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  Korean Air Lines Co., the country’s biggest carrier, said Tuesday...

  • Posted July 7, 2020
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• U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun arrived in South Korea on Tuesday for talks about denuclearizing North Korea, as the communist nation again rejected the possibility of resuming negotiations with the United States. Biegun, who doubles as Washington’s chief nuclear envoy, landed at the U.S. Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, sources said. Alex Wong, deputy special representative for the North, is believed to have traveled with him. Biegun and his delegation underwent COVID-19 testing upon arrival, leading to a delay in their departure for Seoul. That has reportedly led to the cancellation of a dinner that U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris had planned to host for Biegun. The test results were negative. An embassy spokesperson earlier said they underwent testing “out of an abundance of caution and in consultation with Republic of Korea health authorities.” Biegun’s three-day visit comes after the North made clear in a statement earlier in the day that it has “no intention to sit face to face” with the U.S., saying there are still people talking about such a possibility even after First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui issued a statement spurning the idea on Saturday. Biegun is scheduled to hold talks on Wednesday with Lee Do-hoon, Seoul’s nuclear envoy, about ways to break the impasse in the nuclear negotiations. Also expected to be on the agenda are inter-Korean relations in the wake of the North’s blowing up of a joint liaison office. Other officials he is also scheduled to meet include Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young. He could also meet with Seoul’s new national security adviser Suh Hoon. The U.S. Department of State said Monday that Biegun will travel to Seoul and Tokyo from Tuesday to Friday “to continue close allied cooperation” on bilateral and other issues and to “further strengthen coordination on the final, fully verified denuclearization of the DPRK.” DPRK is the acronym of North Korea’s official name, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Nuclear talks between the U.S. and the North have stalled since the no-deal summit in Hanoi last year between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The two sides held working-level talks later that year, but no progress was made. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun leaves for Japan at the Gimpo International Airport, in western Seoul, on Dec. 17, 2019, after wrapping up his trip to South Korea for talks on North Korea’s denuclearization. (Yonhap)

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  • Posted July 7, 2020
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• U.S. nuke envoy visits S. Korea after N.K. spurns possibility of talks

   U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun arrived in South...

  • Posted July 7, 2020
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  • Posted July 7, 2020
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  • Posted July 7, 2020
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  • Posted July 7, 2020
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• Court rejects extradition request by U.S. for child porn site operator

  A Seoul court on Monday denied an extradition request by...

  • Posted July 6, 2020
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