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DNI Haines: N. Korea May Resume Missile Testing to Drive Wedges

2021-04-18

U.S. intelligence authorities have presented a series of disconcerting assessments on North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile threats. Officials ...

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Ruling Party Suffers Harsh Defeat in By-Elections Seen as Referendum on President

2021-04-11

The ruling Democratic Party suffered a harsh defeat in Wednesday's by-elections to choose the mayors of South Korea's two largest cities. ...

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Health Minister: Korea Facing Start of 4th COVID-19 Wave, Vigilance Needed

2021-04-11

Warning the country looks to be entering a fourth wave of infections, the government has decided to extend current social distancing measures for ...

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IMF Expects World Economy to Grow 6%, S. Korea 3.6% in 2021

2021-04-11

The International Monetary Fund(IMF) has raised its growth outlook for the global economy this year to six percent while also raising that for South ...

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LG Electronics to Withdraw from Mobile Business after Years-long Slump

2021-04-11

LG Electronics decided to pull the plug on its mobile business, citing a prolonged slump amid intensifying competition in the saturated global ...

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S. Korea, US, Japan Reaffirm Cooperation on Denuclearization of N. Korea

2021-04-04

Top security officials of South Korea, the United States and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to cooperation and a joint response to resolve ...

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Tokyo Approves New School Textbooks Claiming to Dokdo

2021-04-04

The Japanese government this week approved new high school textbooks that reinforce Tokyo’s sovereignty claim to Dokdo.The Japanese Ministry ...

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Embassies in Myanmar Advise Evacuation as Junta Troops Fires at Windows

2021-04-04

More than 500 civilians have been killed in Myanmar in the violent crackdown of pro-democracy protests by the junta. The Myanmar branch of South ...

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Moon Vows to Investigate, Root Out Real Estate Speculation in Public Sector

2021-04-04

Amid mounting public anger over alleged speculation by employees of the state-run Korea Land and Housing Corporation(LH), President Moon Jae-in ...

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N. Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles in First Challenge to Biden

2021-03-28

North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward Japan earlier this week on Thursday. The two projectiles dropped into the East ...

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