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North Korea Not Picking Up Hotlines After Warning South Korea, US Over Joint Drills
South Korea said on Monday no decision has yet been made on its joint military exercises with the United States but they should not create tension, after North Korea warned the South against holding the exercises amid signs of a thaw in relations.
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Kim Jong Un To Visit Seoul Soon, Says South Korea President
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Seoul "soon", the South's President Moon Jae-in said Thursday, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula despite stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington.
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North And South Korea To Make A Joint Bid For 2032 Summer Olympics
North and South Korea will bid jointly for the 2032 Olympics, they announced Wednesday, in an ambitious plan built on hopes of deepening a diplomatic thaw catalysed by this year's Winter Games in the South.
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"Ready To Meet To Discuss Urgent Issues": Vladimir Putin To Kim Jong-Un
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "at an early date", the North's state media reported Wednesday, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula.
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Koreas To Hold Reunions For War-Separated Families In August
North and South Korea agreed Friday to resume reunions for families separated by the Korean War in August -- the first such meetings since 2015 and the latest step in a remarkable diplomatic thaw on the peninsula.
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South Korea Faces Dilemma Over Anti-North Leaflets As Ties Thaw
Days after a historic inter-Korean summit Lee Min-bok, a defector who has been flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets into the North for 15 years, received a call from an official at Seoul's Unification Ministry urging him to halt his balloon campaign.
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South Korea Confirms Arrival Of F-22 Stealth Fighters For Drill
American F-22 stealth fighter jets have arrived in South Korea ahead of a joint air force drill, Seoul said Wednesday, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with Pyongyang.
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North Korea Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho To Visit Moscow Today Amid Diplomatic Thaw
North Korea's foreign minister will hold rare talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Tuesday, as Pyongyang moves to improve strained ties with its neighbours.
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Kim Jong Un, In A First, Attends Concert By South Korean Pop Stars
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Sunday attended the first concert in Pyongyang for over a decade by South Korean entertainers, including a K-pop girlband, the latest gesture of reconciliation before a rare inter-Korean summit.
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US, South Korea Begin Low-Key Army Drills Amid Diplomatic Thaw
The United States and South Korea kicked off a low-key joint military drill Sunday as a diplomatic thaw over North Korea gathered pace.
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'Too Soon' To Tell If Korean Olympic Thaw Will Last: Jim Mattis
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis cast doubt Sunday on whether North Korea's charm offensive at the Winter Olympics would lead to a lasting rapprochement between Pyongyang and Seoul.
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North Korea "Months Away" From Ability To Hit US With Nuclear Weapon: Envoy
North Korea is only months away from obtaining the capability to hit US territory with a nuclear weapon and must be disarmed, a US envoy said on Tuesday, dismissing Pyonyang's diplomatic thaw with South Korea as a "charm offensive" that fooled no one.
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Koreas To Form Unified Ice Hockey Team, March Together In Winter Olympics
The two Koreas will field a combined women's ice hockey team and march together under one flag at next month's Winter Olympics in the South, Seoul said on Wednesday, after a new round of talks amid a thaw in cross-border ties.
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Ex-Japan PM to Visit South Korea in Hope of Easing Troubled Ties
A former Japanese premier will bring a letter from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he meets South Korean President Park Geun-hye during a visit to Seoul from Friday, a government spokesman, as Tokyo seeks a thaw in frosty ties.
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The historic phone call that led to US-Iran thaw
After seeing off Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after their summit meeting in September, President Barack Obama hurried back to his Oval office in the White House to make a historic phone call.
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North Korea Not Picking Up Hotlines After Warning South Korea, US Over Joint Drills
South Korea said on Monday no decision has yet been made on its joint military exercises with the United States but they should not create tension, after North Korea warned the South against holding the exercises amid signs of a thaw in relations.
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Kim Jong Un To Visit Seoul Soon, Says South Korea President
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Seoul "soon", the South's President Moon Jae-in said Thursday, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula despite stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington.
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North And South Korea To Make A Joint Bid For 2032 Summer Olympics
North and South Korea will bid jointly for the 2032 Olympics, they announced Wednesday, in an ambitious plan built on hopes of deepening a diplomatic thaw catalysed by this year's Winter Games in the South.
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"Ready To Meet To Discuss Urgent Issues": Vladimir Putin To Kim Jong-Un
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "at an early date", the North's state media reported Wednesday, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula.
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Koreas To Hold Reunions For War-Separated Families In August
North and South Korea agreed Friday to resume reunions for families separated by the Korean War in August -- the first such meetings since 2015 and the latest step in a remarkable diplomatic thaw on the peninsula.
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South Korea Faces Dilemma Over Anti-North Leaflets As Ties Thaw
Days after a historic inter-Korean summit Lee Min-bok, a defector who has been flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets into the North for 15 years, received a call from an official at Seoul's Unification Ministry urging him to halt his balloon campaign.
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South Korea Confirms Arrival Of F-22 Stealth Fighters For Drill
American F-22 stealth fighter jets have arrived in South Korea ahead of a joint air force drill, Seoul said Wednesday, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with Pyongyang.
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North Korea Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho To Visit Moscow Today Amid Diplomatic Thaw
North Korea's foreign minister will hold rare talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Tuesday, as Pyongyang moves to improve strained ties with its neighbours.
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Kim Jong Un, In A First, Attends Concert By South Korean Pop Stars
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Sunday attended the first concert in Pyongyang for over a decade by South Korean entertainers, including a K-pop girlband, the latest gesture of reconciliation before a rare inter-Korean summit.
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US, South Korea Begin Low-Key Army Drills Amid Diplomatic Thaw
The United States and South Korea kicked off a low-key joint military drill Sunday as a diplomatic thaw over North Korea gathered pace.
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'Too Soon' To Tell If Korean Olympic Thaw Will Last: Jim Mattis
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis cast doubt Sunday on whether North Korea's charm offensive at the Winter Olympics would lead to a lasting rapprochement between Pyongyang and Seoul.
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North Korea "Months Away" From Ability To Hit US With Nuclear Weapon: Envoy
North Korea is only months away from obtaining the capability to hit US territory with a nuclear weapon and must be disarmed, a US envoy said on Tuesday, dismissing Pyonyang's diplomatic thaw with South Korea as a "charm offensive" that fooled no one.
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Koreas To Form Unified Ice Hockey Team, March Together In Winter Olympics
The two Koreas will field a combined women's ice hockey team and march together under one flag at next month's Winter Olympics in the South, Seoul said on Wednesday, after a new round of talks amid a thaw in cross-border ties.
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Ex-Japan PM to Visit South Korea in Hope of Easing Troubled Ties
A former Japanese premier will bring a letter from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he meets South Korean President Park Geun-hye during a visit to Seoul from Friday, a government spokesman, as Tokyo seeks a thaw in frosty ties.
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The historic phone call that led to US-Iran thaw
After seeing off Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after their summit meeting in September, President Barack Obama hurried back to his Oval office in the White House to make a historic phone call.
