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 US defence chief Mattis visiting South Korea and Japan US defence secretary James Mattis is in South Korea on the first foreign trip by a senior official in the Trump administration
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| Feb.2 |
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 Mattis warns North Korea of 'overwhelming' response to nuclear use  The US Defence Secretary has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an 'effective and overwhelming' response
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| Mar.8 |
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Samsung chief Lee Jae-Yong on trial for bribery
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| Mar.9 |
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Park Geun-hye: Court ousts scandal-hit president| South Korea's President Park Geun-hye has become the country's first democratically elected leader to be forced from office | |
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| Mar.10 |
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Critics call for arrest of impeached Park Geun-hye
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| Mar.14 |
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US buildup near Korean Peninsula aimed at 'incapacitating' Kim
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| Mar.20 |
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Ousted S Korean President Park Geun-hye faces prosecutors  Park Geun-hye is being questioned by prosecutors over a corruption scandal that brought her down
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| Mar.22 |
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 Sewol disaster ferry raised after three years A ferry has been raised from the sea bed, three years after it sank in one of South Korea's deadliest disasters
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| Mar.30 |
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Ex-South Korean president Park Geun-hye arrested
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| Apr.2 |
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Stellar Daisy: Growing concern for missing ship crew
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| Apr.16 |
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Pence: US era of strategic patience with North Korea over
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| Apr.24 |
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US submarine arrives in South Korea as tensions rise
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| May.1 |
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US anti-missile system 'operational' in South Korea The controversial Thaad missile defence system is 'operational' in South Korea. Full operational capability is still some months away
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Samsung crane collapse kills six workers A crane collapse at a South Korean shipyard run by Samsung has killed six people and injured more than 20 others, says the Yonhap news agenc...
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| May.9 |
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South Korea's Moon Jae-in sworn in vowing to address North Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address the economy and relations with the North in his first speech as president
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| May.22 |
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Park Geun-hye: S Korea trial of impeached president begins Map of Seoul Central District Court Seoul South Korea South Korea's former President has pleaded not guilty at her trial for corruption, the latest stage in her dramatic fall from grace
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K-pop superstar T.O.P. in intensive care after overdose Korean singer T.O.P., one of the biggest stars in Asian music, is recovering in intensive care from a suspected drug overdose
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| Jun.22 |
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South Korean ex-president's friend jailed Choi Soon-sil's conviction for soliciting favours for her daughter is the first in a wide-reaching influence-peddling scandal which brought down...
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| Jul.16 |
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 South Korea proposes rare military talks with North Korea South has proposed holding military talks with the North, after weeks of heightened tension following Pyongyang's long range missile test
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| Jul.22 |
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North Korean boomerang defector said life in South was 'hell' Lim Ji-hyun, 26, fled to South Korea, gained celebrity status there and then returned to Kim Jong Un's dictatorship
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| Aug.20 |
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US-South Korea set for divisive military drills The US and South Korea are conducting annual military drills which consistently infuriate Pyongyang, despite appeals to halt the exercise
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| Sep.3 |
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S Korea holds drill simulating attack on nuclear site to warn North Korea A live-fire exercise simulating an attack on a nuclear site, to 'strongly warn' North Korea in response to the rogue nation's apparent nuclear test
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| Oct.12 |
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Samsung Electronics CEO resigns Kwon Oh-hyun has resigned citing an '"unprecedented crisis'. The heir of the entire Samsung Group was imprisoned for corruption in August
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| Nov.2 |
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Air Force bombers fly near Korean Peninsula in training mission Two B-1B bombers flew near the Korean peninsula on Thursday as part of a previously scheduled operation, the U.S. Air Force confirmed
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| Nov.6 |
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 Trump arrives in S Korea with focus on Pyongyang US President Donald Trump has landed in South Korea, with the North's nuclear ambitions high on his agenda
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| Nov.7 |
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Donald Trump warns North Korea: 'Do not try us' Map of parliament Seoul South Korea
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| Nov.13 |
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 North Korean soldier is shot while defecting across DMZ Map of Panmunjom North Korea| An elite soldier stationed at the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone made a bold bolt for freedom Monday, defecting to South Korea despite getting shot twice | |
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| Dec.20 |
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Warning shots as soldier crosses border to South Map of DMZ South Korea| South Korea's military has fired warning shots at North Korean guards searching for a soldier who defected | |
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| Dec.21 |
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South Korea fire at public gym and sauna kills 29 The fire, which started in the basement of an eight-storey building, occurred in the southern city of Jecheon
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| Dec.29 |
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South Korea seizes ship it claims transferred oil to North Korea | South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-registered ship that allegedly transferred oil to a North Korean vessel in violation of United Nations sanctions | |
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