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South Korea to send delegation to Iran over seized tanker

A South Korean delegation is heading to Iran on Wednesday to negotiate the release of a seized tanker and its crew, Yonhap news agency reported.A South Korean chemical tanker was seized by Iran's Rev

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South Korea extends UK flight ban till Jan. 21

South Korea will continue to bar direct flights from Britain for another two weeks, in a stepped-up effort to curb the more infectious coronavirus variant first detected in the UK, according to the c

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Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes South Korean ship

Iran began enriching uranium Monday to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and also seized a South Korean-flagged tanker near the crucial Strait

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Live updates: Global COVID-19 cases top 81 million

Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide have exceeded 81 million, with over 1.7 million fatalities and more than 45 million recoveries, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.Here is t

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China says S. Korean tanker case not related to sanctions against DPRK

Chinese authorities recently examined a South Korean tanker over suspicion that it was smuggling refined oil to China, its embassy in Seoul said Saturday, adding that the case has nothing to do with

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Release of child rapist triggers fear and outrage in South Korea

Cho Doo-soon, one of South Korea's most notorious child predators in recent history, was released from prison on Saturday amid protests against the malevolent criminal'

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South Korean film director Kim Ki-duk dies from COVID-19 at 59

South Korean film director Kim Ki-duk. /CFP Award-winning South Korean film director Kim Ki-duk has reportedly died from COVID-19 complications while on a visit to Latvia.The 59-year-old filmm

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S. Korea braces for bed shortages as coronavirus cases at nine-month high

South Korea reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day on Friday, a level unseen in nearly nine months, as a third wave of infections s

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S. Korea sentences leader of sexual blackmail ring to 40 years in prison

Cho Ju-bin, 24, was found guilty of running an online network that blackmailed at least 74 women, including 16 teenagers, into what authorities called "virtual enslavem

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New coronavirus cases in S. Korea at nine-month high

People wait at a bus stop amid the coronavirus pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, November 26, 2020. /Reuters South Korea reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive d

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S. Korea sentences leader of 'sextortion' group to 40 years in prison

A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the leader of an online sexual blackmail ring to 40 years in prison, Yonhap news agency reported. Cho Ju-bin, leader of South Korea's online sexual blac

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China, South Korea agree to further ease pandemic-related travel restrictions

China and South Korea have agreed to further ease pandemic-related travel restrictions, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday after meet

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Chinese, S. Korean FMs meet in Seoul despite pandemic

01:38 Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha for talks in Seoul on Thursday.CGTN correspondent Shane Hahm said the exact d

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ROK FM calls on next U.S. administration to prioritize DPRK issue

File photo of ROK Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha. /CFP Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Kang Kyung-wha said on Tuesday that she had met with people considered closed to Joe Bid

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ROK's FM in Washington to meet with Pompeo, Biden's team: Yonhap

Republic of Korea (ROK)'s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha arrived in Washington on Sunday for talks with her American counterpart about bilateral relations and regional issues, according to ROK's Yon

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South Korea's flu vaccine death toll approaches 100

The death toll in South Korea after getting seasonal flu shots has risen to nearly 100, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Saturday, which rais

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Samsung chairman dies at age 78

Lee Kun-hee, the long-time chairman of Samsung Group who transformed the conglomerate into one of the world’s largest business empires, died today at the age of 78, according to reports from South Kor