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Media quiet on South Asia floods as Hurricane Harvey grabs headlines

Summer2017hasseendevastatingnaturaldisastersaroundtheworld,withinternationalmediafocusingontheimpactofHurricaneHarveyintheUS,whichhasclaimedatleast47livesandlef

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Trump, Moon agree to boost S.Korean missile capabilities

The United States and South Korea agreed Friday to strengthen Seoul's defenses and Washington gave a nod to billions in arms sales to the country, the White House said, days after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) fired a missile over Japan and threatened further launches.

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US flies bombers, fighters in show of force against DPRK

SouthKorea’smilitarysaystheUnitedStatesflewB-1BsupersonicbombersandF-35fighterjetsoverSouthKoreainashowofforcefollowingtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK

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DPRK's missile launch draws strong reactions from Asia Pacific region

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)firedamissileearlyTuesday,drawingstrongreactionsfromcountriesintheAsia-Pacificregion.TheDPRKmissile,whichwasfiredfroma

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S. Korean fighter jets conduct live-fire drill after DPRK missile launch

SouthKoreanfighterjetsonTuesdayconductedalive-firedrillinthenortheasternregionofthecountryaftertheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)firedamissileoverJapan.

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Indonesian navy receives first submarine ordered from S. Korea

ByAPDWriterMaverickJAKARTA,Aug.28(APD)—IndonesiannavyreceivedonMondaythefirstsubmarineitorderedfromaSouthKoreandefenseindustry,makingitthethirdsubmarineoperated

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

SouthKorea'stradeministersaidonTuesdayattheconclusionoftradetalkswiththeUSthatthetwosidesfailedtoagreeonhowtomoveforwardondiscussionsoverthepossibilityofamendin

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Collision exposes arbitrary nature of U.S. “FONOPs” in South China Sea

ByAPDWriterLingXiaoyun(TranslatedbyDengXianlai)TheU.S.PacificFleetsaidonitswebsitethatitsguided-missiledestroyerUSSJohnS.McCaincollidedwithamerchantvesseloffthe

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S.Korea, U.S. launch 1st special session of KORUS Free Trade Agreement

SouthKoreaandtheUnitedStatesonTuesdaylaunchedthefirstspecialsessionoftheJointCommitteeundertheSouthKorea-U.S.FreeTradeAgreement(KORUS).SouthKoreanTradeMinisterK

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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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U.S. admiral says diplomacy key to resolving DPRK crisis

TheheadoftheU.S.military'sPacificCommandsaidonTuesdayitwasmoreimportanttousediplomacytocountertheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)'smissilethreatrathertha

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Online rhino horn auction set to open in South Africa

AnonlineauctionofrhinohornsissettoopenMonday,afteracourtinSouthAfricagavethego-aheadforthesale,whichhasoutragedconservationists.SouthAfricanauthoritieshadmovedt

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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