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South Korea opens embassy in Cuba nearly year after establishing diplomatic ties
[MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS] South Korea officially opened its embassy in Cuba on Friday, 11 months after Seoul established diplomatic relations with Havana, a longstanding ally of Pyongyang.
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North Korea's former No. 2 diplomat in Cuba describes his dramatic, swift defection
SEOUL--When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No. 2 diplomat in Cuba, finally decided to flee to South Korea in frustration over his highly repressive, corrupt homeland in November, he finished all ...
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A senior N. Korean diplomat defected to S. Korea from Cuba, Chosun Ilbo says
SEOUL--A senior North Korean diplomat based in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a South Korean newspaper said on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking North Korean diplomat to escape to ...
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Korean cultural-language center in Cuba hosts Seollal event
On Jan. 25, I attended a Seollal (Lunar New Year) celebration at the Marcelo Salado Social Club organized by the Korean Cultural Center and Language School of Cuba. Marking the Year of the Blue Snake, ...
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New S. Korean envoy to Cuba vows to expand consular services, seek bilateral cooperation
The newly established South Korean Embassy in Havana, Cuba, has launched its website as it has begun its activities in earnest, pledging to expand consular services and seek bilateral cooperation ...
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Why was Cuba sending Soviet-era weapons to North Korea?
On July 12, Panama seized the North Korean cargo ship Chong Chon Gang as it entered the Panama Canal, working off a tip that the aging ship, traveling back home after a stop in Cuba, was carrying ...