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Politics
Top diplomats of South Korea, Japan to hold talks amid high tensions over trade, history
Seoul: The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan were set to hold bilateral talks in Beijing on Wednesday as Seoul is considering whether to renew a military information-sharing pact with Tokyo amid badly frayed relations between the two countries. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Japanese counterpart, Taro…
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Culture
BTS nominated in five categories for 2019 MTV Video Music Awards
Seoul: K-pop boy band BTS has been nominated for American TV channel MTV’s 2019 Video Music Awards in the Best Group category, raising the number of its nominations to five, the TV channel’s website showed Tuesday. In its previous announcement last month, MTV said BTS was nominated in four categories…
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Politics
Mongolia, Russia launch joint military drill
Ulaanbaatar: Mongolia and Russia have launched a joint military tactical training involving more than 1,500 military staff from the two countries. The military exercise, Selenge-2019, launched at the training field of the 327th military unit of the military armed forces in Choibalsan city, Dornod aimag, will run until August…
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Politics
U.S. wants to begin defense cost-sharing talks with South Korea as early as possible: official
Seoul: The United States wants to launch a new round of negotiations with South Korea about sharing the cost for the upkeep of American troops here as early as possible, a foreign ministry official said. Timothy Betts, the top U.S. negotiator for defense cost-sharing talks, on Tuesday proposed a…
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Politics
Speculation swirls over possible U.S.- N.K. meeting this week
Washington: U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun’s upcoming trip to South Korea is fanning speculation of a possible meeting between him and North Korean officials on the inter-Korean border this week. The timing of his visit — Tuesday to Thursday — is conspicuous because it starts on…
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Politics
Moon urges North Korea, other parties to seize rare dialogue opportunity
Seoul: President Moon Jae-in on Monday called on North Korea and the United States to seize the current chance to achieve denuclearization and lasting peace, as Seoul and Washington are wrapping up their combined military drills. The allies kicked off the “command-post” exercise on August 5. In response, North Korea…
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Culture
In daring act, Mongolian walks on 65-meter long tightrope
Ulaanbaatar: A Mongolian circus actor successfully has walked on a 65-meter long tightrope 25 meters above the ground across the Waterfall Ulaan Tsutgalan in Uvurkhangai aimag. M.Myagmarsaikhan, the highest tightrope walker of Mongolia according to the Encyclopedia of Mongolian Circus, is an acrobat who used to work at the Mongolian…
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Society
Indonesia: We do not want to be just consumers of technology
Jakarta: The power of improved quality of human resources would enable Indonesia to actualize its vision to be a developed country, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said. “Through such determination, the 2020 fiscal policy is drawn up with the theme ‘A State Budget to Accelerate Competitiveness through Innovation and Improved…
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Politics
South Korean, U.S. diplomats to meet in Seoul ahead of negotiations on defense cost
Seoul: South Korean and U.S. diplomats will hold talks in Seoul this week over the allies’ envisioned negotiations on the sharing of the cost for the upkeep of American troops here, a diplomatic source said Sunday. Chang Won-sam at Seoul’s foreign ministry and his U.S. counterpart, Timothy Betts, plan…
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East Asia
South Korean court rules against pastors’ sons inheriting church pulpits
Seoul: In a high-profile case that checked large churches with money and power, a tribunal in South Korea sent a strong message by nullifying the father-to-son succession of the Myunsung Presbyterian Church’s head pastor. The court of the General Assembly of Presbyterian Churches in Korea (PCK-Tonghap), which includes the…
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