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Inter-Korean exchanges not to be affected by naval clash
South Korea on Tuesday said the existing inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation will go forward as usual and not be affected by an earlier naval clash with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea .
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North tops agenda for the Lee-Obama summit
The nuclear impasse with North Korea, a free trade agreement with South Korea and Seoul s contribution to rebuilding Afghanistan are key topics to be addressed during President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President Barack Obama s summit next week, senior officials from the two countries presidential offices said yesterday.
[Editorial] Let the People Decide on Sejong City
The slogans 'The conscience of the country's next century' and 'politics of trust that keeps promises' sound great, but are just hollow rhetoric to the people.
Seoul officially announced as host city of G20 summit of next year
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, was officially selected as the host city of the Group of 20 summit to be held in November next year, the South Korean government announced on Monday.
S Korean, US presidents to discuss progress on FTA
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will discuss ways to ratify the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama when they meet for a bilateral summit in Seoul later this month, the presidential office said Monday.
How prepared are Koreas for reunification?
Seoul - Twenty years after the Berlin Wall fell, South Korean newspapers on Monday urged the government to prepare in case the world's last Cold War frontier - with communist North Korea - collapses suddenly.
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Move to ditch martime MoU short-sighted
The government's move to scrap the maritime deal with Cambodia is not a "hit where it hurts" decision as it is based on sketchy information over interests in the overlapping areas in the Gulf of Thailand.
Lee vows no unproductive summit with Kim
President Lee Myung-bak reiterated his position yesterday that he has no intention to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il just for the mere sake of having an inter-Korean summit.
South Korean workers protest gov't labor policy
Tens of thousands of South Korean workers rallied Saturday to protest the government's plan to begin implementing contentious labor laws.
USTR Kirk says Skouras trade pact needs new auto deal
South Korea must do more to open its market to U.S. cars before President Barack Obama will send a free trade agreement signed in June 2007 to Congress for a vote, the chief U.S. trade negotiator said on Thursday.
Nuclear Program 'Biggest Hurdle' to Cooperation with N.Korea
President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday said North Korea's nuclear program remains the biggest hurdle to inter-Korean cooperation.
South Korea drops weakest 2020 emissions cut target
South Korea, the OECD's fastest-growing carbon polluter, has ditched its weakest voluntary 2020 emissions target and will choose one of two stricter options ahead of a global meeting in Copenhagen.
U.S. says North nuclear move violates resolution
The United States said North Korea has violated its own denuclearization commitments and United Nations Security Council resolutions with its reprocessing of plutonium for atomic weapons production.
Lee calls for Sejong plan revision
President Lee Myung-bak yesterday strongly signaled his opposition to a controversial plan to build a new administrative city outside Seoul.
N.Korea 'Preparing for Possible Return to Nuke Talks'
A Russian representative announced that North Korea is gearing up for a potential return to the multilateral negotiating table depending on the outcome of upcoming bilateral talks with the U.S. Stressing that this does not necessarily mean the six-party nuclear talks, Georgy Toloraya, director of the Korean program at the Russian Academy of ...
US, SKorea draw up plan on NKorea's possible collapse
The United States and its ally South Korea have drawn up a contingency plan to cope with emergencies in North Korea, including a possible regime change there, a report said Sunday.
Lee says he won t duck Sejong City
Prime Minister Chung Un-chan, right, faces attacks by opposition party lawmakers yesterday at the National Assembly as he tried to read a budget address on behalf of President Lee Myung-bak. [YONHAP] As the political quagmire over the Sejong City project rapidly deepened throughout yesterday, the Blue House said President Lee Myung-bak has no ...
S Korean president to hold summits with Chilean, Peruvian leaders
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will hold separate talks with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Peruvian President Alan Garcia, who plan to visit Seoul next week, the presidential office said Monday.
Posco project may kick start by Jan
New Delhi: World's fourth largest steel maker Posco's Rs 54,000-crore project in Orissa may get off the ground by January next year as the state government is "actively working" to remove the hurdles coming in the way of the mega steel plant.
USTR Kirk sets speech on long-delayed Korea pact
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk will outline the Obama administration's review of a long-delayed free trade agreement with South Korea in a speech next week, a U.S. business group said on Friday.
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