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#Korea ASEAN food festivalFirst lady Kim attends S. Korea-ASEAN food festival in Busan
BUSAN, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Jung-sook said Friday that food will provide an opportunity for South Korea and member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to bett... 17:17 Nov. 22 -
(LEAD) Cheong Wa Dae to announce GSOMIA decision at 6 p.m., termination plan apparently averted
(ATTN: UPDATES with announcement time) SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office said Friday it will make public a decision on the fate of a military information-sharing agreemen... 17:17 Nov. 22 -
Cheong Wa Dae soon to announce GSOMIA decision, conditional postponement of expiry possible
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will soon announce the results of its last-minute discussions on the fate of a military information-sharing agreement with Japan, a Cheong Wa Dae official sai... 16:54 Nov. 22 -
Opposition parties demand action as GSOMIA expiry looms
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's opposition political parties on Friday urged the government to take action as Seoul and Tokyo's military information-sharing pact was seen nearing an end wi... 16:26 Nov. 22 -
#Korea
FM to visit Japan for G-20 foreign ministers' meeting
By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will leave for Japan late Friday to attend a foreign ministerial meeting of the Group of 20 nations, a source said. ... 15:45 Nov. 22 -
#ASEAN Korean speech contestAwards ceremony of Korean speech contest for ASEAN students to be held in Busan
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The awards ceremony of the 2019 Korean Speech Contest for Secondary School, Junior College and College Students of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will... 15:45 Nov. 22 -
#Moon Jae-in(2nd LD) Moon emboldened by new corporate investment in chip material production
(ATTN: UPDATES with meeting with the firm's chairman, other details in last 4 paras; ADDS photo, byline) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in celebrated the construction... 15:07 Nov. 22 -
#GSOMIA
(2nd LD) Seoul-Tokyo military pact close to end, no breakthrough in sight
(ATTN: UPDATES with reported NSC session in paras 5-6, Moon's visit to new industrial material plant in last 2 paras) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The termination of a major arrangeme... 14:51 Nov. 22 -
(LEAD) Moon emboldened by new corporate investment in chip material production
(ATTN: UPDATES lead paras to reflect GSOMIA issue) SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in celebrated the construction Friday of a new silicon wafer plant in South Korea by a Taiwanese fir... 14:13 Nov. 22 -
Moon emboldened by new corporate investment in chip material production
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in celebrated the construction Friday of a new silicon wafer plant in South Korea by a Taiwanese firm's local unit, calling it a milestone in his count... 11:51 Nov. 22 -
#ASEAN fashion showKorea-ASEAN Fashion Week opens in Busan
BUSAN, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Fashion industry experts and executives from South Korea and 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) kicked off a joint fashion festival in... 11:47 Nov. 22 -
#US Senate
U.S. Senate unanimously passes resolution highlighting GSOMIA's importance
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution reaffirming the importance of an expiring military information-sharing pact between South Korea and Japan, a news repo... 11:32 Nov. 22 -
#GSOMIA
(LEAD) Seoul-Tokyo military pact close to end, no breakthrough in sight
(ATTN: UPDATES with announcement options in paras 5-6) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The termination of a major arrangement between South Korea and Japan on exchanging military informa... 10:19 Nov. 22 -
Seoul-Tokyo military pact close to end, no breakthrough in sight
By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The termination of a major arrangement between South Korea and Japan on exchanging military information was imminent Friday amid no news of a breakthrough... 09:15 Nov. 22 -
#S Korea US FM talks(LEAD) Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. hold phone talks on GSOMIA, defense cost sharing
(ATTN: UPDATES with State Department readout in paras 5-6, 9; CHANGES dateline) SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held telephone talks lat... 07:58 Nov. 22 -
#S Korea US FM talks
Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. hold phone talks on GSOMIA, defense cost-sharing
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held telephone talks late Thursday and discussed a soon-to-expire military information sharing pact between Seoul a... 02:14 Nov. 22 -
#Russian FM NK nuke talks
Russian FM says U.S.' approach to denuclearizing N.K. 'all at once' stalled dialogue
MOSCOW, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- The United States' approach of trying to denuclearize North Korea "all at once" is what has kept the negotiations locked in the current impasse, Russia's top diplomat sa... 22:53 Nov. 21 -
#ASEAN summitMoon wished for N.K leader's participation in ASEAN summit to create int'l support for peace: Cheong Wa Dae
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Moon Jae-in expressed regret Thursday that North Korea rejected an invitation for leader Kim Jong-un to visit South Korea for the upcoming summit ... 19:16 Nov. 21 -
#NSC(4th LD) NSC discusses S. Korea-Japan issues including post-GSOMIA strategy
(ATTN: RECASTS lead paras) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea apparently left the door open Thursday for a dramatic eleventh-hour deal with Japan on a bilateral military informa... 18:25 Nov. 21
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(4th LD) NSC discusses S. Korea-Japan issues including post-GSOMIA strategy
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Moon wished for N.K leader's participation in ASEAN summit to create int'l support for peace: Cheong Wa Dae
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(LEAD) Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. hold phone talks on GSOMIA, defense cost sharing
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(LEAD) Seoul-Tokyo military pact close to end, no breakthrough in sight
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Esper says he has no regrets about postponing S. Korea-U.S. drills
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Is South Korea really a 'free rider' or 'major abuser' in alliance with U.S.?
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Hectic diplomacy between defense chiefs amid dimmed hopes to save GSOMIA
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(News Focus) U.S. ratchets up pressure on S. Korea to jack up share of defense costs
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Moon revs up ASEAN diplomacy, breaks ice with Abe
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U.S. raises pressure on S. Korea to reverse decision to end GSOMIA
