#Sudan power-sharing deal
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Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ---------------- (LEAD) S. Korea calls in Japanese diplomat over Fukushima water discharge plan SEO... 13:22 Aug. 19 -
#S Korea Fukushima water(LEAD) S. Korea calls in Japanese diplomat over Fukushima water discharge plan
(ATTN: ADDS photo, more info in paras 3-4) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea called in a Japanese diplomat on Monday to demand Tokyo address growing public concern over its rep... 11:24 Aug. 19 -
#North Korea
N. Korea slams Japan for groundless abduction claims
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's official newspaper blasted Japan on Monday for making groundless claims following news reports that some Japanese nationals believed to have been abducted t... 11:22 Aug. 19 -
#S Korea Fukushima water
S. Korea calls in Japanese diplomat amid fears over possible Fukushima plant water discharge
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea called in a Japanese diplomat on Monday to demand Tokyo address growing public concern over its reported plan to release into the Pacific Ocean contaminated w... 11:01 Aug. 19 -
#editorial
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Aug. 19)
A step in the wrong direction North Korean Gen. Kim Su-gil, director of the General Political Bureau of the North Korean People's Army, visited Beijing late last week and held talks with his Chine... 07:01 Aug. 19 -
#editorial
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Aug. 19)
Economic risks :Imminent challenges come from US, Japan Korea Inc. is facing greater external risks while it is vividly losing vitality. Japan has removed Korea from its whitelist of preferent... 07:01 Aug. 19 -
#headlines
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 19. Korean-language dailies -- Hong Kong's aspirations for democratization unstopped by threat ... 07:00 Aug. 19 -
#North Korea
S. Korea undaunted by troubles in peace journey, minister says
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification minister on Sunday pledged to make unswerving efforts for inter-Korean peace despite "difficulties" two days after Pyongyang said it will never ... 20:27 Aug. 18 -
#S Korea ASEAN summit(LEAD) S. Korea-ASEAN summit in Nov. to address free trade amid Japan's export curbs: Cheong Wa Dae
(ATTN: UPDATES with details; MODIFIES headline) SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to focus on seeking ways to bolster the free trade order during a November special group summit with Sou... 18:55 Aug. 18 -
#S Korea ASEAN summit
Nov. S. Korea-ASEAN summit to focus on strengthening free trade, shared prosperity
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- The special summit between South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), slated to take place in the southern city of Busan later this year, will fo... 17:09 Aug. 18 -
#allies defense cost talksS. Korean, U.S. diplomats to meet in Seoul ahead of negotiations on defense cost sharing
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. diplomats will hold talks in Seoul this week over the allies' envisioned negotiations on the sharing of the cost for the upkeep of American troops h... 15:47 Aug. 18 -
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
Aug. 19 1964 -- South Korea joins the Inter-Parliamentary Union, an international organization of the parliaments of sovereign states. 1980 -- The Chun Doo-hwan administration forces 617 pu... 14:00 Aug. 18 -
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
Aug. 18 1955 -- South Korea and Japan sever economic ties. 1972 -- Red Cross officials from the two Koreas establish a hotline. 1976 -- North Korean soldiers ax three U.S. military offi... 14:00 Aug. 17 -
#Biegun(3rd LD) U.S. envoy for N.K. to visit Seoul as military exercise ends
(ATTN: RECASTS dateline; ADDS statement by Seoul's foreign ministry in paras 5-7) By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun wil... 09:28 Aug. 17 -
#dailies
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Aug. 17)
No big picture The Korea-Japan trade dispute coupled with the Sino-U.S. currency war is pushing the Korean economy into a corner. Investors are embarrassed to see a simultaneous fall of the Korean... 09:20 Aug. 17 -
#dailies
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Aug. 17)
Historical amnesia Abe keeps refusing to admit wartime atrocities Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe still refuses to acknowledge or apologize for atrocities his country committed during World War... 09:20 Aug. 17 -
#US-South Korea-JapanU.S. cites close ties with S. Korea, Japan amid reports Pompeo sided with Tokyo
By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- The United States is committed to maintaining close relationships with both South Korea and Japan, the State Department said Friday amid reports that ... 07:10 Aug. 17 -
#ex-US diplomatEx-U.S. diplomat suggests Trump could accept N.K. as nuclear weapons state
By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- A former senior U.S. diplomat has suggested President Donald Trump could eventually accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state, although he has sho... 06:42 Aug. 17 -
#Biegun
(2nd LD) U.S. envoy for N.K. to visit Seoul as military exercise ends
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details, background; CHANGES headline) By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will travel to South ... 06:07 Aug. 17
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(LEAD) Top diplomats of S. Korea, China, Japan converge on call for trilateral cooperation
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(3rd LD) S. Korea to ditch military info-sharing pact with Japan amid trade fight
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(LEAD) Kang says decision to end military pact with Japan separate from S. Korea-U.S. alliance
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5 (LEAD) S. Korea to scrap military info-sharing pact with Japan: Cheong Wa Dae
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Another new missile highlights N.K.'s focus on conventional weapons amid nuclear talks
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Trump's pressure on S. Korea raises concern about U.S. interests, alliance
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Latest test indicates N. Korea's successful development of new ballistic missile: experts
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Seoul-Tokyo ties tipped for deeper rift after Japan's expanded export control: experts
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Trade row with Japan, another headwind for Korean economy
