by Jung Ha-Won Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North and South Korea began talks Monday on appearances by performers from Pyongyang’s state-run artistic troupes at next month’s Winter Olympics in the South, after the North agreed to attend the Games. Pyongyang agreed last week to send athletes, high-level officials, and others to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, easing months of high tensions over its weapons programmes. The two sides agreed an art troupe […]
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Military postures to start rolling back in South, North Korea – defense ministry
AUGUST 25 (Reuters) — South Korean defense ministry said on Tuesday (August 25) both North and South Korea would begin rolling back heightened military postures at noon (0300 GMT), after the two Koreas reach reached agreement early on Tuesday to end a standoff involving an exchange of artillery fire. Under the accord reached in the very early hours of Tuesday after more than two days of talks, North Korea expressed regret over the recent wounding […]





