Category: Korea
Kemp’s first trade mission as governor: Korea
A Georgia delegation headed by Gov. Brian Kemp is heading to South Korea to pitch the state to companies there, and visit companies that already invest here. Kemp called the [...]
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South Rorea: Donald Trump’s letter from Kim Jong Un has a ‘Very interesting part’ he left out
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been briefed on contents of the recent letter sent from North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un to President Donald Trump, and he said [...]
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Korea’s government wants greener energy. Who will pay for it?
There are few subsidies for renewables or disincentives to build coal-fired plants Standing in the middle of a huge coastal mud flat, Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s [...]
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Kim Jong Un’s ‘beautiful’ letter to Trump contained no details on way forward, source says
A “beautiful” letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touted by President Donald Trump on Tuesday lacked substance and did not contain any details on a way [...]
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US, allies accuse N Korea of violating UN sanctions on refined petroleum
The US is accusing North Korea of breaching UN sanctions on the import of refined petroleum via illegal ship-to-ship transfersa move that marks a contrast to the warmer [...]
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Pride (without) Pictures: Korea has strict laws about taking photos at Pride
Seoul, capital of South Korea, held the only Korean Pride Parade until 2009. The first South Korean Pride took place in 2000, and 50 people attended. The queer community in [...]
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BTS, Korean pop titans who conquered the West
Paris’s Stade de France stadium is packed. The crowd is a sea of screaming teenagers in sporty hoodies, colourful rabbit ears andas it starts to rainplastic ponchos. In [...]
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US, allies accuse N Korea of violating UN cap on fuel imports
The US-led complaint to the UN Security Council North Korea sanctions committee listed 79 illegal deliveries of fuel this year and concluded that the countryofficially known [...]
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US accuses N Korea of breaching UN fuel cap
The United States is accusing North Korea of breaching a UN-imposed ceiling on fuel imports by carrying out dozens of ship-to-ship transfers this year, according to a report [...]
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N Korea says it’s fighting swine fever with quarantine
North Korea said Wednesday it is actively fighting the spread of the highly contagious African swine fever weeks after it reported an outbreak near its border with China. The [...]
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Korea’s won is Asia’s whipping boy in US-China trade war
South Korea’s exposure to a stressed global manufacturing supply chain has knocked its currencyAsia’s most risk sensitiveto over two-year lows as investors use it [...]
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N Korea is sanctions-busting by exceeding oil import cap, US tells UN in new report
North Korea has violated sanctions by importing more oil than is allowed by the United Nations, by using illicit ship-to-ship transfers on the high seas, the US tells the UN [...]
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3 N Korean defectors talk about what it was like crossing the demilitarised zone
Kim Kang Yoo was shaking as he passed by his fellow soldiers at North Korea’s front-line guard post. A security guard looked at him in the eye, and Kim held on tight to [...]
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Kim Jong Un’s sister visits DMZ to pay respects to late Korean first lady
The younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Korea’s demilitarised zone on Wednesday to pay her respects to South Korea’s former first lady, who [...]
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Moon hopes for early summit with N Korean leader
A senior presidential aide said Thursday that discussions are underway with officials from Pyongyang regarding another inter-Korean summit, before US President Donald [...]
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