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A handout picture made available by the South Korean Ministry of Unification shows South Korean chief delegate Kim Kyou-hyun (2-R) shaking hands with his North Korean counterpart Won Dong-yeon (3-R) before holding talks at the inter-Korean peace village Panmunjom, South Korea, 12 February 2014. (EPA)

North, South Korea seek better ties at rare high-level talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 12, 2014 | World

Seoul, Reuters—North and South Korea held their first high-level talks in seven years on their fortified border on Wednesday, exploring ways to improve ties while the South and the United States geared up for military exercises that have angered the North. The meeting...

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Fire crews work the crash site of Asiana Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Saturday, July 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, John Green)

Two killed in San Francisco plane crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 7, 2013 | World

San Francisco/Seoul, Reuters—An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 with 307 people on board crashed and burst into flames as it landed at San Francisco International Airport after a flight from Seoul, killing two people and injuring more than 180. Witnesses to...

North, South Korea officials hold talks on joint industrial zone

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 6, 2013 | World

Seoul, Reuters—North and South Korean officials held talks on Saturday seeking a way to reopen a jointly run industrial zone, a rare source of steady cash for the impoverished North, a month after their last attempt at dialogue collapsed in acrimony over protocol....

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North Korea leader Kim Jong-un (4th R) visits Changsong County, in this photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 14, 2013. (REUTERS/KCNA)

North Korea proposes high-level talks with US

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 16, 2013 | World

Pyongyang, Associated Press—North Korea’s top governing body on Sunday proposed high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States in an appeal sent just days after calling off talks with rival South Korea. The powerful National Defense Commission...

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North Korean head of delegation Kim Song Hye, center, walks with other delegates after crossed a military demarcation line for the meeting with South Korea at the Panmunjom which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, June 9, 2013 (AP Photo/South Korean Unification Ministry, HO)

North and South Korea talk in border village after tensions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 9, 2013 | World

Seoul, Associated Press—Government delegates from North and South Korea held a marathon session of preparatory talks Sunday at a “truce village” on their heavily armed border aimed at setting ground rules for a higher-level discussion on easing animosity...