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DPRK begins propaganda broadcasts across border after S.Korea's resumption

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday began its anti-South Korea propaganda broadcasts in border areas in response to Seoul's resumption of anti-DPRK broadcasts, Yonhap news agency reported.

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S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold info-sharing video conference over DPRK nuke test

Deputy defense ministers of South Korea, the United States and Japan on Friday held a video teleconference to share information on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear test.

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S. Korea, U.S. warn of high price over DPRK nuke test

​Top diplomats of South Korea and the United States warned of a high price the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has to pay for its fourth nuclear test, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

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S.Korea to restrict entry into joint factory park with DPRK

​South Korea's unification ministry plans to restrict the entry of workers into the Kaesong industrial complex, an inter-Korean factory park in the namesake city of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), local media reported Thursday.

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S.Korea's ruling party raises need for atomic armament after DPRK's nuke test

​South Korea's ruling political party on Thursday raised the need for the country's atomic armament after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s fourth nuclear test.

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S. Korea, U.S. defense chiefs reaffirm DPRK unacceptable as nuke state

​South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-Koo and U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Thursday reaffirmed their views that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will not be accepted as a nuclear state.

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S. Korea says to maintain close cooperation with U.S. after DPRK's nuke test

South Korea and the United States plan to maintain a close cooperation after the fourth nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.

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Myanmar, S. Korea to hold cultural concert in Yangon

Myanmar and South Korea will hold the first K-Classical Concert at National Theater in Yangon later this week to promote cultural relationship between the two countries, exhibition sources said Tuesday.

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Japan-S.Korea "comfort women" deal draws applause, dubiousness

The high-profile agreement stricken between South Korea and Japan on the issue of "comfort women" has drawn global applause as well as dubiousness over the motives of reaching such a deal and its real effect.

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Criticism of China on arbitration case lacks sound legal merit

Recently, with the second round of hearings by the Arbitral Tribunal in The Hague on a case unilaterally initiated by the Philippines, the South China Sea issue once again became the focus of the media. Some criticisms are well-presented opinions and some are, frankly speaking, biased.

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South Korea, Japan agree to settle wartime sex slavery row amid complaints

​South Korea and Japan reached a final, irreversible agreement on Japan's wartime sex slavery of Korean women, but complaints remained as Seoul failed to extract Tokyo's acknowledgement of "legal" responsibility for the war crime.

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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, Japan discuss wartime sex slavery after quarrels via media

​Senior diplomats of South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Sunday to discuss Japan's wartime sex slavery of Korean women, a long-running issue which has prevented the bilateral ties from improving.

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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.