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US, South Korea discuss complete denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], February 12 (ANI): South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-Yong and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed close bilateral cooperation for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during their first phone talks on Friday, said the South Korean foreign
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S Korea to relax virus curbs amid low COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 29 (ANI): South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases fell back to below 500 on Friday that has led health authorities to relax virus curbs, reported Yonhap News Agency.
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South Korea culled nearly 22 million farm birds in 2 months due to bird fl
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Outbreaks of avian influenza at poultry farms across South Korea have prompted the culling of 21.7 million birds since late November, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday, citing the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Kim Jong-un vows to strengthen North Korea's defence capabilities
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 7 (ANI): At a rare party congress on Tuesday, the first in five years, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to strengthen his country's military capabilities to protect its people amid an impasse in its nuclear negotiations with the US, reported Yonhap.
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US returns 12 out-of-use military bases on Korean Peninsula to Seoul - Rep
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States on Friday returned 12 closed military bases to the South Korean government, including some in the Yongsan Garrison complex in central Seoul, amid fear growing that an additional delay would further hamper regional development effo
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North Korea ramps up border restrictions amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], November 29 (ANI): North Korea has enforced stricter control measures at state borders in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The country has stepped up virus control measures along the inter-Korean border and at sea, Yonhap News citing state media reported on Sund
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South Korea's capital region, Gwangju City toughen social distancing rules
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Seoul metropolitan area and the southern city of Gwangju have adopted regulations to enforce stricter social distancing amid a spike in the number of coronavirus cases, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Wednesday.
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S Korean doctors stage walkout despite order to return to work
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Aug 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Tens of thousands of South Korean medical workers staged a walkout from hospitals on Wednesday despite the authorities' order to resume work, as some services were disrupted at major clinics throughout the country, the state-run Yonhap news agency r
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North Korean leader holds CMC meeting, discusses 'war deterrence'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], July 19 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a Central Military Commission meeting of the ruling Workers' Party and discussed "the key issues of further bolstering a war deterrent of the country," Yonhap reported citing state media.
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Seoul Mayor Park Won-sun found dead
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 9 (ANI): The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul was found dead in the Waryong park in Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported.
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US nuclear envoy to visit South Korea, Japan next week
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 4 (ANI): The top American envoy for North Korea will visit South Korea and Japan next week amid stalled denuclearisation talks between Washington and Pyongyang, a diplomatic source here informed Yonhap news agency on Saturday.
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South Korea keeps close tab on Pyongyang after fresh reports of propaganda
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 22 (ANI): South Korea is keeping a close eye on the North Korean military movements regarding Pyongyang's plan to send propaganda leaflets across the border while leaving open all response options, including military action, Yonhap news agency reported.
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