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U.S. Special Troops Arrive in S.Korea

U.S. special troops and rangers have recently arrived in South Korea to participate in upcoming joint drills, the U.S. Forces Korea said Wednesday.

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S. Korea, Japan condemn DPRK's satellite launch plan

​South Korea and Japan on Wednesday expressed strong condemnation on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s new satellite launch plan, believing that DPRK is planning to test a long-range ballistic missile.

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DPRK reveals plans for satellite launch, S.Korea warns harsh price

South Korea and Japan on Wednesday expressed strong condemnation on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s new satellite launch plan, believing that DPRK is planning to test a long-range ballistic missile.

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S. Korea seeks video conference of top commanders from U.S., Japan over DPRK nukes

South Korea is seeking a video conference between top military commanders from the United States and Japan next month over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s recent nuclear test.

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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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S. Korea vows to pressure DPRK to give up nuclear program

South Korea vowed on Friday to respond to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) nuclear program sternly in 2016 after Pyongyang's nuclear test earlier this month.

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Imported foods more expensive in S.Korea than elsewhere

Imported delicacies like wine, coffee and fruit are vastly more expensive in Korea than in other countries, according to data compiled by a consumer group.

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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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Park tough on Pyongyang, defends 'comfort women' deal

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday called for the "strongest" sanctions against North Korea for its latest nuclear test and urged China to take necessary "actions" to punish the regime in Pyongyang.

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S. Korea posts trade surplus for 47 months

South Korea posted trade surplus for 47 straight months due to a faster fall in imports than exports, customs data showed on Friday.

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S.Korea's c.bank lowers 2016 growth forecast to 3.0 pct

​South Korea's central bank on Thursday revised down its 2016 growth forecast for the economy to 3.0 percent from an earlier estimate of 3.2 percent.

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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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DPRK drone returns to north after warning shots from S. Korea

A drone flying from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) returned to the north after South Korea's military fired tens of warning shots in the western border area, local media reported on Wednesday citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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S. Korean president urges different response to DPRK's nuke test

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday urged different responses from the international society to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s fourth nuclear test.

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S.Korea to hold six-party talks with China, U.S., Japan on DPRK nuke program

Representatives of South Korea, China, the United States and Japan in six-party talks to dismantle the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear program will meet this week to discuss the DPRK's fourth nuclear test, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.

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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 expands propaganda broadcasts in border areas: Seoul

The DPRK seemed to have expanded broadcasts to all of 11 locations where South Korea's military restarted sending propaganda messages from loudspeakers along the border, the Yonhap news agency reported, quoting an unnamed government official.