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South Korean enterprises expect closer cooperation with Chinese companies

STORY: South Korean enterprises expect closer cooperation with Chinese companies DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Korean representatives attending the 14th China-Northeast Asia Expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): KIM DONG-PIL, Chairman of Nexpharm Korea 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): YOONWOO LEE, Chairman of Dai Han Pharm. Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: South Korean entrepreneurs expressed expectations for closer cooperation with Chinese companies during the 14th China-Northeast Asia Expo, which concluded on Sunday in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): KIM DONG-PIL, Chairman of Nexpharm Korea "We are looking for Chinese companies that can cooperate with us in technology. We hope to share our technology with Chinese companies so that we can jointly develop products and explore the Chinese market and the Korean market together. We look forward to such opportunities for cooperation." SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean):

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China fosters regional economic ties through expos

STORY: China fosters regional economic ties through expos DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:25 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): KIM DONG-PIL, Chairman of Nexpharm Korea 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GHAZARYAN KORYUN, Economic counselor, Armenian embassy in China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHAMARA UDUGAMA, Exhibitor from Sri Lanka 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CHOKI DORJI, Exhibitor from Bhutan STORYLINE: In the face of the challenges of a post-pandemic global landscape, several offline exhibitions targeting neighboring countries have been organized in China this year, as part of its efforts to drive the revitalization and growth of both the domestic and global economies. The 14th China-Northeast Asia Expo, which concluded on Sunday in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, saw the offline participation of over 20,000 merchants from 123 countries and regions. Investment deals worth 84.48 billion yuan (about 11.59 billion U.S. dollars) we

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ARCHERY-RECURVE MEN'S TEAM(CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kim Pil-joong of South Korea competes during the Archery Recurve Men's Team Gold Medal match against Chinese Taipei at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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N. Korean woman expresses hope for reunification with S. Korea

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S. Korea releases 1965 Japan-S. Korea pact archives

SEOUL, South Korea - In a file photo taken in November 1962, then Japanese Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ohira (R) and Kim Jong Pil (C), who was the chief of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, at in talks at the Japanese Foreign Ministry. The South Korean government released on Aug. 26 diplomatic documents detailing behind-the-scenes negotiations between Japan and South Korea over reparations for Korean victims during Japan's colonial rule and other issues prior to the normalization of bilateral ties in 1965.

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Ex-S. Korean premier mixed about Japan-N. Korea summit

TOKYO, Japan - Former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil addresses a joint meeting between Japanese and South Korean lawmakers in Tokyo on Sept. 7. Kim expressed mixed feelings about an upcoming summit between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Sept. 17, saying ''I have both expectations and concerns (about the summit).''

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Ex-S. Korean premier proposes resolution to fishing row

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) talks with former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil about the fishing row between the two countries at his official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 12.

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Ex-premier pays respects at epitaph of S. Korean activist

TSUSHIMA, Japan - Kim Jong Pil, a former South Korean prime minister, pays his respects to a memorial for Choi Ik Hyon, a Korean anti-Japanese activist, in Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Aug. 27. Choi Ik Hyon spearheaded an anti-Japanese movement in 1905 amid the advancement of Japanese domination.

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S. Korean envoy meets Kono over textbook issue

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Jong Pil (2nd from L), visiting head of a league of South Korean and Japanese parliamentarians, is greeted by Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono on arrival at the Foreign Ministry on March 8 for talks on the controversy over a Japanese history school textbook.

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S. Korean envoy voices concern over textbook to Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) shakes hands with Kim Jong Pil, visiting head of a league of South Korean and Japanese parliamentarians, at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on March 8 prior to their talks. Kim urged Mori to ensure the recent controversy over a Japanese history school textbook does not damage bilateral ties.

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Former South Korean Premier Kim in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil, who heads the Korean parliamentary union on Korea-Japan friendship, arrives at Narita airport March 7.

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4,000 attend funeral for former Prime Minister Takeshita

KAKEYA, Japan - About 4,000 people, including Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Foley and former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil, attend a funeral for former Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita at a Kakeya municipal gymnasium in his hometown of Kakeya, Shimane Prefecture, on July 29. Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki, who chairs the funeral committee for Takeshita, said in a memorial address, weeping, ''He returned to dust in Shimane at last.''

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S. Korea National Assembly election (2)

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Jong Pil, honorary president of the United Liberal Democrats, the No. 2 opposition party, and his wife Park Young Ok cast their votes in South Korea's National Assembly election that began April 13.

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Obuchi, Kim take a walk on Cheju Island

CHEJU, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) and his South Korean counterpart Kim Jong Pil take a walk on the morning of Oct. 24 in a garden at the hotel on Cheju Island where Obuchi is staying. The two leaders chatted on the second day of a bilateral cabinet-level meeting.

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Obuchi, Kim toast each other at dinner on Cheju Island

CHEJU, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) and his South Korean counterpart Kim Jong Pil toast each other's health and further friendship and cooperation between Japan and South Korea at a dinner held on Cheju Island on Oct. 23. The dinner took place on the first day of a two-day bilateral cabinet-level meeting.

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Japanese, South Korean leaders meet in Cheju

CHEJU, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil (R) at the outset of the second informal Japan-South Korea ministerial meeting held at the South Korean resort Cheju Oct. 23. The meeting brought about a series of accords including coordinated North Korea policy, a taxation pact, the designation of 2002 as a year of bilateral exchanges, and a commitment to reach an investment pact. (Pool picture by Kyodo News)

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S. Korean premier visits ancient scholar's grave in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil (R) offers a prayer at the gravestone in memory of Wani, who came to Japan from the Korean state of Paekche around 400, in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 5. Kim is completing his five-day official visit to Japan on the same day. Wani is thought to have brought the ''Analects of Confucius'' and the ''Thousand Character Classic,'' to Japan during Emperor Ojin's reign from the late fourth to early fifth centuries.

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S. Korean premier Kim enjoys Kyoto stroll

KYOTO, Japan - Visiting South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil enjoys a stroll in the Kyoto Imperial Palace on Sept. 4. Kim, currently on a five-day visit to Japan, spent about an hour strolling the garden and talked with palace officials in Japanese about the 1868 Meiji Restoration and the differences in lifestyle between South Koreans and Japanese.

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Emperor meets S. Korean premier Kim, wife

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (R) meet visiting South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil (2nd from L) and his wife, Park Young Ock (L), at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 3. Kim has been in Japan since Sept. 1 on a five-day official visit for talks with Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi. (Pool photo)

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N. Korea may jeopardize int'l support, South premier says

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil tells reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 3 that North Korea may jeopardize the support it receives from the international community unless it abandons its missile development program. Kim is in Japan on a five-day official visit since Wednesday.

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Japanese singer entertains visiting S. Korean premier

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese singer Sachiko Kobayashi entertains visiting South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil (3rd from R), Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (2nd from R) and other dignitaries at a welcoming banquet hosted by Obuchi at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Sept. 2.

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Obuchi welcomes S. Korean Premier Kim at banquet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil share a toast at a welcoming banquet Obuchi hosted at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Sept. 2. They had a 90-minute talk at the Akasaka state guesthouse earlier in the day on the second day of Kim's five-day official visit.

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Obuchi, Kim meet the press

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil (L) speak at a news conference following their talks at the state guesthouse in Tokyo on Sept. 2.

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Kim Jong Pil attends welcoming ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil (R) is escorted by Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi during a welcoming ceremony at the state guesthouse in Motoakasaka in Tokyo on Sept. 2. Kim arrived in Tokyo on Sept. 1 for a five-day visit.

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Obuchi meets with S. Korean premier

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) shakes hands with South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil before their talks at the state guesthouse in Motoakasaka, Tokyo, on Sept. 2. Kim arrived in Tokyo on Sept. 1 on a five-day visit.

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S. Korean parties decide against constitutional change

SEOUL, South Korea - Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil speaks at a news conference July 21 following his meeting with President Kim Dae Jung. The premier said the country's ruling coalition partners agreed not to seek a constitutional change this year to introduce a parliamentary cabinet system in place of the current presidential system.

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Obuchi invites S. Korean premier to visit Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) speaks at a banquet hosted by South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil (R) in a Seoul hotel on March 19. Obuchi invited Kim to visit Japan by the end of the year.

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Seoul urges Japan-China-S. Korea cooperation

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil delivers a speech in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan on Nov. 30, proposing that Japan, China and South Korea play a leading role in forming a sense of community in Asia. In the speech at Kyushu University, Kim, speaking in Japanese, said, ''Both South Korea and Japan, together with China, should be conscious of playing a leading role in uniting Asia.'' Kim made the speech after attending a ministerial meeting with Japan in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, which was held to exchange views on a range of issues.

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Japanese, S. Korean ministers tour ceramics town

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (front R), South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil (C) and other ministers from both countries attend an event Nov. 29 commemorating the 400th anniversary of the introduction of Satsuma ceramic ware in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The ware originated in Korea. They attended as part of a two-day forum held between Japanese and South Korean ministers to exchange views on a broad range of issues in Kagoshima.

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S. Korea reiterates invitation for emperor to visit

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil reiterates Seoul's invitation for the Japanese emperor to visit South Korea during a meeting of 11 cabinet ministers from Japan and South Korea in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 28. The photo shows Kim (4th from L) and his Japanese counterpart Keizo Obuchi shaking hands at the meeting at a Kagoshima hotel. Officials of Japan's Imperial Household Agency later said a suitable environment for Emperor Akihito to make an official visit to South Korea has not yet been attained.

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S. Korean ministers arrive in Kagoshima

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil (2nd from L) and other cabinet ministers arrive in Kagoshima airport, southern Japan on Nov. 28 to attend a two-day forum to exchange views on a broad range of issues with Japanese ministers. The meeting aims to strengthen bilateral dialogue and was proposed by Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and South Korean President Kim Dae Jung during Kim's state visit to Japan last month.

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Pres. Kim meets Japan's LDP senior member Fukaya

South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (L) meets with Takashi Fukaya, chairman of the decision-making General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Nov. 5 for talks about bilateral and regional issues. Fukaya will meet with Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil on Nov. 6.

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Death toll in Indian-controlled Kashmir cloudburst rises to 16, dozens missing

STORY: Death toll in Indian-controlled Kashmir cloudburst rises to 16, dozens missing DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India Gate 2. various of cloudburst-affected area and flood (courtesy of ANI) STORYLINE: The death toll from a cloudburst that hit near a Hindu cave shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir rose to 16 on Saturday, officials said, with more than 40 still missing. The downpour triggered a flash flood on Friday evening and swept away makeshift tents as well as community kitchens near the Amarnath shrine. "Sixteen people have been confirmed dead. About 40 still seem to be missing," National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director-General Atul Karwal was quoted by local media reports as having said. "Four NDRF teams with over 100 rescuers are carrying out rescue work." Reports said nearly 15,000 pilgrims were moved to safe areas near the cave shrine after the cloudburst. Officials said the injured pil

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S. Korean parties decide against constitutional change

SEOUL, South Korea - Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil speaks at a news conference July 21 following his meeting with President Kim Dae Jung. The premier said the country's ruling coalition partners agreed not to seek a constitutional change this year to introduce a parliamentary cabinet system in place of the current presidential system.

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Ex-S. Korean premier proposes resolution to fishing row

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) talks with former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil about the fishing row between the two countries at his official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 12.

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(3) Yoshio Kodama

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Kodama (C), the reputed don of the Japanese underworld, meets with Korean Central Intelligence Agency chief Kim Jong Pil (L) and Chak Young Taek at Kim's house in Seoul. The photo was taken in December 1962. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean woman expresses hope for reunification with S. Korea

Han Pil Hwa, a North Korean silver medalist in the women's 3000-meter speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, is seen at an ice rink in Pyongyang, North Korea, in November 2014. In March 1990, Han was reunited with her South Korean brother in Sapporo, Japan after 40 years of separation. Ahead of the event's 25th anniversary on March 8, 2015, Han told Kyodo News in Pyongyang she wants the reunification of the two Koreas to take place as soon as possible. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean woman expresses hope for reunification with S. Korea

Han Pil Hwa (R), a North Korean silver medalist in the women's 3000-meter speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, hugs her South Korean brother, Han Pil Song, and rejoices at their reunion after 40 years of separation, at a hotel in Sapporo, northern Japan, in this file photo taken on March 8, 1990. Ahead of the event's 25th anniversary on March 8, 2015, Han told Kyodo News in Pyongyang she wants the reunification of the two Koreas to take place as soon as possible. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean woman expresses hope for reunification with S. Korea

Photo taken in Pyongyang, North Korea, in November 2014 shows Han Pil Hwa (far R), a North Korean silver medalist in the women's 3000-meter speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, conversing with young athletes at an ice rink. In March 1990, Han was reunited with her South Korean brother in Sapporo, Japan after 40 years of separation. Ahead of the event's 25th anniversary on March 8, 2015, Han told Kyodo News in Pyongyang she wants the reunification of the two Koreas to take place as soon as possible. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's H-bomb threat should be taken "literally": official

File photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea's threat of a possible hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific Ocean should be taken "literally," Ri Yong Pil, a senior official of the country said in an interview with CNN aired on Oct. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea releases 1965 Japan-S. Korea pact archives

SEOUL, South Korea - In a file photo taken in November 1962, then Japanese Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ohira (R) and Kim Jong Pil (C), who was the chief of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, at in talks at the Japanese Foreign Ministry. The South Korean government released on Aug. 26 diplomatic documents detailing behind-the-scenes negotiations between Japan and South Korea over reparations for Korean victims during Japan's colonial rule and other issues prior to the normalization of bilateral ties in 1965. (Kyodo)

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Funeral of ex-S. Korean PM Kim Jong Pil

Hirofumi Nakasone, a Japanese lawmaker and son of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, attends the funeral of former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil in Seoul on June 27, 2018. Nakasone delivered a eulogy on behalf of his father, a longtime friend of the late prime minister. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Funeral of ex-S. Korean PM Kim Jong Pil

A photo of former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil is carried at his funeral in Seoul on June 27, 2018. Kim, who played a pivotal role in paving the way for the normalization of relations between Japan and South Korea, died of natural causes on June 23 at age 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean art troupe in N. Korea

Cho Yong Pil (C) rehearses with other South Korean art troupe members before performing in Pyongyang, North Korea on April 1, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-S. Korean PM Kim Jong Pil dies at age 92

Photo taken in March 2001 shows former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil, who died of natural causes on June 23, 2018, aged 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean arts troupe heads to N. Korea

South Korean singer Cho Yong Pil speaks at Seoul's Gimpo airport on March 31, 2018, before departing to Pyongyang, North Korea, as part of a South Korean arts troupe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, 99, speaks during an event in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2017, marking the publication of a memoir by the former South Korean President Kim Jong Pil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-premier pays respects at epitaph of S. Korean activist

TSUSHIMA, Japan - Kim Jong Pil, a former South Korean prime minister, pays his respects to a memorial for Choi Ik Hyon, a Korean anti-Japanese activist, in Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Aug. 27. Choi Ik Hyon spearheaded an anti-Japanese movement in 1905 amid the advancement of Japanese domination.

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S. Korean envoy voices concern over textbook to Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) shakes hands with Kim Jong Pil, visiting head of a league of South Korean and Japanese parliamentarians, at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on March 8 prior to their talks. Kim urged Mori to ensure the recent controversy over a Japanese history school textbook does not damage bilateral ties.

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S. Korean envoy meets Kono over textbook issue

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Jong Pil (2nd from L), visiting head of a league of South Korean and Japanese parliamentarians, is greeted by Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono on arrival at the Foreign Ministry on March 8 for talks on the controversy over a Japanese history school textbook.