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South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon (center) speaks to the media before leaving for the border village of Panmunjom to attend South and North Korean meeting, at the Office of the South Korea-North Korea Dialogue in Seoul, in this June 1, 2018, file photo. (Photo: AP)

Rival Koreas to meet, prepare for summit between leaders

The announcement comes amid attempts by Washington and Pyongyang to follow through on nuclear disarmament vows.

09 Aug 2018 3:40 PM

Major South Korean companies including Samsung and Hyundai Motor Co are household names across India.

India, South Korea aim to more than double trade to USD 50 bn

Bilateral trade between the world’s seventh and 11th largest economies rose by nearly a quarter to $20.8 bn.

11 Jul 2018 8:48 AM

President Ram Nath Kovind, his wife Savita and Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet Kim Jung-sook, the wife of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, during a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photot: PTI)

India has stakes in Korean peace: PM Narendra Modi

Makes veiled reference to Pak-North Korea’s clandestine N-nexus.

11 Jul 2018 2:25 AM

PM Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in jointly inaugurate Samsung factory in Noida (Photo: @BJP4India/Twitter)

Make-in-India initiative has made India world's 2nd largest phone maker: PM Modi

Modi said 4 lakh direct jobs have been created as the number of factories making mobile phones increased.

09 Jul 2018 7:57 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President Moon Jae-in, aboard the Delhi Metro, travelling to the inauguration of the mobile factory of Samsung in Noida. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

India, South Korea sign trade and commerce agreements, hold talks

The two leaders will visit Samsung's manufacturing site which will be producing 10 million units of mobile phones per month by 2020.

09 Jul 2018 5:13 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in with First Lady Kim Jung-sook visit Akshardham Temple in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

S Korea Prez starts visit with trip to Akshardham

The situation in the Korean peninsula is expected to figure prominently in talks between President Moon and PM Modi.

09 Jul 2018 5:20 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (Photo: AP)

S Korean Prez visit: $10 billion infrastructure pacts likely

The South Korean President will also participate in an Indo-South Korean CEO round-table conference.

06 Jul 2018 5:19 AM

South Korean Major General Do-gyun (center) speaks to the media before leaving for the border village of Panmunjom to attend the meeting. The discussions are the first general-level talks between the militaries since December 2007. (Photo: File/AP)

North, South Korea hold rare military talks to reduce border tensions

Seoul's Defense Ministry said the talks would focus on carrying out agreements from a summit between the two leaders to reduce tensions.

14 Jun 2018 2:41 PM

'We hope the summit will be a success and bring us a complete denuclearisation, peace and a new era' in relations between the two Koreas and the United States, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said. (Photo: AP)

South Korean President spent ‘sleepless night’ in excitement, says office

Moon, whose earlier meetings with Kim had paved the way for the Singapore summit, smiled and applauded alongside his cabinet ministers.

12 Jun 2018 1:46 PM

The historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un. (Photo | AP)

South Koreans feel hope and doubt ahead of Trump-Kim summit

Some hope for an end to Cold War confrontation and North will eventually give up its nuclear weapons.

11 Jun 2018 2:39 PM

Kim Chang Son (left), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's de facto chief of staff, going into a car as he leaves a hotel in Singapore, on May 29, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Top aide to Kim Jong Un lands in Singapore as summit preparations continue

Kim Chang Son, Kim's de facto chief of staff, flew to Singapore via Beijing on Monday night, the report said.

29 May 2018 3:21 PM

Kim may see a meeting with Trump as necessary to easing pressure from crushing sanctions and to winning security assurances in a region surrounded by enemies. (Photo | AP)

US team in North Korea to plan summit with Kim Jong Un: Donald Trump

Trump withdrew from planned June 12 Singapore summit with Kim Jong Un last Thursday, but quickly announced that it could get back on track.

28 May 2018 9:20 AM

Moon acknowledged Pyongyang and Washington may have differing expectations of what that means, and he urged both sides to hold working-level talks to resolve their differences. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Un reaffirms intent to fully denuclearise N Korea, meet Trump

In Washington, Trump signalled that preparations for the summit with Kim were going ahead.

27 May 2018 10:28 AM

The summit would be an unprecedented meeting between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader, which Washington hopes will result in the full denuclearization of the reclusive state. (Photo: AFP)

Trump says North Korea summit talks may continue after 'productive talks'

Trump said in a tweet that 'very productive talks' were ongoing with North Korea about reinstating the summit.

26 May 2018 9:12 PM

Moon said Trump’s decision left him 'perplexed' and was 'very regrettable.' (Photo: AP)

North, South Korean leaders hold surprise meeting, talks for 2nd time

South Korean presidential spokesman Yoon Young-chan said Moon will reveal the outcome of his surprise meeting with Kim on Sunday.

26 May 2018 6:33 PM

North Korea threw a wrench in the plans last week, threatening to cancel over concerns about the US push to see the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump the dealmaker facing challenges ahead of North Korea summit

While Trump has not suggested he wants to back out, he has struggled to define his objectives for the historic sit-down.

22 May 2018 4:37 PM

South Korea -- worried about Kim's bellicose weapons testing and Trump's similarly bellicose warnings about a looming war -- was instrumental in convincing the two Cold War foes to sit down and talk.(Photo: AP)

Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un summit in play as Moon Jae-in visits White House

Moon Jae-in jets into Washington on a mission to salvage a rare diplomatic opening between the US and North Korea.

22 May 2018 1:25 PM

Pyongyang is allowing the small media group access to the site to publicize its promise to halt underground tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles. (Photo: AP)

Foreign media arrive for North Korea nuclear test site closing

South Korean media initially scheduled to join were not allowed onto Tuesday's charter flight from Beijing.

22 May 2018 11:05 AM

“The word is that recently the Border has become much more porous and more has been filtering in. I want this to happen, and North Korea to be VERY successful, but only after signing!” Trump said. (Photo: AP)

Trump asks China to be tough with North Korea on border

'China must continue to be strong & tight on the border of North Korea until a deal is made,' Trump said in a tweet.

21 May 2018 8:11 PM

In a phone conversation on Sunday, Trump and Moon "exchanged views on various actions taken by North Korea recently", Moon's office said in a statement. (Photo: File/AP)

Donald Trump, Moon Jae-in discuss North Korea's threat to cancel summit

Pyongyang abruptly threatened to pull out of the planned summit next month because of US demands for 'unilateral nuclear abandonment'.

20 May 2018 5:21 PM

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