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North Korea and Russia top diplomats meet with eye toward Putin visit
SEOUL -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday, where they were expected to work toward arranging what would be President Vladimir Putin's first visit to the North since 2000.
South Korea, U.S. and Japan condemn Pyongyang over Russian arms trade
SEOUL (Reuters) -- The nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan condemned North Korea for its recent missile tests, arms trade with Russia and increasingly hostile rhetoric at a meeting in Seoul on Thursday.
Analysis: North Korea’s rejection of the South is both a shock, and inevitable
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Even for a nation that has perfected the provocative, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s declaration that he would abandon the existential goal of reconciling with rival South Korea was a shock. But a closer look shows it’s the almost inevitable culmination of years of building tension.
South Korea finally banning the sale of dog meat
The South Korean dog meat trade will officially end in 2027 after a bill was passed making the slaughter of dogs and the sale of dog meat for human consumption illegal in the country (though the consumption of dog meat will still be legal). People who violate this new law could be fined up to 30 million won (US$22,311) and be jailed for three years.
Optical-8: Japan’s satellite eye on China, N Korea missiles
Japan’s recent Optical-8 intelligence-gathering satellite launch underlines the remilitarizing nation’s growing focus on space-based security, with a particular eye on fast-evolving Chinese and North Korean missile and other military threats.
Flight returns to Japan after ‘drunk’ man bites crew member
A US-bound ANA flight was forced to return to Tokyo after an intoxicated passenger bit a crew member mid-flight.
US, South Korea and Japan conduct naval drills as tensions deepen with North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted combined naval exercises involving an American aircraft carrier in their latest show of strength against nuclear-armed North Korea, South Korea’s military said Wednesday, as the three countries’ senior diplomats were to meet in Seoul to discuss the deepening standoff with Pyongyang.