
New reports have again raised questions about the future prospects of the deal. Over the past few weeks, reports have surfaced about Indonesia making delayed payments on a [...]
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Pompeo’s N Korean counterpart booked on flight to US: Yonhap
Three North Korean officials, including the top envoy involved in talks with the United States, are booked on a flight to Washington, Yonhap news agency reported on [...]
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What’s Next for the Indonesia-Korea Fighter Jet Programme?
New reports have again raised questions about the future prospects of the deal. Over the past few weeks, reports have surfaced about Indonesia making delayed payments on a [...]
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Korea No Longer Lists N Korea as an ‘Enemy’ in Its New Defense Report
North Korea is no longer South Korea’s “enemy,” though Pyongyang’s nuclear programme still poses a security threat, according to Seoul’s [...]
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Korea’s Kakao Mobility offers olive branch to taxi drivers protesting car-sharing
South Korea’s Kakao Mobility on Tuesday (January 15) said it would re-enter talks over its proposed car-sharing service with an open mind, and would even consider [...]
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