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Trump believed war with North Korea could have killed 100 million people: new book
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump estimated that as many as 100 million people could have been killed had the United States gone to war with North Korea under the previous administration of President Barack Obama, according to a new book based on interviews with the president. Trump’s comment came during…
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Politics out of the box à la Jokowi
Eddy Suprapto AsiaN Contributor Jakarta: “I know you hate me, taunt me monkeys and so on. But one thing that cannot be denied. We both have an extraordinary love for this country.” (Abraham Lincoln to William Seward, the political enemy he appointed Secretary of State). The same step was chosen…
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Malaysia’s Mahathir hails Seoul’s ‘look south policy,’ affirms plan to embrace Pyongyang
Busan: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held out expectations Tuesday for this week’s special summit between South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), saying they can further develop win-win partnerships. “We welcome Korea’s looking south policy,” he said in an exclusive interview with Yonhap News Agency and…
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South Korea, ASEAN adopt new partnership vision statement in Busan summit
Busan: The leaders of South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed during their special summit here Tuesday to upgrade their bilateral strategic partnerships on regional and global issues for a joint response to the opportunities and challenges ahead. President Moon Jae-in and the leaders of 10…
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South Korea expresses strong regret over Japanese distortion of military pact deal
Busan: South Korea and Japan clashed Sunday over an agreement on keeping their military information-sharing pact alive, casting a pall on upcoming negotiations over their monthslong trade row stemming from shared history. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly claimed that Tokyo has not made a single concession, while the office…
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South Korea-ASEAN summit to open in Busan, prologue to ‘New Southern Policy 2.0’
Busan: A special group summit between South Korea and the 10 Southeast Asian nations will get under way in Busan on Monday, which Seoul views as another milestone in bilateral partnerships amid its signature New Southern Policy. President Moon Jae-in has invited the leaders of the ASEAN member states to…
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Busan summit between President Moon, Cambodian PM Hun Sen canceled
Busan: South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s summit with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has been canceled as the latter decided to skip a regional meeting scheduled for this week in the southern South Korean city of Busan, the presidential office said Sunday. “Due to Cambodian PM Hun Sen’s absence at…
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South Korea to cut alternative military service slots by 1,300
Seoul: South Korea will cut the slots for alternative military service by about 1,300 in the coming years in an effort to cope with the dwindling number of men required to serve in the military amid a shrinking population, officials said. By law, all able-bodied males in South Korea must…
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South Korean embassy launches ‘Friends of Korea’ challenge in Nur-Sultan
Nur Sultan: The embassy of the Republic of Korea has launched the ‘Friends of Korea’ challenge for Kazakhstani students in Nur-Sultan. South Korean Ambassador Kim Dae-sik kicked off the challenge at a special ceremony which brought together over 150 university students at the Korean embassy in the Kazakh capital. Participants…
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Central Asian leaders to meet in Tashkent
Tashkent: The expansion of regional cooperation between the Central Asian states across several sectors will be high on the agenda of the second consultative meeting of heads of Central Asian states when they meet in Tashkent on on November 29, Uzbek state news agency UzA has reported. The summit agenda…
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