The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said the country's people and army "are highly alerted to promptly foil provocations" of U.S.-Japan-S.Korea joint naval maneuvers, the official news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday.
China said on Monday that the involvement of countries outside the South China Sea region on the maritime disputes will only complicate the situation.
South Korea and the United States planned to discuss next month whether to entitle products manufactured in the Kaesong industrial complex to preferential tariffs under the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) framework, Seoul's commerce ministry said Sunday.
U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington has been conducting joint military drills with South Korea and Japan on the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, agreed that it is the common responsibility of the countries in the region to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea, according to a joint statement issued here Thursday.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Wednesday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK)'s use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and chemical weapons is unacceptable.
South Korea and the United States agreed on Wednesday to take preemptive measures with all military capabilities available if signs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear strikes are detected, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Monday sent a senior official to South Korea to protest its ban on fisheries products from eight prefectures in Japan, imposed over safety fears concerning radioactive water leaking from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) reopened the Kaesong industrial complex on Monday morning after it suspended for five months amid political tensions in the peninsular, the Yonhap news agency reported.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Thursday condemned a U.S.-South Korea drill as "war preparedness" and "confrontational policy," warning it only cast shadow to the hard-won atmosphere for dialogue.
South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday began Red Cross working-level contacts for reunion of families separated by the Korean War (1950-53).
South Korea actively claimed its economy's resilience from financial woes in emerging economies, citing falling foreign debts, fiscal soundness and persistent current account surplus.
Australia welcomed progress in diplomatic talks between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and South Korea, including DPRK's guarantees on the Kaesong Industrial Complex and agreement for further talks on family reunions, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said in a statement Monday.
South Korea and the United States launched their joint annual military exercise on Monday as planned amid easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye proposed Thursday to hold reunions for families separated due to the 1950-53 Korean War and establish a peace park in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), according to Yonhap News Agency.
Hong Kong and South Korea signed a deal Tuesday on the use of automated clearance services, marking a new milestone in immigration cooperation between the two.
The high-level forum on South-South Cooperation for Sustainable Development kicked off in Hong Kong on July 18, highlighting the nexus between ICT, innovation, culture and sustainable urbanization.
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