S. KOREAN PRESIDENT PLEDGES TO MAINTAIN CLOSE PATRNERSHIP WITH NEW U.S ADMINISTRATION

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• S. Korean President pledges to maintain close partnership with new U.S administration.
• Moon also mentioned restarting dialogues with North Korea.
• Moon received a report from the foreign, defense, and unification ministrie...

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT ACCUSES CHINA OF FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS

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• The U.S. State Department said Washington would also offer rewards of nearly $5 million for information regarding sanctions evasions

• Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Korea Alex Wong said China had continued to host minimum 20,000 North Korean labor...

THE NEW AEGIS SHORE SHIP WILL COST OVER 500 BILLION YEN FOR JAPAN TO BUILD

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• The new Aegis Shore ship will cost over 500 billion yen for Japan to build.
• The new plan is more expensive than the scrapped land-based interception system.
• Japan plans to build two advanced Aegis destroyers.
• T...

JAPAN WILL NOT REFER TO ACQUIRING STRIKE CAPABILITIES AGAINST FOREIGN BASES

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• Japan will not refer to acquiring strike capabilities against foreign bases.
• Next month the Defense Ministry will be revising its national defense plan.
• The Japanese government had scrapped the Aegis Ashore missile defens...

JAPAN DEFENSE MINISTRY CONSIDERS BUILDING TWO AEGIS SHIPS

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• Japan Defense Ministry considers building two Aegis ships.
• The plan to deploy a land-based defense system was scrapped by the government.
• The final decision has not yet been made; the government is expecting an interim re...

JAPAN CONSIDERS USING LARGE SHIP AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO AEGIS ASHORE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM

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• Japan considers using large ship as an alternative to Aegis Ashore missile defense system.
• Defense Ministry may use a 9,000-ton ship for the same.
• The decision will be made around the year's end.
• The land-...

JAPAN EXTENDS CONCILIATORY GESTURES TO NORTH KOREA

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• Japan extends conciliatory gestures to North Korea.
• Japan hopes to solve the issue of its nationals abducted in the 1970s and 1980s with North Korea.
• The delegate of Japan called on North Korea to work towards a brighter ...

JAPAN, VIETNAM TO COOPERATE IN COVID-19 CRISIS; POST-BREXIT TRADE DEAL ON OCT. 23

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• Japan. Vietnam to cooperate in COVID-19 crisis; Post -BREXIT trade deal on Oct.23.
• Yoshihide Suga spoke with Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday.
• Japan and Britain to sign a bilateral post-BREXIT free trade...

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON NORTH KOREA’S NEW UNVIELED ICBM

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• Japanese government to keep a close eye on North Korea’s new unveiled ICBM.
• North Korea in the weekend in a military parade unveiled its new intercontinental ballistic missile.
• This is supposed to be the biggest ICB...

K-POP CLASS ACT BTS DESTINED TO HONOR CALL OF MILITARY SERVICE

• As a pop sensation, there is arguably nothing classier on the planet.
• BTS, a boy band from South Korea, have entertained several millions of fans, have earned undreamed of pounds in album sales, and on their march to fame and glory, they toppled a few records such as topping th...

JAPAN AND THE U.S PUSH AHEAD WITH AEGIS ASHORE MISSILE INTERCEPTION SYSTEM

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• Japan and the U.S push ahead with Aegis Ashore missile interception system.
• Japanese Defense Minister had talks with the U.S counterpart for the same.
• Japan is examining three sea-based plans for the missile interception...

TOSHIMITSU MOTEGI TO VISIT MONGOLIA AND MEET THE PRIME MINISTER NEXT WEEK

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• Toshimitsu Motegi to visit Mongolia and meet the Prime Minister next week.
• Motegi will travel to seek cooperation in resolving the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals.
• Motegi is expected to meet Pr...

US: NORTH KOREA STEALS $100 BILLION WORTH OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES; CHINA HELPS LAUNDER IT

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•        Cryptocurrencies were stolen from two virtual exchanges

•        US files to seize all 289 accounts from where the funds were stolen from

North Korea and the Chinese ...

TYPHOON BAVI TO HIT NORTH KOREAN SHORES AMIDST FEARS OF COMATOSE LEADER

• TYPHOON BAVI is on course to hit South Korea, North Korea and Japan this week, with dangerous gusts of 97mph as fears for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un grow.
• Typhoon Bavi formed in the Pacific Ocean last week, before growing in magnitude to reach wind speeds of 97mph, with fo...

KIM YO-JONG TAKES REINS FROM NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG-UN AS DE FACTO LEADER

• Putting to rest news regarding the worsening health condition of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, Chang, a former associate of the late president Kim Dae-Jung has added that President Kim is in a coma and that this is the reason for power changing hands to Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong-un‘s...

US AND S. KOREA RESUME JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES AFTER VIRUS-LED DELAY

• South Korea and the United States commenced with ongoing drills on Tuesday following a coronavirus impacted delay.
• With the drills most likely to antagonize North Korea which has long considered these rehearsals as a sign of invasion.

The drills come i...

KIM JONG-UN DEMANDS PETS TO BE GIVEN UP BECAUSE OF SHORTAGE OF FOOD

• Dog meat is consumed for it is considered a delicacy in North Korea and parts of South Korea.
• But handing over your pet dog to the meat shop is totally unheard of. This fiendish order has come from Kim Jong-un, say reports.

Kim Jong-un the North Korean leader ...

DEFECTOR SWAM FROM SOUTH KOREA TO NORTH KOREA

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• The authorities of South Korea have confirmed that a 24-year old man who had defected from North Korea in 2017 has secretly crossed the border during the pandemic and possibly carrying coronavirus with him has returned to North Korea. 

US ENVOY INTENDS TO DISUCUSS STALLED NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TALKS IN SOUTH KOREA

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• South Korea is insisting that USA and North Korea should once again engage in nuclear talks before elections happen in USA.
• US envoy is set to visit South Korea soon in this regard.
• North Korea is demanding USA to drop what the f...

SOUTH KOREA'S UNIFICATION MINISTER RESIGNS

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• Kim Yeon-chul, the Unification Minister of South Korea, has resigned from his position.
• Recently, North Korea destroyed a liaison office. Kim Yeon-chul resigned to de-escalate the tension.

South Korean President Moon Jae-i...