South Korea
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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South Korean businesses protest against return of strict COVID rules
By Yeni Seo and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Some 300 South Korean small business owners protested in Seoul on...
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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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South Korea presidential candidate apologises over wife’s inaccurate resume
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's leading opposition presidential candidate apologised on Friday over inaccuracies on his wife's...
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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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S.Korea’s fin min to prepare $3.6 billion COVID-19 stimulus package
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's finance minister said on Friday the government will prepare a new 4.3 trillion won ($3.6...
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South Korea to restore tougher curbs against spike in COVID-19 infections
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday it will reinstate stricter social distancing rules a month-and-a-half...
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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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Blinken says U.S. to look at more Myanmar measures, plans ASEAN summit
By Humeyra Pamuk and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the United...
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South Korea considers tightening COVID-19 rules as new cases climb to daily record
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea warned on Wednesday it may reinstate stricter social distancing curbs as it...
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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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Blinken touts deeper U.S. engagement amid concern over ‘aggressive’ China
By Humeyra Pamuk JAKARTA (Reuters) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken touted on Tuesday a U.S. strategy to deepen its...
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Australia signs $717 million defence deal with South Korea’s Hanwha
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia signed a A$1 billion ($716.5 million) defence deal with South Korea on Monday,...
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Teen Zara Rutherford lands in Seoul in record solo-flight
By Dogyun Kim and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) -Teen pilot Zara Rutherford landed in Seoul on Saturday from Russia, the...
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S.Korea parents protest over student vaccine pass mandate
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - Several parents associations in South Korea held protests on Thursday against a vaccine pass...
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