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A 95-year-old North Korean prisoner of war wants to go back home to die but South Korea won’t let him

North Korean Ahn Hak-sop was captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his political ...

South Korean and US militaries begin annual summertime drills to cope with North Korean threats

South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with ...

S Korea police tell tourists in Jeju to behave

The popular holiday island has issued visitor guidelines for the first time as it sees an increasing number of tourists.

As South Korea’s population falls, its military is shrinking rapidly. Is that a problem as North Korea ramps up its forces?

South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional ...
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South Korea upgrades reactor cooling

South Korea’s NSSC and KHNP are planning reactor cooling upgrades as rising sea temperatures threaten eight nuclear plants ...

Breastfeeding could help prevent early puberty in girls and boys, South Korean study finds

Girls and boys who were exclusively breastfed showed a reduced risk of early puberty in a large new study from South Korea ...

North Korea is where this 95-year-old wants to die. South Korea won’t let him go

Captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his communist beliefs, 95-year-old Ahn Hak ...
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South Korea to leave behind 'era of hostility' despite North's refusal to engage in diplomacy

North Korean leader's sister Kim Yo Jong says Seoul 'cannot be a diplomatic partner,' calls peace attempts as 'deceptive ...