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South Korea struggles with uncertainty over U.S. trade negotiations
Trump wants to impose a 25% tariff on South Korea, but it's been postponed. Will three more weeks be enough time to negotiate ...
South Korea to step up US trade talks before tariffs kick in on August 1
South Korea said it planned to intensify trade talks with the United States and considered U.S. President Donald Trump's plan ...
South Korea repatriates 6 rescued North Koreans across sea border
South Korea on Wednesday repatriated six North Koreans across the maritime border in the East Sea, months after they drifted ...
In a Good-Will Gesture, South Korea Returns Stranded Fishermen to the North
The fishermen’s boats had drifted into South Korean waters, officials said. The South’s new president has been trying to ...
South Korea cites previously agreed terms on sharing defence costs after Trump's demand
South Korea will follow terms previously agreed with the United States on defence cost sharing, its foreign ministry said on ...
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Rotten insects, viral videos and climate change: S.Korea battles 'lovebug' invasion
K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" ...
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South Korea: Older Workers’ Low-Paid, Precarious Work
South Korea’s age-based employment laws and policies discriminate against older workers, forcing them to retire from main ...
North Korean avoids land mines to cross DMZ into South Korea as Seoul softens stance on Pyongyang
A North Korean man crossed the DMZ on foot before midnight Thursday, asking South Korean troops for help in a rare defection ...