South Korean military captures North Korean crossing border
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A North Korean man was captured by South Korea's military on Wednesday after crossing…
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South Korea
South Korean ex-president Lee ordered back to prison for 17 years
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was ordered back to prison Thursday as the country's…
6 years ago
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78
by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee, who transformed the…
6 years ago
Samsung flags near-60% operating profit jump after Huawei boost
by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Samsung Electronics flagged a leap of nearly 60…
6 years ago
Pompeo to cut short Asia visit amid Trump hospitalization
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short his trip to Asia this…
6 years ago
Kim Jong Un ‘very sorry’ over killing of South Korean, Seoul says
by Claire LEE Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a…
6 years ago
Japan PM urges better ties in call with South Korea’s Moon
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday called for better ties with South Korea in…
6 years ago
North Korea shot dead South Korean in its waters: Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean forces shot dead a South Korean fisheries official who disappeared off a patrol…
6 years ago
South Korea eases virus curbs in Seoul region
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea will temporarily ease coronavirus curbs in the greater Seoul area after a decline…
6 years ago
South Korean parliament closed over virus fears
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's parliament was shut down on Thursday and a group of lawmakers were in…
6 years ago
N. Korea’s Kim issues warning on virus as health speculation swirls
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean state media on Wednesday showed leader Kim Jong Un at a meeting of…
6 years ago
South Korea tightens virus curbs as global deaths cross 800,000
by Sunghee Hwang, with AFP Bureaus SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea ramped up coronavirus restrictions on Sunday to…
6 years ago
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