U.S. judge won’t block extradition linked to 2014 South Korea ferry sinking
JONATHAN STEMPEL A U.S. judge has refused to block South Korea from seeking the extradition of a man wanted on
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S.Korean bakes ‘Squid Game’-themed Halloween dog treats
MINWOO PARK and SANGMI CHA A South Korean pet cooking studio owner has started a baking class through which fans
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N.Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile
HYONHEE SHIN and JOSH SMITH NORTH Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off its east coast on Tuesday, South
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Louis Vuitton name ‘Squid Game’ star as ambassador
MPHO RANTAO A South Korean breakout star is now a haute fashion it-girl. Fresh off the viral success of the
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Flanked by missiles, North Korea’s Kim says U.S. and South Korea threaten peace
JOSH SMITH and SANGMI CHA STANDING beside North Korea’s largest missiles, leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s weapons development
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Squid Game: the real debt crisis shaking South Korea that inspired the hit TV show
SQUID Game is anything but your typical, saccharine, soft-glow Korean television drama. In this biting commentary on life in South
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N.Korea’s Kim offers to reopen hotline with South; denounces ‘hostile’ U.S.
HYONHEE SHIN NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is willing to restore severed inter-Korean hotlines next month but
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North Korea says open to talks if South drops double standards
SANGMI CHA and HYONHEE SHIN SOUTH Korea’s call for a formal end to the Korean War is premature but the
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North and South Korea conduct duelling missile tests as arms race heats up
HYONHEE SHIN and JOSH SMITH NORTH Korea and South Korea test-fired ballistic missiles on Wednesday, the latest volley in an
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Watchdog says ‘pervasive’ digital sex crime affecting life for S.Korean women, girls
JOSH SMITH DIGITAL sex crime is now so pervasive in South Korea that the fear of it is affecting the
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