North Korea
Man who crossed DMZ was previous defector from N.Korea, South says
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -A man observed crossing the heavily fortified border from South Korea into North Korea last...
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S.Korea’s Moon promises final push for N.Korea peace
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed on Monday to use his last months in...
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South Korean crosses armed border in rare defection to North
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean has crossed the heavily fortified border in a rare defection to...
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N.Korea’s Kim talks food not nukes for 2022
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un capped off his 10th year in power with...
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New Year celebrations muted by Omicron, but South Africa offers hope
By Renju Jose and Sisipho Skweyiya SYDNEY (Reuters) - Although farewell celebrations to the pandemic year of 2021 were almost...
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S.Korea’s ruling party presidential candidate pushes for nuclear-powered submarines
By Hyonhee Shin and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling party presidential candidate said he will seek U.S....
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N.Korea’s Kim convenes major party meeting with 2021 policy on agenda -KCNA
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week opened a key ruling party meeting,...
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Two more members of K-pop group BTS test positive for COVID-19
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Two more members of the K-pop group BTS on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19...
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S.Korea’s Moon pardons disgraced Park amid tight presidential race
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's President Moon Jae-in granted a pardon to former President Park...
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South Korea pardons ex-president Park Geun-hye -justice ministry
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Justice Ministry said on Friday that former President Park Geun-hye, who is imprisoned over corruption...
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South Korea holds talks with China amid spat with Taiwan
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -Senior South Korean diplomats held talks with Chinese counterparts on Thursday after a diplomatic spat...
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N.Korea’s Kim praises ‘fresh heyday’ in China relations as longtime envoy departs
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised outgoing Chinese Ambassador Li Jinjun for helping to improve relations...
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Businesses fret as South Korea reimposes COVID-19 curfews
SEOUL (Reuters) - As clocks struck 9 p.m. this week, customers packed up and left restaurants and other eateries across...
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S.Korea’s Moon urges more beds for coronavirus patients in a serious state
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's hospitals must dedicate more beds and resources for the treatment of coronavirus patients, President Moon...
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un marks 10th anniversary of father’s death
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the 10th anniversary of the death of...
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Kim Jong Un’s crackdowns leave N.Korea defectors with little hope
By Josh Smith and Sunghyuk An SEOUL (Reuters) - In the 10 years since Kim Jong Un came to power,...
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Private sector overtakes state as North Korea’s top economic actor under Kim – S.Korea
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The private sector has overtaken state-led agents to become North Korea's biggest economic actor...
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Analysis-N.Korea after 10 years of Kim Jong Un: Better armed but more isolated than ever
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Ten years after Kim Jong Un assumed power North Korea is better armed but...
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Under scrutiny, North Korea tries to restrict news about executions – group
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has changed the way it carries out capital punishment in response to...
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N. Korea to convene parliament amid economic crisis
SEOUL (Reuters) - The North Korean Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), the isolated state's rubber-stamp parliament, will convene on Feb. 6...
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