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HISTORICAL FACTS: 14 | History Defined

S Korea returns remains of Chinese soldiers killed in Korean War

Estimates of the number of Chinese military casualties during the 1950-53 Korean War range from 180,000 to 400,000.

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China's top legislator urges cooperation with S.Korea on supply chains

China's top legislator, Li Zhanshu, called on Friday for more cooperation with South Korea on cutting-edge technologies and supply chain issues.

Reuters

Sex slaves, forced labour: Why S Korea, Japan ties remain tense

Historical feuds over wartime abuses threaten to derail S Korea-Japan relations as N Korea steps up nuclear programme.

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Lawmakers, activists seek answers over fate of fishermen forced back to N.Korea

Activists and South Korean lawmakers are pressing North Korea to confirm the fate of two fishermen who were forcibly sent back from the South in 2019 after being accused of murder.

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon to hold talks with Biden, Japan's Kishida in New York - News1

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol will hold bilateral talks with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in New York on the sidelines of a United Nations General Assembly meeting, news agency News1 reported on Thursday.

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon to meet with top Chinese legislator

China's top legislator, Li Zhanshu, is set to arrive in Seoul on Thursday and is expected to meet South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who has sought to assure Beijing that his push to deepen ties with the United States is not a threat.

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon to visit London, New York, Canada from Sept 18-24 -Yonhap

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol plans to visit London, New York and Canada from Sept 18-24, Yonhap news agency said on Monday, citing Yoon's office.

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S.Korean President Yoon to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral - presidential office

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will attend the funeral for Britain's Queen Elizabeth, his office said on Sunday.

Reuters

North Korea makes nuclear policy ‘irreversible’ with new law

Legislation allows it to carry out a nuclear first strike, amid concern country is on verge of resuming nuclear tests.

Al Jazeera

U.S., South Korea revive talks on 'comprehensive' ways to deter North Korea

American and South Korean officials will meet next week to discuss "comprehensive measures" to deter North Korea, Seoul said on Thursday, as the two sides revive high-level deterrence talks for the first time since 2018.

Reuters

South Korea proposes new talks with North on family reunions

Millions were separated across a border when fighting in the Korean War suddenly came to an end in 1953.

Al Jazeera

Two S.Koreans rescued after being trapped for 12 hours in flooded car garage

Two South Koreans have been rescued after being trapped in a submerged underground parking garage for more than 12 hours in a city battered by a powerful typhoon, authorities said on Wednesday.

Reuters

S. Korean council seeks foundation to compensate ex-requisitioned workers

SEOUL -- A South Korean advisory council has agreed that the issue of the lawsuits involving Japanese companies and former wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula should be resolved by paying compensation to the plaintiffs through a foundation or fund, instead of from the defendant Japanese companies.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

South Korea’s traditions can teach us that mourning is easier as a family affair

Seoul’s vivid art and style are currently in the spotlight but the old customs around death are still intact

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South Korea, Poland sign $5.8 billion tank, howitzer contract

Two South Korean companies have signed a $5.76 billion contract with Poland to export tanks and howitzers, Seoul's arms procurement agency said on Saturday, after Warsaw agreed to ramp up arms imports amid tensions with Russia.

Reuters

South Korea's Yoon orders update of war plans over North Korea's threats

South Korea's president Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday ordered an update of the military's operational plans to address North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, his office said.

Reuters

S.Korea envoy urges pressure on China to refrain from deporting N.Korea defectors

South Korea's new envoy on North Korean human rights called on Wednesday for diplomatic pressure to persuade Beijing against deporting defectors from North Korea.

The Independent UK

US and South Korea begin biggest joint military drills in years

Joint military drill scheduled to end on 1 September

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US and South Korea begin largest military drills for years as North ramps up tensions

The show of force is expected to prompt an angry response from Pyongyang and follows failure of Trump-era policy of engagement

Reuters

S.Korea, U.S. begin largest military drills in years amid N.Korea backlash

South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military drills in years on Monday with a resumption of field training, officials said, as the allies seek to tighten readiness over North Korea's potential weapons tests.

Asharq Al-Awsat

N Korea Rejects Seoul's Aid-for-Denuclearization Offer

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday rejected Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearization steps, calling it the "height of absurdity". The statement follows South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol this week putting forward an "audacious" aid plan that would include food, energy…

ABC News

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong rejects South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's 'foolish' offer of aid in exchange for denuclearisation

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says her country has no intention to give away its nuclear weapons in exchange for economic cooperation.

Reuters

S.Korea expresses regret over N.Korea's criticism of President Yoon

A South Korean minister expressed regret on Friday over the slamming by North Korea's Kim Yo Jong of President Yoon Suk-yeol and the rejection of Seoul's proposal to boost the North's economy in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons.

Al Jazeera

N Korea tells S Korea’s Yoon to ‘shut his mouth’ after aid offer

Kim Jo Yong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader, says the country will not ‘barter’ away its ‘honour’.

Daily Mirror

North Korea fires two cruise missiles as fears over its nuclear capability grow

South Korean military sources confirmed the rogue state to the north had launched two missiles from the western town of Onchon - and that the test is being analysed by Washington and Seoul

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