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South Korea, US Forces Begin Joint Military Drills

South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual, massive military exercises on Wednesday as North Korean...

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Samsung Heir Charged With Bribery and Embezzlement

South Korean prosecutors charged the de facto chief of Samsung, Lee Jae-yong, with bribery and embezzlement on Tuesday,...

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North Korea Diplomat In China Amid Coal Cut Tension

A senior North Korean diplomat arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with government officials, the first known visit...

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Two Women To Be Charged With Kim Murder

Two women arrested over the nerve agent assassination of Kim Jong Nam are to be charged with his murder, Malaysia said...

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Samsung Group Chief To Be Charged With Bribery, Embezzlement Amid Scandal

South Korea’s special prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday it will charge Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee and four...

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Samsung Heir Lee Jae-Yong To Be Indicted On Bribery Charges

Samsung's heir apparent Lee Jae-yong is to be formally indicted on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement,...

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Malaysian Firms Linked To North Korea Spy Front Shut

Two Malaysian firms linked to a North Korean front company the UN says was selling military equipment will be closed...

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Samsung Heir Indicted For Bribery, Embezzlement

The heir to the Samsung empire and four other top executives from the world's biggest smartphone maker were indicted...

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South Korea Prosecutors To Charge Samsung Group Chief and Four Other Executives

Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee arrives at the office of the independent counsel team in Seoul South Korea's special...

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S. Korea’s Lotte Signs Land Deal For US Missile System

South Korean retail giant Lotte on Tuesday signed a deal to provide a golf course to host a controversial US missile...

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US, S. Korea and Japan Look To Turn Screw On Pyongyang

Senior US, South Korean and Japanese officials met on Monday to discuss how better to enforce international sanctions...

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Britain Urges Malaysia To Share Evidence On Kim VX Attack

Britain on Monday urged Malaysia to share evidence from the lethal VX nerve gas attack on Kim Jong-Un's half-brother...

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South Korean Prosecutors Are Denied Park Scandal Probe Extension

South Korean special prosecutors investigating impeached President Park Geun-hye were denied permission to extend their...

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Impeached S. Korea President Tells Court of ‘regret’

South Korea's president expressed "belated regret" Monday over the scandal that triggered her impeachment, as the...

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S. Korea’s Lotte ‘agrees Land Swap’ For US Missile System

South Korean retail giant Lotte agreed Monday to provide land to host a controversial US missile defence system loathed...

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South Korea Special Prosecutors’ Corruption Probe To End

Special prosecutors investigating the swirling corruption scandal that has embroiled South Korea's impeached President...

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Meet Malaysia’s First Family of Skiing

A fanciful idea that started out as a joke among young members of one of Malaysia's most prominent families has...

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Civil Servant’s Death Highlights World’s Lowest Birth Rate

Trying to raise the world's lowest birth rate is among the missions of South Korea's welfare ministry -- a challenge...

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Kim Killing Suspect Was Paid $90 To Take Part In ‘TV Prank’

An Indonesian woman being held over the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam said Saturday she had been paid just RM400 ($90)...