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North Korea Suspected Behind Murder of Leader’s Half-Brother

The U. S. government strongly believes that North Korean agents murdered the estranged half-brother of North Korean...

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Kim Jong-Nam, the ‘Little General’ Who Fell From Grace

They used to call him the "Little General" but Kim Jong-Nam -- once heir-apparent to his father and North Korea's...

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Half-Brother of N. Korean Leader Kim Assassinated In Malaysia

The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been assassinated in Malaysia, South Korea's Yonhap news agency...

International

How the Philippines Drugs War Was Slowed

When Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte summoned his security chiefs to an urgent meeting one Sunday night last...

International

Samsung Chief Appears For Second Round of Questions In Graft Probe

Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee appeared at the South Korean special prosecutor's office for questioning on Monday as...

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Samsung Chief In Second Grilling Over Corruption Claims

Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong is being questioned for a second time as a suspect in South Korea’s biggest political...

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Samsung Scion Summoned Again Over Corruption Scandal

Prosecutors summoned the scion of South Korean giant Samsung again on Monday in connection with a corruption scandal...

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N. Korea Says Successfully Tested New Ballistic Missile

North Korea said Monday it had successfully tested a new ballistic missile, triggering a US-led call for an urgent UN...

International

Few Good Options In Trump Arsenal To Counter Defiant North Korea

Despite his campaign vows to take a tougher line with North Korea, President Donald Trump's restrained public reaction...

Opinion

Rival Protests Over S. Korea President Park Jam Seoul

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in rival rallies in Seoul Saturday, protesting for and against the...

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Mattis Warns North Korea of ‘overwhelming’ Response To Nuclear Use

The US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an...

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US Warns North Korea Against Nuclear Attack

The US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an...

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US Warns North Korea of ‘overwhelming’ Response To Nuclear Use

The US defence secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an...

International

US Defence Chief Mattis Says South Korea Alliance Is ‘strong’

US Defence Secretary James Mattis has reassured the leader of South Korea that the alliance between the two nations...

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US Defence Chief Mattis Visiting South Korea and Japan

US defence secretary James Mattis is in South Korea on the first foreign trip by a senior official in the Trump...

International

Uncertainty Remains Over Samsung’s Wish To Restore Consumer Trust After Note 7 Debacle

Samsung Electronics announced its independent investigation result on Monday over its fiery Galaxy Note 7 smartphones,...

International

South Korea’s Culture Minister Arrested Over Arts Blacklist In Political Scandal

South Korean prosecutors arrested the culture minister on Saturday, on suspicion of abuse of power for drawing up a...

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Samsung Boss Questioned In South Korea Corruption Probe

Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong has been questioned at the prosecutor’s office in Seoul as a suspect in South Korea’s...

International

S Korea Monk Self Immolates In WW2 Japan Sex Slavery Protest

A Buddhist monk is critically ill after setting himself on fire in protest at South Korea's deal with Japan over its...