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S. Korea urges Japan to refrain from words damaging wartime sex slavery deal

South Korea on Wednesday urged Japan to refrain from words and actions that would damage an agreement reached between the two countries on Japan's sexual slavery of Korean women during World War II.

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China, S. Korea hold strategic dialogue on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue

The foreign affairs ministries of China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held a strategic dialogue here Tuesday to discuss issues including the Korean Peninsula nuclear problem.

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S. Korea says to take stronger measures in response to DPRK nuke test, rocket launch

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that Seoul will take "stronger and more effective" measures to create an environment forcing change in Pyongyang.

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China voices opposition to S. Korea's THAAD deployment plan

​Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on Tuesday expressed opposition to South Korea's plan to deploy a sophisticated U.S. missile defense system after a meeting here with his South Korean counterpart.

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S. Korea says to take stronger measures in response to DPRK nuke test, rocket launch

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday said that Seoul will take "stronger and more effective" measures to create an environment forcing change in Pyongyang.

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Geopolitical risks to have limited impact on S. Korean economy: credit firms

​Global credit rating companies have assessed that recent surge in geopolitical risks on the Korean Peninsula, caused by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear test and rocket launch, will have a limited, temporary impact on South Korea's economy, Seoul's finance ministry said Tuesday.

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All S.Koreans withdraw from joint factory park with DPRK

All of South Koreans on Thursday withdrew safely from a jointly-run factory park with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) after Pyongyang's decision to deport all South Korean nationals from the park.

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DPRK to shut down Kaesong complex, cut off communications with S. Korea

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday decided to shut down a jointly-run factory park with South Korea just a day after Seoul's announcement to stop operations at the industrial zone in the DPRK' s border city of Kaesong.

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S. Korean firms into DPRK's Kaesong complex to fetch products

​South Korean companies running factories at the Kaesong Industrial complex on Thursday crossed the inter-Korean border into the jointly-run industrial park with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), to bring back products and materials.

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S.Korea to stop operations at joint factory park with DPRK over rocket, nuke test

South Korea on Wednesday announced a plan to completely stop operations at a jointly run factory park with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.

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DPRK patrol boat returns after warning shots from S.Korean military

A patrol boat of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which South Korea claimed had violated an inter-Korean sea boundary, returned north after the South Korean military fired warning shots, Seoul's defense ministry said on Monday.

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S. Korean president mulls visiting Iran after sanctions lifted

South Korean President Park Geun-hye was considering her visit to Iran as economic sanctions were lifted after an agreement between Tehran and world powers, Park's office said Wednesday.

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S.Korea to pressure, sanction DPRK to make it give up nuclear program

South Korea vowed Friday to pressure and sanction the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to make it give up its nuclear ambitions after Pyongyang's nuclear test earlier this month.

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DPRK sends 1 mln anti-S. Korean leaflets: defense ministry

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has sent around 1 million copies of propaganda leaflets across the border into South Korea amid mounting tensions after Pyongyang's claim of its first hydrogen bomb test.

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DPRK scatters anti-S. Korea leaflets after resumed propaganda broadcasts

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) dispersed anti-South Korea leaflets across the border in Seoul and its suburban areas in Gyeonggi province after the resumed propaganda broadcasts between the two sides, local media reported Wednesday.

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Tensions rise on Korean Peninsula after DPRK's nuke test

Tensions rose on the Korean Peninsula after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear test last week as the rival Koreas resumed propaganda broadcasts and the U.S. forces sent a B-52 bomber as part of retaliatory measures.

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DPRK's H-bomb test harmful to regional stability

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced that it successfully conducted its first hydrogen bomb test on Wednesday.