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China Defends Repatriation of North Koreans
China on Monday defended its repatriation of North Koreans who have escaped across its border after a United Nations...
N. Korea Economy Grows At Fastest Pace In 17 Years
Despite global sanctions over its weapons programmes, North Korea's economy grew at the fastest pace in 17 years thanks...
S. Korea Urges North To Respond To Military Talks Offer
South Korea urged the North on Friday to break its silence on an offer of military talks aimed at easing simmering...
S. Korean Rapper T.O.P Gets Suspended Sentence For Drug Use
South Korean pop star T. O.P received Thursday a 10-month suspended jail sentence for smoking marijuana multiple times...
No Response From North Korea As Proposed Talks Loom
North Korea has not responded to South Korea's offer to hold military talks Friday, Seoul said, dimming prospects of...
US Locked In ‘slow-Going’ Talks With China On N.Korea Sanctions
Despite a push to quickly slap new UN sanctions on North Korea, the United States is bogged down in "slow-going"...
S. Korea Probes N. Korea Celebrity Who ‘returned Home’
South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently...
South Korea Probes N. Korean Celebrity Who ‘returned Home’
South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently...
S.Korea Child Law Sees More Babies Abandoned
The young woman laboured up the steps, past brightly decorated walls akin to a child's nursery, her daughter in her...
Japan Says Time For Pressure, Not Dialogue With N.Korea
Japan on Monday downplayed South Korea's offer to hold military talks with North Korea, saying the priority should be...
South Korea Proposes Rare Military Talks With North Korea
South Korea has proposed holding military talks with the North, after weeks of heightened tension following...
S. Korea Seeks Rare Talks With North To Ease Military Tensions
South Korea on Monday offered to hold rare military talks with the North, aiming to ease tensions after Pyongyang...
Pride and Prejudice At S.Korea Gay Parade
Thousands of people will march through Seoul to support gay rights in this Saturday's Pride parade, and probably just...
US Seeks To Renegotiate S.Korea Free Trade Deal
The United States formally declared Thursday it wants to renegotiate its free trade agreement with South Korea, as the...
NKorea Quake ‘not A Nuclear Test’
An undersea earthquake off the coast of North Korea was not caused by a nuclear test, the South's media reported...
South Korea’s First Black Model Faces Widespread Racism
A Korean-Nigerian teenager who is rising through the ranks of the fashion world as South Korea's first black model is...
Japan Protests S.Korea’s ‘comfort Women’ Heritage Bid
Japan has lodged a diplomatic protest with South Korea over its support for registering with the United Nations...
San Diego ‘likely’ In Range of N.Korea ICBM In 2 Years
North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile is "likely" to be able to deliver a 500 kilogram warhead to San Diego...
S. Korea’s First Black Model Faces Widespread Racism
Teenage male model Han Hyun-Min's long legs and powerful strut have made him a rising star on South Korean catwalks,...