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Politics
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#Moon-peace economyMoon touts 'peace economy' to overcome trade pressure from Japan
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in stressed the need Monday to promote economic growth based on inter-Korean peace in order to counter external pressure, such as Japan's retaliatory tr... 15:24 Aug. 05 -
#NK missilesParliamentary panel adopts resolution against N.K. nuclear weapons, missiles
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The parliamentary defense committee on Monday adopted a resolution condemning North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and firing of missiles. The move came as Nor... 15:23 Aug. 05 -
#Korea-Japan statue feudSeoul expresses regret at halted display of sex slave statue in Japan
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government on Monday expressed regret at the Tokyo government's move to suspend the display of a statue of a girl representing victims of Japan's World War I... 15:01 Aug. 05 -
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
Aug. 6 1902 -- Kim So-wol, known as "the Koreans' poet," is born into an upper-class family in a mountain village in North Pyongan Province, now located in North Korea. Kim married at 14, gr... 14:00 Aug. 05 -
S. Korea in consultation with Japan, China for annual summit, Cheong Wa Dae says
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is trying to set a schedule for a yearly trilateral summit with Japan and China, Cheong Wa Dae confirmed Monday amid a deepening confrontation between Seoul an... 13:48 Aug. 05 -
#news advisory
Yonhap news advisory for Monday, Aug. 5
The following stories are scheduled to be covered by Yonhap News Agency. Your queries are welcome. Yonhap's English-language news desk can be reached by telephone at 82-2-398-3451 (general) and 82-... 08:32 Aug. 05 -
#sex slave statue(3rd LD) German museum removes wartime sex slave statue on Japan's pressure
(ATTN: UPDATES with Japanese protest letter to Berlin museum in 11th para) BERLIN/TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Japan has allegedly pressured a German museum to remove a statue of a girl representing v... 22:47 Aug. 04 -
#Japan(2nd LD) S. Korea to set aside 1 tln won to deal with Japanese trade restrictions next year
(ATTN: UPDATES with comments by an opposition lawmaker; ADDS background in paras 16-21) SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday that it will set aside more than 1 trillion won (US$833 mil... 20:40 Aug. 04 -
#Esper
(LEAD) New U.S. defense chief to visit S. Korea this week
(ATTN: UPDATES with comment on military intelligence-sharing deal with Japan in paras 13, 14) SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper will visit South Korea this week for talks ... 19:46 Aug. 04 -
#sex slave statue
(2nd LD) German museum removes wartime sex slave statue on Japan's pressure
(ATTN: UPDATES with decision of two S. Korean artists to shut down display of their works) BERLIN/TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Japan has allegedly pressured a German museum to remove a statue of a gir... 18:45 Aug. 04 -
#Japan
(LEAD) S. Korea to set aside 1 tln won to deal with Japanese trade restrictions next year
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with results of tripartite meeting throughout) SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday that it will set aside more than 1 trillion won (US$833 million) in next y... 17:27 Aug. 04 -
#Esper
New U.S. defense chief to visit S. Korea this week
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper will visit South Korea this week for talks with his South Korean counterpart, the South Korean defense ministry said Sunday. The trip ... 16:21 Aug. 04 -
#Japan
PM calls for reducing trade dependence on Japanese parts, materials
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Sunday that the South Korean government will sincerely implement countermeasures against Japan's unilateral economic restrictions and help ... 15:37 Aug. 04 -
#joint military exercisesS. Korea, U.S. to begin joint military drills Monday
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will stage joint military drills as scheduled despite warnings from North Korea, the South Korean military authority said Sunday. The ... 15:14 Aug. 04 -
#sex slave statue
(LEAD) German museum removes wartime sex slave statue on Japan's pressure
(ATTN: ADDS Japanese exhibition case in last 4 paras; CHANGES dateline) BERLIN/TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Japan has allegedly pressured a German museum to remove a statue of a girl representing vict... 14:02 Aug. 04 -
#sex slave statue
German museum removes sex slave statue on Japan's pressure
BERLIN, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Japan has allegedly pressured a German museum to remove a statue of a girl representing victims of Japan's World War II-era sexual slavery from display, a South Korean ci... 11:57 Aug. 04 -
(LEAD) S. Koreans censure Japan's Abe for expanded trade curbs
(ATTN: ADDS candlelight vigil in last 3 paras, photo) SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of South Korean demonstrators staged a rally on Saturday for the third straight weekly demonstration to cen... 22:43 Aug. 03 -
(2nd LD) Japan orders removal of sex slave statue on display at arts festival
(ATTN: ADDS Japanese organizers' statement in last 3 paras) NAGOYA, Japan, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- A statue of a girl representing victims of Japan's World War II-era sexual slavery, which has been on d... 21:57 Aug. 03 -
S. Koreans censure Japan's Abe for expanded trade curbs
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of South Korean demonstrators staged a rally on Saturday for the third straight weekly demonstration to censure Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for expanding ... 20:50 Aug. 03
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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
News Focus
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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
