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Factbox-What issues are likely to be discussed at the US-South Korea summit?

U.S. President Donald Trump hosts South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Washington for their first summit meeting on Monday ...

S.Korea dispatches delegation to China as Trump tariffs shift trade dynamics

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will send a special delegation to China from August 24-27, his ...

North Korea Dismisses South Korean President's 'Gibberish' Ahead of US Summit

Since taking office in a snap election in June, the liberal Lee has taken steps to lower tensions with the nuclear-armed ...

The 95-year-old POW who wants to return to North Korea to die

On a blistering morning earlier this week, an unusually large crowd had gathered at Imjingang Station - the last stop on ...
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The United States and South Korea Are Allies and Trade Partners. Will They Reinforce Ties at Their Summit?

Looming over the first meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are recent tariff ...

Kim's sister says North Korea will never see the South as a diplomatic partner

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country will never see South Korea as a partner for diplomacy ...

South Korea moves closer to ending decades-long ban on non-medical tattoo artists

Despite opposition from Korea Medical Association, thousands of underground tattoo artists could get licensed after the ...

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 ...

North Korea is where this 95-year-old wants to die. South Korea won’t let him go

Captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his communist beliefs, 95-year-old Ahn Hak ...

Kim Jong Un's sister says South Korea will never be a diplomatic partner

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister repeated her dismissal of Seoul's outreach efforts, saying that South Korea "cannot ...

Seoul’s defense contributions and alliance modernisation in focus at US summit

US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung are set to hold their first summit meeting in Washington ...