South Korea has eliminated the Flying Eagles of Nigeria from U-20 World Cup after they won 1-0 to at the Santiago Del Estero in the quarter-final match on Sunday. It was an extra-time goal by Choi Seok-hyeon that made the difference as the Asians progressed to the semi-final of the U-20 World Cup in Argentina, […]
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North Korea fired more than 10 missiles Wednesday, including one that landed close to South Korea’s waters in what President Yoon Suk-yeol said was “effectively a territorial invasion”. It also fired an artillery barrage into a maritime “buffer zone”, in what experts said was part of an “aggressive and threatening” response by Pyongyang to the […]
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Kim Jong Un, leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and U.S. President Donald Trump are willing to hold the first-ever historic summit as scheduled in Singapore. South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday confirmed this in a nationally televised address at the presidential complex, saying both Kim and Trump wished the success […]
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The leaders of the two Koreas made their way to the heavily fortified demilitarized zone between the countries early on Friday, seeking to end their decades-long conflict and ease tensions over the North’s nuclear weapons program. South Korean leader, Moon Jae-in arrived first at at the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom shortly after 9 a.m., […]
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Park Geun-hye, who was in 2016 impeached as South Korean president, has been sentenced to 24 years in jail with a fine of ₩18 billion ($17 million). A court found Park guilty of bribery in a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country’s conglomerates. The court ruled that Park colluded […]
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Canadian skier David Duncan was arrested on charges of stealing a car in South Korea, where he was competing at the Winter Olympics, officials and Canadian media said on Saturday. Duncan’s wife Maja and manager Willy Raine were also arrested, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said. Raine was charged with impaired driving, CBC News and […]
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A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit the southeast of South Korea on Wednesday afternoon, the second most powerful quake on record, in a country that seldom experiences significant tremors. The quake, which was felt across much of the country including in the capital Seoul, struck at the shallow depth of nine kilometres (six miles) near the southeastern […]
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Moon Jae-In was sworn in on Wednesday as South Korea’s new president, just a day after his landslide election victory. He immediately declared his willingness to visit Pyongyang amid high tensions with the nuclear-armed North. Left-leaning Moon Jae-In, a former human rights lawyer, backs engagement with North Korea in the quest for peace — in contrast […]
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A US submarine has arrived in South Korea, amid worries of another North Korean missile or nuclear test. The missile-armed USS Michigan is set to join an incoming group of warships led by aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. North Korea is celebrating its army’s 85th founding anniversary on Tuesday. Reports suggest it has marked the event […]
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Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was arrested and jailed Friday in connection to the corruption investigation that led to her ouster earlier this month, authorities said. Park was taken into custody at her home and taken to a detention centre — a scene that was covered on live South Korean television. Officials said the disgraced […]
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