South Korea

North Korea on Thursday accused the U.S. and South Korea of escalating tensions to the brink of nuclear war through their joint military drills, vowing to respond with "offensive action," state media KCNA reported. KCNA released a…
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North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Thursday, Seoul’s military said, in Pyongyang’s latest show of force just days before South Korea and the United States kick off major joint military exercises. Pyongyang’s KCNA news outlet…
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South Korea will not require travellers from China to test for COVID-19 after arrival starting next month, although they will still need to take pre-departure tests, a senior South Korean official said on Wednesday, in the country's latest…
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South Korea and the United States held a combined air drill involving a US strategic bomber on Sunday in response to North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Saturday, South Korea's military said. North Korea…
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North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast on Saturday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Japan's Coast Guard also said North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile. The firing comes after North…
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China will resume issuing short-term visas for South Korean nationals on February 18, the Chinese embassy in Seoul said Wednesday. The move follows South Korea's decision last week to end Covid-linked travel restrictions on Chinese…
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South Korea has decided to resume issuing short-term visas to travellers from China after noting the improved COVID-19 situation in China. Following an anti-virus meeting on Friday, the government decided to normalize short-term visa…
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About 500 South Koreans were forced to flee their homes after a fire spread through a low-income neighborhood in southern Seoul on Friday morning and destroyed at least 60 homes. Officials said firefighters were bringing the fire under…
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Iran's foreign ministry summoned South Korea's ambassador to protest against South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's comment that the Islamic republic is the enemy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iranian state media reported. Yoon,…
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South Korea and the United States are discussing possible joint planning and exercises using US nuclear assets in the face of North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threats, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said in a newspaper…
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