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Experts are forecasting that the free trade agreement recently signed between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and South Korea will find its way into force within 6 months. The agreement is set to boost the role of Gulf chambers and federations, especially the ones in Saudi Arabia, in increasing trade…

The United States has requested an emergency meeting on Thursday of the UN Security Council on North Korea, which launched its most powerful missile since 2017 last weekend, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. The meeting is expected to be held behind closed doors. It is up to Russia, the president of…

Japan will seek UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a centuries-old network of mines on Tuesday, the government said, risking renewed diplomatic tensions with South Korea over forced wartime labor. The controversial gold and silver mine complex on central Japan's Sado Island dates back 400 years and was once one of…

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The Japanese and U.S. governments have begun making arrangements for Joe Biden's first visit to Japan as U.S. president, possibly in the latter half of May, according to sources.

While the Biden administration is showing great reservation when it comes to disclosing details on US dual nationals held hostage in Iranian prisons, reports indicate that Qatari mediation could conclude a deal for their release in exchange for $10 billion that Iran would get from funds frozen in South Korea,…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet formally approved nominating several mines for consideration as world heritage sites by UNESCO, the government's top spokesperson said on Tuesday, defying objection from South Korea.

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