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In a first, South Korea appoints woman as foreign minister
Kang Kyung-wha was appointed as UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights in September 2006.
19 Jun 2017 2:17 PM
THAAD deployment in South Korea to be delayed for environmental assessment
President Moon on Monday ordered an investigation into who tried to avoid avoid the 'green audit' of the THAAD deployment site.
07 Jun 2017 7:26 PM
South Korea Prez orders probe into US THAAD addition
THAAD system battery was initially deployed in March with just 2 of its load of 6 launchers to counter the North Korean missile threat.
31 May 2017 11:03 AM
North Korea missile ready for masses
North Korean leader Kim orders deployment of new missile after test.
23 May 2017 6:42 AM
Moon’s Seoul to take a softer line
Moon served as a respected human rights lawyer in the difficult days of authoritarian rule in the 1980s.
16 May 2017 12:10 AM
North Korea fires missile after South Korean prez Moon Jae-In pledges dialogue
Moon Jae-In had said that he was willing to visit Pyongyang ‘in the right circumstances’.
14 May 2017 9:12 AM
South Korean prez Moon Jae-In scraps history textbooks introduced by Park admin
President Moon Jae-In believed ‘history education must no longer be used for political purposes’.
12 May 2017 4:18 PM
South Korea’s Moon discusses North Korea with China's Xi Jinping
The two leaders agreed that all sides must work together to ease tensions over North Korea's weapons programme.
11 May 2017 2:06 PM
Peace on mind, Pyongyang in sight
South Korea’s new President open to visiting the North over its nuclear progamme, missiles.
11 May 2017 4:10 AM
Former army veteran, activist, South Korea's Moon now takes up new role as prez
The irony is that Moon was once chief of staff to President Roh Moo-Hyun, who committed suicide over allegations of graft.
10 May 2017 1:21 PM
Willing to visit North under right conditions: South Korea's Moon at swearing-in
Moon Jae-In begins his term facing multiple domestic challenges, including the aftermath of Park’s corruption scandal.
10 May 2017 11:48 AM
Landslide win for Moon South Korea presidential election
Voters were galvanised by anger over the sprawling bribery and abuse-of-power controversy that brought down Park.
10 May 2017 6:11 AM
Liberal candidate Moon Jae-in declared winner in South Korea presidential election
'It's a great victory by a great people. 'I'll gather all of my energy to build a new nation.' Moon told the crowd.
09 May 2017 9:32 PM
Exit polls predict win for Moon Jae-In in South Korea pesidential election
Official results weren't expected for hours, but the exit poll of about 89,000 voters at 330 polling stations.
09 May 2017 9:14 PM
After Park Geun-Hye’s ouster, South Koreans vote in historic election
Exit poll results will be available immediately after voting closes at 8 p.m. (11:00 GMT).
09 May 2017 2:01 PM
Trump's suggestion of Seoul paying for THAAD could test US-South Korea alliance
The remarks come as South Korea heads into a presidential election that will likely elect liberal front-runner Moon Jae-in.
28 Apr 2017 7:37 PM
S Korea’s Moon Jae-In vows ‘new history’ after Park’s impeachment
A presidential election is to be held within 60 days of the ruling, with local media suggesting May 9 as the most likely date.
13 Mar 2017 10:31 AM
Moon rising? S Korea presidential hopeful quietly takes stage
Opposition leader Moon Jae-in led opinion polls, although a survey showed he had fallen just behind UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
23 Dec 2016 1:13 PM
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