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North Korea Launches Multiple Missiles

North Korea launched a series of what appeared to be "surface-to-ship" missiles on Thursday, South Korea's defence...

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S. Korean Pop Star T.O.P In ‘critical Condition’

South Korean pop star T. O.P is in critical condition, his doctor said Wednesday, a day after the singer was...

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No Korea Family Reunions Unless Citizens Returned

A senior North Korean official on Wednesday ruled out any more reunions for family members separated decades ago by war...

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S.Korean Linked To Ferry Disaster Extradited, Arrested

The daughter of the South Korean tycoon blamed for the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster arrived in Seoul Wednesday to face...

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S. Korea To Freeze New THAAD Deployment Pending Probe

South Korea will suspend any further deployment of a controversial US missile defence system until an environmental...

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Culls, Poultry Transport Ban As S. Korea Fights Bird Flu Outbreak

South Korea has imposed a temporary nationwide ban on poultry transportation as it struggles to contain a fresh...

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Chinese ‘sack Race’ Claims Six Coaches In A Month

High expectations in the big-spending Chinese Super League have triggered a spate of departures, with six coaches shown...

Business

Minister Directs Re-Establishment of Economic Bureau

Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has directed the re-establishment...

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Memory Fails Nishikori Ahead of Murray Reunion On Clay Courts

Kei Nishikori admitted he couldn't remember last year's US Open upset of Andy Murray after booking a quarter-final...

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South Korea’s Kim Claims 5th LPGA Title

Kim In-Kyung captured her fifth LPGA title on Sunday, firing a final round 69 to beat to beat two-time defending...

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South Korea’s Kim Claims 5th LPGA Title

Kim In-Kyung captured her fifth LPGA title on Sunday, firing a final round 69 to beat to beat two-time defending...

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Ariya To Supplant Ko, First Thai To Reach No. 1

Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn has seized the number one world ranking from New Zealand's Lydia Ko with neither lifting a...

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Court Frees Daughter of S. Korea ‘Rasputin’

The daughter of South Korea's "Rasputin", whose lavish lifestyle in Europe saw her caught up in the country's...

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Nordqvist Leads In Search of LPGA Three-Peat

Sweden's Anna Nordqvist got off to a hot start in her bid for a third straight LPGA ShopRite Classic crown on Friday...

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US Trade Deficit Widens In April

The US trade gap widened in April for the second straight month as Americans bought more imported consumer goods, the...

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China Says Arson Behind Deadly School Bus Fire

A bus fire that killed 11 kindergarteners in eastern China last month was intentionally set by their disgruntled...

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Six-Shooting USA Take Aim At First Under-20 Football World Title

The United States have raised hopes of a surprise Under-20 World Cup win after they stormed into the quarter-finals...

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Mattis Arrives In Singapore As N. Korea Tensions Swirl

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis arrived in Singapore on Friday ahead of a key defence summit where longstanding US allies...

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S.Korean Linked To Ferry Disaster To Be Extradited Tuesday

The daughter of a South Korean tycoon blamed for the deadly 2014 Sewol ferry disaster will be extradited on Tuesday...