South Korea
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S. Koreans shave heads to protest Japan’s N-waste water plan
SEOUL: More than 30 South Korean college students shaved their heads in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul on…
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Samsung chief jailed over corruption scandal
SEOUL: The de facto chief of South Korea’s Samsung business empire was convicted on Monday over a huge corruption scandal…
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South Korea’s top court upholds prison term for ex-president Park
South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20-year prison term for former president Park Geun-hye over bribery and other…
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Defense
Kim Jong Un ‘very sorry’ over killing of South Korean, Seoul says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a rare apology on Friday over what he described as the “unexpected and…
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Asia
South Korea to scrap intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid history feud
South Korea will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid an intensifying dispute over history and trade, South Korea’s presidential…
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Asia
Nuclear talks in doubt as N. Korea tests missiles
South Korea’s Defence Ministry urged the North to stop acts that are unhelpful to easing tension, saying the tests posed…
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Defense
Russia, S. Korea trade conflicting claims over alleged airspace intrusion
A Russian military aircraft entered airspace near a group of islets claimed by both South Korea and Japan on Tuesday,…
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