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S.Korea, Japan agree to make efforts at RCEP, trilateral FTA with China

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Monday to make efforts to speed up negotiations and reach rapid agreements on the China-South Korea-Japan free trade agreement (FTA) and the regional comprehensive economic partnership (RCEP), Park's office said.

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Park, Abe to hold 1st one-on-one summit in Seoul next week

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold their first one-on-one summit in Seoul next week on the sidelines of the trilateral leadership meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Seoul's presidential office said Wednesday.

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Japanese journalist could face 18-month jail term in S. Korea for defamation

​A Japanese journalist could be facing a prison term of up to 18-months under charges of defaming South Korean President Park Geun-hye, local media reported Tuesday.

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Abe's conciliatory letter delivered to S. Korean president

​A conciliatory letter from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo to South Korean President Park Geun-hye was delivered on Thursday as the two leaders had yet to sit down face-to-face for a bilateral summit.

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Hong Kong Ocean Park confirms loss of foetus in giant panda Ying Ying

​Hong Kong Ocean Park announced on Wednesday that giant panda Ying Ying's foetus is no longer viable based on ultrasound scans performed this week.

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Banned S. Korean swimmer Park to train in Japan

​South Korean swimming ace Park Tae-hwan will train in Japan while he is serving a doping ban.

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DPRK, S.Korea troops still on highest alert as inter-Korean crisis contact continues

The two sides on the Korean Peninsula still put their militaries on the highest alert as inter-Korean crisis talks entered the third day Monday.

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S.Korean president to participate in China's war anniversary

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye will visit China next month to participate in the celebratory event to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday.

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S. Korean president to visit U.S. in October: White House

​U.S. President Barack Obama will host his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye in the White House on Oct. 16 to discuss bilateral and global issues, the White House announced Wednesday.

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S. Korean president mulls whether to join China's war anniversary

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye is cautiously considering whether to attend the ceremony in China to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People' s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, her spokesman said Monday.

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DPRK slams South Korean president for veto of parliamentary law revision

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday criticized South Korean President Park Geun-hye's recent veto of a revision to parliamentary law designed to allow the National Assembly to challenge administrative legislation.

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S.Korean president names justice minister as new PM

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday named the current justice minister as new prime minister after the former prime minister stepped down for the alleged bribery scandal.

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A "Super China" story told by S. Korean broadcast journalist

​A veteran South Korean broadcast journalist, who even as a young student has always been interested in China, has produced a documentary, entitled "Super China," which has now set a viewership record in South Korea.

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S.Korean president visits U.S. envoy in hospital after overseas trip

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday visited U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Mark Lippert, who is in hospital after being attacked by an anti-American activist, right after ending her nine-day travel to the Middle East, the presidential office said.

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DPRK leader to visit Russia in May for war victory ceremony: Yonhap

Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), will visit Russia in May to attend a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in WWII, Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday citing Russia's presidential office.

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S. Korean president instructs officials to create conditions for inter-Korean dialogue

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday instructed officials to make efforts to create conditions for a dialogue with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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S.Korean president says she can hold summit with DPRK if it helps

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that she can hold a summit with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), if it promotes inter-Korean relations.