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Seoul Rejects Trump Demand It Pays For Missile System

Seoul on Friday brushed aside US President Donald Trump's suggestion that it should pay for a $1 billion missile...

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Trump Says ‘major, Major’ Conflict With North Korea Possible

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday a major conflict with North Korea is possible in the standoff over its...

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At UN, Tillerson Makes Case For Tougher Stance On N. Korea

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will chair a UN Security Council meeting on Friday to push for a tougher response...

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Kia Motors Announces $1 Billion Investment In India

South Korean car maker Kia Motors said Thursday it will build a new 1.1 billion plant in India, marking its entry into...

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Asian Markets Go Into Reverse With Questions Over Trump Tax Plan

Asian markets took a step back Thursday after a four-day rally, tracking a weak lead from Wall Street, as traders...

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N.Korea’s Kim Must Come To ‘his Senses’

A top US admiral said Wednesday that America wants to bring North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to "his senses," as...

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China Urges End To US-S.Korea Military Exercises

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged an end to US-South Korean military manoeuvres Wednesday as well as a stop to...

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N. Korea Hails ‘largest Ever’ Firing Drill

North Korea on Wednesday hailed its largest-ever firing drill, overseen by leader Kim Jong-Un to mark a key military...

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US THAAD Missile Defence Equipment Enters South Korea Site

Trailers carrying US THAAD missile defence equipment entered a deployment site in South Korea early Wednesday with...

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US Submarine Arrives In South Korea

A US submarine has arrived in South Korea, amid worries of another North Korean missile or nuclear test. The...

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N. Korea Marks Military Anniversary With Firing Drill

Nuclear-armed North Korea on Tuesday marked a military anniversary with a massive conventional firing drill, Seoul...

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China Warns North Korea Not To ‘cross the Point of No Return’

China has warned North Korea will 'cross the point of no return' if it carries out a sixth nuclear test amid fears the...

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S.Korea Tourist Numbers Plummet In China Boycott

South Korea's tourist industry has been hammered by China's boycott over the deployment of US missile defence system,...

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N. Korea Marks Military Anniversary With Firing Drill

Nuclear-armed North Korea on Tuesday marked a military anniversary with a conventional firing drill, reports said, as...

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SK Hynix Posts Record Q1 Profit On Mobile Chip Demand

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix made record quarterly profits in the first three months of the year, it said Tuesday,...

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Pence the Clean-Up Act In Trump’s First 100 Days

Mike Pence has spent many of his first 100 days as US vice president ironing out Trump-induced problems at home and...

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N. Korea Detains US Citizen

A US citizen has been arrested as he tried to fly out of North Korea, becoming the third American to be detained there,...

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S.Korea Outrage Over Trump’s China Comment

Buffeted by the currents of diplomacy, South Korea is sometimes described as a "shrimp between two whales", and US...

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New Actor Trump Heightens N. Korea Drama

Geopolitical tensions flare every spring on the Korean peninsula, but analysts say the anxiety of recent weeks has been...