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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 ...

Troop costs, China in focus when South Korea's Lee meets Trump

By David Brunnstrom, Idrees Ali and Ju-min Park WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -When South Korean President Lee Jae Myung meets U ...

South Korea's Lee Must Navigate the ‘Trump Risk’ at Key Summits in Japan and US

Barely two months into office, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung faces a pivotal foreign policy test, heading into back-to ...

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 ...

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 ...

South Korea's nuclear deal with Westinghouse sparks controversy

Controversy surrounds the 50-year agreement between state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, or KHNP, and Westinghouse Electric ...
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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 ...

North Korean leader slams South Korea-US military drills while inspecting his most powerful warship

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid expansion ...

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 ...

Kim Jong Un’s sister says war games show South Korea has ‘dual personality’

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, dismisses South Korean president’s latest outreach ...

South Korea’s president vows to restore 2018 inter-Korean military agreement to ease tensions

South Korea’s new liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, says he will seek to restore a 2018 military agreement with North Korea ...

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

There were dozens of activists and police officers, their attention fixed on one man: Ahn Hak-sop, a 95-year-old former North ...