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Pyongyang To 'Permanently' Shut Border With South Korea

North Korea's army said Wednesday it was moving to "permanently shut off and block the southern border" with Seoul and had informed the US military to prevent an accidental clash.

International Business Times

The Last of the Sea Women review – female Korean divers as picturesque eco-feminist tradition

Sue Kim’s film about South Korea’s underwater fishers has everything from nuclear pollution to sexism to cover, but sticks to bland reportage

The Guardian - UK

North Korea vows to block border with South Korea and boost front-line defense postures

North Korea says it will permanently block its border with South Korea and boost its front-line defense posture to cope with “confrontational hysteria” by South Korean and U.S. forces, while not announcing an expected constitutional revision to designate South Korea its principal enemy and codify national borders

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White Woman Oblivious To Korean Friend’s Protests Of Not Calling Her Cousin “Oppa”, Gets Shamed

White woman called out publicly by Korean friend for calling her cousin "oppa" even when asked not to! The post White Woman Oblivious To Korean Friend’s Protests Of Not Calling Her Cousin “Oppa”, Gets Shamed first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Life expectancy growth stalling? New study suggests most children won't reach 100

Rise in life expectancy might have slowed down in the past decades as a recent study has found that today's children may be unlikely to live up to 100 years. An analysis that studied lifespan data over three decades from ten countries - Australia, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, South…

The Times of India

Samsung apologizes to investors over weak Q3 guidance, poor chip performance

The Korean giant’s stock price is down 24% this year as it struggles to keep up with rivals.

Fortune

Kim Jong Un Warns South Korea Of Nuclear Power Plans

Kim Jong Un emphasizes North Korea's nuclear commitment amidst escalating tensions with South Korea, highlighting challenges in achieving peaceful resolutions.

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Mom Who Searched For 44 Years Finds Kidnapped Daughter Was Adopted Abroad, South Korea Gets Sued

“It’s like you’ve been living a fake life and everything you know is not true.” The post Mom Who Searched For 44 Years Finds Kidnapped Daughter Was Adopted Abroad, South Korea Gets Sued first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Kim Jong Un Warns Of Nuclear Weapons Use

Kim Jong Un warns of nuclear weapon use in conflicts with South Korea and the U.S., raising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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Former South Korea Clinic For US 'Comfort Women' To Be Demolished

Slated for demolition, the graffiti-covered building close to the inter-Korean border was once a "monkey house", a clinic for sex workers forced to serve US soldiers protecting Seoul from North Korea.

International Business Times

North Korea's Kim again threatens to use nuclear weapons against South Korea and US

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has warned again that he could use nuclear weapons in potential conflicts with South Korea and the United States, as he accused them of raising animosities on the Korean Peninsula

The Independent UK

Philippines, South Korea deepen security cooperation, elevating ties to a strategic partnership

South Korea and the Philippines, each faced by increasingly hostile rival nations, have elevated their ties to a strategic partnership, including broader defense and security cooperation between the two U.S. treaty allies

The Independent UK

South Korean Woman Sues Government Over Daughter's Adoption

South Korean woman sues government, adoption agency, and orphanage over daughter's wrongful adoption in 1976. Legal action seeks justice for those affected...

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South Korean woman sues government and adoption agency after her kidnapped daughter was sent abroad

A 70-year-old South Korean woman on Monday sued her government, an adoption agency, and an orphanage over the adoption of her daughter, who was sent to the United States in 1976, months after she was kidnapped at age four

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North Korea And China Celebrate 75Th Anniversary Of Relations

North Korea and China celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties, while China remains cautious about forming alliances with North Korea and Russia. Tensions ris...

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South Korea President Warns Of North Korea Nuclear Threats

South Korea's President expresses concerns over North Korea's nuclear facility disclosure and emphasizes denuclearization importance. Strengthening allianc...

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Middle East latest: A Hamas official is killed in an Israeli strike on a refugee camp

Hamas official Saeed Atallah Ali has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in Lebanon

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AP PHOTOS: In their 80s, these South Korean women learned reading and rap

Wearing an oversized bucket hat, silver chains and a black Miu Miu shirt, 82-year-old Park Jeom-sun gesticulates, her voice rising and falling with the staccato delivery of rhymes about growing chili peppers, cucumbers and eggplants.

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US And South Korea Reach Tentative Agreement On Military Costs

The U.S. and South Korea reach a tentative agreement on military costs, pending approval. South Korea's contribution to increase by 8.3% in the first year,...

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US And South Korea Reach New Cost-Sharing Agreement

US and South Korea tentatively agree on a new cost-sharing deal for US forces in South Korea to strengthen their alliance and regional security.

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North Korean Leader Threatens South Korea With Nuclear Weapons

Tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea threatens nuclear action against South Korea, met with defiance and strong responses.

International Business Times

North Korea's Kim Threatens To Use Nukes If Attacked

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would use nuclear weapons "without hesitation" if attacked by the South and ally the United States, state media reported Friday.

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North Korea Threatens Nuclear Weapons In Response To South Korea

Recent tensions between North and South Korea escalate as threats of nuclear action and provocative actions increase.

The Independent UK

North Korea's Kim threatens to destroy South Korea with nuclear strikes if provoked

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to use nuclear weapons and destroy South Korea permanently if provoked

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South Korea adoptees endure emotional, sometimes devastating searches for their birth families

They began a pilgrimage that thousands before them have done _ a long flight to their motherland, South Korea, to undertake an emotional, often frustrating, sometimes devastating search for their birth families

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