All posts tagged "Xi Jinping"

  • Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and South Korean president Park Geun-hye (L) greets children waving the two national flags during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul July 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Kim Hong-ji, Pool)
    S. Korea-U.S. ties face Xi factor

    By Kang Seung-woo The recent visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Korea triggered a number of changes to the ROK-U.S. alliance and Beijing-Pyongyang ties, experts say. Xi stood firm with President Park Geun-hye against Japan’s recent...

    • Posted July 7, 2014
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  • President Park Geun-hye and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a press conference after a summit at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. (Yonhap)
    Korea, China seek NK’s denuclearization

    By Kang Seung-woo President Park Geun-hye and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Thursday to push for the denuclearization of North Korea and expressed their strong opposition to another nuclear test by the North. The agreement is a...

    • Posted July 3, 2014
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping wave during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Wang Zhao, Pool)
    [HOT LINKS] As South Korea and China get cozy, where does North Korea fit?

     – When President Xi Jinping arrives in Seoul this week, the Chinese leader will have passed over North Korea in favor of its arch rival. Although Beijing remains North Korea’s strongest ally, Xi is breaking with tradition by visiting...

    • Posted July 2, 2014
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    Park, Xi to meet in Seoul

      By Chung Min-uck Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to visit Seoul for a summit with President Park Geun-hye next month at the earliest, according to government sources on Friday. Xi’s visit would mean closer ties...

    • Posted May 16, 2014
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    N. Korea fires two ballistic missiles

    By Kang Seung-woo North Korea launched two mid-range missiles into the East Sea, Wednesday. The launches came as leaders of Korea, Japan and the United States held a summit to deal with challenges presented by Pyongyang’s nuclear...

    • Posted March 26, 2014
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  • President Park Geun-hye shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a summit at The Hague. (Yonhap)
    “NK could be next Chernobyl”

    Park proposes Pyongyang as pilot case to make nuclear-free world By Kim Tae-gyu THE HAGUE ― President Park Geun-hye proposed denuclearizing North Korea, Monday, as a pilot program to make a world free of nuclear weapons. “If...

    • Posted March 24, 2014
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  • Buildings in central Seoul are shrouded in a cloud of ultrafine particles, Tuesday. The Korea Meteorological Administration announced that the average atmospheric concentration of particulate matter measuring 10 micrometers (PM10) on the day was 228 micrograms per cubic meter, the most dangerous level in its five-level air pollution scale. (Yonhap)
    Korea under siege by ultrafine dust

    By Yoon Sung-won Seen from a subway train crossing a Han River bridge on a morning commute, Seoul remained in a thick fog of fine dust. On the street, commuters were walking without masks, looking like disarmed...

    • Posted February 28, 2014
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