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Japan's PM tells South Koreans his 'heart hurts' over pain caused by occupation

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told South Koreans on Sunday his "heart hurts" when he thinks of suffering and pain during Japanese colonial rule, in a nod to historical disputes that have soured relations between the two U.S. allies.

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Experts: China Finds Threat in Latest Move by Us-South Korea Alliance

From China’s point of view, President Yoon Suk Yeol is expanding South Korea’s military reach — or seems to be — into the Taiwan Strait, experts say.

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Factbox-Old disputes overshadow visit by Japan's Kishida to S.Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will be visiting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday in the latest effort to improve bilateral ties.

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South Korea will soon engage with China at senior level-Seoul's US ambassador

South Korea will soon engage with China at the senior level and also seek the opportunity for diplomacy aimed at trilateral cooperation with Japan and China, South Korea's ambassador to Washington Cho Hyun-dong said on Thursday.

Reuters

'Climate crisis poses an existential threat' VP Harris says as US teams with South Korea on space projects

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris vowed further cooperation in space during a visit to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

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S. Korean, Japanese officials meet ahead of leaders' summit

Senior South Korean and Japanese officials have discussed strengthening relations and coordinating responses to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats in a meeting ahead of a summit between their leaders

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South Korea community doctors launch strike in protest over nursing law

More than 10,000 South Korean community doctors and certified nursing assistants went on strike on Wednesday, protesting a nursing bill they fear would hurt their jobs even as it improves nurses' pay and working conditions.

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Japan's Kishida plans to visit Yoon in South Korea before G-7

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he wants to travel to South Korea to further strengthen ties between the two countries after President Yoon Suk Yeol's March visit to Tokyo.

WEKU

Kishida plans to visit Yoon in South Korea before G-7

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he is arranging a trip to South Korea for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol in return for his March visit to Tokyo

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Japan, S.Korea revive stalled economic talks as global risks rise

Japan and South Korea held their first finance leaders' meeting in seven years on Tuesday and agreed to resume regular dialogue as tensions in the wider region and slowing growth prod them to increase co-operation and mend strained relations.

Reuters

South Korea's Yoon says nuclear consultative group upgrades U.S. alliance

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday that a planned nuclear consultative group and new partnerships on supply chains and science and technology are an "upgrade" to the country's alliance with the United States.

Reuters

Japanese PM plans to visit South Korea from Sunday, Kyodo says

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to visit South Korea on May 7 and 8 for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol, Japan's Kyodo news agency quoted the premier as telling reporters on Tuesday.

Reuters

On May Day, Workers Rally for Better Labor Conditions

A large number of workers and activists globally marked May Day on Monday with rallies calling for higher salaries, reduced working hours and other better working conditions. May Day, which falls on May 1, is observed in many countries as a day to celebrate workers’ rights with rallies, marches and…

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North Korea blasts U.S.-South Korea summit deal for escalating tension

North Korea criticised a recent U.S-South Korea agreement to bolster the deployment of American strategic assets in the region for escalating tension to the "brink of a nuclear war," state media KCNA said on Monday.

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Kim Jong-Un’s sister calls Joe Biden ‘old man with no future’ as tensions with US grows

Kim Yo-Jong, sister and aide of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, laid into US President Jo Biden as he announced a landmark agreement on protecting South Korea from potential nuclear attacks

Reuters

Japan PM Kishida to visit South Korea for summit with Yoon - Kyodo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit South Korea early next month and hold a meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol, around May 7-8, Kyodo reported, citing multiple unnamed Japanese and South Korean diplomatic sources.

The Independent UK

N. Korea insults Biden, slams defense agreement with Seoul

The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader says her country would stage more provocative displays of its military might in response to a new U.S.-South Korean agreement to intensify nuclear deterrence to counter the North’s nuclear threat, which she insists shows their “extreme” hostility toward Pyongyang

Reuters

On lethal aid to Ukraine, South Korean leader says Seoul considering its options

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Friday it was necessary to ensure Russia’s invasion of Ukraine does not succeed and that Seoul was considering its options when it came to lethal aid to Kyiv.

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The Conversation

US-Korea summit: Joe Biden's 'American Pie' won't include stationing nuclear weapons on the peninsula

The rendition of Don McLean’s classic pop song American Pie by Yoon Suk Yeol may have dominated the headlines as the South Korean president enjoyed dinner at the White House with Joe Biden – Yoon is, reportedly, a devotee of “noraebang”, Korean karaoke. But the frivolity of the moment was…

WEKU

The U.S.-South Korea Washington Declaration meets with criticism in Seoul

An outpouring of criticism has focused on concerns that Seoul gave more than it got, and that the Washington Declaration might even make South Korea's neighborhood a more dangerous place.

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Paris in the spring, Korea in the House: Photos of the week - Roll Call

Photos of the week: Debt limit, South Korea's president and Paris Hilton highlighted the action in the Capitol over last week of April.

The Independent UK

Japan to restore preferred trade status for South Korea

Japan’s trade ministry says it has begun procedures to restore preferential trade status for South Korea, days after Seoul took a similar step for Tokyo and requested reciprocity, and more than three years after the countries downgraded each other during a bitter historical dispute

Woman & Home

Angelina Jolie and son Maddox make a rare public appearance together

The mom and son duo attended a State Dinner at the White House

Reuters

China lodges serious representations with S.Korea over joint statement with U.S

China expressed "strong dissatisfaction" to South Korea over its joint statement with the United States about the need for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, a foreign ministry statement said on Friday.

WEKU

Nuclear deterrence by day, noraebang by night. This head of state does both

But at home, conservative South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol continues to face backlash over women's rights and ties with Japan.

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