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South Korea's Lee Intends to Retain 'Comfort Women' Pact With Japan, Paper Says

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he intended to stick to existing agreements with Japan tied to its ...

Korea at a crossroads: Two visions of liberation collide

In his Liberation Day address, President Lee Jae Myung departed from the long tradition of framing the national destiny ...
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(LEAD) Lee vows to pursue 3-stage denuclearization plan for N. Korea

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has said he will pursue a three-stage denuclearization plan for North ...
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Cho Kuk rejoins Rebuilding Korea Party after release from prison

Former party leader Cho Kuk officially rejoined the Rebuilding Korea Party on Thursday, party officials said. The party named him head of its think tank, the Institute for Policy Innovation, ...

North Korea leader Kim praises 'heroic' troops in Russia, state media says

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised "heroic" North Korean troops who fought for Russia in the war ...

Heavy rain begins to slow in South Korea’s capital region after leaving 1 person dead

Torrential rain that has battered South Korea’s greater capital region for two days has started easing, but not before ...
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Seoul signals openness to US call for higher defense spending

Seoul’s top diplomat said Monday that the Lee Jae Myung administration will leverage “alliance modernization” with the US as an opportunity to bolster South Korea’s defense capabilities, signaling ...