Category: Korea
For God and country: S. Korea grants Christian convert asylum
When hundreds of Yemenis arrived in South Korea seeking asylum after fleeing their war-torn country, opponents decried their Muslim religion and none of their applications [...]
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Korea apologises over vagrants’ detention, forced work
South Korea’s top public prosecutor apologised Tuesday over what he described as a botched investigation into the enslavement and mistreatment of thousands of people at [...]
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Pentagon Scales Back Joint US, Korean Military Exercises
The exercises, which simulate fending off an attack from the North, are a sticking point for North Korea. The Pentagon is planning to scale back annual military exercises in [...]
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French Senate official arrested for ‘NKorea spying’: sources
Intelligence agencies have arrested a senior French civil servant on suspicion of spying for North Korea, a judicial source in Paris said. Benoit Quennedey, the president of [...]
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Will the All-New Hyundai Accent from India be Just as ‘Spicy’ as Korea’s?
Hyundai Malaysia just gave the public a refreshing preview of the 2019 Hyundai Accent. And judging from where it’s manufactured, we might as well say [...]
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France detains civil servant suspected of spying for N Korea
French security services have detained a civil servant suspected of having tried to pass sensitive government information to a North Korean spy, a judicial source said on [...]
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Korea’s SK Innovation to build its first US EV battery plant
South Korea’s SK Innovation said on Monday it will spend 1.14 trillion won (US$1.01 billion) to build its first electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the United States [...]
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Korea becomes first country in East Asia to legalise medical marijuana
South Korea became the first country in East Asia to legalise medical cannabis, marking a significant milestone in the global industry and a potential turning point in how [...]
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N Korea’s top diplomat to visit Vietnam
North Korea Foreign minister Ri Yong Ho is to visit Vietnam for four days this week, according to a Vietnamese news service. VN Express reported Monday Ri’s state visit [...]
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Korea’s Largest Dog Slaughterhouse Has Shut Down
Korea’s largest dog slaughterhouse in the province of Taepyeong-dong has been shut down by authorities. Made up of six separate complexes, the city council of Seongnam [...]
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Open for business: N Korean economists tell finance forum attracting foreign capital is priority
The presence of four government officials from North Korea at an economic conference in Guangzhou last week was the latest sign the isolated nation is beginning to open up as [...]
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International marriages rise in Korea first time in 6 years
Government data showed today, the number of international marriages between a South Korean national and a foreigner inched up last year, ending six consecutive years of [...]
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North and Korea make historic joint bid to recognise traditional wrestling
Two nations combine forces to list ssireum, a type of traditional wrestling, with the UN for the first time, in further sign of rapprochement North and South Korea have for [...]
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Chinese vessel caught illegally fishing in Korea
South Korea’s coast guard said it captured a Chinese fishing boat that was illegally fishing near the waters off a South Korea’s northernmost island. The Korea [...]
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N Korea still working at main nuclear site: UN watchdog
North Korea appears to be still expanding operations at its main nuclear site, the United Nations atomic watchdog indicated on Thursday (November 22). The statement by the [...]
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