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South Korea registers 2nd-highest daily number of COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea registered the second-highest daily number of COVID-19 cases amounting to 7,630 new infections amid the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain, Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing the Korea Disease Control and Preve
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North Korea says tested tactical guided missiles January 17
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): North Korea said it had conducted a test launch of tactical guided missiles on January 17, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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North Korea fires unidentified projectile eastward, says S Korea's militar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 14 (ANI): North Korea fired an unidentified projectile eastward on Friday, the third launch in a little over a week, reported Yonhap News Agency citing South Korea's military.
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US condemns North Korea's missile launch as 'threat' to international comm
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): The United States condemns North Korea's latest missile launch and reiterated its commitment to the defense of South Korea and Japan, Yonhap News Agency reported citing a state department spokesperson on Tuesday.
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Omicron COVID variant threat: South Korea to restrict visa issuance, arriv
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea's government restricted on Sunday the issuance of visas and travel from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe amid the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, Yonhap news agency r
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South Korean Vice Foreign Minister to meet Japanese, US colleagues in Wash
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 14 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea's vice minister of foreign affairs, Choi Jong-Kun, departed for Washington on Sunday where he will hold trilateral talks with his Japanese and US colleagues on North Korea and other issues, the Yonhap News Agency reported.
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US diplomat in S.Korea flees in hit-and-run accident: media
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): A US diplomat in South Korea fled in a hit-and-run accident in the South Korean capital Seoul on Wednesday, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday citing the police.
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North Korean defector in South accused of violating national security law:
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A North Korean defector appeared in a South Korean court on Wednesday over allegations that she breached the national security law, legal sources told Yonhap news agency.
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Seoul believes Pyongyang preparing to reopen border with China: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): North Korea is finalizing its preparations to reopen the border with China, which was closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to restore rail freight transportation, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday, citing a source in th
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Samsung chief convicted, fined for illegal anesthetic medication use
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 26 (ANI): De-facto Chairman of Samsung Group, Lee Jae-yong on Tuesday was convicted and fined USD 60,055 for illegally using anesthetic medication propofol numerous times for years, reported Yonhap News Agency.
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Former S. Korean President Roh Tae-woo dies at 88
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 26 (ANI): Former President of South Korea, Roh Tae-woo died on Tuesday at the age of 88, reported Yonhap News Agency citing Roh's aides.
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South Korea estimates range of North's missile at 366 miles: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The South Korean military has increased its estimate of the range of the missile tested by North Korea to 590 kilometers (366 miles) from the initial 430-450 kilometers, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing a source.
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