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Apr 23 2024
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US and South Korea to hold talks in Hawaii on cost sharing for American troops
• U.S. and South Korean officials are meeting in Hawaii this week to discuss sharing the cost of American troops in South Korea. • The talks aim for a fair outcome to strengthen the alliance, officials say. • The meeting, held in Honolulu, focuses on the 12th ROK-U.S. Special Measures Agreement. U.S. and South Korean officials will meet in Hawaii this week for talks on sharing the cost of
Fox News (Online News)Jan 16 2024
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North Korea's Kim calls for South to be seen as "primary foe", warns of war
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday called for the constitution to be changed to ensure that South Korea is seen as the "primary foe" and warned his country did not intend to avoid war should it happen, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday.
In a speech to the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament, Kim said he had concluded that unification with the South
ReutersApr 18 2024
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South Korea finmin: to take immediate, decisive response to FX volatility
SEOUL, April 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's finance minister said on Friday authorities would take immediate and decisive action if needed to respond to excessive volatility in the foreign exchange market.
Minister Choi Sang-mok said authorities would stand ready to utilise the market stabilising programme of 94 trillion won ($68.00 billion) if needed to stabilise financial markets.
ReutersApr 21 2024
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Japan Defence Ministry Says N. Korea Launches 'Suspected Ballistic Missile'
Barron'sOct 16 2023
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Russia's Lavrov To Visit North Korea On Wednesday: Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea from 18-19 October, Moscow's foreign ministry said in a statement Monday, as ties between the two countries solidify.
"From 18-19 October, at the invitation of the (North Korean) foreign ministry, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will pay an official visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," the ministry said
Barron'sNov 22 2023
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North Korea's new spy satellite draws US backlash
The United States on Tuesday rebuked North Korea and warned it to cease provocative behavior after Pyongyang claimed to have successfully launched its first spy satellite. The North's state-run Chongnyon Chongwi newspaper, citing the National Aerospace Technology Administration, said the country put satellite Malligyong-1 into orbit at 10:42 p.m on November 21. Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader
NewsweekApr 17 2024
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US seeks new mechanism to monitor North Korean sanctions
The United States is investigating options to create a new mechanism for monitoring sanctions on North Korea’s nuclear programme. The US ambassador to the United Nations said on Wednesday that Washington is looking at options within and outside the UN. Russia last month vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to renew the UN panel that has been overseeing Pyongyang’s compliance with
Al JazeeraAug 16 2023
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North Korea confirms Army private in custody
North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) broke weeks of silence on Travis King’s whereabouts on Tuesday night. KCNA said the 23-year-old Army private sought “refuge” in North Korea because he wanted to escape “inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army.” King was “disillusioned at the unequal American society,” KCNA alleged in the report. A Defense
The HillApr 07 2024
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South Korea Set To Vote In Crucial Parliamentary Election
South Korea will vote Wednesday in key legislative elections that will determine control of the country's parliament -- and whether President Yoon Suk Yeol can advance his socially conservative agenda. The April 10 election, in which voters will choose members of the 300-seat National Assembly, is widely seen as a referendum on Yoon, who won a 2022 election by the narrowest margin in South
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