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It's said that flattery will get you everywhere. On Monday, South Korean leader Moon Jae-in put that old adage to the test, showering U.S. President Donald Trump with effusive praise as Seoul — and Pyongyang — seek to bring Washington back to the negotiating ...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that a second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on denuclearization would happen "in the not-too-distant future," as the South's leader heaped praise on the American president, calling him "the only person who can solve this ...
Disclosure of North Korea's weapons program details regarded as key first step in denuclearization
New pledges made last week by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to curb his nuclear weapons program may have opened the door to further talks with Washington, but just how much impact would they have on the North's nuclear arsenal? At last week's summit ...
New U.S.-South Korean free trade pact raises hopes for NAFTA, China deals
The signing of a renegotiated free-trade agreement between the U.S. and South Korea is spurring optimism that export markets for American farm goods won't shut down and may even expand. President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, signed the agreement Monday on ...
Japanese and other Asian firms shifting production from China as U.S. tariffs take toll
As the U.S. imposes tariffs on Chinese imports, a growing number of Asian manufacturers producing items there are moving to shift production from China to other factories in the region.
A Kim Jong Un visit to Seoul? It would be surreal challenge
The spectacle and surprise on display at the three inter-Korean summits this year have been, at times, intense. The fourth one could be surreal — if it happens. Imagine North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolling through South Korea's ultramodern capital in an armored limousine ...
From the front lines of war to a South Korean holiday gift: Spam Spam Spam
From the front lines of war to a staple of institutional catering, Spam is rarely seen as a gourmet ingredient — but the canned pink meat holds a unique position in South Korea as a top-selling holiday gift. Ahead of the Chuseok harvest festival which ...
North Korea's Kim flashes K-pop 'finger hearts' gesture in bid to soften image, photos show
What a difference a year makes. In a scene that would have been unthinkable just nine months ago, photos released Sunday showed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un making the popular "finger hearts" gesture atop Mount Paektu — one of the Koreas most sacred sites ...
Kim Jong Un planning to visit Seoul in December: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is planning to make his landmark visit to Seoul in December, the head of a South Korean conglomerate said Friday, according to a report. South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted CJ Group chief Sohn Kyung-shik, a member of the ...
More than a year after President Donald Trump threatened Pyongyang with "fire and fury like the world has never seen," the US leader now boasts of his relationship with North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un. Trump told a rally Friday in Springfield, Missouri, that he ...
The leaders of the two Koreas moved forward on a number of fronts at their summit this week — but the issue of the North's committment to nuclear disarmament remains unresolved.
Father-to-son inheritance of South Korea's biggest Presbyterian church sparks unholy row
One of the world's largest Presbyterian churches has been engulfed by an unholy row after its pastor sought to pass the super-rich South Korean institution into the control of his son. Religion remains a powerful social force in the South, and the country's biggest spiritual ...
