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#US(US-NK summit) N. Korea has long way to go to denuclearize, Yongbyon offer 'significant': ex-CIA official
STANFORD, California, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has a long way to go to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, but its offer to shut down the Yongbyon facility is a "significant" step, a form... 16:06 Feb. 23 -
#North Korea(US-NK summit) Ex-CIA official lays out road map for N. Korea's complete denuclearization
STANFORD, California, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- A former U.S. intelligence official with vast experience dealing with North Korea on Friday presented a road map for achieving the U.S. goal of final, full... 13:20 Feb. 23 -
#North Korea(US-NK summit) Vietnam summit will be more productive than Singapore summit: ex-CIA official
STANFORD, California, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is likely to be more productive than the first because the sides ... 11:31 Feb. 23 -
#John Bolton(3rd LD) Bolton cancels trip to S. Korea: White House
(ADDS byline, email; RECASTS para 4) By Song Sang-ho and Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton has canceled his planned visit to South Korea a... 09:46 Feb. 23 -
#John Bolton(2nd LD) Bolton cancels trip to S. Korea: White House
(ATTN: UPDATES with White House response in paras 1-2; UPGRADES attribution; CHANGES headline, dateline) WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton has cancele... 09:24 Feb. 23 -
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N.K. leader told Pompeo that he intends to denuclearize for his children: ex-CIA official
STANFORD, California, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last year that he intends to abandon his nuclear weapons program for the sake of h... 09:14 Feb. 23 -
#John Bolton(LEAD) Bolton cancels trip to S. Korea: source
(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 3 paras) Seoul, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton canceled his planned visit to South Korea ahead of next week's summit between U.S. Pr... 09:09 Feb. 23 -
#John BoltonBolton cancels trip to S. Korea: source
Seoul, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton canceled his plan to visit South Korea ahead of next week's summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader ... 08:47 Feb. 23 -
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(US-NK summit) Pompeo to travel to Vietnam for summit Feb. 26-28
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Vietnam next week for the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, t... 08:19 Feb. 23 -
#Trump(LEAD) (US-NK summit) Trump says troop withdrawal not on summit agenda
(ATTN: UPDATES with details; ADDS photo) WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that withdrawing troops from South Korea will not be discussed during his summit wit... 08:19 Feb. 23 -
(US-NK summit) Trump says troop withdrawal not on summit agenda
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that withdrawing troops from South Korea will not be discussed during his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Tru... 05:07 Feb. 23 -
Top diplomats of U.S., Japan commit to close cooperation on Koreas
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of the United States and Japan discussed their commitment to North Korea's denuclearization and strengthening trilateral ties with South Korea, the... 02:02 Feb. 23 -
#North Korea(4th LD) (US-NK summit) N. Korean, U.S. envoys hold additional talks on summit agenda
(ATTN: UPDATES paras 6-7 with latest developments, minor edits throughout) HANOI/SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Senior North Korean and U.S. envoys held hourslong talks in Hanoi on Friday as part of t... 22:33 Feb. 22 -
#North Korea(3rd LD) (US-NK summit) N. Korean, U.S. envoys hold additional talks on summit agenda
(ATTN: UPDATES with daylong talks in first 6 paras; S. Korean envoy's comments, Japanese official's visit in paras 20-22; ADDS photo) HANOI/SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Senior North Korean and U.S. e... 17:46 Feb. 22 -
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ----------------- BTS launches online archive 'Armypedia' to reach out to fans SEOUL -- Global K-p... 17:14 Feb. 22 -
S. Korean civic groups demand Japan end annual event to claim Dokdo
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean civic groups on Friday denounced Japan for holding an event to highlight its claim to the South Korean easternmost islets of Dokdo at a time when their diplo... 15:24 Feb. 22 -
#North Korea(2nd LD) (US-NK summit) N. Korean, U.S. envoys hold additional talks on summit agenda
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with pre-summit negotiations, U.S. official's comments; CHANGES headline, dateline; ADDS photo) HANOI/SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Senior North Korean and U.S. envoys held a... 15:08 Feb. 22 -
#Dokdo
S. Korea denounces Japan's annual ceremony on Dokdo islets
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government condemned Japan on Friday for its continued sovereignty claim over Dokdo, a pair of rocky islets in the East Sea, again demonstrated in an off... 15:06 Feb. 22 -
Taebaek, once a coal boom town, repeats the failure of Japan's Yubari
TAEBAEK, South Korea, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The city of Taebaek, once a booming coal mine area but now known for a snow festival, appears to have made the same mistake of the Japanese town of Yubari,... 13:50 Feb. 22
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(3rd LD) (US-NK summit) N. Korean, U.S. envoys hold additional talks on summit agenda
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Bolton cancels trip to S. Korea: source
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(3rd LD) Japan won't send warship to maritime exercise off South Korea
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(US-NK summit) Vietnam summit will be more productive than Singapore summit: ex-CIA official
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(News Focus) End-of-war declaration likely concession for N.K. denuclearization
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(News Focus) Forging denuke road map remains herculean task ahead of Trump-Kim summit
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(News Focus) Past denuke talks marred by distrust, security dilemma, political hurdles
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(News Focus) In Hanoi summit, Trump to gamble on Kim Jong-un's denuclearization commitment
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Analysts brace for Trump card at next N. Korea summit
