All posts tagged "topstories"

  • Moon
    Liberal Moon Jae-in wins S. Korean presidential election

    SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) — Moon Jae-in of the liberal Democratic Party was elected South Korea’s new president early Wednesday, with his five-year term set to begin shortly after confirmation of his victory by the election watchdog....

    • Posted May 9, 2017
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  • This photo, taken on May 8, 2017, shows Moon Jae-in (C), the then-presidential candidate of the liberal Democratic Party, and his party colleagues singing the national anthem during his election campaign in Seoul. (Yonhap)
    After 10 years, liberals return to power

    SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) — Moon Jae-in’s election as South Korea’s next president will mark the return of political liberals to power after 10 years of conservative rule, presaging a broad policy shift and reshaping of the...

    • Posted May 9, 2017
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  • Election
    N. Korea calls for end to confrontation on eve of election in S. Korea

    SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) — With South Korea’s presidential election just one day away, North Korea on Monday called for an end to the history of inter-Korean confrontation. “The tragic North-South Korea relations today have been wrought...

    • Posted May 9, 2017
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  • N Korea
    N. Korean officials meet U.S. experts in Oslo

    OSLO, May 8 (Yonhap) — North Korean officials began informal talks Monday with a group of American experts in Oslo, Norway, amid speculation that Washington may seek dialogue with Pyongyang, diplomatic sources said. It’s their first Track...

    • Posted May 9, 2017
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  • Kpop
    What Does It Take for a K-Pop Band to Blow Up in South America?

    By JEFF BENJAMIN New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/magazine/what-does-it-take-for-a-k-pop-band-to-blow-up-in-south-america.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share South Korea’s music craze has taken most of the world by storm, but Chile represents a somewhat unlikely conquest. If you were watching Chilean TV on a Friday morning last...

    • Posted May 7, 2017
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  • Students at the University of California, San Diego, where an organization of Chinese students is protesting the invitation of the Dalai Lama as a commencement speaker. Credit Sandy Huffaker for The New York Times
    On Campuses Far From China, Still Under Beijing’s Watchful Eye

    By STEPHANIE SAUL New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/us/chinese-students-western-campuses-china-influence.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share   SAN DIEGO — In the competition for marquee commencement speakers, the University of California, San Diego thought it had scored a coup this year — a Nobel Peace Prize winner,...

    • Posted May 7, 2017
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  • Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, in April. North Korea stands accused of assassinating his estranged half brother, Kim Jong-nam, in February. Credit Korean Central News Agency, via Reuters
    North Korea Accuses South and U.S. of Plotting to Kill Kim Jong-un

    By CHOE SANG-HUN  New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/world/asia/kim-jong-un-north-korea-us-assassination.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share   SEOUL, South Korea — In a region already tense over nuclear threats, North Korea accused the South Korean and American intelligence agencies on Friday of plotting to assassinate its...

    • Posted May 7, 2017
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