Foreign Relations of South Korea

24 Apr 2013

Microsoft founder Bill Gates' casual style was criticised by the South Korean media yesterday after he shook hands with President Park Geun-Hye with his other hand in his pocket. The picture of...

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US military helicopter crashes near South Korea's border with North

17 Apr 2013

The US military said the CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter had "executed a hard landing" while on a routine flight operation in Cheolwon county, which touches on the border. The precise cause of the...

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More S Koreans leave N Korean factory park under ban

6 Apr 2013

More South Koreans have begun to leave North Korea and the factory park where they work, four days after Pyongyang closed the border to people and goods.

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South Korea flexes muscles with naval exercise

19 Feb 2013

South Korea staged a naval exercise involving US surveillance aircraft on Tuesday, flexing its military muscles at a time of high tensions on the Korean Peninsula following the North’s third...

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South Korea claims capability to hit North 'anywhere, any time'

15 Feb 2013

Two days after North Korea's nuclear test, South Korea has touted a cruise missile capable of hitting targets in the North "anywhere, at any time". The defence ministry yesterday gave the media a...

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Boat carrying 3 North Koreans drifts south

15 Dec 2012

A South Korean coastguard official says a fishing boat carrying three North Koreans has drifted south of the countries’ eastern maritime boundary.

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Change can happen, S Korea's leader says

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged China to do more to prod North Korea towards reforms, but added that his real hope for change inside the ultranationalist, hardline state lay with the...

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Kim, Hu Reaffirm ties as trip ends

Beijing yesterday confirmed North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-il had paid a week-long visit to China, with official media quoting Kim as telling President Hu Jintao Pyongyang will...

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Leaders have duty to get Pyongyang back to talks

Hu Jintao and Barack Obama may not agree on the value of the yuan, arms sales to Taiwan and human rights, but on North Korea, there should not be any argument. The North's threats and attacks are...

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With Koreas on the brink, calm heads are vital

North Korea has, at the best of times, to be treated with kid gloves. The unpredictability of its leadership, bristling armoury, war-ready military and secrecy make for a volatile mix.

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Kim showed how to deal with North Korea

South Korea is mourning the passing of another former president. Kim Dae-jung, whose 'sunshine policy' helped thaw relations with wartime rival North Korea, died yesterday aged 85.

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Business delegation to visit Pyongyang

A delegation from the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong will visit Pyongyang next week on a mission to explore business opportunities and economic ties with North Korea.

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