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South Korean president arrives in Japan for first bilateral visit in 12 years

10 June 202416 March 2023

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (C-R) shakes hands with Kim Gi-hyeon (2-L), chief of the ruling People Power Party, before he boards the presidential plane at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, South Korea, 16 March 2023. EFE/EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT

Tokyo (EFE).- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol arrived in Japan Thursday in what is the first bilateral visit by a head of state of the two nations in 12 years. The visit marks a rapprochement between the two countries, and comes hours after a fresh missile test by North Korea. Yoon arrived around 11.30 am … Read more

South Korea introduces plan to compensate forced labor victims during WW2

6 March 20236 March 2023

Seoul, Mar 6 (EFE).- The South Korean government introduced on Monday a plan to compensate 15 people subjected to forced labor by Japanese companies during World War II. The move, however, has sparked criticism from several of the victims and their families as it seeks financing from South Korean firms and not Japanese entities. The … Read more