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Analysts: Samsung heir's jailing heralds reform drive

TheconvictionandjailingofSouthKorea'stopbusinesstycoonheraldsadrivetoreformthecountry'sgiantconglomeratesandloosentheirgripontheeconomy,analystssaid.WhenLeeJae-

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What is Washington’s role on the Korean Peninsula?

TheUnitedStatesandSouthKoreabegantheirannualjointmilitarydrills–UlchiFreedomGuardian–onMondayamidheightenedtensionsontheKoreanPeninsula.The11-daywargamesrununti

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DPRK fires multiple short-range projectiles into sea -South Korea

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)earlyonSaturdayfiredseveralshort-rangeprojectilesintotheseaoffitseastcoastfromitseasternKangwonprovince,SouthKorea’smi

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Actor Lee Jong-suk goes all out to play all-out evil

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U.S. welcomes DPRK's "restraint" on nuclear program

U.S.SecretaryofStateRexTillersononTuesdaywelcomed"somelevelofrestraint"showedbytheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKoreawithitsnuclearprogram,seeingapossiblepathwayt

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S. Korea trade minister says no agreement at talks with US on FTA

SouthKorea'stradeministersaidonTuesdayattheconclusionoftradetalkswiththeUSthatthetwosidesfailedtoagreeonhowtomoveforwardondiscussionsoverthepossibilityofamendin

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Pyongyang calls U.S.-South Korean war games a step to nuclear war

TheUnitedStatesandSouthKoreanbeganlong-plannedjointmilitaryexercisesonMonday,heighteningtensionswiththeDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)whichcalledthedril

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Hyundai Group faces government calls to address 'big governance risk'

SouthKorea'snewantitrustchiefsaidhehasbeenintalkswiththeauto-to-steelconglomerateHyundaiMotorGroupaboutoverhaulingitscomplexownershipstructure,whichcriticssaygi

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S.Korea urges DPRK not to conduct provocation amid joint war game

SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inonMondayurgedtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)nottoconductanyprovocationasthejointwargamewiththeUnitedStateskickedoff.Moo

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S.Korea, U.S. kick off joint annual war game amid de-escalating tension

ThecombinedforcesofSouthKoreaandtheUnitedStatesonMondaykickedofftheirjointannualwargamethatcouldraisethede-escalatedtensionontheKoreanPeninsula.US-SouthKoreaset

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DPRK warns of 'merciless strike' ahead of US-South Korea drills

DemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)warnedSundaythattheupcomingUS-SouthKoreamilitaryexercisesare"recklessbehaviordrivingthesituationintotheuncontrollablephas

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South Korean arrested for luring Thai women into prostitution

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Aug18(APD)--ASouthKoreanmanarrestedforluringThaiwomenintolivingassexslavesinSouthKoreahasbeentakentocourtfordetentiononFriday,local

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Trump meets crisis with familiar bluster, risk

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S. Korean military says no DPRK provocation sign detected yet

South Korea's military said Thursday that no sign was detected yet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s possible provocations.

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S. Korea urges DPRK to stop threatening rhetoric

South Korea on Thursday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to stop letting out a threatening rhetoric that runs against the consensus of the international community.

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S.Korea monitoring possible DPRK "provocation" after strike warning

SouthKorea'sunificationministrysaidWednesdaythatthecountrywascloselymonitoring"possibleprovocation"oftheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)afterPyongyang'sw

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DPRK denounces UN sanctions, says no negotiations over nuclear weapons

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday condemned the latest United Nations sanctions imposed against it over its weapons programs, saying it would not negotiate over its nuclear arms while it was threatened by the US, according to its official Korea Central News Agency (KCNA).