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2 Koreas, US officials gather in Stockholm to develop agenda for Trump-Kim summit

January 20, 2019 admin Latest News Stories, North korea, politics, South korea, US, World, World News

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 11:57:06 +0000

US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the US and North Korea have made progress in their denuclearization talks, while officials from the two countries have begun negotiations to craft details of agreement for a second summit next month.

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S. Korea, US discuss N. Korea humanitarian projects

January 17, 2019 admin Asia, humanitarian aid, Latest News Stories, North korea, politics, South korea, US, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 07:46:44 +0000

South Korean and US government officials on Thursday discussed pending North Korea-related issues via videoconferencing, including Seoul’s push for humanitarian programs, ministries involved said.

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Court dismisses indictments vs Jeju massacre survivors after over 70 years

January 17, 2019 admin Asia, jeju island, jeju massacre, Justice, Latest News Stories, South korea, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 07:39:24 +0000

The district court on the southern island of Jeju on Thursday dismissed the charges against over a dozen survivors of a bloody 1948-1954 government-civilian clash, effectively ruling them not guilty of mutiny after 71 years.

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South Korea stops paintings brought from North Korea

January 16, 2019 admin international news, Latest News Stories, North korea, paintings, South korea, World

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:10:36 +0000

South Korean officials said Wednesday they have stopped businessmen from bringing North Korean paintings into the country.

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Seoul, Tokyo lock horns over sharing of frequency data in radar spat

January 16, 2019 admin Asia, Defense, Japan, Latest News Stories, radar, Security, South korea, World

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:42:09 +0000

The ongoing radar spat between South Korea and Japan is deepening, with the two sides clashing over the matter of sharing the frequency of the radar that Tokyo claims to have detected.

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Japan sets deadline for talks with Korea over ruling on forced labor

January 14, 2019 admin Asia, forced labor, Japan, Latest News Stories, South korea, World, World War II

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:28:11 +0000

Japan has demanded that South Korea respond within 30 days to its request for talks over wartime forced labor of Koreans at Japanese firms’ factories.

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US, N. Korea engage in fine-tuning ahead of summit

January 14, 2019 admin Asia, Latest News Stories, North korea, politics, South korea, US, World

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:19:52 +0000

The US is fine-tuning the details of a second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un amid media reports naming Vietnam as a possible site for talks.

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Mass pet dog euthanasia draws ire in South Korea

January 13, 2019 admin ANIMALS, Asia, dogs, euthanasia, Latest News Stories, pets, South korea, World

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 10:01:24 +0000

A growing number of people are calling for punishment for the leader of a South Korean animal rights group on Sunday after she was reported to have put down hundreds of rescued dogs.

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‘Korea may have to import surgeons in the future’

January 13, 2019 admin Asia, Latest News Stories, medicine, South korea, surgeons, World

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 09:08:26 +0000

The operating room is filled with tension. Surrounded by assistants and nurses, the surgeon holds a scalpel and cuts open the patient under the bright light of the surgical lamp above.

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