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South Korea's working class unmoved by election campaign 'lip service'
SEOUL -- On a predawn bus taking her to work as a cleaner, Jung Soon-ja snacks on ginseng jellies to boost her energy and applies eyedrops to protect against the dust and chemicals she will encounter.
North Korea Missile Test Hints at Greater Menace to U.S. Bases
North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday, an indication that the country was continuing to develop missiles capable of targeting American military bases in the Western Pacific.
North Korea fires suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile
SEOUL — North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on April 2, South Korea's military said, in a move that sparked immediate condemnation from the prime minister of Japan.
South Korea's first lady avoids limelight ahead of high-stakes election
SEOUL — Beset by controversies about share price manipulation and a costly gifted handbag, South Korea's first lady has not been seen in public since Dec 15, but few in Seoul were surprised as a high-stakes parliamentary election approaches this month.
South Korea says North Korea has fired an intermediate-range missile into its eastern waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday test-fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast, South Korea’s military said, as it pushes to advance its weapons aimed at remote U.S. targets in the Pacific.
South Korea-China ties under further strain over envoy’s alleged power abuse, as Yoon fights nepotism claims
South Korea’s ambassador to China, Chung Jae-ho, finds himself under intense scrutiny amid allegations of staff abuse, a development further straining the already tense relations between the two nations, analysts have said.