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North Korea warns South and U.S. over “provocative” drills

YoopyaJan 16, 2014November 29, 20230

(Reuters) – North Korea has demanded that South Korea and the United States halt annual military drills due in February and March, saying they were a direct

South Korea to contribute $867 million for U.S. military forces in 2014

YoopyaJan 13, 2014November 26, 20230

(Reuters) – South Korea said on Sunday it had agreed to pay 920 billion won ($866.86 million) in 2014 towards the cost of the U.S. military presence

Diligent Asian students dominate global exam

YoopyaDec 4, 2013December 31, 20230

BEIJING (AP) — As a ninth-grader, Shanghai’s Li Sixin spent more than three hours on homework a night and took tutorials in math, physics and

North Korea returns six South Koreans to Seoul

YoopyaOct 25, 2013March 10, 20240

North Korea has returned six South Korean men to their homeland, South Korean officials say, in a rare move. The men, between the ages of

North Korea replaces hard-line military chief

YoopyaOct 10, 2013March 17, 20240

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has replaced its hard-line military chief only a few months after his appointment, state media confirmed Thursday, the

South Korea extends Japan fisheries ban as Fukushima concerns grow

YoopyaSep 6, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – South Korea on Friday extended a ban on Japanese fishery imports to a larger area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant due to growing concerns

South Korea blames North Korea for cyberattack

YoopyaJul 16, 2013June 16, 20240

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators say North Korea carried out cyberattacks on the websites of South Korean media companies and the president

2 Koreas to hold senior-level meeting in Seoul

YoopyaJun 10, 2013August 4, 20240

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold senior-level talks this week in Seoul, a breakthrough of sorts to ease

Rival Koreas make counterproposals for talks

YoopyaJun 7, 2013August 18, 20240

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The rival Koreas on Friday traded counterproposals over where to meet for talks Sunday, as mutual interest in mending abysmal

North Korea fires sixth missile in three days

YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Monday, making six launches in three days, and it condemned South Korea for criticizing what it said were its legitimate