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S. Korean ex-president Park’s sentencing trial to be televised live

ThecorruptionverdictandsentencingtrialofSouthKorea'sformerPresidentParkGeun-hyescheduledat2:10p.m.Fridaywillbetelevisedlive,YonhapreportedTuesday.Thedecisionist

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South Korea bans 36,000 foreigners from entering for Winter Olympics

SouthKoreahasbanned36,000foreignersfromenteringthecountryaheadoftheWinterOlympics,citingsecurityconcerns,YonhapNewsAgencysaidonMonday.YonhapcitedaSouthKoreanlaw

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DPRK soldier shot while reportedly defecting to S. Korea

ADPRKsoldierwasshotwhilereportedlydefectingtoSouthKoreathroughtheDemilitarizedZone,SouthKorea'sYonhapNewsAgencysaidMonday,citingtheJointChiefsofStaff.Thesoldier

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Xinhua, Yonhap, Kyodo to hold Olympics promotion exhibit

KeynewsagenciesofSouthKorea,ChinaandJapanwillholdajointphotoexhibitioninSeoulnextmonth,thefirstinaseriesofexhibitsaimedatpromotingscheduledOlympicsinNortheastAs

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DPRK fires unidentified projectile across border with South Korea

TheDPRKfiredanunidentifiedprojectileacrossitsborderwithSouthKorea,SouthKorea'snewsagencyYonhapreportedonTuesdaycitingamilitarysource.(YONHAP)

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DPRK fires 'unidentified projectile,' reports Yonhap

TheDPRKfiredan"unidentifiedprojectile,"SouthKorea’sYonhapnewsagencyreportedonSundaycitingSeoul'sdefenseministry.(CGTN)

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South Korea prosecutors raid Samsung Electronics in Park scandal probe

​The raid was part of probe into the influence-peddling scandal involving a close friend of President Park Geun-hye

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Financial watchdog probes unusual bank loans in Choi scandal

​South Korea's financial authorities are looking into whether a local bank has extended illicit or preferential loans to President Park Geun-hye's friend at the heart of a massive influence-peddling scandal and her daughter, officials said Monday.

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S. Korean military fires warning shots at DPRK drone in border area

​South Korea's military fired warning shots at a drone flying across the border from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday.

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S. Korean rail workers to end long-drawn-out strikes

South Korean rail workers, who have been on strike for fear of privatization of railway services, have decided to end their long-drawn-out walkouts, Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday.