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S.Korean president urges DPRK to respond to dialogue offer

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Monday to respond to Seoul's dialogue offer "without any hesitation."

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S. Korean president's brother questioned over leaked document

​The younger brother of South Korean President Park Geun-hye appeared at prosecutors' office on Monday for questioning about whether he was involved in the leakage of a presidential document.

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S. Korea calls for more liberalized FTA with ASEAN

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday called for a more liberalized free trade pact with Southeast Asian nations to expand business opportunities between the two sides.

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Pyongyang rejects S.Korean president's remarks on nukes, human rights

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday rejected remarks by South Korean President Park Geun-hye on its nuclear program and human rights record.

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S.Korea, ASEAN summit opens in Busan for strategic partnership

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday launched a special summit with 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the country's southeastern city of Busan.

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China, ROK presidents hail conclusion of substantive talks on FTA

China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have concluded substantive negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), the two heads of state announced here Monday, hailing the FTA a milestone in regional integration.

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DPRK denounces South Korean president for "confrontational policy"

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday denounced South Korean President Park Geun-hye for "denying all concluded agreements between the north and south and keeping escalating confrontation" between the two sides.

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Canada, South Korea signs free trade deal

​Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and visiting South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday signed a free trade deal and launched a strategic partnership between the two countries, the Office of the Canadian Prime Minister said.

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Samsung expands investment in Vietnam's HCM City high-tech park

Samsung Group will build a factory here to make electronic household utensils at the Saigon High-tech Park (SHTP) with a total investment of 1.4 billion U.S. dollars, local online Thanh nien (Youth) newspaper reported Friday.

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S. Korea launches presidential preparatory committee for reunification with DPRK

South Korea launched a presidential committee for systematic preparations to reunify with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday.

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S. Korea hints at easing May 24 sanctions on DPRK

South Korea has hinted at easing the so-called May 24 sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) when it comes to the humanitarian aid.

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HK Ocean Park's new chair appointed

The Hong Kong government announced Friday that Leo Kung Lin-cheng would succeed Allan Zeman as chairman of Hong Kong Ocean Park Corporation (OPC).

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S. Korean PM nominee pressured to resign for pro-Japanese comments

South Korea's Prime Minister nominee Moon Chang-keuk has been under rising pressures to withdraw his candidacy for his past pro-Japanese comments, which some critics claimed glorified the Japanese colonial rule.

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S. Korean president starts three-nation trip to Central Asia

South Korean President Park Geun-hye started her three-nation trip to Central Asia on Monday to boost economic cooperation with the energy-rich countries and strengthen her signature policy of the so-called Eurasia Initiative.

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S. Korea reshuffles cabinet to regain public confidence

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday reshuffled her cabinet to regain public confidence lost after the ferry sinking disaster.

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S. Korea replaces 4 presidential secretaries to regain confidence

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday replaced four senior secretaries to her as part of efforts to regain public confidence lost after the ferry sinking disaster.

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Rival parties in S. Korea tussle in local elections

Rival political parties in South Korea has been going neck and neck in local elections, which were seen by many as a referendum on the Park Geun-hye administration after the ferry sinking disaster.