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N. Korea Says Launch Tested ‘new Type’ of Cruise Missile

Pyongyang on Friday hailed the successful test of a new type of surface-to-ship cruise missile, which it said was...

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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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Daughter of S. Korea’s ‘Rasputin’ Arrested On Plane

The daughter of the woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that led to the ousting of South Korea's president was...

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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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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile

North Korea Sunday test-fired a ballistic missile which travelled some 500 km, just a week after a previous launch...

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North Korea Missile Test Was ‘new Type of Ballistic Rocket’

North Korea has claimed that the missile it tested on Sunday was a new type of rocket capable of carrying a large...

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North Korea Carries Out New Ballistic Missile Test

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from a region near its west coast, the South Korean military say. The missile...

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S. Korea’s Moon Sworn In, Says Willing To Go To North

South Korea's new president was sworn in on Wednesday, just a day after a landslide election victory, and immediately...

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10 South Korean Children Die In Fiery China Bus Crash

Ten South Korean kindergarten pupils and two others were killed when a school bus crashed and burst into flames in a...

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South Korea Warship Sails To Somalia

A South Korean warship is heading for Somalia to hold an anti-piracy drill in waters off the country’s coast. The...

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Samsung Crane Collapse Kills Six Workers

A crane collapse at a South Korean shipyard run by Samsung has killed six people and injured more than 20 others, says...

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At Least Six Killed In S. Korea Crane Accident

At least six Samsung workers building a $500 million ocean platform for French energy giant Total were killed in a...

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US Aircraft Carrier Starts Drill With South Korean Navy

The US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on Saturday kicked off a joint drill with the South Korean navy, officials...

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North Test-Fires Ballistic Missile

North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. It apparently exploded...

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North Korea Test-Fires Ballistic Missile

North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile from an area north of Pyongyang Saturday, a news agency report said, as the...

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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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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...