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S.Korea president-elect Yoon says to attend Davos forum in Switzerland next year
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol plans to attend the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland...
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Biden to visit South Korea and Japan in May, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will visit South Korea and Japan from May 20 to May 24 and...
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Analysis-North Korea signals expansive mission for its nuclear weapons
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - As South Korea’s new conservative president prepares to take office, North...
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Solomon Islands tells Japan it will not allow China military bases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Mannaseh Sogavare told a visiting Japanese delegation on Tuesday that he had no...
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South Korea key for Europe to manage fallout from China-U.S. rivalry, report says
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Closer ties between the European Union and South Korea under President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol are...
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South Korean president-elect’s team meets Japan’s Kishida
By Soo-hyang Choi and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - A delegation of foreign policy aides to South Korea's president-elect met...
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Japan PM says cooperation with S.Korea is more necessary than ever
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that strategic cooperation between Japan and South Korea is...
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North Korea boasts of ‘invincible power’ world cannot ignore ahead of holiday
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean state media on Sunday trumpeted how the country has gained an "invincible...
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North Korea’s Kim offers rare praise for South’s departing Moon
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has thanked South Korea's outgoing president for trying to...
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S.Korea’s Moon urges N.Korea’s Kim to commit to inter-Korea talks under new leader
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's outgoing President Moon Jae-in has asked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to stay committed...
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Analysis-N.Korea could ‘go small’ with tactical nukes if it resumes testing
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - If North Korea resumes nuclear testing, it could include development of smaller “tactical” warheads...
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China, South Korea protest over Japanese PM’s offering to war dead
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent on Thursday a ritual offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine for war...
Read moreSouth Korean court overturns conviction of soldiers for gay sex
By Soo-hyang Choi and Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's top court overturned on Thursday a 2019 military court...
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Incoming S.Korean leader’s team to review lifting of COVID curbs
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is at odds with a decision by the outgoing...
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Biden expected to visit S.Korea in May for summit with incoming president Yoon
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to visit South Korea next month for a summit with the...
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S.Korea’s incoming president meets U.S. envoy on North Korea
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's president-elect, Yoon Suk-yeol, has met the visiting U.S. envoy for North Korea, an...
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U.S. envoy vows ‘strongest possible deterrent’ over N.Korea weapons tests
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -The United States and South Korea would maintain the "strongest possible joint...
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N.Korea celebrates founder with dance, music but no military parade
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea celebrated the 110th anniversary of the birth of late founder Kim Il Sung...
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N.Korea’s Kim observes missile test to boost nuclear capabilities
By Soo-hyang Choi and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the test firing of a...
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Penthouses in North Korea are mainly for the unfortunate few
By SungHyuk An, Yeni Seo and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - For people in many countries, living in a penthouse...
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