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S. Korean sailor has died from injuries sustained in frigate explosion
An officer in the South Korean Navy is killed in an explosion this afternoon on a ship off the southwestern coast. According to Navy Headquarters, the blast occured at around 12:30 p.m. local time on a 15-hundred-ton guided missile frigate named the Masan. At the time, it was about 25 nautical miles off the coast...
2018-06-19 18:12:49 KST -
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Blue House indicates it was aware of Kim Jong-un's China trip in advance
When asked whether the top office had heard about the North Korean leader's surprise visit to China, the Blue House spokesperson, Kim Eui-kyeom, replied that Cheong Wa Dae is getting enough information about the situation between Pyongyang and Beijing,. thanks to South Korea's competent intelligence-gath...
2018-06-19 18:12:48 KST -
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With Moon's state visit ahead, S. Korea and Russia look to Putin's role in Peninsula issues
With relatively equal relationship with South and North Korea, Russia's role in the context of resolving the North Korean nuclear challenge may not be front and center, but it is definitely central and the South Korean government well recognizes that. As President Moon Jae-in gears up for his four-day, two-...
2018-06-19 05:04:14 KST -
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Opposition parties likely to go through major political shake-up following defeat at local elections
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Monday said that it will be holding a national convention in August to select its new leadership. The new chair will replace Choo Mi-ae, whose term ends August 27th. It's expected to be a heated competition -- as whoever is elected will hold the key in nominations for the g...
2018-06-18 18:15:13 KST -
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President Moon's meeting with top aides live-streamed to all Blue House staff, demands higher competence and ethical standards from gov't officials
The president's regular Monday meeting with his top aides, wasn't so regular after all. For the first time since he took office, President Moon Jae-in ordered the meeting to be streamed live to all employees of the top office; he said he wanted increase efforts to be more transparent. However, the meeting still k...
2018-06-18 18:13:19 KST -
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South Korea hopes to achieve declaration of the end of Korean War by the end of this year: Seoul's FM
On the one-year anniversary of her taking office, South Korea's foreign minister, Kang Kyung-wha, spoke to ministry correspondents on Monday. Following the series of diplomatic events last week, the heated topic was obviously, the results of the North Korea-U.S. summit. Minister Kang said the framework for fur...
2018-06-18 18:13:19 KST -
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President Moon's meeting with top aides live-streamed to all Blue House staff
President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with his top aides today, and quite unusually, it was streamed live for all Blue House staff. President Moon was first and foremost congratulating them on the major victory the ruling party won in last week's local elections and enouraging them to keep up the good work. Howeve...
2018-06-18 14:20:46 KST -
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Dokdo defense exercise will take place for two days starting Monday
South Korea's Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and the Coast Guard will stage regular maritime drills from today. with the aim of better safeguarding the country's easternmost islets of Dokdo. The two-day defense drill will mobilize six warships, including a 32-hundred ton destroyer, and seven aircraft. Th...
2018-06-18 07:06:28 KST -
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China pledges to retaliate against U.S. tariffs with 'same scale and intensity'
The threat of a trade war between the U.S. and China continues as the world's second largest economy almost immediately retaliated to the Trump administration's decision to impose tariffs on Chinese imports. China's Commerce Department says it had "no choice" but to impose tariffs on imports from the U.S. with (quo...
2018-06-16 14:30:46 KST -
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Trump says he gave Kim Jong-un 'direct number,' hints at calling North Korean leader on Sunday
Apparently, they've exchanged numbers. (ENGLISH) "I gave him a very direct number. He can now call me if he has any difficulty; I can now call him. We have communication. It's a very good thing." And the U.S. President suggested he may personally call North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday, although he did ...
2018-06-16 13:16:34 KST -
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President Moon taps deputy commissioner general Min Gab-ryong to head South Korea's police
The Blue House has tapped the deputy commissioner general (Min Gam-yong) Min Gab-ryong to head South Korea's police. (KOREAN) "The nominee will be formally appointed after a parliamentary confirmation hearing." ( .) According to the Blue House, the nomination was based on the judgment that M...
2018-06-16 09:40:37 KST -
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President Moon says police must have greater investigative power
His remarks were made during an impromptu meeting on Friday with the nation's Prosecutor General, Moon Moo-il. Their meeting comes amid a power struggle between the police and the prosecution, which opposes the police being granted more investigative leeway. According to the Blue House spokesperson, the prosecutor ...
2018-06-15 18:04:45 KST
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