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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...
Emirates Adds Flights To Khartoum, Increasing Connection Options For Customers
Emirates has announced it will increase the frequency of flights between Dubai and Khartoum from five to seven a week...
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...
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...
Gay Rights Supporters Parade Amid Rain, Protests In Seoul
Thousands of people celebrated gay rights with song, dance and a march in Seoul Saturday, amid rain and boisterous...
S.Korean Diplomat Recalled From Ethiopia Over Alleged Rape
A senior South Korean diplomat has been recalled from Ethiopia after he allegedly raped a female colleague, Seoul's...
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...
Asian Markets Rally With Wall St As Yellen Sparks Buying Spree
Asian markets surged on Thursday, extending a global rally that saw another record on Wall Street after the head of the...
N. Korean Defectors Down As Border Tightened
The number of North Koreans escaping to the South declined sharply in the first half of this year as Pyongyang...
‘Gangnam Style’ Dethroned As Top YouTube Video
"Gangnam Style," the quirky South Korean video that spawned a global dance craze and went so viral it nearly broke...
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...
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,...
N. Korea Warns of Nuclear ‘tipping Point’ Over US Bomber Drill
North Korea on Sunday lashed out at a live-fire drill the US and South Korea staged in a show of force against...