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Sun, November 17, 2019 | 08:56

Lawmakers divided over ending GSOMIA

Lawmakers divided over ending GSOMIA

Lawmakers are divided on the country's intelligence-sharing pact with Tokyo, known as the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), that is slated for termination Nov. 22.

Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-11-15 19:17

Seoul again asks Pyongyang for talks over Mt. Geumgang issue

Seoul again asks Pyongyang for talks over Mt. Geumgang issue

South Korea again has asked North Korea for talks regarding the fate of the Mount Geumgang tourism project after Pyongyang notified South Korea of its plan to “unilaterally remove” South Korea-invested facilities and structures at the inter-Korean project.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-11-15 17:10

'Seoul can't renew GSOMIA with Tokyo': Moon

'Seoul can't renew GSOMIA with Tokyo': Moon

President Moon Jae-in told U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper that South Korea will not renew the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with Japan, saying Tokyo's imposition of restrictions on certain exports to South Korean companies in July made it a matter of “mutual trust.”

Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-11-15 17:09

Moon, US defense chief to meet at 4 p.m. with GSOMIA as top agenda

Moon, US defense chief to meet at 4 p.m. with GSOMIA as top agenda

Moon's meeting with Esper is to start at 4 p.m. and is scheduled to last half an hour, a Cheong Wa Dae official said. The other U.S. attendees will be Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commander Gen. Robert Abrams, Ambassador Harry Harris and Randall Schriver, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security aff...

2019-11-15 10:41

Moon firm on GSOMIA termination despite 'maximum' US pressure to back down

Moon firm on GSOMIA termination despite 'maximum' US pressure to back down

Washington is putting pressure on Seoul to renew the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with Tokyo ahead of the Nov. 22 notification deadline to terminate the pact, which was signed at the U.S. initiative in 2016. Washington has sent key defense officials to Seoul this week ahead of the deadline.

Do Je-hae | 2019-11-14 18:48

Moon, US defense chief to meet at 4 p.m. with GSOMIA as top agenda

EONE to lead state-sponsored effort to fight dementia

EONE to lead state-sponsored effort to fight dementia

EONE-DIAGNOMICS Genome Center (EDGC), Korea's personalized precision medicine solutions provider, has been selected to form a consortium with the top three medical facilities to establish a platform for medical services dealing with cases of mild cognitive impairment - the stage just before dementia.

Oh Young-jin | 2019-11-14 18:03

Minister, Hyundai chief meet over Mt. Geumgang

Minister, Hyundai chief meet over Mt. Geumgang

Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul met with Hyundai Group chief Hyun Jeong-un at the minister's office in Seoul, Thursday afternoon, to explore ways to save South Korea-invested facilities at the Mount Geumgang resort in North Korea.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-11-14 17:00

Ruling party proposes resolution for fair defense talks

Ruling party proposes resolution for fair defense talks

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has submitted the party's resolution calling for “fair negotiation” in the ongoing defense cost-sharing negotiations with the U.S.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-11-14 17:00

Moon prioritizes boosting regional economy ahead of polls

Moon prioritizes boosting regional economy ahead of polls

Reviving regional economies will be at the forefront of President Moon Jae-in's priorities as Cheong Wa Dae and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea gear up for the general elections in April 2020.

Do Je-hae | 2019-11-13 17:42

'THAAD retaliation appears to be continuing'

'THAAD retaliation appears to be continuing'

China seems to be continuing economic retaliation against South Korea for hosting a U.S. missile shield, despite Seoul-Beijing agreements to end the dispute in 2017.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-11-13 17:16

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