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N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday, the South's military and Japan said, a move that ratcheted up tensions...

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South Korea Shuttlers Upset China To Win Sudirman Cup

South Korea Sunday won badminton's Sudirman Cup for the first time in 14 years with an emotional 3-2 victory over...

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South Korea Too Strong For Thais To Reach Sudirman Cup Final

Three-time champions South Korea beat Thailand 3-1 to reach the final of the mixed teams Sudirman Cup at Australia's...

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Guinea Out of Under-20 World Cup

Guinea earned their only point of the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea. Argentina thrashed Guinea 5-0 on Friday at the...

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South Korean Rookie Park Sung-Hyun Seizes Two-Stroke LPGA Lead

South Korean rookie Park Sung-Hyun fired a seven-under par 65 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead midway through the...

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Trump Says N. Korea Problem ‘will Be Solved’

US President Donald Trump said Friday the "problem" of an increasingly belligerent North Korea would be "solved", as he...

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Trump Says North Korea Problem ‘will Be Solved’

US President Donald Trump said Friday the "problem" of an increasingly belligerent North Korea would be "solved", as he...

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Last Message To South Korea Ferry Victim

The last messages to a victim of South Korea's Sewol ferry disaster were revealed Friday after their mobile phone was...

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Seoul Approves Civilian Contact With North Korea

Contacts between North and South Korea are extremely limited, and their tense shared border is one of the few places it...

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US Fears Nuclear Arms Race In Asia-Pacific

Senior Trump administration officials fear a nuclear arms race in Asia-Pacific if an increasingly belligerent North...

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Is It A Drone? Is It A Balloon? No, It’s A Bird, Says N.Korea

North Korea on Thursday accused the South of unleashing more than 450 machine gun rounds at a flock of birds in an...

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Dead Student From Sunken S. Korea Ferry Identified

A third set of human remains found following the recovery of South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry has been identified as...

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Taiwan’s Gay Marriage Ruling Raises Hopes Across Asia

Taiwan's giant step towards allowing same-sex marriage has reverberated across Asia, but activists warn the fight for...

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Ariya, Ryu Charge After Top Spot With Ko Off

Defending champion Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand and South Korea's Ryu So-Yeon take aim at the world number one ranking...

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As US Mulls Action On Steel, Foreign Producers Urge Caution

Foreign steel producers on Wednesday called for prudence as the Trump administration considers possible actions to...

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South Korea ‘Rasputin’ Daughter Abandons Appeal For Extradition

The daughter of the woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea's ousted...

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Hulk Flexes Muscles In All-Chinese Clash

Brazilian forward Hulk scored one goal and set up another as Shanghai SIPG won a megabucks all-Chinese clash 2-1...

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North Korea Can Fire Its Ballistic Missile From ANYWHERE, Images Show

North Korea's latest missile launch showed that the county's military is able to operate weapons from anywhere in the...

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Taiwan Court Rules In Favour of Gay Marriage In Asia First

Taiwan's top court ruled in favour of gay marriage Wednesday, a landmark decision that paves the way for the island to...