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Hyundai Motor to boost localization after China-S. Korea FTA

​Hyundai Motor, South Korea's Number One automaker, is expected to speed up a strategy of "localization " by expanding its production capacity in China after China-South Korea free trade agreement (FTA) is implemented.

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New milestone set for military cooperation with China: S. Korean vice defense chief

​South Korea is expected to return to China later this week another 68 more remains of Chinese soldiers in the 1950-53 Korean War, a fresh move that South Korean Vice Defense Minister Baek Seung-joo sees will serve as "new milestone for military cooperation between the two countries.

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S.Korean president visits U.S. envoy in hospital after overseas trip

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday visited U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Mark Lippert, who is in hospital after being attacked by an anti-American activist, right after ending her nine-day travel to the Middle East, the presidential office said.

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S. Korea regrets DPRK's lukewarm response to dialogue offer on Kaesong complex

​South Korea's Unification Ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs expressed regrets on Monday over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) silence toward Seoul's dialogue offer on the Kaesong industrial complex.

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S.Korean lawmakers put forward views for adopting U.S. missile defense

​Ruling party lawmakers in South Korea has put forward views that it would be necessary to adopt the U.S.-developed missile defense system to enhance defense capabilities against what they called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear and missile threats.

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DPRK calls attack on U.S. ambassador to S. Korea "deserved punishment"

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday called the razor-wielding attack on the U.S. ambassador to South Korea earlier in the day a "deserved punishment", the official KCNA news agency reported.

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S.Koreans anticipate cheap, high-quality Chinese products after FTA

​Products"made in China"are easily found in discount stores and department stores, and even in traditional markets, all around South Korea, but China-branded products are barely detected.

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U.S. says alliance with S. Korea "strong" despite attack on envoy

The alliance between the United States and South Korea is "strong" and the two countries "will not be deterred by senseless acts of violence," the U.S. State Department said Thursday.

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DPRK fires short-range missiles as S.Korea, U.S. kick off war games

2nd LD Writethru: DPRK fires short-range missiles as S.Korea, U.S. kick off war games

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S. Korea, U.S. to launch annual drill on March 2

​South Korea and the United States will launch their joint annual war games from next week despite the strong opposition from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Combined Forces Command (CFC) said on Tuesday.

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Gunmen kidnap 89 children in South Sudan: UNICEF

​Unidentified gunmen kidnapped 89 children on Saturday near the town of Malakal, capital of the oil- rich Upper Nile state in South Sudan, according to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

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Former South Sudan political prisoners agree to work with president Kiir

​Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said former South Sudanese political detainers inked a deal on Friday evening in Nairobi with President Salva Kiir that could shore up peace process in the world's youngest nation.

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East African leaders call for permanent cease-fire in South Sudan

​East African leaders on Friday called for immediate permanent cease-fire in South Sudan and urged warring factions in the conflict to honor agreements which had been reached and signed to ensure sustainable peace.

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Commentary: Manila's attempt to poison China-ASEAN ties selfish, futile

Only one month after an arbitration farce, the Philippines is putting up another pathetic show in an attempt to lobby international sympathy and support in its territorial spat with China.

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S. Korea, U.S. hold talks on DPRK nuclear program

​Senior diplomats of South Korea and the United States on Wednesday held talks about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear program and issues on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

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S. Korea renews call on DPRK to come forward for dialogue

South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK) again on Wednesday to return to the dialogue table to open an era of unification together on the Korean Peninsula.

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Prospects dimmer over resuming inter-Korean dialogue

​Prospects got dimmer for the resumption of inter-Korean talks as South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) all showed unwillingness in taking a step back from respective calls.