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Yoon Departs for New York to Attend U.N. General Assembly

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol embarked on a five-day visit to New York on Monday to attend the U.N. General Assembly and meet with world leaders amid signs of growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia. During the annual U.N. gathering, Yoon is also set to hold a flurry [...]

Moon Seeks Breakthrough in Peace Process with Concrete Offer of War-ending Declaration

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in used his last U.N. General Assembly speech this week for a bid to revive hopes of a declaration to formally end the Korean War. In an unusual move, he publicly mentioned the names of signatories to the envisioned declaration, as he addressed the [...]