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'Homogeneous Korea' may seem nationalistic

The most frequently used word by the leaders of two Korea during their summit last week was “minjok,” or “ethnicity,” which appeared over 30 times in speeches and texts. President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stressed “homogeneity” between the divided Koreas. In the welcoming speech, Moon quoted a North Korean poem: “Now we have met, let us not part again. ...

2018-05-03 17:07

Gov't launches committee to implement Panmunjeom Declaration

Cheong Wa Dae has set up a steering committee comprising senior officials from relevant ministries and government agencies to carry out agreements made at last week's inter-Korean summit. The committee held its first meeting on Thursday. Presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok, who led the summit preparation committee, will lead the steering committee as well.

2018-05-03 16:34

Moon calls Panmunjeom declaration a historic new start

The joint declaration by the leaders of South and North Korea, announced after Friday's inter-Korean summit, is a “historic start” for a new Korean Peninsula, President Moon Jae-in said Monday. He called on the government to transform the summit preparation committee into a committee ensuring agreements made at the bilateral talks were carried out properly.

2018-04-30 16:54

Why did Kim Jong-un avoid smoking during summit?

But during last week's inter-Korean summit, nobody saw the third-generation North Korean leader in his early 30s smoking in public. Kim might have felt a spike of smoking desire - a typical symptom of smokers in stress - during the high-stakes political showdown with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, 65. But smoking Kim was nowhere to be seen on live TV coverage of th...

2018-04-30 15:33

Moon's aide told Kim Jong-un to stop smoking, got away

North Korea to return to same time zone as South Korea on May 5

Following the two Korean leaders' agreement to unify the time zones used in the South and North, Pyongyang's parliament promptly fulfilled the promise made by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, its state-run Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Monday. The Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly - which has the same status as the South Korean National Assembly - announc...

2018-04-30 09:24

North Korea shifts its time zone to align with the South

Inter-Korean summit spices up 'naengmyeon' noodle craze

North and South Koreans have been separated for the past 65 years, but their taste buds still betray their common heritage. Kim Jong-un offered to treat Moon Jae-in to proper Pyongyang naengmyeon - a Northern delicacy comprised of cold buckwheat noodles in an icy broth - for dinner, during the morning session of Friday's leaders' summit.

2018-04-29 18:54

Good start but short on details

Hopes for lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula are greater than ever following the historic inter-Korean summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Friday.

2018-04-29 17:47

Kim Jong-un vows to dismantle nuke test sites in May, allow US inspection

'Summit lends hope for peace in Korea'

The historic inter-Korean summit was a meaningful first step toward a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, James D. Bindenagel, a Germany-based international security expert said, Sunday.

2018-04-29 17:39

Kim Jong-un vows to dismantle nuke test sites in May, allow US inspection

Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un promised to close down the country's main nuclear test site at Punggye-ri in May before the eyes of security experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States.

2018-04-29 17:06

Behind the scenes of Moon-Kim summit [PHOTOS]

There were as many mind-blowing moments behind the scenes as there were in front of the cameras during the summit. But they didn't get the attention they deserved because the leaders were not there. The Korea Times selected some that are worth looking at.

2018-04-29 16:44

Moon with Kim

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