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SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The reaction to Tuesday's breakthrough agreement between the two Koreas was clearly optimistic as many viewed it as the start of a new chapter in inter-Korean ties following a years-long standoff marked by a cycle of provocat

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Both ruling and opposition parties were united Tuesday in welcoming a landmark agreement between the two Koreas that ended the latest military stand-off and called for the reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean W

(ATTN: UPDATES with details, quote of S. Korea's top negotiator; ADDS background) SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea produced an agreement on defusing heightened tensions, South Korea's top negotiator said Tuesday, in a dramatic breakthr

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Following is the English-version full text of a deal between South and North Korea in high-level talks, released by the North's state news agency KCNA Tuesday. 1. The north and the south agreed to hold talks between the

(ATTN: UPDATES with details) SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea produced an agreement Tuesday on defusing heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, after days of marathon negotiations, Cheong Wa Dae said. North Korea expressed reg

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SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and North Korea reached an agreement Tuesday, Seoul's presidential spokesman said, ending days of marathon talks aimed at defusing tensions on the Korean Peninsula. South Korea's National Security Adviser Kim

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The United States hopes tensions on the Korean Peninsula will de-escalate, State Department spokesman John Kirby said Monday, as the two Koreas have been struggling in high-level talks to defuse the worst military tensio

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The United States has seen North Korea increase military activity amid tensions with South Korea, but the situation is not serious enough to cause alarm, an American defense official said Monday. "I can tell you we c

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The United States hopes tensions on the Korean Peninsula will de-escalate, State Department spokesman John Kirby said Monday, as the two Koreas have been struggling in high-level talks to defuse the worst military tensio

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The United States has seen North Korea increase military activity amid tensions with South Korea, but the situation is not serious enough to cause alarm, an American defense official said Monday. "I can tell you we c

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Top leaders of North Korea's military were absent from a key meeting in Pyongyang on Monday, according to footage from state TV, sparking speculation they have moved to a war footing amid soaring tensions on the Korean Penins

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SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Top leaders of North Korea's military were absent from a key meeting in Pyongyang on Monday, according to footage from state TV, sparking speculation they have moved to a war footing amid soaring tensions on the Korean Penins

SYDNEY/SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean man in his 20s was found dead in a forest near Sydney last weekend, officials said Monday. According to local media and the South Korean consulate general in Sydney, the body of the 27-year-old stude

SYDNEY/SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean man in his 20s was found dead in a forest near Sydney last weekend, officials said Monday. According to local media and the South Korean consulate general in Sydney, the body of the 27-year-old stude

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout) GEOJE, South Korea, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean vessel that was being constructed by major shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. caught on fire Monday on an island south of Seoul, killing two and l

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout) GEOJE, South Korea, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean vessel that was being constructed by major shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. caught on fire Monday on an island south of Seoul, killing two and l

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout) GEOJE, South Korea, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean vessel that was being constructed by major shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. caught on fire Monday on an island south of Seoul, killing two and l

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A consortium led by a Korean buyout fund and two others on Monday submitted their final bids to buy British retailer Tesco's South Korean unit Homeplus, in a move which may reshape the local retail sector that is struggling t

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A consortium led by a Korean buyout fund and two others on Monday submitted their final bids to buy British retailer Tesco's South Korean unit Homeplus, in a move which may reshape the local retail sector that is struggling t

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The deployment of U.S. nuclear-armed bombers and submarines in South Korea is a powerful option the allies have in maximizing military pressure on North Korea as the two Koreas entered into the worst state of military tension

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The deployment of U.S. nuclear-armed bombers and submarines in South Korea is a powerful option the allies have in maximizing military pressure on North Korea as the two Koreas entered into the worst state of military tension

GEOJE, South Korea, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean vessel that was being constructed by major shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. caught on fire Monday on an island south of Seoul, killing one and leaving one missing, fire auth