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Fri, April 27, 2018 | 00:23

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Summit - taking ownership of our fate

Often in our history, we Koreans have had our fate determined by others. The division of the nation at the end of World War II was the work of the victors - the United States and the Soviet Union. As the colony of the vanquished Japan, liberation was thrust upon us - giving birth to the conjoined twins that act as if one's life depends on the death of the other.

Politics | 2018-04-26 20:23

D-1: Pre-summit scenes from Seoul [PHOTOS]

South Korea's capital welcomes the historic event with festivities, art and banners a day before the third inter-Korean summit.

Politics | 2018-04-26 17:02

Kim to cross border to South at 9:30 a.m.

Foreign reporters 'optimistic' of Moon-Kim summit

Foreign reporters at the main press center for today's inter-Korean summit largely said the meeting will play an important role in creating a diplomatic breakthrough for North Korea's denuclearization. But many said progress on the issue hinges on the following summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Politics | 2018-04-26 16:12

Moon to meet Trump before US-NK summit

President Moon Jae-in will visit Washington next month for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the planned meeting between the latter and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday. Moon and Trump are expected to exchange their ideas on pending security issues on the peninsula, including bilateral ways to verify the North's denuclearization pledge.

Politics | 2018-04-25 17:27

Nation hoping for successful summit

Nation hoping for successful summit

The government is seeking to promote the flying of the “unification flag,” in the hopes of creating the mood for a successful inter-Korean summit. President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will hold the summit, Friday, at the border town of Panmunjeom -- 11 years after a second summit took place in Pyongyang in October 2007. The historic first meeting between ...

Politics | 2018-04-25 17:26

Pope Francis hopes for success of inter-Korean summit

South Korean, US security chiefs meet in Washington

National Security Office chief Chung Eui-yong met his U.S. counterpart John Bolton in Washington, Tuesday (local time), to discuss pending talks on North Korean demilitarization. The two security chiefs also discussed a telephone call to be made between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump and a bilateral summit in Washington in May.

Politics | 2018-04-25 17:02

Nation hoping for successful summit

Seoul, Washington to suspend joint drills on summit day

South Korea and the United States are highly likely to suspend joint military exercises on Friday when the inter-Korean summit takes place.

Politics | 2018-04-24 18:15

Moon expresses regret over failure of constitutional revision

President Moon Jae-in expressed his regret over the Assembly’s failure to revise the referendum law for the constitutional revision together with the local elections, as well as failing to keep the promises he and all the political parties made. The ruling party also expressed concern and strongly criticized the LKP over the failure.

Politics | 2018-04-24 17:05

Yonhap News Live Streaming

Yonhap News Live streaming

Politics | 2018-04-24 13:57

Cabinet to give bigger reward for whistleblowers

The Cabinet was to approve a proposal Tuesday to provide whistleblowers with a maximum reward of 3 billion won ($2.78 million) if their reports lead to marked increases in revenues of the central or local governments. The proposal, set to pass through a Cabinet meeting to be presided over by President Moon Jae-in, calls for revising the enforcement ordinance of the Protection...

Politics | 2018-04-24 10:49

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