#Korean leaders Kim Jong Un, Moon Jae-in exchange letters to ease hostility

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“Korean leaders Kim Jong Un, Moon Jae-in exchange letters to ease hostility” SEOUL, South Korea — The leaders of the rival Koreas exchanged letters expressing hope for improved bilateral relations, which plummeted in the past three years amid a freeze in nuclear negotiations and North Korea’s accelerating weapons development. North Korea’s state media said leader…

#Activist says he flew 500K leaflets across Koreas’ border

Admin5 years ago06 mins

“#Activist says he flew 500K leaflets across Koreas’ border” A South Korean activist said Friday he launched 500,000 propaganda leaflets by balloon into North Korea this week in defiance of a contentious new law that criminalizes such actions. If confirmed, Park Sang-hak’s action would be the first known violation of the law that punishes anti-Pyongyang…

#South Korea says slain man tried to defect to North Korea

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“#South Korea says slain man tried to defect to North Korea” SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Tuesday that a government official slain by North Korean sailors wanted to defect, concluding that the man, who had gambling debts, swam against unfavorable currents with the help of a life jacket and a floatation device and…