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US, North Korea in talks for 2nd Trump-Kim summit

U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that the U.S. and North Korea are having talks to choose the location for his second summit with Kim Jong-un. The summit, if realized, could provide a possible breakthrough in their stalled denuclearization talks. Trump's latest message also suggests that the U.S., which is under pressure to loosen sanctions on Pyongyang, is becoming ...

Politics | 2019-01-07 17:03

Kim Jong-un leaves Pyongyang for China visit: KCNA

Moon vows to help SMEs grow

President Moon Jae-in said Monday he will drive initiatives to cultivate new technologies with the government offering more financial and administrative assistance to local startups and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Politics | 2019-01-07 17:03

South Korean reporters get malware emails; North Korea suspected

The email titled "TF reference info" with a compressed file attached was sent to more than 70 reporters, mostly members of the unification ministry's press corps, earlier in the day. It was sent through a private email address from a person named "Yoon Hong-geun." The ministry suspects it contains malicious code designed for hacking.

Politics | 2019-01-07 15:18

Ex-patriots minister suffers from cancer

Former Patriots and Veterans Affairs Minister Park Sung-choon is suffering from cancer due to exposure to a chemical defoliant while performing his military duty back in the early 1970s. In April last year, Park was diagnosed with stage-four prostate cancer caused by the aftereffects of his exposure to the defoliant in 1971 when he served his military mission as a frontline p...

Politics | 2019-01-06 17:14

Defection of NK diplomat challenges Trump-Kim summit

The disappearance and alleged request for asylum by former North Korean defector Jo Song-gil are posing a challenge for North Korea and the United States as they prepare to meet, as the former acting ambassador to Italy is reportedly seeking asylum in the United States. Washington remains mum over these reports from the Italian media, apparently wary of the fallout from the i...

Politics | 2019-01-06 17:12

KAI fails to export Surion to Philippines

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has failed to win a bid to export its Surion helicopters to the Philippines, the nation's defense procurement agency said Sunday. “Later last month, the Philippines government notified the South Korean embassy in the Philippines that it decided to import the U.S.' UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters,” an official from Korea's Defense Acquisition Prog...

Politics | 2019-01-06 17:12

Moon expands communication with chaebol

Approval ratings of President Moon Jae-in remained relatively high in the first week of this year on the back of public approval for his signature “engagement-focused” North Korea policy.

Politics | 2019-01-06 17:12

YouTube _ new battlefield for Korean politicians

YouTube is becoming a new battleground for Korean politicians as conservative and liberal bigwigs are opening their own channels to promote their ideas about current issues. The channels recently launched by former Welfare Minister Rhyu Si-min, a popular liberal politician, and Hong Joon-pyo, former leader of the biggest conservative Liberty Korea Party (LKP), are becoming po...

Politics | 2019-01-06 17:10

Civil servants believe their sense of ethics improved; citizens disagree

Most public servants believe their sense of ethics has improved, but a majority of the public disagreed, a study showed, Sunday. The Sejong Center for Public Leadership Studies under the Korea Institute of Public Administration released the study after surveying 700 citizens, 18,747 incumbent public servants, 112 retired public servants and 89 experts comprised of scholars an...

Politics | 2019-01-06 14:40

'US not always right,' says Moon's adviser

He made the remark during a podcast talk show “Alileo,” aired from midnight Friday, with liberal politician-turned-star writer Rhyu Si-min as host. Speaking of a negotiation deadlock between the U.S. and the North, Moon said, “The U.S. is holding hegemony, so it believes things should be done on its own terms. From South Korea's perspective, however, the U.S. is not always ri...

Politics | 2019-01-05 11:50

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