Lee Jae Myung

China’s Wang Yi in South Korea for talks amid Trump push to revive North Korea diplomacy

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (above) is due to meet South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Aug 19.

South Korean president to host China’s top diplomat: Seoul

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (pictured) is set to meet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul this week.

US commander discusses scaling back joint South Korea drills, media reports

President Lee Jae Myung said civil defence exercises were aimed at safeguarding South Koreans’ lives and safety.

Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea, hours before start

US Army soldiers taking part in a US-South Korea joint training during the annual Freedom Shield exercise in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 14.

South Korea’s Lee favours four-year presidency with re-election permitted

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said the constitution, unchanged for nearly 40 years, no longer suited the times.

South Korea ministers clash publicly over North Korea policy as President Lee pushes engagement

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (left) called North Korean engagement proposals unveiled by Unification Minister Chung Dong-young “idealistic”.

South Korea pro baseball league cancels games over heatwave

Water cannons being sprayed into the stands to cool off the crowd during a Korean professional baseball game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, on July 29.

South Korea to revive stalled rail project that could connect to North Korea

South Korean soldiers open the gate as the rails which leads to North Korea is seen, inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju.

South Korea’s President Lee calls heatwave a national disaster as deaths rise to 19

People cooling off below sunshades over the Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul on Aug 3.

Indonesia’s Prabowo willing to go to North Korea to open a dialogue at request of South Korea

President Prabowo Subianto told the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce that the country is seen as having no interest in meddling in other countries’ domestic affairs.

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