How a Japan-South Korea dispute ended a key intelligence pact
The agreement streamlines intelligence sharing between the U.S., Japan and South Korea about North Korean nuclear activity. It automatically renews annually unless one of the countries decides to pull out by Aug. 24.
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How North Korea is ‘posturing’ with missile testing amid stalled nuclear talks
North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles Tuesday, marking its second such launch within a week. The action comes as talks between the U.S. and North Korea are at a standstill, with no visible progress since a June promise to…
Women take to the streets as the world marks International Women’s Day
Women across Europe and Asia shouted their demands for equality, respect and empowerment Thursday to mark International Women's Day, with protesters in Spain launching a 24-hour strike and crowds of demonstrators filling the streets of Manila, Seoul and New Delhi.
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These policies helped South Korea’s capital decrease food waste
About one-third of all the food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, according to the United Nations. But several years ago, South Korea instituted a law that requires residents to separate food waste from other garbage and imposes…
Zaha Hadid, the Iraqi-British architect known for the uncompromisingly bold designs that pushed the boundaries of architecture, died Thursday in Miami at 65.
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was attacked in Seoul on Thursday by a man wielding a 10-inch knife, who managed to slash his face and wrist before being wrestled to the ground.
Despite a United Nations ban on weapons testing in North Korea, the country fired two short-range missiles into the water off of its eastern coast, according to a South Korean Defense Ministry official on Sunday.
SEOUL, South Korea -- Voicing pessimism about a prompt restart to Mideast peace talks, President Barack Obama said Friday that neither Israelis nor Palestinians have shown the political will to make tough decisions to advance negotiations. Obama described a reconciliation…
The 68-year-old captain of the ferry that sank off the southern coast of South Korea was arrested on Saturday for suspicion of negligence and abandonment.
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