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Korean leaders exchange friendly letters despite rising tensions

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 22 12:40 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un thanked outgoing South Korean president Moon Jae-in for his efforts to improve inter-Korean relations. Read more »

S. Korea's Moon hails K-pop impact on Mideast trip

Agence France Presse
Updated as of Jan 17 05:06 PM

K-pop stars have "charmed the world", South Korean President Moon Jae-in said at the first leg of his Middle East tour. Read more »

S. Korea pardons disgraced ex-president Park Geun-hye

Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 12:27 PM

South Korea's ex-president Park Geun-hye received a pardon on Friday, cutting short a jail term of more than 20 years for corruption with her successor saying he granted it in the interest of national unity. Read more »

South Korea: N. Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 07:31 AM

The launch came just days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister Kim Yo Jong dangled the prospect of an inter-Korean summit. Read more »

Moon repeats call to declare end of Korean War

Reuters
Posted at Sep 22 04:32 AM

South Korea President Moon Jae-in has argued that such a declaration would encourage North Korea to give up to denuclearize. Read more »

BTS meets S. Korean president ahead of UN General Assembly

Anna Gabrielle Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 05:19 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in met with BTS at his office on Tuesday to award them their certificates of appointment as his Special Envoy for Future Generations and Culture. Read more »

South, North Korea have restored hotlines as leaders seek to rebuild ties

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 03:10 PM

South and North Korea have restored hotlines that Pyongyang severed a year ago when ties deteriorated sharply, with renewed efforts by the 2 countries' leaders to rebuild relations, the South's presidential Blue House said on Tuesday. Read more »

South Korea steps up COVID-19 curbs ahead of peak holiday season

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Jul 25 06:30 PM

SEOUL - South Korea said on Sunday it will tighten social distancing rules across most of the country this week, warning that its worst-ever COVID-19 wave might spread further in the summer holiday season. Read more »

BTS to return to UN as South Korea’s special envoy for post-COVID world

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 22 10:52 AM

K-pop boy band BTS has just received a rare non-musical title - South Korea's special envoy for public diplomacy. Read more »

Spycam epicenter: Digital sex crime affecting life for S.Korean women, girls - watchdog

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 11:35 AM

South Korea has become the global epicenter of spycam - the use of tiny, hidden cameras to film victims naked, urinating or having sex. Read more »

South Korea's Moon sacks top economic aide for raising rent amid home price uproar

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 03:48 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday fired his top economic policy adviser for raising the rent on an apartment he owns in Seoul's affluent Gangnam district amid a public furor over skyrocketing home prices. Read more »

S. Korea PM gets AstraZeneca shot as nation expands COVID-19 vaccine drive

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Mar 23 11:43 AM

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in received AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday ahead of an overseas trip, as the country began inoculating more senior citizens and health workers in an effort to accelerate its vaccination drive. Read more »

South Korea's President Moon: 'America is back'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 11:59 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who brokered the talks process between Donald Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong Un, on Thursday congratulated Joe Biden on his inauguration as US president, tweeting: "America is back." Read more »

N.Korea continues to present 'extraordinary' threat to region: Pentagon official

Reuters
Posted at Jun 19 05:00 AM

North Korea's activities in recent days have shown that Pyongyang continues to pose an "extraordinary" threat to the Asia-Pacific region, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday. Read more »

South Korea says will no longer accept unreasonable behavior by North Korea

Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 10:58 AM

South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Wednesday that recent North Korean criticism of President Moon Jae-in was senseless and that it will no longer accept unreasonable behavior by the North.   Read more »

N.Korea destroys liaison office on border with South Korea in 'terrific explosion'

Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 08:31 PM

North Korea blew up an office set up to foster better ties with South Korea on Tuesday in a "terrific explosion" after it threatened to take action if North Korean defectors went ahead with a campaign to send propaganda leaflets into the North. Read more »

North Korean army 'fully ready' for action against Seoul: KCNA

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 16 12:32 PM

North Korea's army is "fully ready" to take action against the South, state media said Tuesday in the latest verbal sabre-rattling from Pyongyang, days after its leader's sister threatened military moves against Seoul.   Read more »

North Korea warns of retaliatory actions over defectors in South

Josh Smith and Heekyong Yang, Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 07:54 AM

The sister of North Korea's leader has warned of retaliatory measures against South Korea that could involve the military, in the latest escalation of tensions over defectors from the North who have been sending back propaganda and food. Read more »

N. Korea warns US to stay out of inter-Korean affairs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 12:16 PM

North Korea rebuked Washington on Thursday for criticising its decision to cut communication links with Seoul, warning it to stay out of inter-Korean affairs if it wanted to ensure a smooth presidential election.   Read more »

South Korea, may donasyong 950 metric tons ng bigas sa Pilipinas

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 03:12 AM

Tinanggap ng Pilipinas nitong nakaraang linggo ang 950 metric tons na rice donation ng South Korea para sa mga Pilipinong biktima ng kalamidad. Read more »