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Australia to reopen to foreign visa holders in bid to revive economy
By Colin Packham and Renju Jose CANBERRA/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will allow foreign visa holders to enter the country from the...
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military said on Friday it scrambled fighter jets after two Chinese and...
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S.Korea’s beaches face threat from development, rising seas
By Hyonhee Shin GANGNEUNG/SAMCHEOK, South Korea (Reuters) - For years, the crystalline blue water and soft sand of South Korea's...
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Japan diplomat pulls out of U.S. news conference over islet dispute with S.Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japan's vice foreign minister pulled out of a planned news conference with his South Korean and U.S. counterparts...
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Thousands of S.Koreans take gruelling college exam in pandemic’s shadow
By Yeni Seo and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - More than half a million South Koreans sat for the annual...
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N.Korea’s Kim visits new city in first public outing in over a month
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a new city being built near the...
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Bird flu spreads in Europe and Asia
PARIS (Reuters) - Several outbreaks of severe bird flu in Europe and Asia have been reported in recent days to...
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Japan seeks good China ties, ‘responsible behaviour’ – new minister
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new foreign minister said on Thursday it was important to build constructive and...
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China looms large as S.Korea presidential hopefuls meet U.S. diplomat
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - A senior U.S. diplomat will meet newly selected presidential candidates in...
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South Korea urges COVID-19 booster shots, as severe cases hit record
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea encouraged its citizens to take COVID-19 booster shots on Wednesday, as more...
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Exclusive-Amid spike in cases, EU to shortly approve first COVID antibody drugs – sources
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union drugs regulator is set to authorise the use of two monoclonal...
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N.Korean troops stage artillery fire competition
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean mechanized troops held an artillery fire competition over the weekend as part...
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South Korea’s ex-top prosecutor to challenge Moon’s party in 2022 presidential election
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's main opposition party on Friday chose a former top prosecutor as its...
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N.Korea can produce more uranium than current rate, report says
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea can get all the uranium it needs for nuclear weapons through its...
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North Korea seeks to boost education with toy-like robots
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - A toy-like robot with scowling blue eyes and a North Korean flag across its...
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South Korean teens drive up COVID-19 cases ahead of full school reopening
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Wednesday it would ramp up COVID-19 testing at schools after...
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China, Russia revive push to lift U.N. sanctions on North Korea
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China and Russia are pushing the U.N. Security Council to ease sanctions on...
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U.S. judge won’t block extradition linked to 2014 South Korea ferry sinking
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday refused to block South Korea from seeking the...
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S.Korea eases curbs, imposes vaccine passports in ‘living with COVID-19’ campaign
By Josh Smith and Sunghyuk An SEOUL (Reuters) -New rules aimed at moving South Koreans toward "living with COVID-19" came...
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South Korea, U.S. quietly hold joint air exercises amid calls for talks with North Korea
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States kicked off joint aerial drills on Monday, a...
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