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☆ North Korea closes multiple embassies around the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The North Korean flag flutters at the North Korea consular office in Dandong, Liaoning province, China April 20, 2021. Both Angola and Uganda have forged friendly ties with North Korea since the 1970s, maintaining military cooperation and providing rare sources of foreign currency such as statue-building projects. "This can be a sign of North Korea's difficult economic situation, where it is difficult to maintain even minimal diplomatic relations with traditionally friendly countries." North Korea has formal relations with 159 countries, but had 53 diplomatic missions overseas, including three consulates and three representative offices, until it pulled out of Angola and Uganda, according to the ministry. Correspondence with the Spanish Communist Party released on the party's website showed the North Korean embassy announcing the closing in a letter dated Oct. 26.

Persons: Tingshu Wang, KCNA, Chad O'Carroll, Kim Jong, Hyonhee Shin, Hyunsu Yim, hyang Choi, Josh Smith, Gerry Doyle, Ed Davies Organizations: North, REUTERS, Rights, NK Pro, Spanish Communist Party, North Korean, Thomson Locations: North Korea, Dandong, Liaoning province, China, Rights SEOUL, Spain, Hong Kong, Africa, Korean, Angola, Uganda, Korea, Italy, Madrid, Pyongyang, United States

[1/6] Park Young-soo, whose son died in the Halloween crowd crush a year ago, visits the memorial park where her son's ashes were buried in Pocheon, South Korea, October 24, 2023. She says she may not be able to move on with her life until she sees some kind of accountability from the government. Park is one of more than 100 family members who say the authorities have done little to hold those responsible to account. Relatives of the victims want a special law that would allow an independent and comprehensive investigation into the cause of the crush. "Nothing is reported to us nor communicated to us," said Nari Kim from Austria, who lost her younger brother in the crush.

Persons: Kim Soo, soo, Lee Nam, Lee, Yoon Suk, Lee Sang, Kim Young, Kim, Nari Kim, Jong, Woo Paik, Hyunsu Yim, Daewoung Kim, Heejung Jung, Jimin Jung, Josh Smith, Robert Birsel Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Interior, National Assembly, Power Party, Korean Society, Thomson Locations: Pocheon, South Korea, Rights SEOUL, Itaewon, Hamilton, Seoul, North Korea, Seoul's, U.S, Japan, Iran, Austria, Korea

☆ Militaries of S.Korea, Japan and US to Hold First Joint Aerial Drill
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a joint aerial exercise near the Korean peninsula, which would be the first time the three countries are conducting such a drill, media reports said on Wednesday. A South Korean defence ministry official declined to confirm or comment on the details of the aerial exercise. But the three countries are "expanding" three-way joint military exercises on the basis of an agreement by their leaders in August at the Camp David summit to bolster cooperation against North Korea's threats, the official said. General Kim Seung-kyum, who chairs the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a parliamentary hearing last week that the three countries were planning to stage joint aerial drills, local media reported. The U.S. nuclear-capable B-52 bomber, which is currently deployed in South Korea, made a rare flyover at a South Korean defence exhibition on Tuesday.

Persons: David, Kim Seung, Hyunsu Yim, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Ilbo, Chiefs of Staff, Seoul Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, United States, Japan, U.S, Korean, North Korea

☆ Militaries of S.Korea, Japan and US to hold first joint aerial drill
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The three countries are likely to conduct the exercise on Sunday and are coordinating the locations, South Korea's Dong-a Ilbo newspaper reported, citing a government source. A South Korean defence ministry official declined to confirm or comment on the details of the aerial exercise. General Kim Seung-kyum, who chairs the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a parliamentary hearing last week that the three countries were planning to stage joint aerial drills, local media reported. The U.S. nuclear-capable B-52 bomber, which is currently deployed in South Korea, made a rare flyover at a South Korean defence exhibition on Tuesday. In a further sign of growing trilateral security cooperation, South Korea, the United States and Japan have completed work on a three-way communications hotline, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a senior Seoul official.

Persons: Se Jong, Yul Gog Yi, Navy's Arleigh Burke, John Finn, David, Kim Seung, Hyunsu Yim, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Republic of Korea Navy, Self, Defense Force, U.S, Navy's, Ilbo, Chiefs of Staff, Seoul, Thomson Locations: Republic, SEOUL, South Korea, United States, Japan, U.S, Korean, North Korea

☆ US aircraft carrier due to arrive in South Korea on Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A view of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), an aircraft carrier, during a goodwill visit in Manila, Philippines, October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan is expected to dock at the South Korean port of Busan this week, South Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday. The carrier is due to arrive on Thursday in Busan and remain there until Oct 16, the ministry said. Last year, the carrier arrived in South Korea for the first time in about four years, joining other military vessels in a show of force intended to send a message to North Korea. The South Korean and U.S. navies held joint maritime drills with Japan's defence force in waters near South Korea's Jeju Island on Monday and Tuesday, the South Korean navy said.

Persons: Ronald Reagan, Eloisa Lopez, Hyunsu Yim, Ed Davies Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, South Korean, Thomson Locations: Manila, Philippines, Rights SEOUL, Busan, South Korea, North Korea, U.S, South

☆ US Aircraft Carrier Due to Arrive in South Korea on Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan is expected to dock at the South Korean port of Busan this week, South Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday. The carrier is due to arrive on Thursday in Busan and remain there until Oct 16, the ministry said. Last year, the carrier arrived in South Korea for the first time in about four years, joining other military vessels in a show of force intended to send a message to North Korea. The South Korean and U.S. navies held joint maritime drills with Japan's defence force in waters near South Korea's Jeju Island on Monday and Tuesday, the South Korean navy said. The trilateral drills, which are the first of this kind since 2016, are aimed at deterring and responding to North Korea's "advancing nuclear and missile threats", the navy said in a press statement.

Persons: Ronald Reagan, Hyunsu Yim, Ed Davies Organizations: South Korean Locations: SEOUL, Busan, South Korea, North Korea, U.S, South

☆ North Korea's Next Spy Satellite Launch Attempt May Come in October -Think Tank
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Hyunsu YimSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will try this month to launch a spy satellite, a Seoul-based think tank said, the third attempt after two previous launches failed soon after liftoff. The previous two launches came soon after the G7 summit and the trilateral summit between the U.S., Japan and South Korea, respectively, KINU noted. In both cases, North Korea notified international maritime authorities of a window during which they expected to launch the rocket. North Korea's rocket programs are banned by United Nations Security Council resolutions that prohibit its use of ballistic missile technology. Russia and North Korea have not elaborated on what their future space cooperation might entail, but analysts say such efforts risk violating the resolutions and sanctions.

Persons: Hyunsu Yim, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, KINU, Josh Smith, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Korea Institute for National, U.S, United Nations Locations: Hyunsu Yim SEOUL, North Korea, Seoul, China, Russia, South Korea, United States, Korean, Pyongyang, Japan

☆ North Korea slams US for labelling it as 'persistent threat'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

People attend a mass rally denouncing the U.S. in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 25, 2023 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). SOUTH... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreSEOUL, Oct 4 (Reuters) - North Korea criticised a new U.S. strategy on countering weapons of mass destruction for describing the reclusive state as among those it considers a "persistent threat," KCNA media reported on Wednesday. North Korea last week adopted a constitutional amendment to enshrine its policy on nuclear force, as leader Kim Jong Un pledged to accelerate production of nuclear weapons to deter what he called U.S. provocations, according to state media. Any use of nuclear weapons by Pyongyang will bring the regime to an end, the ministry added, echoing President Yoon Suk Yeol's remark last month. The U.S. Department of Defense's unclassified version of its "2023 Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction" said "North Korea, Iran and violent extremist organizations remain persistent threats as they continue to further pursue and develop WMD capabilities".

Persons: KCNA, Kim Jong Un, Yoon Suk, Kim Yung, Hyunsu Yim, Grant McCool, Gerry Doyle Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, REUTERS, South, North Korean, U.S . Department, Thomson Locations: Pyongyang, North Korea, SEOUL, U.S, United States, South Korea, North Koreans, Korea, Iran, China, Russia, Germany

☆ South Korea opposition leader avoids jail after court rejects warrant
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, speaks at campaign rally PHOTO:while campaigning for the presidential election in Seoul, South Korea March 8, 2022. The Seoul Central District Court ruled against prosecutors who sought Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung's arrest, saying there were insufficient grounds to support their argument that he may try to destroy evidence. Lee welcomed the decision and thanked the court as he walked out of a holding centre soon after the ruling, which came well after midnight. Lee had narrowly lost to conservative Yoon, a career prosecutor, in the presidential election last year. Some members of Lee's party joined the conservative ruling party in voting last week to lift Lee's immunity from arrest as a member of parliament, drawing criticism within the party.

Persons: Lee Jae, myung, Kim Hong, Lee, Han Dong, hoon, Yoon Suk, Yoon, Hyunsu Yim, hyang Choi, Jack Kim, Gerry Doyle Organizations: South Korea's Democratic Party, REUTERS, Rights, Seoul Central, Court, Democratic Party, Thomson Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Rights SEOUL, Japan, North Korea, Gyeonggi Province, Seongnam

☆ South Korea mulls measures after tennis player wrecks racket
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

In a statement on Tuesday, the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee (KSOC) said Kwon's actions were "extremely regretful". "We will take appropriate measures for the situation through a comprehensive review after the Games come to an end," KSOC said. Kwon also drew criticism from South Korea's vice minister of culture, sports and tourism, who called the player's reaction to the defeat "regretful." Kwon apologised to Kasidit, and to his South Korean fans, in a handwritten note posted on social media. "I behaved recklessly soon after a match ended and I shouldn't have as a national team player," he said.

Persons: Pabellon Fuente, Korea’s Kwon, Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Eva Manez, Kwon, Kasidit Samrej, netizens, KSOC, Kasidit, Hyunsu Yim, Ed Davies, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Rights, Asian Games, Weibo, Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center, Thai, Korean Sport, Olympic, South, Thomson Locations: Spain, South Korea, San Luis, Valencia, Rights SEOUL, China

☆ South Korea holds rare military parade, warns North over nuclear threat
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Soo-Hyang Choi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SEOUL, Sept 26 (Reuters) - South Korea kicked off its first large-scale military parade in a decade on Tuesday, with weapons ranging from ballistic missiles to attack helicopters due to roll through Seoul in a show of force as it takes a tougher stance against North Korea. "If North Korea uses nuclear weapons, its regime will be brought to an end by an overwhelming response from the ROK-U.S. alliance," Yoon said while addressing troops in the rain. South Korea last held a military street parade in 2013. The event will also feature a joint flyover by South Korean and U.S. military aircraft to demonstrate an "upgraded" combined defence posture, the ministry said. Yoon has said that if Russia helped North Korea enhance its weapons programs in return for assistance for its war in Ukraine, it would be "a direct provocation".

Persons: Kim Jong, Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon, Hyunmoo, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Soo, hyang Choi, Hyunsu Yim, Jack Kim, Gerry Doyle Organizations: North, country's Armed Forces, Seoul Air Base, ROK, Defence Ministry, The Armed Forces, SAM, KF, South Korean, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Seoul, North Korea, Pyongyang, Korea, South, Seoul . South Korea, Washington, Tokyo, Seongnam, U.S, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Analysis: South Korea's Yoon rails against domestic critics as ‘communists’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol attends the ASEAN-South Korea Summit at the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 6, 2023. In South Korea, the label of communist carries higher stakes than in many Western democracies with the ongoing threat from ostensibly communist North Korea and Cold War-era laws that effectively ban activities deemed related to communism. “There is a legitimacy problem for Yoon in the sense that the gap between popular opinion in South Korea and what is being pursued internationally is increasing," Gray said. In a speech earlier this month, Yoon said South Korea's freedom is "under constant threat" from "communist totalitarian and anti-state forces" who are critical of South Korea's deepening ties with the U.S. and Japan. "The president keeps emphasizing the threat from communist forces which don't exist," a spokesperson for the Democratic Party said at a briefing last week.

Persons: Yoon Suk, yeol, Tatan, Yoon's, Yoon, Kevin Gray, Gray, Andrew Yeo, Yeo, Benjamin Engel, Engel, Rhee Jong, " Rhee, Rhee, Hyunsu Yim, Josh Smith, Lincoln Organizations: South, ASEAN, South Korea Summit, Association of, Southeast Asian Nations, Rights, U.S, University of Sussex, Liberation, Democratic Party, Gallup, Brookings Institution, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, National Security, Seoul National University, Thomson Locations: South Korean, Jakarta, Indonesia, Rights SEOUL, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Tokyo, Seoul

☆ Analysis-South Korea's Yoon Rails Against Domestic Critics as ‘Communists’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

"He has decided to take an approach not of trying to convince people but to label the opposition as being somehow an anti-state, communist totalitarian force." In a speech earlier this month, Yoon said South Korea's freedom is "under constant threat" from "communist totalitarian and anti-state forces" who are critical of South Korea's deepening ties with the U.S. and Japan. "The president keeps emphasizing the threat from communist forces which don't exist," a spokesperson for the Democratic Party said at a briefing last week. The presidential office declined to comment on Yoon's description of critics of his policies as "communists". Given his low approval ratings, analysts say labelling his opponents as communists may still be useful for Yoon to hold onto his party's conservative base.

Persons: Hyunsu Yim, Yoon Suk, Yoon's, Yoon, Kevin Gray, Gray, Andrew Yeo, Yeo, Benjamin Engel, Engel, Rhee Jong, " Rhee, Rhee, Lincoln Organizations: U.S, University of Sussex, Liberation, Democratic Party, Gallup, Brookings Institution, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, National Security, Seoul National University Locations: Hyunsu Yim SEOUL, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Tokyo, Seoul

☆ South Korea lawmakers vote to pave way for opposition leader's arrest
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, speaks at campaign rally while campaigning for the presidential election in Seoul, South Korea March 8, 2022. The vote means Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung will face court to contest his arrest over the charges. Members of parliament have immunity against arrest when the assembly is in session unless its members vote to rescind it with a simple majority. Lee's Democratic Party holds 167 seats in the 297-member parliament. President Yoon is currently in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

Persons: Lee Jae, myung, Kim Hong, Han, Han Duck, Yoon Suk Yeol, Democratic Party's Lee, Lee, Yoon, Hyunsu Yim, Jason Neely Organizations: South Korea's Democratic Party, REUTERS, Democratic Party, Democratic, United Nations General Assembly, Thomson Locations: Seoul, South Korea, SEOUL, North Korea, Gyeonggi Province, Seongnam, New York, Korea's

☆ North Korean leader Kim returns to Pyongyang after Russia trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is welcomed as he returns to Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on September 20, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 20 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived back in Pyongyang via his private train to a cheering crowd on Tuesday night after his highly publicized Russia trip, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. Against that backdrop, South Korea on Tuesday summoned Russia's ambassador to warn Moscow against any military cooperation with North Korea. Seoul and Washington have said military cooperation between North Korea and Russia would violate U.N. Security Council resolutions and urged against it. He also met Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, who showed the North Korean leader Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, Kim, Vladimir Putin, Russia's, Sergei Shoigu, Hyunsu Yim, Leslie Adler, Deepa Babington Organizations: Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Russia, Moscow, North Korean, Thomson Locations: Pyongyang, North Korea, Rights SEOUL, Russia, South Korea, Seoul, Washington, Russian

☆ Senior S.Korea, US officials agree N.Korea-Russia arms cooperation violates UN sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during a tour, in Russia, September 13, 2023 in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. The officials, meeting in Seoul to discuss "extended deterrence" against growing threats from North Korea, called on Moscow to show responsibility as a permanent member of the Security Council. "We agreed to work together to ensure there is a price to pay for the grave violation of Security Council resolutions," South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Chang Ho-jin told a news conference. Under Secretary of Defence Sasha Baker said the allies will identify, expose and counter Russian attempts to acquire military equipment for the war in Ukraine. U.S. and South Korean officials have expressed concern that the summit between the increasingly isolated Moscow and Pyongyang was aimed at allowing Russia to acquire ammunition from the North to supplement its dwindling stocks.

Persons: Kim Jong, Vladimir Putin, Chang Ho, Kim Jong Un, Sasha Baker, Bonnie Jenkins, Soo, hyang Choi, Hyonhee Shin, Hyunsu Yim, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS, Rights, United, Security, South Korean, U.S, Thomson Locations: Russia, Rights SEOUL, South Korea, North Korea, Seoul, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian, Pyongyang

☆ South Korea warns North Korea, Russia against breaching UN resolutions
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 14 (Reuters) - South Korea's National Security Council (NSC) said on Thursday North Korea and Russia would "pay a price" if they violate U.N. Security Council resolutions. "The government said that with any actions that threaten our security by North Korea and Russia violating (U.N.) Security Council resolutions, there will be a price to pay," it said. The message comes after the NSC held a meeting to discuss the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The South Korean meeting was attended by senior officials including the foreign minister as well as the unification minister, who is in charge of relations with North Korea. Earlier, Unification Minister Kim Young-ho also expressed concern over military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.

Persons: Kim Hong, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Kim Young, ho, Hyunsu Yim, Kevin Liffey, Angus MacSwan Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Korea's National Security Council, Thursday North, NSC, Unification, Thomson Locations: Paju, South Korea, Rights SEOUL, Thursday North Korea, Russia, Pyongyang, Moscow, United States, Japan, North Korea, Russian, Angus

☆ South Korea's Yoon heading to New York next week for UN General Assembly
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol attends the ASEAN-South Korea Summit at the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 6, 2023. Tatan Syuflana/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 14 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit New York next week to attend the United Nations General Assembly, Yoon's office said on Thursday. Yoon is scheduled to depart on Sept. 18 for the five-day trip during which he is expected to give a keynote speech on Sept. 20, Yoon's deputy national security advisor, Kim Tae-hyo, said. The trip would follow North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's rare summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week where they discussed military matters and possible Russian help for the North's satellite programme. Yoon will deliver a message on possible military exchanges between Pyongyang and Moscow at the General Assembly, South Korean news agency Newsis said, citing the presidential office.

Persons: Yoon Suk, yeol, Tatan, Yoon, Kim Tae, Antonio Guterres, Kim, Kim Jong, Vladimir Putin, Newsis, Soo, hyang Choi, Hyunsu Yim, Clarence Fernandez, Lincoln Organizations: South, ASEAN, South Korea Summit, Association of, Southeast Asian Nations, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, New, United Nations General Assembly, U.N, North, General Assembly, Thomson Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia, Rights SEOUL, New York, Ukraine, North, Pyongyang, Moscow, South Korean

Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. DPRK is short for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's formal name. At the opening of the meeting with Putin, Kim said it was an unwavering position of the North to further develop its traditional friendship and ties with Russia. Russian media said Putin showed Kim around the building where Russia's new space launch rocket, the Angara, is assembled. Humanitarian aid to North Korea and U.N. Security Council resolutions imposed on Pyongyang may also be discussed, Russian officials have said.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, North, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Smirnov, Kim, Putin, Kim Jong, Moscow, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, KCNA, Jo Chun Ryong, Hyunsu Yim, Josh Smith, Soo, hyang Choi, Lidia Kelly, Guy Faulconbridge, Jack Kim, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Sputnik, REUTERS Acquire, North, DPRK, Democratic People's, Russia, Kremlin, Vostochny, Munitions Industry, Thomson Locations: Amur, Russia, North Korea, South Korea, MOSCOW, SEOUL, Washington, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North, Moscow, Ukraine, Pyongyang, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia's, South, United States, Korea, Seoul, Tokyo, Melbourne

☆ North Korea's Kim says his visit shows 'strategic importance' of Russia relations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Khasan, Russia, September 12, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 13, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 13 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his visit to Russia was a clear show of the "strategic importance" of the two countries' relations, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. Kim arrived in Russia by private train on Tuesday for talks with President Vladimir Putin amid warnings from Washington the two countries should not trade weapons. "Kim Jong Un said that his visit to the Russian Federation ... is a clear manifestation of the stand of the WPK and the government of the DPRK prioritizing the strategic importance of DPRK-Russia relations," the KCNA report said. His visit seeks to put DPRK-Russia relations of friendship and cooperation on a "fresh higher level," the report said.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, Kim, Vladimir Putin, KCNA, Alexander Kozlov, Putin, Hyunsu Yim, Leslie Adler, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Russian Federation, DPRK, Democratic People's, Workers ' Party of Korea, Natural Resources, Kyodo, South, Vostochny, Thomson Locations: Khasan, Russia, Rights SEOUL, Washington, DPRK, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Moscow

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by government officials, departs Pyongyang, North Korea, to visit Russia, September 10, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 12, 2023. Pyongyang and Moscow have denied that North Korea would supply arms to Russia, which has expended vast stocks of weapons in more than 18 months of war. "The presence of Jo Chun Ryong indicates that North Korea and Russia will conclude some type of agreement for munitions purchases," said Michael Madden, a North Korea leadership expert at the Washington-based Stimson Center. The U.S. State Department said any transfer of arms from North Korea to Russia would violate U.N. Security Council resolutions, which ban any arms transactions with North Korea. Russia had voted, along with China, to approve Security Council resolutions as late as 2017 punishing North Korea for ballistic missile launches and nuclear tests.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, Kim, Dmitry Peskov, Putin, Peskov, Jo Chun Ryong, Michael Madden, Chang Ho, Matthew Miller, Sergei Shoigu, Hyunsu Yim, Hyonhee Shin, Josh Smith, Kiyoshi Takenaka, Lidia Kelly, Steve Holland, Humeyra Pamuk, Jack Kim, Gerry Doyle Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Kyodo, South Korea's Defence, TASS, Eastern Economic, OF, North Korean, Munitions Industry, Stimson, . South Korean, The U.S . State Department, Department, Russian Defence, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Pyongyang, North Korea, Russia, Rights SEOUL, WASHINGTON, Washington, Khasan, South, China, Ukraine, Vladivostok, Moscow, Korea, The, Seoul, Tokyo, Melbourne

☆ China must play 'responsible' role in curbing North's threats - South Korea's Yoon
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol attends the ASEAN-South Korea Summit at the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 6, 2023. Tatan Syuflana/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 12 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday that he called for China to play a "responsible" role in reining in North Korea's nuclear and missile threats when he met Chinese Premier Li Qiang last week. Yoon told Li that North Korea should not be a "stumbling block" in bilateral ties with Beijing as it poses an "existential threat" to South Korea. Yoon also said he and Li displayed support for a planned resumption this year of a trilateral summit involving Japan. Reporting by Hyonhee Shin and Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yoon Suk, yeol, Tatan, Yoon Suk Yeol, Li Qiang, Yoon, Li, Hyonhee Shin, Hyunsu Yim, Muralikumar Organizations: South, ASEAN, South Korea Summit, Association of, Southeast Asian Nations, Rights, North, . Security, Thomson Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia, Rights SEOUL, China, reining, North, North Korea, Beijing, South Korea, Korea, U.S, Japan

[1/3] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by government officials, departs Pyongyang, North Korea, to visit Russia, September 10, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 12, 2023. Kim left on Sunday in a trip that will include meetings with President Vladimir Putin, state news agency KCNA said. American officials, who first reported that the visit was imminent, say the discussions are likely to include a possible deal for North Korea to provide Russia with weapons for the war in Ukraine. Kim was accompanied by top government officials including military personnel, KCNA said. "The presence of Jo Chun Ryong indicates that North Korea and Russia will conclude some type of agreement for munitions purchases," said Michael Madden, a North Korea leadership expert at the Washington-based Stimson Center.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, Kim, Vladimir Putin, KCNA, Jo Chun Ryong, Michael Madden, Putin, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, Hyunsu Yim, Josh Smith, Grant McCool, Stephen Coates Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Munitions Industry, Stimson, Thomson Locations: Pyongyang, North Korea, Russia, Rights SEOUL, Ukraine, Korea, Washington, Moscow

☆ Frieze Art Fair returns to South Korea, offering boost to Asia's art market
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/6] Visitors take a look around at the Frieze art fair in Seoul, South Korea September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The Frieze Art Fair returned to South Korea for a second year on Wednesday, with dealers hoping the event would provide a boost for the burgeoning local art market, after economic woes triggered a slump in sales this year. The fair, run by Endeavor Group-owned (EDR.N) Frieze, made its Asia debut in South Korea last year, drawing over 70,000 visitors. South Korea's art market reached 1 trillion won ($750.85 million) in revenue for the first time in 2022, according to data from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Despite this backdrop, the South Korean and the Asian art market remain resilient, Patrick Lee, Director of Frieze Seoul, told Reuters.

Persons: Kim Hong, Patrick Lee, Lee, Seungjin Chung, Jungmin Cho, 1,331.8200, Hyunsu Yim, Hyun Young Yi, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Art, Hyundai, Endeavor Group, Ministry of Culture, Tourism, South, Korea Arts Management Service, Frieze, Reuters, G, BTS, Thomson Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Rights SEOUL, Asia, Frieze Seoul, China, Japan

☆ Chinese delegation led by vice premier to visit North Korea, state media says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A Chinese Communist Party and government delegation headed by Vice Premier Liu Guozhong will visit North Korea to take part in the celebration of the country's founding day later this week, state media KCNA reported on Thursday. North Korea celebrates its founding day on Sept. 9, known as the Day of the Foundation of the Republic, and this year will mark the 75th anniversary since the peninsula was freed from Japanese occupation. Russia has said it has nothing to say on the report, and North Korean state media have not mentioned any visit to Russia. In July, a Chinese delegation led by Chinese Communist Party Politburo member Li Hongzhong visited Pyongyang and attended a military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War - the first visit by a Chinese delegation since the pandemic. Last month North Korea began allowing its citizens back into the country for the first time since 2020, when it closed its borders during the pandemic.

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