South Korea
Afghanistan central bank board member urges Biden, IMF to release funds
By Josh Smith (Reuters) - A senior board member of Afghanistan's central bank is urging the U.S. Treasury and the...
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South Korea in eleventh-hour talks to head off strike by health workers
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean government officials were in last-ditch efforts on Wednesday to stave off a...
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South Korean lawmakers mandate cameras in operating rooms after surgery deaths
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean lawmakers voted on Tuesday to require hospitals to place surveillance cameras in operating...
Read moreSouth Korea to try military sex crimes, homicides in civilian courts
SEOUL (Reuters) - Sex crimes and homicides committed by members of South Korea's military will be tried in civilian courts...
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N.Korea’s Kim praises young ‘volunteers’ in difficult, challenging sectors
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with young people who had "volunteered" to...
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Renewed activity at N. Korea nuclear reactor ‘deeply troubling’, IAEA says
By Francois Murphy and Josh Smith VIENNA/SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor that is widely...
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U.S. says North Korea nuclear report shows “urgent need for dialogue” -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.N. watchdog report that North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor reflects an urgent...
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Military aircraft with Afghan evacuees arrives in South Korea
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Nearly 400 evacuated Afghans arrived on Thursday in Seoul, where the...
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N. Korea to convene parliament as economic woes cause strain
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), the isolated state's rubber-stamp parliament, will meet on Sept. 28 to...
Read moreSouth Korea parliament set to pass law to curb ‘fake news’
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling party is set to revise a media law to rein in...
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U.S. scraps plan to use S.Korea, Japan bases for Afghan refugees -sources
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States has decided against the idea of using its largest overseas military...
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U.S. envoy says no hostile intent toward North Korea, calls for talks
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -The United States has no hostile intent toward Pyongyang and is open...
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U.S. raised prospect of using South Korea bases for Afghan refugees, Seoul says
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States discussed "at a very basic level" using its...
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South Korea to get more Moderna COVID shots in boost to vaccination effort
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's health ministry said on Sunday that Moderna Inc will supply the country with 7.01 million...
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In COVID-19 hangover, as more around world get vaccinated, fewer give blood
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -From Seoul to Paris, and Moscow to Bangkok, concerned citizens are lining up for vaccine...
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U.S. envoy for North Korea to visit South amid standoff over drills
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -The U.S. special envoy for North Korea will visit South Korea this weekend amid a...
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U.S. envoy heads to Seoul for talks on Korean peninsula -State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea will visit Seoul from Aug. 21-24 for talks with senior South...
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Asia extends lockdowns, adds curbs to fight surge in Delta infections
(Reuters) - Nations from Australia to Vietnam announced more drastic curbs and longer lockdowns for citizens on Friday, as authorities...
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U.S. position on Taiwan unchanged despite Biden comment – official
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Biden administration official said on Thursday that U.S. policy on Taiwan had not changed...
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South Korea to grant legal status to animals to tackle abuse, abandonment
By Sangmi Cha and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) - Jin-hui, a cream-coloured Pomeranian, was buried alive and left for dead...
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