Seeking North Korea Breakthrough, Seoul Looks to Biden Administration
The Moon administration starts dialogue with the new U.S. administration, hoping to induce Pyongyang to reactivate back channels for negotiations.
February 03, 2021
Then-President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in talk together Sunday, June 30, 2019, outside Freedom House at the Korean Demilitarized Zone
Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
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With Joe Biden sworn in as the new president of the United States on January 20 – despite the unexpected storming of the U.S. Capitol by far-right activists in an attempt to subvert the election results – most countries have welcomed the return of an experienced politician to the U.S. presidency.
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The commander of the U.S. Forces Korea Gen. Robert Abrams receives a COVID-19 vaccine jab at the Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital at the U.S. Army Garrison in Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Dec. 29, 2020. Courtesy of the U.S. Forces Korea
United States Forces Korea (USFK) on Sunday issued a shelter in place directive, ordering part of its service members to remain at home after additional COVID-19 outbreaks were reported inside its barracks.
According to USFK s Twitter account, the directive dated Saturday requires service members based at Yongsan Garrison in central Seoul and Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, to stay at home except for necessary activities. It said the directive will expire Tuesday.
A health worker wearing a protective suit enjoys the falling snow at a Covid-19 testing site in Seoul. Cases have been around the 500 region over the last five in South Korea. - Reuters SEOUL, Jan 16 (Korea Herald/ANN): South Korea s daily new coronavirus cases remained in the 500s for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday, as the country partially eased restrictions on cafes and gyms to strike a balance between maintaining social distancing and easing the burden on virus-hit businesses.
The country added 520 more Covid-19 cases, including 20 imported infections, raising the total caseload to 72,340, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
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