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North Korea publishes report on South Korean human rights

North Korea has published a report on South Korea's human rights situation in an apparent bid to counter mounting international pressure on Pyongyang over its human rights violations.

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S.Korea sees gas demand falling 5 percent by 2029

South Korea expects its demand for natural gas to fall by 5 percent over the next 15 years, as increased use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by households and industry only partly offsets a steep fall in its demand for power generation.

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S. Korea to intensify protective steps for its nationals abroad

South Korea will send an on-site inspection team early next year to foreign countries where terrorist attacks are frequent, officials said Wednesday.

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(New Year Special) Changing regional security to challenge S. Korea's diplomacy in 2016

South Korea is expected to face a slew of diplomatic and security challenges in 2016 with North Korea increasingly defiant.

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Yonhap: S.Korea to intensify protective steps for its nationals abroad

​South Korea will send an on-site inspection team early next year to foreign countries where terrorist attacks are frequent, officials said Wednesday.

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S. Korea to set up new marine training center in Myanmar

South Korea is planning to set up a new training center in Myanmar to help improve the capacity of local seafarers, official media reported Tuesday.

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Fed's rate hike to have limited impact on S.Korea: Vice finance minister

​South Korea's government said Thursday that the U.S. Federal Reserve's first rate hike in almost a decade would have only a limited impact on the South Korean economy.

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Cheap Chinese smartphones enter S.Korea

Korea's established smartphone makers are bracing themselves for an competition of cheaper Chinese products that have much the same specs.

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S. Korean PM visits Laos, pledging continued assistance to Laos

​Prime Minister of South Korea Hwang Kyo-ahn is paying an official visit to Laos from Sunday to Tuesday, agreeing on a framework to continue assisting Laos in socio-economic development.

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S. Korea anticipates DPRK's response to follow-up dialogue offer

South Korea's Unification Ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs said Monday that it is anticipating the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s positive response to its expected dialogue offer, though it has no detailed plan yet for such dialogue proposal.

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S. Korea, DPRK resume vice ministers' talks on 2nd day

​South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) resumed their vice ministers' talks on Saturday, the second day of such meeting that kicked off on Friday morning.

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S.Korea, DPRK begin vice ministerial-level meeting

South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday began a vice ministerial-level meeting in the DPRK's border city of Kaesong.

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S. Korea freezes interest rates at record low for 6 months

​South Korea's central bank on Thursday froze the benchmark interest rate at a record low of 1.5 percent, keeping a wait-and-see stance for six straight months.

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S.Korea accords state funeral to former president Kim Young-sam

​South Korea on Thursday accorded a state funeral to former President Kim Young-sam who died of heart failure four days ago.

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DPRK proposes working-level talks with S. Korea

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday proposed working-level talks with South Korea, the official KCNA news agency reported.

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Resumption of China-Japan-S. Korea summitry pivotal for East Asia community

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will be in Malaysia on Nov. 20-23 and attend the 18th ASEAN-China, Japan and South Korea (10+3) leaders' meeting in Kuala Lumpur, an opportunity which could further advance the trilateral cooperation mechanism between China, Japan and South Korea so as to foster an East Asia economic community.

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DPRK denies responsibility for not facilitating inter-Korean talks

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday denied responsibility for not responding to Seoul's call for inter-governmental talks between the two Koreas and urged South Korea to abandon hostility first.