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Two Koreas set up first hotline between leaders
On Friday, working-level officials from Seoul and Pyongyang successfully connected the direct hotline, and conducted a test call at 3:41 PM Seoul time. The historic call lasted for around 4 minutes and 19 seconds. One end of the hotline is at the South Korean presidential office -- in fact, it's right on the d...
2018-04-21 10:19:27 KST -
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Lawmakers deadlocked on Referendum Act; vote on Constitution in doubt
It's looking less likely that South Koreans will be able to vote in June on ammending the country's Constitution. For that to happen, parliament needs to pass a revision to the National Referendum Act by next Monday to leave time for other necessary legal procedures. The Democratic Party hoped to have the Act revis...
2018-04-20 18:06:05 KST -
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S. Korean President Moon Jae-in fourth greatest leader in the world: Fortune
Just a week before the historic 2018 Inter-Korean summit-- South Korean President Moon Jae-in earns a new accolade. Fortune Magazine has named President Moon as the fourth greatest leader in the world in its spring 2018 greatest leader's list. President Moon is the highest-ranking individual on the list, with the t...
2018-04-20 18:06:05 KST -
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S. Korean President Moon Jae-in earns fouth on world leadership list by Fortune
South Korean President Moon Jae-in lands fourth spot on a world leadership list. Fortune Magazine says Moon, who has been leader of South Korea for less than a year, earned the spot for being pivotal in arranging talks with the stubborn North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and, even setting up a summit between Kim Jong-un...
2018-04-20 11:49:43 KST -
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Pre-trial hearing on former president Lee Myung-bak to start May 3rd
The date is set. The corruption trial of former president Lee Myung-bak will begin in Seoul early next month. A court official said Thursday that the Seoul Central District Court will hold the first pretrial hearing on May third. The former president is not required by law to attend the session. During the pr...
2018-04-20 10:01:18 KST -
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Direct communication line between two Koreas to be established Friday
The presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae announced on Thursday that Seoul and Pyongyang will be establishing a direct line of communication on Friday. (KOREAN) "The end of the hotline will be at the South Korean presidential office and on the North Korean side it'll be at the State Affairs Commission, an exe...
2018-04-20 04:19:01 KST -
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Major parties still deadlocked on Constitutional revision
Very little progress was made Thursday when the leaders of the four floor negotiation blocs met to discuss the issue of Constitutional revision. They agree that it needs to be done -- it's been 30 years since the last time the Constitution was changed -- but the main sticking point is how to reform the gover...
2018-04-20 04:18:02 KST -
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Ultimate goal of denuclearization is common prosperity of South and North Korea: Moon
Staying with how Seoul's getting ready for next Friday's all important inter-Korean event. President Moon Jae-in invited local broadcasters to the nation's top office, to share his thoughts and ideas on the historic event, and listen to their advice. For details we turn to our Cha Sang-mi. President Moon Jae-in i...
2018-04-19 18:04:29 KST -
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Police raid Korean Air HQ as probe of chairman's daughter continues
Police carried out a search of the main offices of Korean Air, as part of their investigation into the so-called 'water rage' incident, where a senior executive of the flag carrier, allegedly assaulted an advertising agency employee. The police confiscated two smartphones used by Cho Hyun Min,, and the smartphones...
2018-04-19 18:03:30 KST -
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Direct communication line between two Koreas to be established Friday
Come Friday, the two Koreas will be establishing a direct line of communication between high levels of their respective governments. In a briefing Thursday, Cheong Wa Dae Spokesperson Kim Eui-kyeom said one end of the hotline will be at the South Korean presidential office and on the North Korean side it'll be at ...
2018-04-19 17:05:12 KST -
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Seoul looks for ways to turn armistice agreement into peace treaty with North Korea: Cheong Wa Dae
At the upcoming inter-Korean summit, the Presidential Office of Cheong Wa Dae is looking for a way to achieve a peace treaty between the two Koreas. Hostilities in the Korean War ended not with a formal peace, but with an armistice, which means South and North are technically still at war. A high-level official s...
2018-04-19 14:34:51 KST -
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April 19th Revolution commemoration ceremony takes place at national cemetery
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon gave a speech this morning at a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the April 19th Revolution, the popular uprising in South Korea 58 years ago that ended the autocratic rule of President Rhee Syngman. The Prime Minister was speaking at the April 19 National Cemetery in northern Seoul...
2018-04-19 12:17:40 KST
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North Korea to halt nuclear and ICBM tests, shut down nuclear test sites
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U.S.-N. Korea summit could be held in neutral locations like Geneva or Singapore: WSJ
The U.S.-North Korea summit could reportedly take place in a neutral l...
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Trump welcomes North Korea's decision, calling it "very good news" and big progress
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