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A dashing bodyguard is stealing the new S.Korean president's limelight

NewlyelectedSouthKoreanpresidentMoonJae-inhasliveduptohispromisetoshakeupthecountry’spolitics,butperhapsnotinthewaythatheexpected.Inhisfirstfewdaysinoffice,MrMo

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Bye-bye Blue House as S. Korean leader shuns imperial home

The new South Korean president is so eager to distance himself from his disgraced, jailed predecessor that he plans to partially abandon one of the job’s major perks: the mountainside presidential palace, the Blue House, from which Park Geun-hye conducted her imperial presidency.

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Commentary: Seoul at key point to reset ties with Beijing

MoonJae-in,headofSouthKorea'sDemocraticParty,wonTuesday'spresidentialracebyalargemargin.However,thenewleaderinSeoulmayhavelittletimetocelebrateashefacesaserieso

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New S. Korean president says to visit DPRK under right conditions

President Moon Jae-in of South Korea said Wednesday he will visit Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), under right conditions.

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Moon Jae-in wins S.Korean presidential election

SEOUL, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Liberal Moon Jae-in won the South Korean presidential by-election as he gained votes enough to confirm victory, vote count results showed Wednesday.

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Polls open in South Korea presidential election

Polls have opened in South Korea's presidential election, called early after a corruption scandal that brought down President Park Geun-hye.

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S. Korean opposition presidential hopefuls beat Ban Ki-moon in virtual race: poll

​Two major presidential hopefuls in South Korea's biggest opposition party beat outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a simulated presidential election, a local survey showed on Thursday.

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Sailor Moon enlisted by Japan to fight STIs

Japanese anime character Sailor Moon is taking on a new fight: against sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

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South Korean parties at odds over Park's mandate

​South Korean parties continued to bicker over whether President Park Geun-hye should retain her control of foreign affairs and national security after she retreats from state affairs in the wake of a scandal involving her civilian confidante.

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Former S. Korean opposition leader maintains lead in poll:Yonhap

​A former opposition leader has kept a steady lead in a poll for 15 straight weeks over his potential rivals for South Korea’s presidential race next year, a new poll showed Monday.

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Chinese company edges closer to securing Australia's largest milk supplier

A Chinese-owned consortium seems to have survived a challenge from a rival Australian group contesting the purchase of Australia's oldest dairy company, after a judge dismissed an injunction order holding up the sale.

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Moon festival in full swing at UNESCO heritage site

Although Pingyao, a city dating back some 2,700 years in northern China's Shanxi Province, has become increasingly modernized, residents stick to their Moon Festival traditions.

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S. Korean PM nominee pressured to resign for pro-Japanese comments

South Korea's Prime Minister nominee Moon Chang-keuk has been under rising pressures to withdraw his candidacy for his past pro-Japanese comments, which some critics claimed glorified the Japanese colonial rule.

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Russia sets ambitious goals in space exploration

Russia had ambitious goals and looked forward to regaining the title of leading space power by 2023, a leading scientist said Tuesday.