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.

World news related to South Korea – overview

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• January 4th 2010 – October 13th 2009
• October 12th 2009 – August 21st 2009
• August 20th 2009 – June 11th 2009
• June 2nd 2009 – March 24th 2009
• March 19th 2009 – January 12th 2009
• January 9th 2009 – October 2nd 2008
• October 2nd 2008 – July 16th 2008
• July 14th 2008 – June 16th 2008
• June 13th 2008 – April 8th 2008
• April 8th 2008 – January 7th 2008
• December 28th 2007 – October 24th 2007
• October 4th 2007 – July 29th 2007
• July 27th 2007 – April 22nd 2007
• April 17th 2007 – February 6th 2007
• January 18th 2007 – October 14th 2006
• October 7th 2006 – July 3rd 2006
• June 30th 2006 – March 20th 2006
• March 19th 2006 – November 14th 2005

South Korea: news

US doubts North Korea reports

Tuesday, April 17th 2007, 22:56
related countries: North Korea

The US says it has no official confirmation that North Korea is starting to shut down its main nuclear reactor.
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S Korea wins Asian Games vote

Tuesday, April 17th 2007, 18:57
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

South Korea celebrates being named host of the 2014 Asian Games in over the Indian city of Delhi.
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S Korea 'may delay aid to North'

Monday, April 16th 2007, 17:18
related countries: North Korea, Russia, United States
related places: Pyongyang

Seoul eyes delaying aid to North Korea, as Russia blames the US for Pyongyang's failure to meet a nuclear deadline.
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Chinese premier in South Korea

Tuesday, April 10th 2007, 4:51
related countries: China
related places: Seoul

China's Premier Wen Jiabao is holding talks in Seoul, centred on free trade and N Korea's nuclear programme.
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S Korea pledge on North food aid

Thursday, April 5th 2007, 21:24
related countries: North Korea

South Korea will give rice to North Korea even if it misses a deadline to close its nuclear plant, an official says.
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US and S Korea agree trade deal

Monday, April 2nd 2007, 14:08
related countries: United States

The US and South Korea reach a landmark free trade agreement, after 10 months of intensive talks.
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US in last-gasp Seoul trade talks

Sunday, April 1st 2007, 16:40
related countries: United States
related places: Seoul

South Korea and the US are continuing last-gasp efforts to agree a final round of free trade talks.
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Seoul to resume N Korea aid

Thursday, March 22nd 2007, 5:14
related countries: North Korea

South Korea says it will resume aid to flood victims in North Korea, as part of the thaw over nuclear weapons.
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N Korea 'yet to shut' nuclear site

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 7:01

South Korea says it has seen no sign of the North shutting its nuclear facility, a key part of last month's landmark deal.
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South Korea and US in trade talks

Sunday, March 11th 2007, 13:13
related countries: United States

South Korea and the US are in the final round of free trade talks, trying to reach a deal before a looming deadline.
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Koreas agree to resume reunions

Friday, March 2nd 2007, 7:27

North and South Korea agree to resume family reunions, but there is no immediate resumption of food aid.
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US cedes control of S Korea army

Saturday, February 24th 2007, 0:28
related countries: United States

South Korea will take full control of its military from 2012 under a handover deal with the US, ending a 50-year pact.
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N Korea 'tried uranium project'

Friday, February 23rd 2007, 11:03

South Korea says the North attempted to develop a second, secret uranium enrichment programme.
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S Korea tackles high suicide rate

Tuesday, February 20th 2007, 20:05

Officials plan steps to tackle South Korea's high suicide rate, which has doubled in about five years.
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Fire kills detainees in S Korea

Sunday, February 11th 2007, 5:42

A fire at a detention centre for foreigners in South Korea kills at least nine and injures 17.
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New bird flu outbreak in S Korea

Saturday, February 10th 2007, 5:39
related places: Seoul

South Korea culls thousands of chickens after its sixth bird flu outbreak in three months near the capital, Seoul.
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Mass defection hits S Korea party

Tuesday, February 6th 2007, 7:28

Some 23 politicians leave South Korea's increasingly unpopular ruling party, ahead of presidential elections.
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