News: South Korea

We have started to collect the most important news related to South Korea in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• November 15th 2011 – August 29th 2011
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• January 27th 2011 – December 17th 2010
• December 16th 2010 – November 23rd 2010
• November 23rd 2010 – September 2nd 2010
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• June 9th 2010 – April 26th 2010
• April 24th 2010 – December 7th 2009
• November 22nd 2009 – August 23rd 2009
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• December 10th 2008 – July 25th 2008
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South Korea: news

South Korea battles freak cold spell

Thursday, January 27th 2011, 1:22

South Korea is so concerned about power blackouts during a freak spell of cold weather that the government has told some businesses to start limiting their heating.
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Seoul traders

Sunday, January 23rd 2011, 16:58
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Koreans' surprising home town in London
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South Korea rescues hijacked crew

Friday, January 21st 2011, 11:16

South Korea's navy storms a hijacked ship in the Arabian Sea, killing eight pirates and rescuing all crew members, reports say.
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South Korea agrees military talks

Thursday, January 20th 2011, 20:58
related countries: North Korea
related places: Seoul

South Korea accepts the North's proposal for military talks, officials say, in a move that could ease tensions on the peninsula.
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N Korea 'hit by foot-and-mouth'

Tuesday, January 18th 2011, 10:52
related countries: North Korea

North Korea is hit by an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, reports say, as South Korea works to contain the disease.
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S Korea hijacked crew 'unharmed'

Monday, January 17th 2011, 5:25
related countries: Somalia

South Korea says the crew on one of its cargo ships, kidnapped by prates operating off the Somali coast, appear to be unharmed.
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South Korea raises interest rates

Thursday, January 13th 2011, 13:13

South Korea raises interest rates unexpectedly from 2.5% to 2.75% as it looks to cool rising prices.
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N Korea resets military hotline

Wednesday, January 12th 2011, 9:54
related countries: North Korea

North Korea has restarted a military hotline with South Korea, but the South says conditions for new talks remain unchanged.
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North Korea renews South overture

Saturday, January 8th 2011, 4:21
related countries: North Korea
related places: Seoul

North Korea says it wants "unconditional and early" reopening of talks with the South, days after a similar offer was rejected by Seoul.
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South Korea dismisses talks offer

Thursday, January 6th 2011, 7:48
related countries: North Korea

South Korea dismisses an apparent offer from North Korea of unconditional talks to ease tensions, saying it is not "a serious proposal".
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Fresh N Korea diplomacy kicks off

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 10:22
related countries: North Korea, United States
related places: Seoul

A top US envoy calls for talks with North Korea, as he arrives in Seoul for a new round of diplomacy aimed at easing tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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Seoul to react with 'stern response'

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 18:34

South Korea has said it will meet any provocation by the North with a 'strong response'.
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S Korea tightens up whaling rules

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 0:05

South Korea is tightening rules to combat illegal whaling and the processing of whale meat, its government says.
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S Korea cull as bird flu returns

Friday, December 31st 2010, 4:31

Bird flu returns to South Korea for the first time since 2008, sparking a cull of more than 100,000 birds.
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N Korea 'steps up special forces'

Thursday, December 30th 2010, 6:36
related countries: North Korea

A defence paper from South Korea says North Korea has trained 20,000 more special forces over the past two years.
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S Korea, China plan defence talks

Sunday, December 26th 2010, 5:58
related countries: China, North Korea
related places: Beijing, Seoul

South Korean and Chinese defence ministers are to meet in Beijing in February amid rising tension on the Korean peninsula, officials in Seoul say.
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China seamen in fatal clash freed

Saturday, December 25th 2010, 4:27
related countries: China, North Korea

South Korea releases three Chinese fishermen following a deadly clash between their trawler and a South Korean patrol ship this month.
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US attacks 'sacred war' threats

Thursday, December 23rd 2010, 22:53
related countries: North Korea, United States
related places: Seoul, South

The US denounces North Korea's threats to wage a "sacred war" on the South over Seoul's military drills being carried out near the border.
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N Koreans 'ready for sacred war'

Thursday, December 23rd 2010, 18:06
related countries: North Korea

North Korea warns that it is ready for a "sacred war" in response to South Korea carrying out drills using live ammunition near the border.
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S Korea in military show of force

Thursday, December 23rd 2010, 9:07

South Korea stages one of its largest ever military drills, as its president warns of immediate retaliation to any attack by the North.
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New S Korea drills test tension

Wednesday, December 22nd 2010, 4:52
related countries: North Korea

South Korea has said it will hold live-fire military exercises on an unprecedented scale, amid threats of retaliation from the North.
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South Korea's border Christmas tree

Tuesday, December 21st 2010, 23:43
related countries: North Korea

South Korea has warned North Korea not to attack a giant artificial Christmas tree it has lit up near the demilitarized zone between the two countries.
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War games increase Korea tension

Monday, December 20th 2010, 10:10
related countries: North Korea

South Korea holds live-firing exercises on an island close to the border with North Korea, which Pyongyang condemns but vows not to retaliate.
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S Korea defiant over army drill

Sunday, December 19th 2010, 16:24
related countries: Russia

South Korea says it will go ahead with a military drill on a disputed island, despite Russian and Chinese objections and a North Korean vow to respond.
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Tensions build ahead of S Korea drill

Sunday, December 19th 2010, 13:48
related countries: China, Russia

South Korea has insisted it will go ahead with a controversial live-fire military exercise, despite serious concern expressed by Russia and China.
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US envoy warns of Korea tinderbox

Saturday, December 18th 2010, 7:28
related countries: North Korea, United States

US envoy Bill Richardson, visiting North Korea, says the situation on the peninsula is a "tinderbox", as South Korea plans live-firing exercises.
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Russia warns on South Korea drill

Friday, December 17th 2010, 15:49
related countries: North Korea

Russia summons South Korean and US envoys to express "deep concern" about upcoming live-fire military exercises on an island shelled by North Korea last month.
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More women entering S Korea military

Friday, December 17th 2010, 11:31

The first female students in South Korea to be allowed on to their college's officer training programme - part of the military's aim to double the number of women in its ranks.
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