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Protests mount in South Korea over Japan's Fukushima discharge plan

South Korea's majority opposition party and civic groups around the country stepped up protests on Wednesday against Japan's plan to release water from the Fukushima nu

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Cementing U.S.-Japan-ROK security ties a long way to go: expert

The leaders of the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) met at Camp David on Friday, inaugurating what they call "a new era of trilateral partnership."T

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Victim dies after stabbing rampage in South Korea

A victim in Thursday's stabbing rampage in a commuter town near Seoul has died, Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday.The woman in her 60s was pronounced dead at a hosp

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South Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree as heat forces thousands to leave early

South Korea is plowing ahead with the World Scout Jamboree, rejecting a call by the world scouting body to cut the event short as a punishing heat wave caused thousands

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (May 6- May 12)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Chinese foreign mini

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South Korean civic groups protest Japanese PM's visit

Representatives from several South Korean civic groups rallied over the weekend in front of the presidential office and city center of Seoul to protest Japanese Prime M

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South Korea to discuss 'issues raised' from leaked documents with U.S.

South Korea is aware of news reports about a leak of several classified U.S. military documents and it plans to discuss "issues raised" as a result of the leak with the

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Chinese premier calls for cooperation in East Asia to promote peace, prosperity

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday called for sharing opportunities and deepening regional cooperation to achieve longstanding peace, stability and prosperity in East

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South Korean PM promises thorough investigation into Halloween crush

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo vowed on Monday to conduct a thorough investigation into the stampede that killed more than 150 people during Halloween over th

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Chinese envoy calls for restraint on Korean Peninsula

A Chinese ambassador to the United Nations (UN) on Wednesday urged all related parties to stay calm, exercise restraint and not make any moves that may escalate tension

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China urges U.S. to take meaningful, concrete actions to ease Korean Peninsula tensions

Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), on Wednesday urged the United States to take meaningful and concrete actions to relieve tensions

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DPRK fires projectile toward East Sea, says ROK military

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Saturday, the military of the Republic of Korea (ROK) said, thr

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China, ROK share broad common interests on Korean Peninsula issue: Chinese envoy

China has said it shares similar positions and broad common interests on the Peninsula issue with the Republic of Korea (ROK).According to a press release by the Chines

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Apr.23- Apr.29)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Macron visits left-l

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Biden to visit South Korea and Japan May 20-24

U.S. President Joe Biden will visit South Korea and Japan from May 20 to 24, the White House announced. Biden and South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will have t

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Apr.9- Apr.15)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Nationwide humanitar

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South Korean president-elect nominates four-term lawmaker as new FM

South Korea's incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol has nominated four-term lawmaker Park Jin as foreign minister, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing unidentif