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North, South Korea in ‘very dangerous’ standoff

North and South Korea are in a "very dangerous situation" where an accidental clash is possible any time and it was crucial for Seoul to engage Pyongyang in dialogue, South…

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Trump cuts China tariffs to 47% after ‘amazing’ Xi meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed to reduce tariffs on China to 47% in exchange for Beijing resuming U.S. soybean purchases, keeping rare earths exports flowing…

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South Korea, US to conduct major joint military drills starting August 18

South Korea and the United States will conduct major joint military drills starting on August 18, officials said, although they will delay parts of the annual exercises that have been…

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South Korea elects liberal Lee Jae-myung after months of political turmoil

Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's main liberal party, has won the country's presidential election, following months of political turmoil after the last president was impeached. Election officials have yet…

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South Korean military fire warning shots after North Korean soldiers cross the border

South Korea’s military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the rivals’ tense border on Tuesday, South Korean officials said.South Korea’s military said in a statement that about 10…

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South Korea’s President Yoon ousted as court upholds impeachment

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted on Friday by the Constitutional Court, which upheld parliament's impeachment over his imposition of martial law last year that sparked the country's…

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South Korea air force jets accidentally drop bombs on homes

Seven people were injured Thursday after two Air Force KF-16 fighter jets mistakenly dropped eight air-to-surface bombs outside a training range during live-fire drills, military officials and fire authorities said,…

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South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon, ending weeks-long standoff

South Korean authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over insurrection allegations, with the embattled leader saying he agreed to comply with what he called an illegal probe…

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UPDATED: South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off

South Korea's presidential guards and military troops prevented authorities from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday in a tense six-hour stand-off inside Yoon's compound in the heart of…

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South Korea court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon

A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law…

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South Korea’s main opposition party says lawmakers on high alert after reports of another martial law declaration

South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party said lawmakers were on standby after receiving many reports of another martial law declaration, the Yonhap news agency reported on Friday. The opposition party…

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Updated: South Korean president faces impeachment vote as defence minister offers to resign

Updated South Korean president faces impeachment vote as defence minister offers to resign Six South Korean opposition parties, including the Democratic Party, have submitted a bill to impeach President Yoon…

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Chinese, Russian military planes enter South Korea’s air defence zone

Eleven Chinese and Russian military aircraft entered South Korea's air defence identification zone on Friday over a period of four hours, prompting South Korea to launch fighter jets, South Korea's…

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U.S. aircraft carrier joins military drills with South Korea and Japan

South Korea's military said it will hold a three-day joint exercise with the United States and Japan starting on Wednesday, featuring fighter jets and marine patrol aircraft as well as…

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South Korea’s New Visa for High-Tech Workers

South Korea will create a new visa program to attract foreign workers specializing in high-tech industries, the government said this week, as the country prepares for a society with a…

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South Korea to criminalise watching or possessing sexually explicit deepfakes

South Korean lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that criminalises possessing or watching sexually explicit deepfake images and videos, with penalties set to include prison terms and fines. There has…

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South Korea, US kick off annual drills over North’s military, cyber threats

South Korea and the United States kicked off annual summertime military Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises on Monday, seeking to boost their joint readiness to fend off North Korea's weapons and…

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South Korea’s Yoon to discuss Pyongyang’s ‘distinct threat’ to Europe at NATO

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would discuss with NATO leaders the distinct threat North Korea poses to Europe by deepening military ties with Russia, warning that Moscow…

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South Korean military fires warning shots after N.Korean soldiers cross demarcation line

South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the Military Demarcation Line near the border on Tuesday, according to the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Some…

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South Korea fired warning shots after North Korea border crossing

South Korea's military fired warning shots after some North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border at the weekend, Seoul officials said, amid a recent rise in tension over Pyongyang's launch…

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South Korea, Japan, US hold naval drills amid N.Korea threats

South Korea, Japan and the United States staged long-planned joint naval exercises involving an American aircraft carrier to ensure readiness against nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, Seoul's navy…

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South Korea’s Yoon warns of tech threat to democracy at summit

By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim SEOUL, March 18 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called fake news and disinformation based on AI and digital technology…

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U.S. commandos train for the unexpected in North Korea’s shadow

By Josh Smith GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - U.S. special operations troops in South Korea are training and preparing for unexpected threats at a time when global crises are more…

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South Korea, US troops kick off annual drills over North threats

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, March 4 (Reuters) - South Korean and U.S. militaries kicked off their spring drills on Monday with twice the number of troops joining compared to last…

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South Korea, Saudi Arabia sign agreement on defence cooperation

SEOUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) - South Korea and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding to expand defence cooperation, Seoul's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said, as Seoul…

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North Korea fires 200 rounds at sea border; South islanders take shelter

North Korea fired more than 200 artillery rounds on Friday near a disputed maritime border with South Korea in another escalation of tension between the rivals and prompting the South…

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South Korea opposition leader in ICU after knife attack amid calls for stronger security

By Jack Kim SEOUL, Jan 3 (Reuters) - South Korea's opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung remained hospitalised in intensive care on Wednesday, a day after a knife attack on…

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South Korean capital drills to guard against surprise attack by North

By Daewoung Kim and Jimin Jung SEOUL, Dec 27 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 South Korean military, police and emergency personnel joined rare defence drills on Wednesday that simulated an…

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South Korea scrambles jets as China, Russia warplanes enter defence zone

SEOUL, Dec 14 (Reuters) - South Korea scrambled fighter jets on Thursday when two Chinese and four Russian military planes entered its air defence zone, South Korea's military said. The…

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S.Korea’s defence minister warns North Korea of ‘hell of destruction’

By Josh Smith SEOUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's defence minister threatened on Wednesday to unleash a "hell of destruction" on neighbouring North Korea in retaliation for any reckless…

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COVID-19 shrinks life expectancy in S.Korea for first time since 1970

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, (Reuters) - Babies born in South Korea last year are expected to live 82.7 years, down from 83.6 years in 2021, the statistics agency said, after…

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Top diplomats of China, Japan, S.Korea seek to boost three-way ties

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea agreed on Sunday to restart cooperation among the Asian neighbours and pave the…

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South Korea’s canine farmers protest proposed ban on dog meat

By Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim HWASEONG, South Korea, Nov 24 (Reuters) - As South Korea moves to ban eating dog meat, many of those involved in the centuries-old controversial…

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South Korea to ban eating dogs

By Ju-min Park SEOUL, Nov 17 (Reuters) - South Korea aims to ban eating dog meat and put an end to the controversy over the ancient custom amid growing awareness…

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Blinken says has profound concerns over Russia-North Korea military ties

By Soo-hyang Choi and Ju-min Park SEOUL, Nov 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he and South Korea's foreign minister Park Jin share "profound"…

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Photo story: South Korea and Malta sign tourism MOU

South Korean Culture Minister Yoo In-chon (R) poses for a photo with Malta's Foreign Minister Ian Borg (L) after signing a memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation between the two…

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US, South Korean warplanes kick off joint air drills

SEOUL, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea began major air exercises on Monday, involving 130 warplanes from both countries to simulate 24-hour wartime operations. The annual…

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Photo Story: Osprey hunting for fish

This composite photo shows an osprey swooping down to snatch a fish from a lake in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on South Korea's east coast. Designated an endangered species in South…

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Photo story: Disaster response drill in South Korea

A firefighting service vessel (L) directs water at a pleasure boat on Soyang Lake in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea, 25 October 2023, in a drill that simulates a…

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Photo Story: US, Japan and South Korea joint air drill

A handout photo made available by the US Air Force via South Korea Defense Ministry shows US Air force B-52H (C) and US Air Force F-16, South Korea Air Force…

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Rapidly aging South Korea prepares to open door for foreign maids

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL, (Reuters) - South Korea approved a Seoul city plan on Friday to let 100 foreign domestic workers into the country through a pilot programme aimed at…

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US B-1B bomber deployed for joint military drills with South Korea

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. B-1B bomber joined military drills by the United States and South Korea on Wednesday, the 10th such flight by an…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Gangneung, South Korea

An aerial view of red beach parasols as people enjoy at Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea. Photo: EPA-EFE/YONHAP

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South Korea to hold first nationwide defence drills in 6 years amid North threats

South Korea is set to hold its first nationwide air defence drills in six years on Wednesday amid North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, with pedestrians required to take…

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Typhoon Khanun lashes southern Japan, South Korea; another storm looms

TOKYO/SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Flights were cancelled and trains halted on Wednesday as heavy rain from Typhoon Khanun pounded southern regions of Japan and South Korea, just as another storm approached…

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South Korea ends World Scout Jamboree early as typhoon looms

The organisers of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea have ended the event early because of an incoming typhoon. Several countries including the UK had already left the…

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Too hot for K-pop as South Korea scrambles to save scout jamboree

By Jack Kim SEOUL, Aug 6 (Reuters) - A K-pop music concert scheduled for Sunday at a World Scout Jamboree in South Korea was postponed due to heat safety concerns…

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Fourteen hurt in South Korea stabbing incident near Seoul

By Hyonhee Shin and Minwoo Park SEOUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A man in a South Korean commuter town rammed his car into passers-by on Thursday then got out and…

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South Korea raises heat alert to highest amid sweltering weather

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL, Aug 2 (Reuters) - South Korea raised the hot weather warning to its highest, the first time in four years, as parts of the country roasted…

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Rare submarine visit reminds North Korea of U.S. nuclear missiles out of sight, in range

SEOUL (Reuters) - When a U.S. ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) surfaced for a rare visit to South Korea this week it was a blunt reminder that Washington always has nuclear-tipped…

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UPDATE – Rescuers retrieve eight bodies from flooded South Korea underpass

CHEONGJU, South Korea, July 16 (Reuters) - The bodies of eight people trapped in a tunnel submerged by heavy rain in central South Korea were retrieved on Sunday, authorities and local media…

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US, South Korea, Japan hold missile defence drill after North’s ICBM launch

SEOUL, July 16 (Reuters) - The U.S., South Korea and Japan held a joint naval missile defence exercise on Sunday to counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, the South's navy…

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UPDATED: South Korea landslides, floods kill more than 20, over 4,000 evacuated

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, July 15 (Reuters) - Twenty-two people have died, 14 were missing and thousands evacuated in South Korea as of Saturday, according to ministry data, as a third day of torrential…

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South Korea says retrieves wreckage of North Korean spy satellite with no military utility

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, July 5 (Reuters) - South Korea's military said on Wednesday it had retrieved the wreckage of a North Korean spy satellite that plunged into the sea in May…

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US B-52 bomber joins drills with South Korea amid North Korea tension

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A U.S. B-52 strategic bomber took part in military exercises with South Korea, Seoul officials said, in the latest show of force amid tension…

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South Korea shoppers buy up salt before Japan’s Fukushima water dump

By Hyun Young Yi SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean shoppers are snapping up sea salt and other items as worry grows about their safety with Japan due to dump more…

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South Koreans become a year or two younger as traditional way of counting age scrapped

SEOUL, June 28 (Reuters) - South Koreans became a year or two younger on Wednesday as new laws that require using only the international method of counting age took effect,…

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