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South Korea’s former presidential hopeful acquitted in sex abuse case
The case involving Ahn Hee-jung is by far the highest-profile in the country’s growing #MeToo movement
North Korea threatens to cancel US summit
It is a sudden and dramatic return to the the rhetoric of the past by Pyongyang, after months of rapid diplomatic rapprochement on the peninsula
Crude oil surges after Trump tears up Iran deal, equities mixed
Both main crude oil contracts have been rising in recent weeks on expectations that the president would withdraw from the 2015 pact
History and handshakes: Five key takeaways from the Korea summit
It was more than a decade since the last inter-Korean summit and Friday’s meeting in the Demilitarised Zone did not disappoint
North and South Korea hold historic summit
The leaders of the two Koreas are at the ‘threshold of a new history’
South Korea to stick with Japanese ‘comfort women’ deal
The issue of women forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II is a hugely emotional one that has long marred ties.
South Korea proposes high-level talks with the North
In his speech Monday, Kim said the Olympics could provide a reason for officials from the neighbours "to meet in the near future".
Kim Jong-Un: North Korea could participate in the South’s Winter Olympics
Seoul and organisers have billed the Winter Games which begin on February 9 as a "peace Olympics" and have been keen for the North to take part.