Coverage dated October 3, 2021

Koreas talk on hotline restored after North's missile tests

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea restored dormant communication hotlines with South Korea in a small, fragile reconciliation step Monday in an apparent hard push to win outside concessions

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  1. InForum

    Two Koreas reopen hotlines as North urges South to mend ties (opens InForum)

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    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his willingness last week to reactivate the hotlines, which North Korea cut off in early August in protest against joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises.

  2. Omaha World-Herald

    Koreas talk on hotline restored after North's missile tests (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea restored dormant communication hotlines with South Korea in a small, fragile reconciliation step Monday in an apparent hard push to win outside concessions

  3. Politico

    2 Koreas restore hotline despite North’s missile tests (opens Politico)

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    They are expected to restore other communication channels running across their tense border.

  4. The Hill

    North Korea and South Korea reopen hotline: 'Long time no talk' (opens The Hill)

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    North Korea and South Korea reopened communication hotlines on Monday, a move that may be used by the North as leverage in future talks.

  5. KVIA El Paso

    North Korea plans to reopen communication with South Korea: state media (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Jake Kwon and Maija Ehlinger, CNN Communication lines between North Korea and South Korea will be restored from Monday at 9am local time, according to North Korean state media. The reopening follows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s vow last week to restore communication at an address to the coun…

  6. France 24

    North and South Korea restore cross-border hotline (opens France 24)

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    North and South Korea restore cross-border hotline

  7. France 24

    North and South Korea restore hotline after spike in tensions (opens France 24)

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    The two Koreas on Monday restored their hotlines that the North severed months ago, with Pyongyang urging Seoul to step up efforts to improve relations after criticising what it called double standar…

  8. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    North Korea reopens communication and military hotline with South (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Jake Kwon and Maija Ehlinger, CNN Communication lines between North and South Korea have been restored for the first time in months, Seoul said in a statement Monday. The reopening follows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s vow last week to restart communication in an address to the country’s rubb…

  9. Military.com

    Koreas Talk on Hotline Restored After North Korea's Missile Tests (opens Military.com)

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    South Korea says the two Koreas have restored a stalled communication channel after a hiatus in a small reconciliation step.

  10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Tense Koreas reopening hotline (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    SEOUL, South Korea -- North and South Korea restored a stalled communication hotline Sunday after weeks of a hiatus in a small, fragile reconciliation step, as the North pushes hard to win outside concessions with a mix of conciliatory gestures and missile tests.

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    North Korea plans to reopen communication with South Korea: state media | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Jake Kwon and Maija Ehlinger, CNN Communication lines between North Korea and South Korea will be restored from Monday at 9am local time, according to

  12. Deutsche Welle

    North and South Korea reconnect cross-border hotline | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Pyongyang last cut off the hotline in August after joint US-South Korea military drills. The move comes amid a series of weapons tests by the North.

  13. Voice of America

    Inter-Korean Hotlines Will be Restored Monday, North Korea State Media Says (opens Voice of America)

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    The official KCNA news agency said the lines will be reconnected on Monday at 9 a.m. (1200 GMT) but called for Seoul to fulfil its 'tasks' to recover strained cross-border ties, without elaborating

  14. Al Jazeera

    North and South Korea restore hotline after Pyongyang tests (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Seoul says it hopes move will be a ‘foundation’ to rebuilding ties tested by recent series of missile launches.

  15. CBS News

    Koreas reactivate cross-border hotline and speak on it amid rising tensions over North's recent missile tests (opens CBS News)

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    The on-again-off-again communications link was restored amid rising tensions over the North's latest series of missile tests.

  16. Fox News

    North and South Korea restore communications amid missile strikes (opens Fox News)

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    North and South Korea have reportedly restored a stalled communication channel three days after North Korea said it had test-fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile in the fourth round of weapons firings in recent weeks.

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