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Seoul Eager to Expand Ties with ASEAN
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 9:34 pm | South Korea
BALI, Indonesia - President Roh Moo-hyun said Tuesday (Oct. 7) that South Korea will seek to regularize a meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economic ministers from next year in a bid to boost economic ties with member nations. More >>
Roh Arrives in Bali for ASEAN Summit
Monday, 6 October 2003, 10:41 pm | South Korea
BALI, Indonesia - President Roh Moo-hyun arrived here Monday (Oct. 6) for an array of summit meetings to discuss regional security and economic issues including the continuing row over the North Korean nuclear issue. More >>
North Korea Talks Big Factor in Troop Dispatch
Wednesday, 1 October 2003, 9:59 pm | South Korea
President Roh Moo-hyun said on Wednesday (Oct. 1) that the nation’s dispatch of combat troops to Iraq would be possible only when peace and stability on the Korean peninsula is certain. More >>
US Cautiously Weighing Proposal to North Korea
Wednesday, 1 October 2003, 9:57 pm | South Korea
The United States is cautiously weighing a proposal to North Korea, mulling what it can give to the reclusive nation in return for the latter’s possible surrender of its nuclear ambitions, a senior Seoul official said upon returning from a meeting ... More >>
Allies Fine-Tune NK Proposal in Tokyo
Monday, 29 September 2003, 11:12 pm | South Korea
Senior officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan on Monday (Sept. 29) began consultations in Tokyo on how to jointly approach the envisioned six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs. More >>
US Has No Intention of Invading NK: FM
Monday, 29 September 2003, 11:09 pm | South Korea
Top United States officials are not pursuing a policy aimed at toppling the North Korean regime, Foreign Affairs-Trade Minister Yoon Young-kwan said on Monday (Sept. 29). More >>
1,000 South Koreans to Travel to P'yang
Thursday, 25 September 2003, 11:00 pm | South Korea
A large South Korean delegation that will witness the opening of a gymnasium in Pyongyang named after a southern business tycoon who pioneered inter-Korean economic projects will travel by bus to Pyongyang from Seoul on Oct. 6-9, Unification Minister Jeong ... More >>
U.S. Excludes North Korea From Nuke Talks In NYC
Wednesday, 24 September 2003, 11:59 pm | South Korea
Foreign ministers representing the five countries that took part in the nuclear talks with North Korea last month in Beijing, China will meet in New York Thursday to discuss follow-up measures to the six-way talks. More >>
Gov't to Decide on Troop Dispatch To Iraq in Oct
Tuesday, 23 September 2003, 9:58 pm | South Korea
The government is seeking to reach a final decision by the end of October on the United States' request for South Korean combat troops to help stabilize postwar Iraq. More >>
'ROK to Command Multinational Division in Iraq'
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 10:52 pm | South Korea
The United States has requested South Korea take command of one multinational division in Iraq, and asked Seoul for the dispatch of combat troops between brigade and division-level in size, a ranking U.S. official was quoted as saying on Wednesday. More >>
Seoul Praises North Korea's Reform Push
Wednesday, 17 September 2003, 11:48 pm | South Korea
Unification Minister Jeong Se-hyun on Wednesday (Sept. 17) made encouraging remarks about Pyongyang for its push to reform the staggering economy. More >>
Special Disaster Zone to Be Declared
Tuesday, 16 September 2003, 11:13 pm | South Korea
The government plans to designate some provinces of the nation as special disaster zones due to the damage caused by typhoon "Maemi." More >>
Typhoon Leaves 117 Dead or Missing
Monday, 15 September 2003, 10:38 pm | South Korea
The powerful typhoon which battered the country during the Chuseok holidays is feared to have killed as many as 117 people and caused 1.36 trillion won ($1.16 billion) in property damage, officials said on Monday (Sept. 15). More >>
Roh, Bush to Hold Summit on Sidelines of APEC
Sunday, 14 September 2003, 9:28 pm | South Korea
President Roh Moo-hyun is to hold a separate, bilateral meeting with United States President George W. Bush at the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit slated for Oct. 20-21 in Bangkok, government officials said on Sunday (Sept. 14). More >>
Efforts Made to Recover from Typhoon Damages
Sunday, 14 September 2003, 9:26 pm | South Korea
The government plans to declare typhoon-hit areas in the southern part of the country as special disaster zones to ensure a quick recovery, officials said on Sunday (Sept 14). More >>
NK Keeps Military Hardware Under Wraps
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 10:11 pm | South Korea
North Korea scaled down its military parade to celebrate the regime’s 55th anniversary on Tuesday (Sept. 9), showing off only troops and not large military hardware. More >>
Koreas Swap Search Results for Family Reunions
Thursday, 4 September 2003, 10:22 pm | South Korea
Red Cross societies of the two Koreas on Thursday (Sept. 4) exchanged the search results for kin of 200 candidates chosen from each side to take part in the eighth inter-Korean family reunions. More >>
Roh Praises Beijing's Role in Nuke Issue
Thursday, 4 September 2003, 12:30 pm | South Korea
President Roh Moo-hyun on Wednesday (Sept. 3) called on China to continue its efforts toward resolving the standoff over North Korea¡¯s nuclear programs. More >>
6 Nations Agree to Tackle Nuke Issue Peacefully
Friday, 29 August 2003, 10:04 pm | South Korea
BEIJING - The six nations taking part in talks to resolve the North Korean nuclear row agreed Friday (Aug. 29) to pursue a step-by-step, parallel solution to the standoff and decided to hold a second round of talks without fixing a time or place. More >>
Korea: Six Nations Fine-Tuning Joint Statement
Thursday, 28 August 2003, 11:26 pm | South Korea
BEIJING - Six nations taking part in the nuke talks on Thursday attempted to draft a joint statement that they hope will outline the date and venue for a second round of talks. More >>
