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Pyongyang slams Lee for having 'delusion' about denuclearization of N. Korea

By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday denounced President Lee Jae Myung for being delusional about denuclearization of the North, stressing that the country will never give up nuclear weapons.The North's criticism ca
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(URGENT) N. Korea slams President Lee for having 'delusion of denuclearization' of Pyongyang

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S. Korea, U.S., Japan co-host forum in Tokyo to counter N. Korean IT worker threats

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan, together with a U.S. cybersecurity firm, co-hosted a forum this week to help counter threats stemming from North Korea's overseas dispatch of its information
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(News Focus) Lee, Trump align on shipbuilding cooperation, N. Korea dialogue, but thorny issues remain

By Kim Eun-jungWASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump presented their close alignment on efforts for shipbuilding industry cooperation and diplomacy to reengage with a recalcitrant North Korea during t
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S. Korea, Britain discuss defense, arms industry cooperation

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo-hee met with Luke Pollard, Britain's Armed Forces Minister, in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss ways to strengthen security and defense industry cooperation between the two cou
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S. Korea hosts global ministerial meetings on clean energy

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Ministerial-level officials from over 40 countries worldwide have gathered in South Korea this week for a series of meetings for discussions on ways to expand and promote the use of eco-friendly energy sources, Seoul's
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(News Focus) Lee-Trump summit fuels expectations for Trump-Kim meeting at upcoming APEC gathering

By Park BoramSEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- As U.S. President Donald Trump voiced hope for meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year during his summit with President Lee Jae Myung, attention has been drawn to whether and when such summitry c
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(6th LD) Trump voices hope to meet N.K. leader Kim this year, eyes ownership of U.S. base land in S. Korea

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 24-25; AMENDS dateline)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday expressed his hope to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year, renewing his desire to reengage with the
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Lee-Trump summit shows leaders share identical approach to building peace: unification minister

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- The recent summit between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump shows they share an identical approach to strategies for building peace on the Korean Peninsula, the unification minister said Tuesday.Chung
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N. Korea denounces ongoing S. Korea-U.S. military exercise as 'will to invade'

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday renewed its criticism of the ongoing joint exercise between South Korea and the United States, calling it an expression of their "will to invade" and warning that they will "pay a de
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S. Korea to host major int'l energy events this week

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is set to host a series of major international energy events this week in the southeastern city of Busan, including the World Climate Industry Expo (WCE) and a meeting of energy ministers from the Asia-Pacific E
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Lee says to raise full range of issues on N. Korea in key summit with Trump

By Kim Eun-jungWASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Sunday he will raise a full range of issues on North Korea in his high-stakes summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, emphasizing the need to engage in dialogue with Pyongya
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N. Korea slams Lee's summit with Ishiba as bid to woo Washington

By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday criticized President Lee Jae Myung's recent summit with the Japanese prime minister, calling it a diplomatic show aimed at dispelling Washington's misunderstanding.The North's
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UNC says around 30 N. Korean troops crossed inter-Korean border recently, triggering S. Korean warning shots

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Around 30 North Korean troops recently crossed the inter-Korean border despite warning broadcasts, triggering warning shots from the South Korean military, a spokesperson of the U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) said Sunday, citi
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(URGENT) UNC says around 30 N. Korean troops crossed inter-Korean border recently, triggering S. Korean warning shots

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(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim supervises test-firing of new air defense missiles: KCNA

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout, new photo)SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea conducted a test-firing of two types of newly improved air defense missiles to assess their combat capability, with leader Kim Jong-un supervising the test of
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N. Korea's Kim supervises test-firing of new air defense missiles: KCNA

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea conducted a test-firing of two types of newly improved new air defense missiles to assess their combat capability, with leader Kim Jong-un supervising the test of new weapons, state media reported Sunday.The Mis
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(URGENT) N. Korea's Kim supervises test of new air defense missiles: KCNA

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(2nd LD) N. Korea berates S. Korea for firing warning shots at its troops in border area this week

(ATTN: ADDS S. Korean military's response, details in paras 10-11, 14)SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday accused South Korea's military of having fired more than 10 warning shots at North Korean soldiers, who were conducting a
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(LEAD) N. Korea berates S. Korea for firing warning shots at its troops in border area this week

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday accused South Korea's military of having fired more than 10 warning shots at North Korean soldiers, who were conducting a border reinforcement project,