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Two Korean Leaders In Mountain Show of Unity In Inter-Korean Summit

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 20, 2018

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in headed for the spiritual birthplace of the Korean nation Thursday for a show of unity after their North-South summit gave new momentum to Pyongyang's negotiations with Washington.

North And South Korea To Make A Joint Bid For 2032 Summer Olympics

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 19, 2018

North and South Korea will bid jointly for the 2032 Olympics, they announced Wednesday, in an ambitious plan built on hopes of deepening a diplomatic thaw catalysed by this year's Winter Games in the South.

Trump Hails "Exciting" Agreements By Kim Jong Un In Inter-Korean Summit

World News | Reuters | Wednesday September 19, 2018

Trump on Twitter expressed his excitement referring to agreements the North Korean leader made in talks with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in.

"Summit With Trump Stabilised Region": Kim Jong-Un At Inter-Korean Meet

World News | Reuters | Tuesday September 18, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday his "historic" summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Singapore stabilised regional security, and that he expected further progress at an inter-Korean summit aimed at reviving stalled nuclear diplomacy.

Kim Jong Un Says He Hopes For "Big Outcome" At Inter-Korean Summit

World News | Reuters | Tuesday September 18, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wanted to produce a "big outcome" as he began three days of summit talks on Tuesday with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in aimed at rekindling stalled nuclear diplomacy.

China Open: Saina Nehwal Crashes Out, PV Sindhu Progresses To Second Round

Tuesday September 18, 2018

India ace shuttler Saina Nehwal on Tuesday crashed out in the first round of the China Open after losing to South Korea's Sung Ji Hyun.

Leaders Of Both Koreas Meet, Embrace Ahead Of Denuclearisation Talks

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 18, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday for his third summit this year with Kim Jong Un as he seeks to reboot stalled denuclearisation talks between North Korea and the United States.

"Cuddled In Kim Jong Un's Arms": North Koreans Seek Unity Ahead Of Summit

World News | Reuters | Monday September 17, 2018

Sixteen-year-old Ri Jin Ryong, a member of North Korea's paramilitary Worker-Peasant Red Guards militia, says he has one message for South Koreans if the two countries ever reunite

US Approves Possible Military Sales Worth $2.6 Billion To South Korea

World News | Reuters | Friday September 14, 2018

The US State Department has approved possible military sales worth $2.6 billion to South Korea, including six P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft and 64 Patriot anti-ballistic missile weapons, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Two Koreas Open Joint Liaison Office In North

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 14, 2018

North and South Korea opened a joint liaison office in the Northern city of Kaesong on Friday as they knit closer ties ahead of President Moon Jae-in's visit to Pyongyang next week

Japan Open: Kidambi Srikanth Loses In Quarters, Indian Campaign Ends With A Whimper

Santosh Rao | Friday September 14, 2018

Kidambi Srikanth went down to 19-21, 21-16, 21-18 Lee Dong Keun of South Korea in the quarterfinals of the Japan Open.

South Korea To Propose Joint Olympics With North At Summit: Minister

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 12, 2018

South Korea plans to propose a joint hosting of the 2032 Summer Olympics with North Korea at next week's summit in Pyongyang, sports minister Do Jong-hwan said Wednesday, according to a Yonhap report

12 Students From This Country Gained Weight To Dodge Military Service

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Twelve inventive South Korean college students deliberately made themselves overweight to dodge mandatory military service, a branch of the armed forces in Seoul said Tuesday

South Korea's President Urges "Bold Decision" From Trump, Kim Jong-Un

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 11, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for a "bold decision" by US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on denuclearisation Tuesday as the White House said it was planning another summit with Pyongyang.

Aim To Achieve Denuclearisation In Donald Trump's First Term: Kim Jong Un

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 6, 2018

The leaders of the two Koreas will hold a summit in Pyongyang in September, Seoul said Thursday, as Kim Jong Un renewed his commitment to the denuclearisation of the flashpoint peninsula.