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Korea's Role in Hosting G20 Summit Among several regular meetings attended by the heads of leading world powers, one prominent gathering is the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized democracies, which later became the Group of Eight when Russia was admitted. Since its inaugura...

Ulterior Motive of the North's Bid on Multilateral Talks North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has expressed his willingness to resolve the touchy nuclear issue of his country through both bilateral and multilateral talks. The remarks made in his September 18 meeting with a Chinese presidential envoy, State Coun...

Concerted International Efforts to Denuclearize North Korea China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu said in a media briefing on September 29 that China and North Korea will sign a number of bilateral cooperation agreements on economy, trade, education and tourism during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's vis...

In Defense of U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Western media's criticism of U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon seems to be spreading from Europe to the United States and even Japan. On September 1, the Washington Post joined the wave, following the Economist, the Foreign Policy magazine and the W...