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ROK's first homegrown space rocket fails to put payload into orbit

The first domestically built space rocket launched by the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Thursday failed to put payload in orbit, Yonhap news agency reported.The KSLV-II ro

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DPRK says SLBM test-launch not targeted at U.S.: Yonhap

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Thursday its recent test-firing of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was not targeted at the Un

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DPRK test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) "successfully" conducted the test-firing of a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Tuesday, the o

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U.S. nuclear envoy in Seoul for talks with counterparts of ROK, Russia

Sung Kim (R) stands after U.S. President Joe Biden announced Kim will serve as a special U.S. envoy for DPRK in Washington, May 21, 2021. /Reuters Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for the

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DPRK: U.S., ROK to face new threats for military drills

The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States will face even greater security threats for going ahead with scheduled joint military drills due to begin this week, K

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DPRK: U.S., ROK to face new threats for military drills

The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States will face even greater security threats for going ahead with scheduled joint military drills due to begin this week, K

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ROK to conduct scaled-back drill with U.S. amid DPRK's warning

U.S. and ROK forces conduct a joint military exercise on the coast of southeastern ROK, March 25, 2021. /CFP The Republic of Korea (ROK) has tentatively decided to conduct a joint military exe

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ROK, DPRK hold daily liaison phone call after nearly 14 months

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held their daily liaison phone call on Wednesday after a nearly 14-month suspension, reported Yonhap, citing the unifi

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DPRK accuses U.S. of using humanitarian aid for political purposes

A pupil receives hand sanitizer as part of anti COVID-19 procedures before entering a school in Pyongyang, DPRK, June 22, 2021. /CFP The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of

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U.S. envoy for DPRK says looking forward to 'positive response' on dialogue

The United States' new envoy for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Monday he looks forward to a "positive response soon" on dialogue from the DPR

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Bus buried after building collapse in S. Korea, killing at least 9

A bus was buried after a building collapsed during a demolition in South Korea's southwestern city of Gwangju on Wednesday afternoon, leaving at least nine people dead and eight people seriously inju

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Three Chinese among fishing boat crew kidnapped off Ghana coast

A fishing boat was seized by armed men in waters off Ghana in West Africa, with a Korean captain and four crew members on board, including three Chinese and one Russian, Yonhap reported on Thursday.T

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U.S. intel chief Haines visits DMZ ahead of Moon-Biden talk

A photo shows a general view of the northernmost limit of the Gyeongwon railway line at Baengmagoji station in Cheorwon near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the DPRK and the Republic of K

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Samsung's Lee family to pay more than $10.8 bln inheritance tax

The family of late Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Chairman Lee Kun-hee said on Wednesday they will pay over 12 trillion won ($10.8 billion) in inheritance tax for his estat

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IAEA chief hopes S. Korea will help monitor Fukushima water release

The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said he "certainly" hopes South Korean experts will participate in the U.N. nuclear watchdog's monitoring of Japan's scheduled release of ra

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ROK says to join IAEA monitoring team for Fukushima wastewater release

South Korea will make sure to participate in an international monitoring team led by the UN nuclear watchdog for Japan's planned release of nuclear polluted water from its wrecked Fukushima nuclear p

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Kim Boo-kyum nominated as S. Korea's new PM: Yonhap

Kim Boo-kyum, former four-term lawmaker, was nominated as South Korea's new prime minister, Yonhap reported on Friday.