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All posts tagged "South Korea"

• After defusing tensions, two Koreas plan for Sept. 7 family reunions

  By Yi Whan-woo The South Korean government said Friday that a proposal to hold working-level talks on Sept. 7 about a reunion of family members separated by the 1950-53 Korean War has been sent to North Korea....

  • Posted August 28, 2015
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  VIDEO: Footage of US, S. Korea large-scale military exercise released

  By Brian Han The U.S. and South Korea held large-scale military exercises on Aug. 18 when tensions were still high on the Korean peninsula. Footage of the training was released on Friday by Rider Eye, an aviation...

  • Posted August 28, 2015
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  S. Korea seeks direct nuclear talks with N. Korea

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Emboldened by rare successful one-on-one talks with North Korea on ending a military crisis, South Korea hopes for fresh momentum in efforts to denuclearize the communist neighbor. “We expect the nuclear issue to be...

  • Posted August 28, 2015
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  Hall of Fame golfer Pak Se-ri, father to appear on TV show

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Golfer Pak Se-ri will join SBS’ Sunday entertainment program “Take Care of My Dad,” the terrestrial network said Friday. Pak and her father, Jun-cheol, are among the four members joining the program on Sept....

  • Posted August 28, 2015
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  S. Koreans open to relationship with foreigners: survey

  Single men and women in Korea are open to a relationship with foreigners, a survey shows. DUO, a marriage agency, surveyed 425 single men and women in their 20s to 30s from Aug. 13 to 19. An...

  • Posted August 27, 2015
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  S. Korean shipwreck found to date back to early Joseon

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A shipwreck discovered in South Korea’s southwestern waters last year was found to date back to the early Joseon Dynasty in what is believed to be the nation’s first discovery of a Joseon-era ship,...

  • Posted August 26, 2015
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  Inter-Korean tensions alter sense of national security in young generation

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Cho Min-soo, a 22-year-old sergeant assigned to the 3rd Division in the central front of the South Korean Army, was supposed to be discharged Tuesday and start work as a civilian in September. Cho,...

  • Posted August 26, 2015
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