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US top brass to mediate between South Korea, Japan
World | Nov 12, 2019, 08:48 AM ISTUS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley's visit represents a refreshed effort to mediate the bitter diplomatic row between Seoul and Tokyo.
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PM Modi receives Seoul Peace Prize: HIGHLIGHTS
National | Feb 22, 2019, 08:01 PM ISTOn Friday, PM Modi was accorded ceremonial reception at Blue House (executive office and official residence of South Korean head of state) in Seoul.
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PM Modi arrives in Seoul, greets members of the Indian community
News | Feb 21, 2019, 08:13 AM ISTPM Modi arrives in Seoul, greets members of the Indian community
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Former South Korean PM Kim Jong-pil dies at 92
World | Jun 23, 2018, 07:30 AM ISTKim created and headed the Korean Central Intelligence Agency before serving as Army Major General Park Chung-hee's prime minister.
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South Korean prosecutors demand 30 years jail for ousted President Park Geun-hye
World | Feb 27, 2018, 12:15 PM ISTPark, 66, was indicted in April 2017, on 18 counts of corruption, including bribery, abuse of power and leaking state secrets.
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37 perish in South Korean hospital blaze
World | Jan 26, 2018, 11:33 PM ISTAuthorities revised the death toll from 41, saying some victims were counted twice. Still, the toll could rise further as 18 of the injured were critical, an official was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency.
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North Korea offers to send a delegation to the Winter Games in South
World | Jan 09, 2018, 12:33 PM ISTDuring the talks, the North Korean delegation said it would send an Olympic delegation, which includes officials, athletes, cheerleaders, journalists and others, South Korea’s Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung told reporters
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North Korea says likely to join Winter Olympics in South: Reports
World | Jan 06, 2018, 06:09 PM ISTCiting unnamed sources, Japan’s Kyodo News service and broadcaster NHK said Chang was headed to Switzerland, where he could meet with International Olympic Committee officials.
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North Korea reopens cross-border communications with South Korea
World | Jan 03, 2018, 04:57 PM ISTRelations between the Koreas soured under Moon’s conservative predecessors, who responded to the North’s expanding nuclear program with hard-line measures.
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Seoul warns of new North Korea missile tests
World | Nov 02, 2017, 08:18 PM ISTNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who is currently in South Korea on a two-day visit, on Thursday urged for a peaceful solution to the North Korean crisis.
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North Korea says ‘a nuclear war may break out any moment’
World | Oct 17, 2017, 07:12 AM ISTKim In Ryong told the UNGA’s disarmament committee that North Korea is the only country in the world that has been subjected to “such an extreme and direct nuclear threat” from the United States since 1970s.
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North Korea lacks ability, intent to attack US planes: Experts
World | Sep 26, 2017, 07:23 PM ISTMilitary analysts say North Korea doesn’t have either the capability or the intent to attack U.S. bombers and fighter jets, despite the country’s top diplomat saying it has every right do so.
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Seoul conducts live-fire drills against North Korea's sixth nuclear test
World | Sep 04, 2017, 10:53 AM ISTThe drill intended to simulate a strike on North Korea's Pyunggye-ri nuclear test site
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China warns North Korea against violating UNSC resolutions
World | Jul 04, 2017, 05:21 PM ISTNorth Korean state broadcaster KCTV said on Tuesday that the new missile, Hwasong-14, is capable of striking anywhere in the world.
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Pyongyang accuses Seoul of violating airspace four times
World | May 27, 2017, 02:10 PM ISTNorth Korea today accused South Korea of violating its airspace with an unmanned vehicle on Friday.
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North Korea launches ballistic missile, US calls for stronger sanctions against Pyongyang
World | May 14, 2017, 10:47 AM ISTSouth Korea's military on Sunday claimed that North Korea today launched a ballistic missile that flew about 700 kilometers.
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Samsung headquarter evacuated after explosives report
World | Apr 14, 2017, 10:38 PM ISTThe headquarter of South Korean tech giant Samsung here was evacuated on Friday after police received a report that an explosive was placed inside the building.
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Man killed in Malaysia is Kim Jong-un's brother, confirms Seoul
World | Feb 16, 2017, 01:31 PM ISTThe South Korean government has confirmed that the North Korean man killed Monday in Kuala Lumpur was Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a media report said on Thursday.
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S Korean President Park Geun Hye refuses to testify in impeachment trial
World | Jan 03, 2017, 02:28 PM ISTImpeached South Korean President Park Geun Hye has refused to testify in the trial that would establish the constitutional validity of her impeachment.
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Dubai World Superseries: PV Sindhu loses to Seoul champ Sung ji Hyun in semis
Other Sports | Dec 17, 2016, 10:17 PM ISTIndian star shuttler and Rio Olympics silver-medallist P V Sindhu couldn’t make it to the finals of the BWF Super Series Masters as she lost against Korean Sung ji Hyun in the semifinal match in