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S. Korean Government Orders Doctors Back To Hospitals
South Korea ordered trainee doctors back to work Monday after they resigned en masse to protest medical training reforms, with the government looking at using military medics to cope with…
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Korean Air wins EU’s approval for US$1.4 billion Asiana deal
KOREAN Air Lines’ US$1.4 billion bid for smaller rival Asiana Airlines won approval from the European Union, moving the deal one step closer to reality after the firms offered to…
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S. Korean Court Acquits Samsung Chief Over 2015 Merger Case: Yonhap
A South Korean court on Monday acquitted Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong of a raft of crimes linked to a controversial 2015 merger, the Yonhap news agency reported. Yonhap reported…
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Pressure Mounts on South Korean First Lady Kim Keon-hee as Ruling Party Urges Apology over Dior Handbag Controversy
In the run-up to the April general elections, the South Korean ruling People Power Party (PPP) faces internal dissent over a controversial Dior handbag allegedly gifted to the first lady,…
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Putin Hosts North Korean FM In Kremlin Visit
Vladimir Putin meets with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui at the Kremlin on Tuesday AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korea’s top diplomat in the Kremlin on…
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Attack On S. Korean Opposition Leader Aimed To ‘Keep Him From Presidency’: Police
The recent stabbing of South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was meticulously planned by a well-prepared assailant who wanted to prevent the politician from becoming president, police said Wednesday. Lee,…
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Stabbed S. Korean Opposition Leader Calls For ‘End To Warlike Politics’
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who was stabbed in the neck by a man pretending to be a supporter, called for an “end to warlike politics” as he was…
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North Korea Fires 60 Rounds Of Artillery Near South Korean Border Island
North Korea’s military fired over 60 artillery rounds near Yeonpyeong Island on Saturday, Seoul’s military said, a day after both sides staged live-fire drills in the same area near their…
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Life On The Frontline: Fear, Camaraderie On S. Korean Border Island
When a North Korean artillery shell slammed into his house and burned it to the ground in 2010, Jung Chang-kuan thought that war had broken out again. That attack was…
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N. Korea Fires Artillery Shells Near S. Korean Islands: Seoul
North Korea fired more than 200 artillery shells near two South Korean islands on Friday, Seoul’s defence ministry said, warning the actions threatened peace and it would respond. Residents on…
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S. Korean Opposition Leader ‘Could Have Been Killed’ By Knife Attack: Party
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung narrowly escaped death when he was stabbed in the neck, a party lawmaker said Wednesday, as police were granted a warrant to search his…
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South Korean Opposition Leader Stabbed In Neck
South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday while talking to reporters in the port city of Busan. Lee was walking in a crowd…
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Mapping Bedbugs: S Korean Blockchain Engineer Fights Infestation With Data
When news broke about a bedbug outbreak in his native South Korea, 29-year-old blockchain engineer and self-professed insectophobe Kang Jae-gu got straight to work — on the data. As authorities…
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‘Chip Alliance’: S. Korean President Kicks Off Dutch Trip
South Korea’s president on Tuesday kicked off a visit to the Netherlands, hoping to forge a “chip alliance” between the two global semiconductor powerhouses amid growing tech tensions with China.…
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North Korean Smugglers Disguised Under Pacific Island Flags
North Korean “smuggling networks” are registering ships in Pacific nations to disguise themselves while trafficking oil, according to former United Nations sanctions experts and documents obtained by AFP. With strict…
