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Over 80,000 millionaires, 20 billionaires in Seoul: report
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Korean battery makers heave sigh of relief over 2-year IRA reprieve
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Yoon apologizes over first lady’s Dior bag scandal, but accuses special probe attempt as political maneuvering
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Young Korean doctors seek plan B: cosmetic dermatology or overseas
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South Korea open to Indonesian proposal to cut KF-21 payments
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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Coupang earnings hit hard by losses from ailing Farfetch
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Time, profit pressures work against originality
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Korea projected to outpace Taiwan in chip production by 2032: US report
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Why femicide and dating violence are growing issues in S. Korea
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N.K. succession appears smoother than expected
Experts cite Kim Jong-il’s health, economy as factors to affect power transfer to his sonNorth Korea’s second hereditary power succession plan has proceeded smoothly and systematically since the communist state essentially made it official a year ago that its leader’s third son Kim Jong-un was to su
Sept. 28, 2011
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N. Korea blames Libyan regime collapse on absence of nukes: outgoing British envoy
North Korean officials believe the Libyan regime would not have collapsed had it held on to its nuclear weapons, the outgoing British ambassador to Pyongyang said Wednesday, casting doubt on the likelihood that the North will relinquish its nuclear capabilities.The remarks by Ambassador Peter Hughes
Sept. 28, 2011
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GNP leader’s Gaeseong visit may reduce tension
A planned visit to North Korea by a top right-wing South Korean politician is drawing attention as the two Koreas have been trying for months to thaw their icy ties.Hong Joon-pyo, chief of Seoul’s ruling Grand National Party, will travel to a joint factory park in North Korea’s Gaeseong on Friday to
Sept. 28, 2011
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N. Korea tells U.N. South seeking ‘road to war’
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- North Korea on Tuesday accused South Korea of seeking “the road to war” but called again for international talks on its nuclear arsenal.South Korea’s conservative government has taken relations with the North “to their worst state with widespread atmosphere of war and confron
Sept. 28, 2011
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Further N. Korean provocations could be on the horizon: Adm. Willard
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- The military commander in charge of U.S. forces in the Asia-Pacific region expressed concern Tuesday that North Korea will resume belligerence related to its ongoing power succession.“The dynamics surrounding succession and, you know, most importantly, the prospect of con
Sept. 28, 2011
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N.K., China leaders agree on economic cooperation
BEIJING (Yonhap News) ― North Korea and China agreed to strengthen economic cooperation during talks between their prime ministers in Beijing, China’s state news agency reported Tuesday.The North’s Premier Choe Yong-rim and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao “pledged to promote trade, investment and
Sept. 27, 2011
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Vague rules for N.K. aid irk charity groups
A growing number of nongovernmental charity groups here are reluctantly regrouping to gain permission for aid to North Korea largely due to the government’s inconsistent application of the rules, civic group members said Monday. Scores of religious and aid groups belonging to the Korea NGO Council f
Sept. 26, 2011
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S. Korea holds working-level talks with U.S. N. Korea policy coordination
South Korea held working-level talks with the U.S. as the two countries took steps to coordinate the direction of a looming U.S.-North meeting, sources said Saturday.The talks, held on Friday between Cho Hyun-dong, deputy head of Seoul's six-way talks team, and Edgard Kagan, director of the Office o
Sept. 24, 2011
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N. Korean leader meets Laos president: KCNA
SEOUL -- Laotian President Choummaly Sayasone wrapped up a three-day official visit to North Korea Friday after a meeting with leader Kim Jong-il, the North's media reported.The North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the two leaders met in the North's capital Pyongyang but gave no other deta
Sept. 23, 2011
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N. Korea, U.S. to resume talks on recovery of war dead next month
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and the United States will resume talks next month on recovering the remains of American troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, a South Korean official said Friday.The move will follow a series of recent diplomatic efforts by South Korea and the U.S. to
Sept. 23, 2011
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Obama warns N.K. of more pressure
Lee says Seoul is ready to help Pyongyang if it makes ‘strategic decision’Leaders of South Korea and the United States urged North Korea to make concrete steps toward denuclearization, reiterating their unchanging stance six months ahead of a meeting of about 50 world leaders on nuclear security in
Sept. 22, 2011
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N. Korea orchestra may hold U.S. performance
North Korea’s national symphony orchestra is expected to hold a performance in the U.S. next month, a U.S.-funded radio station reported Thursday. Quoting multiple sources close to North Korea, Radio Free Asia reported Pyongyang and Washington are currently “discussing details” such as the exact day
Sept. 22, 2011
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U.S., N. Korea seek further nuclear talks next month: official
BEIJING (Yonhap News) ― The United States and North Korea are seeking to hold a second round of talks early next month to discuss terms for resuming the long-stalled six-nation negotiations on ending the North’s nuclear weapons programs, a South Korean official said Thursday.The bilateral talks are
Sept. 22, 2011
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Obama warns N. Korea of more 'pressure, isolation'
NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- U.S. President Barack Obama warned Wednesday that North Korea will face "greater pressure and isolation" should it continue nuclear weapons development andhostile actions against South Korea."North Korea has yet to take concrete steps toward abandoning its weapons, and cont
Sept. 22, 2011
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Koreas fail to agree on terms of resuming six-party talks
BEIJING (Yonhap News) -- The nuclear envoys of South and North Korea met for three hours in Beijing on Wednesday but failed to agree on terms of re-starting stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs, both sides said. Wi Sung-lac of South Korea and Ri Yong-ho of North Korea parted
Sept. 21, 2011
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Seven religious leaders visit North Korea
Heads of South Korea’s seven key religious orders on Wednesday arrived in North Korea in an unprecedented trip aimed at helping bring the two Koreas back onto a path of reconciliation and cooperation.The 24-person delegation, including the seven leaders, flew to Pyongyang via China’s Shenyang. It pl
Sept. 21, 2011
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‘Reunification should be safe, gradual’
Chief of unification think tank stresses importance of two-track strategySouth Korea must pursue a safe, gradual reunification with North Korea in a process where the reclusive regime will feel enough time and room for change, the new chief of Seoul’s state-run think tank on unification said.“As a r
Sept. 21, 2011
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S. Korean religious leaders head to N. Korea for rare visit
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean religious leaders left for North Korea on Wednesday for a rare visit they said could contribute to peace and reconciliation on the divided peninsula.The seven leaders representing Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists and various ethnic religions plan
Sept. 21, 2011
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Koreas resume bilateral nuclear talks on disarmament steps
BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The chief nuclear negotiators of South and North Korea on Wednesday began a second round of talks to discuss terms for resuming the long-stalled six-nation talks on ending the North's nuclear weapons programs, officials said. During the talks, scheduled to last through
Sept. 21, 2011
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‘Tongyeong daughter’ alive in N. Korea
A South Korean woman and her two daughters, whose fate had been unknown after they were imprisoned in North Korea, are alive in a restricted area near the capital city of Pyongyang, an activist who works for the release of South Koreans kidnapped into the North here said Tuesday.Quoting an unnamed s
Sept. 20, 2011