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South Korea’s Defense Nominee Calls to Restore Military Pact
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Ahn Gyu-back, the nominee for South Korea’s Defense Minister, emphasized the importance of reinstating the inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement as the new administration aims to improve relations with North Korea, according...
S. Korea’s President Seeks Pope Leo Visit to N. Korea for Peace
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed hopes that Pope Leo XIV would make an unprecedented visit to North Korea, framing it as a powerful symbol for peace across the Korean Peninsula, according to media. The appeal came...
Kuvings Enters The Dubai Mall to Accelerate Middle East Growth
EIN Presswire
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July 8, 2025
Kuvings expands into the Middle East with a new presence at The Dubai Mall, a top global retail hub with over 100 million annual visitors. DAEGU, BUKGU, SOUTH KOREA, July 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Global premium kitchen appliance brand...
Russia is to take one million Indian workers to fill labor gap
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia could receive as many as one million skilled workers from India by the end of 2025 to help alleviate its growing labor shortage, according to Andrey Besedin, President of the Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI). In an...
NATO Chief Warns of Threats from China, Russia
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte cautioned on Wednesday that China and Russia pose escalating dangers to the transatlantic alliance. He confirmed that NATO is gearing up for the possibility of a full-scale Russian assault on alliance...
Owner.One Launches Global International Will Guide and Diagnostic Tool to Empower Cross-Border Wealth Transfer
EIN Presswire
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July 10, 2025
The world’s only blockchain-based digital repository for asset data and algorithmic inheritance unveils a game-changing solution for globally mobile families. DUBAI, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, July 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Owner.One, the...
N. Korea Blasts Quad Alliance Over Nuclear Stance
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea unleashed a blistering counterattack Friday against the Quad alliance—comprising the United States, Australia, India, and Japan—denouncing their coordinated assault on Pyongyang's nuclear program as dangerous "coercive acts."...
South Korea Conducts Emergency Water Assessments
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea escalated environmental monitoring efforts Friday, conducting emergency water assessments following mounting allegations that North Korea has contaminated cross-border waterways with radioactive nuclear waste. Seoul's latest...
Prestige Economics Launches Cold War Two Wargame
EIN Presswire
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July 10, 2025
Prestige Economics launches Cold War Two, a wargame featuring geoeconomic and geopolitical strategic simulations for business, government, and defense leaders. AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, July 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Prestige Economics, a...
S. Korea Returns Six North Korean Fishermen After Rescue
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea on Wednesday returned six North Korean fishermen who had been rescued after inadvertently crossing into southern waters near the disputed maritime boundary, according to a local news agency. The fishermen, traveling in a...
S. Korean DM nominee wants inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Ahn Gyu-back, nominated as South Korea’s Defense Minister, has emphasized the importance of reinstating the military tension reduction agreement between the two Koreas, as the new administration works to improve relations with the North....
Vatican Cardinal Suggests Pope Leo Help Bridge U.S.-N. Korea Divide
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) In a bold statement on Thursday, Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik, the first Korean prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy, emphasized the potential role Pope Leo XIV could play in improving relations between the United States...
U.S. Sanctions North Korean Cyber Operative Behind Fake IT Scheme
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a North Korean cyber operative accused of orchestrating a deceptive information technology scheme designed to funnel funds into Pyongyang’s weapons programs, the State Department...
S. Korea Leader commits to forging cooperative trade deal with US
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung has committed to forging a cooperative trade agreement with the United States and reinitiating communication with North Korea in a bid to restore stability and collaboration on the peninsula,...
N. Korea Launches Wonsan Kalma Coastal Resort to Revitalize Tourism
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea has launched the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area on its eastern coastline in a strategic move to revitalize tourism and generate vital foreign revenue amidst ongoing international sanctions, state-controlled media reported...
Justice Department Announces Coordinated, Nationwide Actions to Combat North Korean Remote Information Technology Workers’ Illicit Revenue Generation Schemes
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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June 30, 2025
The Justice Department announced today coordinated actions against the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) government’s schemes to fund its regime through remote information technology (IT) work for U.S. companies. These actions...
N. Korea’s Leader Commemorates Founder’s 31st Death Anniversary
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid a solemn visit on Tuesday to the mausoleum of the country’s founding figure, Kim Il-sung, commemorating the 31st anniversary of his passing, according to reports from state media. Accompanied by senior...
North Korean Military Delegation Embark on Russia Trip
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) A high-level delegation from North Korea’s premier military institution has embarked on a trip to Russia, signaling a further deepening of defense cooperation between the two nations, according to state media on Tuesday. The group, led by...
North Korean Military Delegation Heads to Russia
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) A group from North Korea’s top military academy has departed for Russia as defense ties between the two nations deepen, according to reports from state media on Tuesday. The delegation, led by Kim Kum-chol, the president of Kim Il Sung...
N-Korea inaugurates ‘world-class’ coastal resort
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea has inaugurated a large-scale coastal resort on its eastern shore, with leader Kim Jong-un praising it as a model for future tourist developments across the country. According to the state-run KCNA news agency, the newly...