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Quad-Cities Online
April 26, 2018
In this image taken from video provided by Korea Broadcasting System Friday, April 27, 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, crosses the border into South Korea, along with South Korean President Moon Jae-in for their historic face-to-face talks, in Panmunjom. Their discussions will be expected to ...
Newsweek
April 26, 2018
A summit schedule was published on Thursday on the South Korean government-run website created specifically for the meeting, whose slogan promises "Peace, a new start." The South Korean presidential office has made a big show of the meeting's significance, with virtually every element of the summit ...
ABC News
April 26, 2018
According to the State Department's Office of the Historian, the initial reaction to the agreements was hopeful that the U.S.-Soviet wartime cooperation would continue in the postwar world. But with the untimely death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S.-Soviet relations broke down under the Truman administration ...
The GroundTruth Project
April 25, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea — Durihana International School occupies one floor of an unassuming office building in southern Seoul that blends into the residential units and ... While the government provides defectors with basic services, North Koreans still face difficulties adjusting to South Korean life. Christian ...
The Merkle
April 25, 2018
After significant pushback, on the same day, the Blue House, the executive office of President Moon, announced that there would be no ban on cryptocurrency trading in both the short and long term, and that the government would embrace technologies like blockchain to ensure that South Korea stays at ...
NBCNews.com
April 18, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea — President Donald Trump has given his "blessing" for North and South Korea to discuss the end of the Korean War amid a diplomatic push to ... But the efforts faltered and the relations between the rivals worsened after a conservative government took office in Seoul in February 2008.
New York Times
April 6, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea — Park Geun-hye, South Korea's impeached and ousted president, was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in prison on bribery and other ... In March 2017, the Constitutional Court upheld the lawmakers' decision, making Ms. Park the first South Korean leader to be removed from office ...
ZyCrypto
March 14, 2018
Good news for the world of cryptocurrency seems to come from The Korea Times, which reports that the South Korean government would lift its banning ... “The financial authorities have been talking to the country's tax agency, justice ministry and other relevant government offices about a plan to allow ICOs ...
Nikkei Asian Review
March 14, 2018
SEOUL -- The South Korean government is considering a proposal to revise the constitution to allow for re-election of presidents, an idea opposed by ... Any such revisions would not take effect until after Moon leaves office, as the constitution forbids term limit changes that would affect a sitting president.
Casino.Org News
March 14, 2018
South Korean police launched a dramatic raid on the offices of the country's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) over the weekend as part of a renewed ... The Kangwon Land Casino is South Korea's most successful and the only property in the country that permits Korean nationals to gamble.
Brownsville Herald
March 14, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Another conservative former South Korean president is being questioned by prosecutors over a range of corruption allegations. Former President Lee Myung-bak said he felt "very sorry for causing concerns" as he arrived at the prosecutors' office on Wednesday. Lee was a ...
The Diplomat
March 14, 2018
This explains why he has sought a summit with the Kim regime early in his five-year term in office. His government will have four years to implement any agreement reached during the April inter-Korean summit, meaning that the next South Korean president will not find it easy to renege on it. In contrast, the ...
ABC News
March 14, 2018
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrivesl for questioning over bribery allegations at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seoul ... Prosecutors on Wednesday were questioning South Korea's conservative former President Lee Myung-bak over corruption allegations, making him the ...
Fortune
March 13, 2018
South Korea is preparing a policy plan for ICOs, or initial coin offerings, opening the door for Korean companies to raise funds on the crypto-crazed market ... “The financial authorities have been talking to the country's tax agency, justice ministry and other relevant government offices about a plan to allow ...
KYMA
March 8, 2018
Kelly said the level of enthusiasm for talks in the United States could depend on how the South Korean government sells them to the US president. "We're a year and a half into US President Trump's administration and it's pretty clear Trump wants the publicity and the wins," he said. "If the South Korea and ...
CNN
March 8, 2018
Every year when the drills are held it provokes a strong response from the North Korean government, including military displays of force. According to South Korea, Kim told Tuesday's delegation he "understands" the inability to delay them. South Korean officials said they asked the United States to ...
The Diplomat
March 7, 2018
Around 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea and under the terms of the ninth SMA, the South Korean government paid for roughly half of the costs of ... Though it has been less of an emphasis for Trump while in office, the next round of SMA talks could be especially difficult given the overhang of ...
Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)
March 7, 2018
The government stance toward cryptocurrencies in South Korea, reportedly the world's largest market for cryptocurrencies after the US and Japan as of February 2018, has at times been unclear. In December 2017, crypto markets reacted to confusion regarding a rumored full ban on cryptocurrencies in the ...
NPR
March 6, 2018
Following this week's visit, two of the envoys — the head of the National Security Office in South Korea and the intelligence chief — are expected to go to the United States to brief government officials. South Korean media say there will likely be a briefing for H.R. McMaster, President Trump's national ...
CNBC
March 6, 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met senior South Korean government officials for the first time and said it is his "firm will to vigorously advance" ... Tensions between the two Koreas eased during the recent Winter Olympics in South Korea, where President Moon Jae-In hosted a high-level North Korean ...
HuffPost
March 5, 2018
The 10-member South Korean delegation, led by National Security Office head Chung Eui-yong, was greeted by North Korean officials after landing in ... peace by extending the goodwill and better inter-Korean relations created by the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics,” Chung said in South Korea before the ...
HuffPost
February 25, 2018
SEOUL (Reuters) - Senior officials from Pyongyang visiting South Korea on Sunday said North Korea was open to talks with the United States, hours after it ... Moon met Kim in Pyeongchang, where the Olympics are being held, before the closing ceremony, the South Korean government said in a statement.
CNBC
December 31, 1999
South Korean officials no longer have to use a bullhorn to communicate messages to their reclusive neighbor to the North. A direct phone line was installed and tested Friday, connecting South Korea's Blue House, the official residence and office of President Moon Jae-in, and the North's State Affairs ...
Korea Exposé
February 21, 2018
Students come to South Korea for a number of reasons: an interest in the country inspired by hallyu (the popularity of South Korean music and drama), ... The government requires foreign students to report their workplace and a detailed weekly work schedule via their school's international students office.
The Herald-Times
February 21, 2018
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2018, file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, sits alongside Vice President Mike Pence, center, and second lady Karen Pence at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. Pence was all set to hold a ...
Newsweek
February 21, 2018
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited South Korea while pregnant with her second child, according to reports in the South Korean press. Kim Yo Jong herself ... A spokesperson for the Unification Ministry said the South Korean government knows nothing of the pregnancy. “There is nothing ...
CNBC
February 21, 2018
Jung was in charge of coordinating the opinions of various South Korean ministries and offices in preparation for weekly meetings led by Hong Nam-ki, minister of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, the news agency said. South Korea began stepping up its scrutiny of bitcoin and other ...
CNBC
February 19, 2018
South Korea's Moon bemoans GM plant closure move, calls on government to help workers ... South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday General Motors Co's (GM) decision to shut down a factory south of Seoul will hurt that region, and called upon his administration to take measures to boost ...
The Business Times
January 6, 2018
The election of a left of center government in South Korea has raised concerns in Washington that Seoul may now be more willing to engage in talks. Under two previous right of centre South Korean administrations, economic and other links between the countries were severed. "I have a feeling that we will ...
Xinhua
January 5, 2018
5 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday accepted South Korea's offer to hold a senior-level, inter-governmental ... If the talks are held as agreed upon, it will mark the first inter-Korean dialogue since South Korean President Moon Jae-in took office in May last year.
Investopedia (blog)
January 5, 2018
The South Korean government will reportedly supplement the new regulations concerning anonymous accounts with additional rules to combat money laundering. These include a ban on the creation of new anonymous virtual accounts. While it's unclear if the governmental authorities will make good on ...
The Japan Times
January 5, 2018
A South Korean government report casting doubts over the 2015 agreement with Japan on the “comfort women” issue is a source of concern for ... A possible move by South Korea to either scrap or seek a renegotiation of the agreement, however, risks seriously harming diplomatic trust between the two ...
Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)
January 4, 2018
Seoul-based law firm Anguk Law Offices announced Tuesday that it had filed a constitutional appeal on Dec 30 over the South Korean government's recent cryptocurrency trading regulations, calling them an “infringement of property rights”, The Korea Times reports. The appeal argues that the latest ...
Xinhua
January 3, 2018
A South Korean government official communicates with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) side via the communication channel in ... Before the cut-off, South Korea and the DPRK operated two cross-border hotlines, including the Panmunjom liaison office channel and the military hotline.
Coindesk
January 3, 2018
The new regulations were first announced last week by Hong Nam-ki, the minister of the Office for Government Policy Coordination. At the time, he told local news agencies that the government could not let speculation in cryptocurrencies "go on any longer." South Korea will even restrict cryptocurrency ...
New York Times
December 27, 2017
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean government-appointed panel faulted on Wednesday a “final and irreversible” deal struck with Japan in 2015 to ... Instead, his government appointed a panel of private and governmental experts in July to review the diplomatic negotiations that led to the agreement.
CNBC
December 31, 1999
After welcoming Kim's address, South Korean President Moon Jae-in had asked his government earlier in the day to move as quickly as possible to bring North Korea to the Olympics. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the recent positive comments from both sides about improving ...
The Patriotic Vanguard
November 30, 2017
Under the ambit of the Sierra Leone's Ambassador to South Korea, His Excellency Ambassador Omrie Michael Golley, a professional group of experts from South Korea are in Freetown representing various companies and the government of South Korea.Their mission is to showcase and advance the ...
The Denver Post
November 30, 2017
Shortly after North Korea fired the Hwasong-15 into the sea Wednesday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in convened a national security meeting where he ordered government officials to closely review whether the launch could hurt South Korea's efforts to successfully host the Olympics, which begin on ...
The Hankyoreh
November 29, 2017
In contrast with individual visas – for which individual Chinese tourists pay a processing fee and apply for review and issuance by South Korean government offices in China – group visas are issued when a travel agency recruits three or more tourists as part of a group, which is reported to the South Korean ...
CNBC
November 29, 2017
The missile was fired from Sain Ni, North Korea, the Pentagon said. South Korea and the United States are analyzing the details of the launch, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff told the South Korean news agency Yonhap. Earlier on Tuesday Reuters reported that U.S. government experts believed the ...
Patently Apple
November 23, 2017
Then last Wednesday we posted another report titled "South Korea Authorities are Close to pushing the 'Recall' button on Apple's iPhone 8 if another Problem arises in their Country." If you weren't convinced with those two reports that the South Korean government is oddly targeting Apple's business, then ...
Macau Daily Times
November 5, 2017
... reached by telephone at the offices of his Dandong Gaoli Trading Company. ... a senior researcher at the South Korean government-run Korea ... of Korea in South Korea — that rate almost certainly can't be sustained if ...
Aljazeera.com
November 5, 2017
Donald Trump is set to arrive in South Korea on November 7. ... Trump's visit belies the difficult predicament the South Korean government is in. Since taking office, Trump has made clear that he cares only about US interests.
Inquirer.net
November 3, 2017
'South Korea's humanitarian aid to North will move the world' ... Food Program's Korea office head, stresses humanitarian support must continue, ... serves as a liaison between the UN body and the South Korean government.
Buffalo Reflex
October 26, 2017
Eric Greitens to join a group of government officials to visit China and South Korea on a trade trip, her first thought was, “Things are kind of ...
The Korea Herald
October 26, 2017
Opposition leader warns of 'pro-NK' elements in government ... in the Seoul government is driving a wedge in the South Korea-US ... "In the wake of the impeachment early this year, a far different government took office.
South China Morning Post
October 26, 2017
205,000 South Korean public workers to gain regular status ... South Korea says the THAAD missile shield is needed to counter the ... The South government says it will give 205,000 irregular workers in the ... the most common position is office assistant, followed by researcher and medical care worker.
Stars and Stripes
October 25, 2017
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the annual LINKEX drills in ... with South Korean navy ships during recent missile-defense drills in the region. ... A Government Accountability Office report from September said as of ...
Seeking Alpha
October 23, 2017
Nvidia: Government Hovers Over A Major Revenue Stream ... China is closing cryptocurrency exchanges, and South Korea has banned ICOs. ... How could it be otherwise when governments, tax offices, central bankers, ...
