North Korean white paper says South's president has raised risk of nuclear war
SEOUL - North Korean state media released a white paper on Nov 3 accusing South Korean President Yoo...
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03/11/2024
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South Korea, Singapore aim to become strategic partners next year
SINGAPORE — South Korea and Singapore have agreed to embark on a strategic partnership next year, ma...
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08/10/2024
South Korea military aircraft evacuates 97 from Lebanon amid escalating tension
SEOUL — A South Korean military transport aircraft is evacuating 97 citizens and family members from...
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05/10/2024
South Korea prosecutors drop charges against first lady over luxury bag, Yonhap reports
SEOUL — Prosecutors in South Korea have decided not to charge first lady Kim Keon-hee over allegatio...
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02/10/2024
South Korea offers incentives, adoptions ahead of ban on farming dogs for food
SEOUL — South Korea will help rehome almost half a million dogs bred for food and give dog farmers s...
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26/09/2024
Japan's departing Kishida sends signal to successor with South Korea summit
SEOUL/TOKYO/WASHINGTON — When Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a final summit thi...
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06/09/2024
South Korea's Yoon seeks dialogue with North, path to unification
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol offered on Thursday (Aug 15) to establish a working-lev...
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16/08/2024
Online access to petition to impeach President disrupted as South Koreans rush to sign
SEOUL – An online petition calling for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to be impeached experien...
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02/07/2024
South Korea orders doctors to return to work amid prolonged strike
SEOUL — The South Korean government issued a return-to-work order for doctors on June 18 as more doc...
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18/06/2024
South Korea opposition leader Lee indicted over funds transfer to North Korea
SEOUL — South Korea's main opposition leader was indicted on Wednesday (June 12) on bribery charges ...
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12/06/2024
South Korea presses ahead with medical school admissions hike despite trainee doctor strike
SEOUL — South Korea said on May 30 its medical schools will accept almost 1,500 additional students ...
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30/05/2024
South Korea's Yoon apologises over handbag scandal, pledges focus on economy
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol conceded on Thursday (May 9) that his ruling party's cr...
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10/05/2024
South Korea's Yoon to meet opposition leader amid bid to reset presidency
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will meet opposition leader Lee Jae-myung for talks on ...
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29/04/2024
South Koreans vote for new parliament after economy, corruption dominate campaign
SEOUL — South Koreans vote to elect a new parliament on April 10 in a bitterly fought race seen by s...
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10/04/2024
South Korea's Yoon hints at flexibility in doctors' strike as election looms
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol showed the first signs of flexibility in his medical re...
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02/04/2024
South Korea's first lady avoids limelight ahead of high-stakes election
SEOUL — Beset by controversies about share price manipulation and a costly gifted handbag, South Kor...
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02/04/2024
South Korea's Yoon urges doctors to end impasse over trainees
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday (April 1) his government is open to talk...
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01/04/2024
South Korea's Yoon warns of tech threat to democracy at summit
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on March 18 called fake news and disinformation based o...
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18/03/2024
South Korea's Yoon says won't back down over medical reforms as doctors strike
SEOUL — President Yoon Suk-yeol vowed on Tuesday (Feb 27) to go ahead with a plan to increase the nu...
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28/02/2024
South Korean president's office says handling of heckler within law
SEOUL — South Korean security guards were acting within the law when they removed a man who was heck...
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16/02/2024