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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A North Korean soldier involved in an extremely rare and dramatic defection to the South was shot six times by his own side as he drove to the heavily guarded border and ran across under a hail of bullets. The US-led United Nations Command (UNC), which monitors the Panmunjom border truce village where the defection occurred Monday, said the soldier had driven close to the heavily-guarded, military demarcation line separating the two […]
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, November 13, urged South Korean investors to further increase trade and investment in the Philippines. In his bilateral meeting with Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in, President Duterte urged South Korean investors to further strengthen cooperation in the area of trade, whether exports or imports. President Duterte extended his invitation to South Korea to further invest in manufacturing, automotive, food production, processing, agribusiness, electronics and energy. He also expressed […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — Three US aircraft carrier strike groups exercised together in waters off the east coast of South Korea on Sunday (November 12) in a rare show of force as President Donald Trump visits Asia with warnings about the nuclear threat from North Korea. The drill included the USS Nimitz, the Ronald Reagan, the Theodore Roosevelt and their accompanying warships, the first time three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups have exercised together […]
President Rodrigo Duterte is seen having a good laugh with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In in this photo courtesy of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go.
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean warships will take part in upcoming joint drills involving three US aircraft carriers in a fresh show of force against North Korea, a Seoul military official said Friday. The US Navy said Thursday that the three vessels — the USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt — will conduct “coordinated operations in international waters” in the western Pacific between Saturday and Tuesday. It is unusual for […]
(Eagle News) — Maaari nang makapasyal ang mga Pilipino sa South Korea nang walang visa hanggang Abril 2018. Gayunman, maaari lamang gamitin ng mga Pilipino ang naturang pribilehiyo kung ito ay papasok ng South Korea sa pamamagitan ng Yangyang International Airport malapit sa Pyeongchang. Layon ng naturang hakbang ng South Korea na palakasin ang turismo sa Pyeongchang na siyang venue ngayon ng 2018 Winter Olympics sa Pebrero. Sa ngayon, wala pang direct flights mula sa […]
by Laurent Thomet with Jerome Cartillier in Seoul Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing Wednesday for the critical leg of his Asia tour to drum up an uncompromising, global front against the nuclear weapons ambitions of the “cruel dictatorship” in North Korea. Trump heaped more praise on Chinese President Xi Jinping before touching down in Beijing but he also used a speech in Seoul to urge China […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — US President Donald Trump was forced to abandon a surprise visit to the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas on Wednesday due to bad weather, leaving him “pretty frustrated” according to the White House. South Korean leader Moon Jae-In, who had flown earlier before the weather closed in, was left waiting at the border which bristles with electric fences, minefields and anti-tank barriers. The US chief executive, who the […]
by Jerome Cartillier Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea poses a worldwide threat that needs worldwide action, President Donald Trump said in Seoul Tuesday, but insisted “we are making a lot of progress” in reining in the rogue state. The US leader, standing alongside his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In, reiterated he was prepared to use the full range of American military might to halt Pyongyang’s march towards becoming a full-fledged […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea is negotiating with the United States to buy nuclear-powered submarines to guard against threats from Pyongyang, local reports said Tuesday, as President Donald Trump said Seoul would buy “billions of dollars” of US weapons. Nuclear-powered submarines can stay submerged for months, giving them a far greater range than their diesel-powered counterparts, and are also crucial to any seaborne nuclear deterrent. Such a purchase would redraw the balance of […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — US President Donald Trump arrived in Seoul Tuesday vowing to “figure it all out” with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In, despite the two allies’ differences on how to deal with the nuclear-armed North. As tensions over Pyongyang’s weapons program have soared, the US president has traded personal insults and threats of war with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, but the South’s capital and its 10 million inhabitants would […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Donald Trump’s marathon Asia tour moves on Tuesday to South Korea, another key ally in the struggle with nuclear-armed North Korea, but one with deep reservations about the US president’s strategy for dealing with the crisis. As tensions over Pyongyang’s weapons program have soared, the US president has traded personal insults and threats of war with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, but his next stop, Seoul — and its 10 million inhabitants […]
