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On October 31, South Korean President Moon Jae-in tweeted pictures of the sleeveless jackets, to be worn on a kurta. (Photo: Twitter | @TheBlueHouseENG)

Modi vest or Nehru jacket? Firm behind PM's gift to South Korean prez responds

JadeBlue Lifestyle India which sent the vests to the South Korean president, said they were 'Modi Jackets'.

03 Nov 2018 2:09 PM

South Korean President Moon thanked PM Modi for sending him “Modi Vests”.

Nehru Vs Modi jacket: What’s in the name?

As a political move stirs up a fashion debate on social media, we find out what the fuss is all about.

03 Nov 2018 12:06 AM

Moon later suggested that the trip was likely to happen this year, and told lawmakers Thursday that the peninsula was approaching 'the historic starting line' for peace. (Photo: AP | File)

Kim Jong-Un to visit Seoul soon, says South Korea President

In September, the leaders of the two Koreas agreed Kim would visit Seoul 'in the near future' without giving a specific date.

01 Nov 2018 3:06 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in with First Lady Kim Jung-sook visit Akshardham Temple, in New Delhi on Sunday, July 08, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

South Korean First Lady to attend Ayodhya festivities

The invitation to visit India was extended to Ms Kim Jung-sook — wife of South Korean President Moon Jae-in — by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

01 Nov 2018 2:29 AM

In a series of tweets posted today, South Korean President Moon thanked PM Modi for sending him “Modi Vests”

PM gifts ‘Modi jackets’ to South Korean Prez Moon Jae-in

President Moon expressed thanks to Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday for sending him the jackets.

01 Nov 2018 2:24 AM

Moon said he hoped another Trump-Kim summit would allow the two leaders to go further than the statements they made at their first meeting in Singapore. (Photo: File | AP)

Kim Jong Un sincere about denuclearisation, should be rewarded: S Korea

Moon said Kim was 'sincere, calm and polite' and 'felt frustrated by the international community's continuing mistrust'.

15 Oct 2018 12:16 PM

'Chairman Kim said he’s ready to allow them to come in' and see the dismantled Punggye-ri nuclear test site, Pompeo said. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Un ready to invite inspectors to nuclear site, says Pompeo

Pompeo met with North Korean leader in Pyongyang on Sunday to rekindle stalled denuclearisation talks.

08 Oct 2018 3:46 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP/File)

A dealmaker and a strategist in battle of wits

In the Pyongyang joint declaration, some concrete steps towards the denuclearisation of North Korea were included.

29 Sep 2018 12:44 AM

The two leaders held their first historic meeting in Singapore in June but the details of their agreement over disarmament were vague, with no timeline or indication on how the steps towards denuclearisation would be achieved. (Photo: File)

Very open, terrific: Trump praises Kim Jong-Un, looks forward for second summit

'The location is being worked on, the time is being worked on, and we will be announcing it,' Trump said.

25 Sep 2018 1:15 PM

President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-In participate in a signing ceremony for the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement at the Lotte New York Palace hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, September 24, 2018, in New York. (Photo: AP)

'Historic milestone': Trump govt inks first trade deal with South Korea

Trump said these outcomes give American-made automobiles, medicines and agricultural crops a much better access to Korean markets.

25 Sep 2018 9:37 AM

Guterres offered UN help to advance efforts to fully rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and called for unity among global powers. (Photo: File)

UN chief calls for concrete action to follow up on N Korea's denuclearisation

Guterres welcomed the announcement by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a summit with Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang.

20 Sep 2018 1:37 PM

South Korean president Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hold documents after signing at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea, on September 19, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Un agrees to dismantle main nuclear site if US takes steps too

Trump has maintained that he and Kim Jong Un have solid relationship, and both leaders have expressed interest in a follow-up summit.

19 Sep 2018 1:16 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right center, talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left center, during their summit at the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (Photo: AP)

South Korean leader Moon Jae-in, North's Kim Jong Un hold summit talks

Kim and Moon embraced at Pyongyang's international airport -- where North Korean leader had supervised missile launches last year.

18 Sep 2018 7:40 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and his wife Kim Jung-sook, second from left, walk with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju upon their arrival in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 18. (Photo: AP)

Moon Jae-in arrives in Pyongyang for third summit with Kim Jong-Un

'Let’s open an era of peace and prosperity with the solidarity of one people,' read a hoarding displayed outside the terminal.

18 Sep 2018 1:41 PM

'The complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula is an issue that should fundamentally be resolved between the US and North Korea through negotiation,' Moon told a cabinet meeting. (Photo: File)

South Korea's President urges 'bold decision' from Trump, Kim Jong Un

Moon, who brokered June's historic Singapore summit between Trump and Kim, will fly to Pyongyang next week.

11 Sep 2018 2:52 PM

Kim Jong Un showed off his friendship with China, raising the hand of President Xi Jinping's envoy as they saluted the crowd together afterwards (Photo: AFP)

North Korea holds 70th anniversary parade, without ICBMs

Democratic People's Republic of Korea was proclaimed on Sept 9, 1948, 3 yrs after Moscow and US divided peninsula.

09 Sep 2018 3:28 PM

The pledge comes after Trump, frustrated with a lack of progress on disarmament, last month cancelled Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to Pyongyang after the North reportedly sent a belligerent letter to the US leader. (Photo: File)

Aim to achieve denuclearisation in Trump's first term: Kim Jong Un

The third summit between the North's leader Kim Jong-Un and South Korean President Moon Jae has been announced for September 18-20.

06 Sep 2018 2:31 PM

It added that signing a declaration to end the 1950-53 Korean War would be the first step towards achieving regional and global peace and security. (Photo: ANI)

North Korea urges US to sign end-of-war declaration

North Korea's media also urged US to lift the sanctions on Pyongyang, adding that improvement of ties and sanctions can't go together.

23 Aug 2018 3:09 PM

Putin expressed hopes to further develop 'reciprocal cooperation including the realisation of the tripartite project' that would also involve South Korea. (Photo: File)

Ready to meet to discuss urgent issues: Putin to Kim Jong-Un

The message did not offer a specific date for the meeting.

15 Aug 2018 2:26 PM

Moon's trip to the North Korean capital will be the first visit by a South Korean head of state to Pyongyang since 2007. (Photo: File)

Pyongyang summit to be 'bold step' towards ending war: Moon Jae-in

The two Koreas agreed earlier this week to hold a third meeting between Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in September.

15 Aug 2018 1:01 PM

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