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Russia discussing EAEU free trade zone with Seoul
Nov 27, 2017 11:45Russia says it is planning to establish a free trade area between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) – a regional economic bloc which it leads – with South Korea.
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S Korea warns North not to repeat armistice violation
Nov 27, 2017 08:36Seoul has warned Pyongyang against violations of an armistice agreement between the two sides, several days after North Korean border guards shot and seriously wounded a fellow soldier as he defected across the border into the South.
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N Korea may strike US mainland with ICBM this year: South’s spy agency
Nov 20, 2017 12:07The South Korean intelligence service has told parliamentarians that the North could possibly develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the US mainland by the end of this year.
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South Korea confirms H5N6 bird flu at duck farm
Nov 19, 2017 14:01South Korea on Sunday said it had confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu at a duck farm in the south west of the country and raised its bird flu alert level to the highest ranking.
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South Korea’s oil imports from Iran up 83%
Nov 15, 2017 09:38The latest market figures that South Korea’s imports of crude from Iran saw a significant increase in October compared to the same period last year, but were nonetheless lower than September by a slight margin.
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South Korea ‘to partake in US Western Pacific drills’
Nov 10, 2017 10:22South Korea has announced plans to join a US drill set to be held in the Western Pacific in a show of force against North Korea.
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1.25 million face starvation in conflict-torn S Sudan: Report
Nov 06, 2017 10:28More than a million people are “dying of hunger” in South Sudan, which has been grappling with more than four years of violence, an official report says.
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Protest held in Seoul ahead of Trump visit
Nov 04, 2017 16:32South Koreans have staged a rally in the capital Seoul against US President Donald Trump, who is expected to visit the Asian country next week.
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Trump embarks on lengthy tour of Asia with eye on North Korea
Nov 04, 2017 09:46President Donald Trump has embarked on a 12-day trip to Asia, the longest tour of the continent by a US president in 25 years and one that will be shadowed by fears of another international conflict.
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South Korea will not develop or own nukes: President Moon
Nov 01, 2017 08:15South Korea’s president says his country will never “develop or own” atomic weapons but will also never recognize North Korea as a nuclear state.