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North Korea replaces hardline defense chief
North Korea has replaced it hardline defense chief with a little-known army general. #World #NewsTracker #South Korea #North Korea #Kim Jong-un #Jang Jong Nam #Kim Kyok Sik
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North terms US-South Korea summit a prelude to war
A spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea on Friday called President Park Geun-hye's otherwise widely praised visit to Washington a "despicable sycophantic trip to please her master." #US #NewsTracker #South Korea #North Korea #Park Geun-hye #War #Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea
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US seeks amnesty for American jailed for 15 years in N-Korea
Kenneth Bae, 44, was born in South Korea but is a naturalised US citizen and studied psychology for two years at the University of Oregon. His sentencing comes after two months of saber-rattling that saw North Korea threaten the United States and South Korea with nuclear war. #World #Amnesty #US #NewsTracker #South Korea #North Korea
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South Korean spies target Australian farm trade
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Agents from South Korea's spy agency the National Intelligence Service (NIS) have tried to secure secret information about Australian trade, triggering the dismissal of an Australian public servant over his links to the group. The spy case dates back to 2010 and relates to efforts by South Korea to find information about Australian agricultural trade as the two nations were in early negotiations on a free trade agreement. Foreign Minister Bob Carr refused to comment on details of the case on Thursday, citing "matters of seurity or intelligence", but said the issue had caused no diplomatic tension with Seoul, a strong ally and key trading partner #Japan #Technology #Arabic #Russia #South Korea #Argentina #United Kingdom #Entertainment #australian #action
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South Korea pledges $272 million in loans for Kaesong companies
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has offered 300 billion won million in special loans to companies affected by Pyongyang's decision last month to close a jointly run industrial zone in North Korea, a government official said on Thursday. #India #China #Brazil #Technology #NewsTracker #South Korea #markets #Argentina #United Kingdom #Bird flu #opinion #action
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South Korea pledges $272 million in loans for Kaesong companies
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has offered 300 billion won million in special loans to companies affected by Pyongyang's decision last month to close a jointly run industrial zone in North Korea, a government official said on Thursday. A government taskforce will provide the assistance from May 6 in the form of loans with interest rates of 2 percent #facebook #China #Arabic #South Korea #markets #North Korea #Argentina #Latin America
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Pentagon ready for contingency in Korean peninsula: Chuck Hagel
The current situation in the Korean Peninsula in view of the provocative actions from Pyongyang was one of the major topics of discussion during the meeting of Japanese and US defence ministers. #World #US #NewsTracker #South Korea #North Korea #Korean Peninsula
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North Korea holds back seven South Koreans at industrial zone
PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) - North Korea held back seven of 50 remaining South Koreans at the suspended jointly run factory zone north of the heavily armed border on Monday, citing last-minute checks on taxes and wages. The North withdrew its 53,000 workers from the complex this month amid spiralling tension between the two Koreas. #United States #China #Brazil #Technology #NewsTracker #Russia #South Korea #markets #Italy #North Korea #United Kingdom #lifestyle
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S-Korea to open restored 600-year-old capital gate
Five years after being torched by a disgruntled elderly man, the stone and wood southern gate to the old walled capital of Seoul has been painstakingly restored to its late 14th Century glory by a small army of master craftsmen using traditional tools. #NewsTracker #South Korea #Sungnyemun gate #Joseon Dynasty
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South preparing to pull out remaining nationals from N-Korea factory
The withdrawal of the 50 South Koreans would also raise a serious question about the future of the Kaesong complex, the last symbol of inter-Korean rapprochement. #World #NewsTracker #South Korea #North Korea #Kaesong Industrial Complex