Moon Jae-in
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South Korea elects conservative outsider as next president, reshaping country’s politicsOpposition leader Yoon Suk-yeol rode a wave of discontent over economic policy, scandals and gender wars to win a bitterly fought election.WorldMar 9, 2022
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Biden, South Korea’s Moon ‘deeply concerned’ about North Korea’s weapons programBiden announced he will deploy a new special envoy to the region to help refocus efforts on pressing Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program.WorldMay 21, 2021
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‘America’s return’: Moon, Biden agree to boost U.S., South Korean alliance``We will always stand together as we work for peace on the Korean Peninsula and tackle global challenges,'' Moon said.WorldFeb 3, 2021
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Japan’s new PM seeks to strengthen South Korea ties, unite against northern threatRelations between the two U.S. allies have deteriorated sharply over the past year over war-time history and trade.WorldSep 24, 2020
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North Korea blows up inter-Korea liaison office as tensions with South Korea riseNorth Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday.WorldJun 16, 2020
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South Korea’s coronavirus success story threatened by surge of new infectionsHealth workers are struggling to track transmissions that are spreading quickly and unpredictably as people increase their activities and practice less social distancing.WorldJun 11, 2020
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North Korea threatens to close liaison office with South over activist leafletsSouth Korea in response said it would push new laws to ban activists from flying leaflets by balloon to the North, which triggered a debate over freedom of speech.Jun 6, 2020
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South Korea’s COVID-19 measures land president Moon’s party a massive election victoryThe election was watched around the world as one of the first nationwide votes since the pandemic began.Apr 15, 2020
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South Korea president says North Korea has not shut door on nuclear talks with U.S.South Korea has been increasingly sidelined as denuclearization talks between the United States and North Korea have stalled.WorldJan 13, 2020
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South Korea’s president calls for ‘peace economy’ with North Korea amid Japan trade warPresident Moon Jae-in made the comments in a meeting with senior aides to discuss Japan’s imposition of trade curbs on South Korea. They came as a surprise since North Korea has raised tensions in recent weeks with tests of new short-range weapons that pose a threat to South Korea’s security.WorldAug 5, 2019
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