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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 3, 2019
Australia plans to mine moon water within five years
Australia is joining the growing number of nations looking to compete in space, from launching microsatellites that track sheep to mining water on the moon. Its advantage? Half the country already looks like Mars.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2019
Moon hopes North Korea responds positively to U.S.-South Korea efforts
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that he hopes North Korea responds positively when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump this month as part of efforts to restart denuclearization talks with the North.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 29, 2019
South Korea's Moon to visit White House next month in bid to salvage Kim-Trump nuclear talks
In a bid to salvage broken-down nuclear negotiations with North Korea, U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in plan to hold a summit next month in Washington, the White House has announced.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2019
Pyongyang officials return to inter-Korean liaison office just days after unilateral pullout
North Korea sent back its officials to an inter-Korean liaison office in the North's border city of Kaesong on Monday, reversing a decision two days ago to withdraw the officials, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2019
Boeing delays flight test to International Space Station, sources say
Boeing has delayed by at least three months its first uncrewed flight to the International Space Station under NASA's human spaceflight program, and pushed its crewed flight until November, industry sources said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2019
South Korea's ruling party retracts critique of Bloomberg reporter
South Korea's ruling party withdrew personal criticism of a Bloomberg News reporter for writing an article about President Moon Jae-in, after international press groups warned the remarks threatened journalistic freedom and demanded a retraction by the party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 18, 2019
South Korean defense chief says no signs of imminent North Korea missile launch
It is premature to say whether recent activity at some of North Korea's rocket facilities involved preparation for a missile launch, South Korea's defense minister told a parliamentary hearing Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 18, 2019
South Korean president calls for investigation into K-Pop's sex scandal
South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for an investigation into a sex and corruption scandal involving Seoul's nightclubs after a K-Pop star underwent questioning last week about alleged links to prostitution.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 18, 2019
South Korea says it's considering holding talks with North Korea
South Korea said it's considering holding talks with North Korea in efforts to help improve relations between the latter and the U.S. since their summit fell apart in Vietnam last month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 14, 2019
Delays with Boeing rocket lead NASA to consider other commercial options
A further delay with a Boeing rocket has NASA considering other options for launching the agency's future deep-space exploration craft.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 8, 2019
North Korean denuclearization possible during Trump's first term: U.S. official
The White House continues to hold out hope that the "final, fully verified denuclearization" of North Korea is possible by the end of President Donald Trump's term in 2021, a senior administration official said Thursday, amid reports warning that a key rocket site is now "operational" despite a promise...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2019
South Korea sees signs North is restoring part of missile launch site it tore down: Yonhap
South Korean intelligence agencies have detected signs that North Korea is restoring part of the Dongchang-ri missile launch site it tore down, Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 25, 2019
Seoul says U.S. and North Korea could reach deal on end-of-war declaration
The United States and North Korea could reach a deal on declaring an end to the 1950-53 Korean War at a summit meeting this week between their two leaders, South Korea's presidential Blue House said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 20, 2019
Ahead of Trump-Kim summit, focus shifts from immediate denuclearization to longer-term approach
With the second North Korea-U.S. summit just a week away, the focus of that meeting has shifted from demands that Pyongyang immediately relinquish its nukes to whether the two parties have the wherewithal to lay the groundwork for such an ambitious goal in the long term, interviews with leading U.S....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 20, 2019
Trump wants North Korea to denuclearize but says 'I'm in no rush'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wants North Korea to end its nuclear program, but he is in no rush and has no pressing time schedule for Pyongyang to ultimately denuclearize.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 16, 2019
North Korea's Kim ready to accept inspections of nuclear plant, South Korean presidential adviser says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was ready to accept the dismantlement and inspection of a high-profile nuclear plant, a South Korean presidential adviser said, suggesting a possible point of compromise in upcoming talks with President Donald Trump.

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