#Lee Nak-yon
Diplomacy
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#Lee Nak-yon
(3rd LD) PM Lee hopes his trip to Japan will help Seoul-Tokyo ties take step forward
(ATTN: UPDATES with details on President Moon's letter in paras 15-16) SEOUL/TOKYO, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Tuesday that his trip to Japan will help South Korea and its ... 16:26 Oct. 22 -
#Moon Jae-in(2nd LD) Moon vows strong education, prosecution reform for fairness in aftermath of Cho Kuk case
(ATTN: MODIFIES headline; RECASTS lead para; UPDATES political parties' responses in paras 16-19, last 3 paras) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in pledged a strong pus... 15:10 Oct. 22 -
#Lee Nak-yon
(2nd LD) PM Lee hopes his trip to Japan will help Seoul-Tokyo ties take step forward
(ATTN: TRIMS lead; ADDS more info in paras 2, 4-7) SEOUL/TOKYO, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Tuesday that his trip to Japan will help South Korea and its neighbor take a step... 14:22 Oct. 22 -
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
Oct. 23 1936 -- The first bridge built over the Han River opens, connecting the Yongsan area of Seoul to Noryangjin in the southern part of the capital. 1996 -- Ahn Doo-hee, who assassinate... 14:00 Oct. 22 -
(LEAD) Moon vows strong education, prosecution reform to promote fairness
(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks on fiscal policy, peace, details in last 9 paras; ADDS photos, byline) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in pledged a strong push Tuesday for... 11:16 Oct. 22 -
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#Lee Nak-yon
(LEAD) Lee hopes his trip to Japan will help Seoul-Tokyo ties take step forward
(ATTN: RECASTS dateline, headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout) SEOUL/TOKYO, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Tuesday that his trip to Japan will help South Korea and... 10:07 Oct. 22 -
#Donald TrumpTrump touts new free trade deal with S. Korea as 'fantastic'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump boasted of the revised free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea as a "fantastic deal," branding it as one of his administrations' key ... 09:52 Oct. 22 -
#Donald TrumpTrump says 'lot of things going on' regarding N.K, raises prospects of 'major rebuild'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that "a lot of things are going on" regarding North Korea, as doubts over the regime's will to denuclearize rose after the br... 09:27 Oct. 22 -
#Lee Nak-yonS. Korean PM leaves for Japan to attend emperor's enthronement event, meet Abe
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon left for Japan on Tuesday to attend the Japanese emperor's enthronement ceremony amid frayed ties between South Korea and Japan over the issue ... 07:33 Oct. 22 -
#dailies
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Oct. 22)
Unfortunate incident US envoy residence break-in gives mixed feelings Seven college students belonging to an ultra-left student group have been detained for breaking into the grounds of the reside... 06:57 Oct. 22 -
#dailies
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Oct. 22)
Messenger's role PM Lee's visit to Tokyo should set the stage for South Korea-Japan summit The momentum for easing the strained ties between South Korea and Japan is building ahead of Prime Minist... 06:57 Oct. 22 -
#US envoy residence(LEAD) Arrest warrants issued for 4 college students for breaking into U.S. envoy's residence
(ATTN: ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court issued warrants for the arrests of four college students on Monday on charges of breaking into the U.S. ambassador's residen... 22:01 Oct. 21 -
#US envoy residence
Arrest warrants issued for 4 college students for breaking into U.S. envoy's residence
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court issued warrants to arrest four progressive college students on Monday on charges of breaking into the U.S. ambassador's residence. Seventeen members of a... 21:46 Oct. 21 -
#PM-Japan visitDraft of letter for Japanese PM Abe sent to Cheong Wa Dae for review: foreign ministry
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry said Monday it has sent a draft of a letter that will be sent to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the presidential office for review a... 19:05 Oct. 21 -
#Central America(LEAD) CABEI calls for increased cooperation with S. Korea
(ATTN: UPDATES with background in 8th para; ADDS photo) SEJONG, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- The head of a Central American development bank called Monday for increased cooperation with South Korea. Dant... 17:47 Oct. 21 -
#S Korea-China defense talksS. Korea, China hold first 'strategic' defense talks in 5 years
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China held high-level defense talks for the first time in five years on Monday and agreed to make joint efforts for the denuclearization of... 17:36 Oct. 21 -
#S Korea-China ties(LEAD) China's defense chief meets vice defense ministers from Koreas: Xinhua
(ATTN: ADDS N. Korean official's remarks, background into in paras 11-16; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- China's Defense Minister Wei Fenghe held bilateral meetings with the vice defense... 17:02 Oct. 21 -
#Moon Jae-in(LEAD) Moon's approval rating rebounds after Cho Kuk resigns: Realmeter
(ATTN: UPDATES with separate poll on prosecution reform in last 5 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has bounced back to 45 percent after Cho Kuk's resignatio... 15:22 Oct. 21
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(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S. decide to postpone upcoming joint air exercises for diplomacy
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2 Korean Air jet involved in minor collision in Frankfurt, no injuries
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(2nd LD) S. Korean, Japanese defense chiefs fail to narrow differences on GSOMIA
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4 S. Korea, U.S. decide to postpone upcoming joint air exercises for diplomacy
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S. Korean activists protest against U.S. demand to increase defense sharing cost
News Focus
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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
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New N.K. launch pressures U.S. to meet year-end deadline for nuclear talks
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Moon's November summit diplomacy in disarray after Chile cancels APEC
