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Netflix to Spend $500 Million in South Korea This Year to Develop New Content
In the last five year, Netflix has invested $700 million to expand its slate of Korean content.
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Adorable Baby Panda Clings to Zookeepers Leg, Goes Viral
A video of a baby giant panda clinging to a zookeeper’s leg in South Korea has gone viral.
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Samsung to Launch Its Newest Galaxy Smartphones on Jan. 14, Earlier Than Usual
Samsung’s launch is set to happen in the same week as the digital-only CES 2021.
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South Korean Tanker Was Boarded by Armed Iran Guard Forces
The owners of a vessel seized by Iran say that armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker the day before and forced the ship to travel to Iran
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Iran Starts 20% Uranium Enrichment, Seizes South Korean Ship
Iran has begun enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker near the crucial Strait of Hormuz, further escalating tensions in the Middle East between Tehran and the West
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U.S. Should Freeze North Korea's Nuclear Program Before Pursuing Denuclearization, Think Tank Says
After getting an “interim freeze deal,” CSIS’ Victor Cha said the U.S. should then try to “transform the political relationship” with North Korea.
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World's Largest Trade Deal Backed by China ‘Signals a Commitment' to Economic Integration: Singapore Minister
Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries, including China, Japan, Australia and Singapore, on Sunday signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
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Korean Boy Band BTS Faces Uproar in China Over War Comments
Chinese nationalists are criticizing South Korean boy band BTS over a remark by its leader thanking Korean War veterans
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US, SKorea to Begin Scaled-Down Drills Amid Virus Spike
The United States and South Korea will begin their annual joint military exercises this week
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North Korea Locks Down Border City Over Suspected Virus Case
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under lockdown over coronavirus concerns
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Funeral for Seoul Mayor Held as Allegation Details Emerge
Seoul’s city government held a funeral for late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, while a lawyer came forward with details about sexual harassment allegations against the late politician
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Seoul Mayor's Death Prompts Sympathy, Questions of His Acts
The sudden death of the Seoul mayor is triggering an outpouring of public sympathy but also questions about his behavior
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Mayor of South Korean Capital Found Dead After 7-Hour Search
The mayor of South Korea’s capital has been found dead after a massive search for him
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US Envoy Issues Rare Public Criticism of N. Korean Official
The top U_S_ official on North Korea has accused a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator of being “locked in an old way of thinking.”
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South Korea Distributes ‘Pet Plants' to Fight COVID Depression
Forget puppies, who need to be housebroken and sometimes chew your shoes. The government in South Korea, looking to help people fight the mental strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic, is turning to plants.
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North: Kim Suspended Action Against South for Korean Impasse
North Korea says its leader, Kim Jong Un, has suspended planned military retaliation against South Korea for stalemated relations and anti-North activism
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North Korea Threatens to Pour ‘Leaflets of Punishment' Over South Korea
As tensions ratchet up between the two nations, North Korea is preparing to flood the South with “mountain-high” piles of propaganda leaflets denouncing the South Korean president and North Korean defectors, state media in the country reported Saturday. Many of the leaflets will feature the face of South Korean President Moon Jae-in smeared with cigarette butts, an insult insinuating he is trash,...
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South's Unification Minister Resigns as Korean Tensions Rise
South Korea’s president has accepted the resignation of his point man on North Korea, who had asked to quit after the North destroyed a liaison office while ramping up pressure against Seoul amid stalled nuclear negotiations
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North Korea Says It's Sending Soldiers to Joint Border Sites
North Korea says it will send soldiers to now-shuttered inter-Korean tourism and economic sites in its territory, reinstall guard posts and resume military exercises at front-line areas
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North Korea Destroys Empty Liaison Office With South
North Korea has blown up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea