All posts tagged "UN"

  • United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
    UN says Ban will not visit N. Korea next week

    NEW YORK (Yonhap) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has no plan to visit North Korea next week, his office said Wednesday amid speculation that the two sides may be in a last-minute scramble to fix a schedule....

    • Posted November 18, 2015
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  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrives for the G-20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The 2015 G-20 Leaders Summit is held near the Turkish Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya on Nov. 15-16, 2015. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
    ‘N. Korea invited Ban Ki-moon’

    By Yi Whan-woo North Korea appears to have invited U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit the repressive country, and he accepted, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. Both sides have kept mum about media reports that Ban and...

    • Posted November 17, 2015
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  • Ban Ki-moon
    N. Korea seen as seeking to break out of isolation with Ban’s visit

    NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) — North Korea’s decision to accept a visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seen as part of efforts by Pyongyang to break out of isolation amid increasing international pressure on the...

    • Posted November 16, 2015
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  • UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Yonhap)
    UN chief Ban Ki-moon to visit Pyongyang this week

    NEW YORK (Yonhap) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to visit North Korea this week, a high-level U.N. source said Sunday, a surprise trip that raises hope for progress in inter-Korean relations and efforts to resolve the...

    • Posted November 15, 2015
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  • Shown is a photo of South Korea's energy-independent island of Gasado, located some 470 kilometers south of Seoul, where wind and solar power sources supply more than 80 percent of the island's overall consumption. This will provide the basis of the Amazonian farming project proposed by South Korea. (Photo courtesy of KEPCO)
    UN climate fund picks Korean off-grid energy model as 1st project

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — The United Nations climate change fund dedicated to tackling environmental challenges facing developing countries has picked a South Korean energy model for its first official support project, the finance ministry said Friday. The decision,...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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  • In this Jan. 18, 2010 file photo, steaks and other beef products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in McLean, Va. The meat industry is seeing red over the dietary guidelines. The World Health Organization’s cancer agency says Monday Oct.26, 2015 that processed meats such as ham and sausage can lead to colon and other cancers, and red meat is probably cancer-causing as well. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
    UN agency puts processed meats in same danger category as smoking

    PARIS (AP) — Bacon, hot dogs and cold cuts are under fire: The World Health Organization threw its global weight behind years of experts’ warnings and declared Monday that processed meats raise the risk of colon and...

    • Posted October 26, 2015
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  • Chinese pianist Lang Lang laughs as he performs during FC Bayern Munich show. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
    S. Korean orchestra to hold concert at UN featuring Lang Lang

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s traditional music orchestra will hold a concert at the United Nations building this week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the international organization, the organizer said Wednesday. The concert...

    • Posted October 21, 2015
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