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Quad-Cities Online
April 26, 2018
In this image taken from video provided by Korea Broadcasting System Friday, April 27, 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, crosses the border into South Korea, along with South Korean President Moon Jae-in for their historic face-to-face talks, in Panmunjom. Their discussions will be expected toÃâà...
Newsweek
April 26, 2018
A summit schedule was published on Thursday on the South Korean government-run website created specifically for the meeting, whose slogan promises "Peace, a new start." The South Korean presidential office has made a big show of the meeting's significance, with virtually every element of the summitÃâà...
ABC News
April 26, 2018
According to the State Department's Office of the Historian, the initial reaction to the agreements was hopeful that the U.S.-Soviet wartime cooperation would continue in the postwar world. But with the untimely death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S.-Soviet relations broke down under the Truman administrationÃâà...
The GroundTruth Project
April 25, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea — Durihana International School occupies one floor of an unassuming office building in southern Seoul that blends into the residential units and ... While the government provides defectors with basic services, North Koreans still face difficulties adjusting to South Korean life. ChristianÃâà...
The Merkle
April 25, 2018
After significant pushback, on the same day, the Blue House, the executive office of President Moon, announced that there would be no ban on cryptocurrency trading in both the short and long term, and that the government would embrace technologies like blockchain to ensure that South Korea stays atÃâà...
NBCNews.com
April 18, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea — President Donald Trump has given his "blessing" for North and South Korea to discuss the end of the Korean War amid a diplomatic push to ... But the efforts faltered and the relations between the rivals worsened after a conservative government took office in Seoul in February 2008.
New York Times
April 6, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea — Park Geun-hye, South Korea's impeached and ousted president, was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in prison on bribery and other ... In March 2017, the Constitutional Court upheld the lawmakers' decision, making Ms. Park the first South Korean leader to be removed from officeÃâà...
ZyCrypto
March 14, 2018
Good news for the world of cryptocurrency seems to come from The Korea Times, which reports that the South Korean government would lift its banning ... “The financial authorities have been talking to the country's tax agency, justice ministry and other relevant government offices about a plan to allow ICOsÃâà...
Nikkei Asian Review
March 14, 2018
SEOUL -- The South Korean government is considering a proposal to revise the constitution to allow for re-election of presidents, an idea opposed by ... Any such revisions would not take effect until after Moon leaves office, as the constitution forbids term limit changes that would affect a sitting president.
Casino.Org News
March 14, 2018
South Korean police launched a dramatic raid on the offices of the country's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) over the weekend as part of a renewed ... The Kangwon Land Casino is South Korea's most successful and the only property in the country that permits Korean nationals to gamble.
Brownsville Herald
March 14, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Another conservative former South Korean president is being questioned by prosecutors over a range of corruption allegations. Former President Lee Myung-bak said he felt "very sorry for causing concerns" as he arrived at the prosecutors' office on Wednesday. Lee was aÃâà...
The Diplomat
March 14, 2018
This explains why he has sought a summit with the Kim regime early in his five-year term in office. His government will have four years to implement any agreement reached during the April inter-Korean summit, meaning that the next South Korean president will not find it easy to renege on it. In contrast, theÃâà...
ABC News
March 14, 2018
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrivesl for questioning over bribery allegations at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seoul ... Prosecutors on Wednesday were questioning South Korea's conservative former President Lee Myung-bak over corruption allegations, making him theÃâà...
Fortune
March 13, 2018
South Korea is preparing a policy plan for ICOs, or initial coin offerings, opening the door for Korean companies to raise funds on the crypto-crazed market ... “The financial authorities have been talking to the country's tax agency, justice ministry and other relevant government offices about a plan to allowÃâà...
KYMA
March 8, 2018
Kelly said the level of enthusiasm for talks in the United States could depend on how the South Korean government sells them to the US president. "We're a year and a half into US President Trump's administration and it's pretty clear Trump wants the publicity and the wins," he said. "If the South Korea andÃâà...
CNN
March 8, 2018
Every year when the drills are held it provokes a strong response from the North Korean government, including military displays of force. According to South Korea, Kim told Tuesday's delegation he "understands" the inability to delay them. South Korean officials said they asked the United States toÃâà...
The Diplomat
March 7, 2018
Around 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea and under the terms of the ninth SMA, the South Korean government paid for roughly half of the costs of ... Though it has been less of an emphasis for Trump while in office, the next round of SMA talks could be especially difficult given the overhang ofÃâà...
Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)
March 7, 2018
The government stance toward cryptocurrencies in South Korea, reportedly the world's largest market for cryptocurrencies after the US and Japan as of February 2018, has at times been unclear. In December 2017, crypto markets reacted to confusion regarding a rumored full ban on cryptocurrencies in theÃâà...
NPR
March 6, 2018
Following this week's visit, two of the envoys — the head of the National Security Office in South Korea and the intelligence chief — are expected to go to the United States to brief government officials. South Korean media say there will likely be a briefing for H.R. McMaster, President Trump's nationalÃâà...
CNBC
March 6, 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met senior South Korean government officials for the first time and said it is his "firm will to vigorously advance" ... Tensions between the two Koreas eased during the recent Winter Olympics in South Korea, where President Moon Jae-In hosted a high-level North KoreanÃâà...
HuffPost
March 5, 2018
The 10-member South Korean delegation, led by National Security Office head Chung Eui-yong, was greeted by North Korean officials after landing in ... peace by extending the goodwill and better inter-Korean relations created by the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics,” Chung said in South Korea before theÃâà...
HuffPost
February 25, 2018
SEOUL (Reuters) - Senior officials from Pyongyang visiting South Korea on Sunday said North Korea was open to talks with the United States, hours after it ... Moon met Kim in Pyeongchang, where the Olympics are being held, before the closing ceremony, the South Korean government said in a statement.
CNBC
December 31, 1999
South Korean officials no longer have to use a bullhorn to communicate messages to their reclusive neighbor to the North. A direct phone line was installed and tested Friday, connecting South Korea's Blue House, the official residence and office of President Moon Jae-in, and the North's State AffairsÃâà...
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