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What price can you put on love?

Love and cash are in the air on Tuesday as the city celebrates Valentine’s Day with the second most generous couples in the region spending on average HK$2,200.

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South Korea pushes for extradition of daughter of President Park's friend

South Korean authorities said on Tuesday they will proceed with steps to extradite Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of a central figure in a South Korean political scandal that has led to a parliament vote to impeach President Park Geun-hye.

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Daughter of South Korean leader Park Geun Hye's friend arrested in Denmark amid graft probe

Danish police have arrested the daughter of South Korean President Park Geun Hye’s friend, Choi Soon Sil, who is at the centre of an influence-peddling scandal that has engulfed her presidency, police and prosecutors said on Monday (Jan 2).

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UN head calls for 'political integration' in S. Korea

​U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, whose term ends this month, said Friday that South Korea must seek political integration amid the discord over the influence-peddling scandal.

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South Korea court issues arrest warrant for daughter of President Park's friend

A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of President Park Geun-hye's friend, Choi Soon-sil, who is in custody and on trial in an influence-peddling scandal that led parliament to vote to impeach Park.

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Prosecutors raid university over influence-peddling scandal

​Prosecutors on Tuesday raided a local university suspected of having given unlawful favors to the daughter of President Park Geun-hye's close friend who is at the center of an influence-peddling scandal roiling the country.

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South Korean 'superdads' on paternity leave break with tradition

It's a weekday morning and Chung Sang-hoon, 34, is at home with his two small children, classical music playing in the background.

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S. Korea urges DPRK to select cooperation instead of nuclear weapons

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won on Wednesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to select cooperation with Seoul while abandoning its nuclear weapons.

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S.Korean PM steps down for gov't response to ferry tragedy

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won offers resignation on Sunday over criticism of the government's response to the April 16 Sewol ferry disaster that has left nearly 300 people dead or missing.

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Civil organization urges government to promptly develop outlying region

More than 20 petitioners urge the government to development the outlying Lantau Island more promtyly, and fully utilize the lands in Tung Chung district, in a bid to enhance competitiveness of the region. 

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Economic change in China to slow S.Korea's export growth

Shift in China's economic paradigm would slow down export growth of South Korea, which heavily depends on the world's second-largest economy for exports, a Bank of Korea (BOK) policymaker said Thursday.