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South Korea Vows To End "Unnecessary Military Tensions" With North Korea
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Tuesday to end a "vicious cycle of unnecessary military tensions" with North Korea, with the aim of achieving peaceful coexistence and shared growth.
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North Korea Accuses South Korean Army Of Firing Warning Shots Near Border
North Korea on Saturday accused the South of firing warning shots at its troops near the border, saying it risked raising tensions to "uncontrollable" levels.
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North Korea Taking Down Loudspeakers From Border, Says South Korea
South Korea's military detected North Korea removing some of its loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border, days after the South dismantled its front-line speakers used for anti-North Korean propaganda broadcasts.
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South Korea Removes K-pop Loudspeakers From Borders In Bid to Ease Tensions With North
South Korea's military said Monday it had begun removing loudspeakers along its border with rival North Korea in a move aimed at reducing tensions.
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South Korea's Balloon Crackdown Hits Anti-North Korea Activists
The equipment activist Lee Min-bok uses to send balloons laden with anti-Kim Jong Un leaflets across the border from South Korea unto the North has been gathering dust and cobwebs for months.
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots After North Korean Soldiers Briefly Cross Border
South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday, as tensions have spiked with the trading of trash-filled balloons and loudspeaker messages.
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South Korea, US Conduct Week-Long Firing Drills Amid Tensions With North Korea
South Korean and U.S. troops have conducted joint combat firing drills near the border with North Korea involving heavy weapons, as Pyongyang lambasted the allies for dangerous moves pushing the region to the brink of "an inferno of nuclear war."
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North Korea Fires Artillery Shells Near Border With South Korea Amid Tension
South Korea on Wednesday criticised North Korea for unleashing a fresh artillery barrage into waters off its east and west coasts, targeting a maritime "buffer zone" set up in 2018 to reduce tensions.
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Kim Jong Un's "Thank You" Letter to South Korea's Moon After Turbulent Ties
The letters mark a closing chapter in a turbulent relation between Moon and Kim Jong Un, who held three summits in 2018 that produced an agreement to reduce military tensions on the border
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North, South Korea Check Work To Ease Tension In "Milestone" Step
North and South Korean officials inspected work to ease tension on their militarised border today, checking on the demolition of bunkers and probing for secret tunnels, despite scant progress on persuading the North to give up nuclear arms.
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Shots Fired Along Demilitarised Zone As North Korean Soldier Defects
South Korean guards fired warning shots across the heavily militarised border with North Korea on Thursday as a soldier from the North defected, officials said, complicating efforts to ease tensions over the Pyongyang's weapons programmes.
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Watch: Dramatic Footage Shows North Korea Defector's Border Dash
Dramatic footage of a North Korean soldier's defection released Wednesday showed him racing across the border under fire from former comrades, and then being hauled to safety by South Korean troops.
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Amid Tensions, US Flies Bombers Over Korean Peninsula In Show Of Force
US bombers carried out a rare live fire drill in South Korea Saturday, flying close to the DMZ in a show of force after Pyongyang's latest missile test, the South's defence ministry said.
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South Korea Fires At Suspected Drone At North Korea Border Amid Rising Tensions
South Korea's military fired warning shots at a suspected drone from North Korea on Tuesday amid tension over Pyongyang's latest missile test which drew international condemnation and a warning from China.
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At Chinese Border With North Korea, Trade Cools But Few Signs Of Strain
Despite heightened tension on the Korean peninsula and North Korea warning of a nuclear strike against any sign of US aggression, there were few signs of strain on Thursday on the main border post between China and the reclusive nation.
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South Korea Vows To End "Unnecessary Military Tensions" With North Korea
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Tuesday to end a "vicious cycle of unnecessary military tensions" with North Korea, with the aim of achieving peaceful coexistence and shared growth.
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North Korea Accuses South Korean Army Of Firing Warning Shots Near Border
North Korea on Saturday accused the South of firing warning shots at its troops near the border, saying it risked raising tensions to "uncontrollable" levels.
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North Korea Taking Down Loudspeakers From Border, Says South Korea
South Korea's military detected North Korea removing some of its loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border, days after the South dismantled its front-line speakers used for anti-North Korean propaganda broadcasts.
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South Korea Removes K-pop Loudspeakers From Borders In Bid to Ease Tensions With North
South Korea's military said Monday it had begun removing loudspeakers along its border with rival North Korea in a move aimed at reducing tensions.
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South Korea's Balloon Crackdown Hits Anti-North Korea Activists
The equipment activist Lee Min-bok uses to send balloons laden with anti-Kim Jong Un leaflets across the border from South Korea unto the North has been gathering dust and cobwebs for months.
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots After North Korean Soldiers Briefly Cross Border
South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday, as tensions have spiked with the trading of trash-filled balloons and loudspeaker messages.
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South Korea, US Conduct Week-Long Firing Drills Amid Tensions With North Korea
South Korean and U.S. troops have conducted joint combat firing drills near the border with North Korea involving heavy weapons, as Pyongyang lambasted the allies for dangerous moves pushing the region to the brink of "an inferno of nuclear war."
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North Korea Fires Artillery Shells Near Border With South Korea Amid Tension
South Korea on Wednesday criticised North Korea for unleashing a fresh artillery barrage into waters off its east and west coasts, targeting a maritime "buffer zone" set up in 2018 to reduce tensions.
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Kim Jong Un's "Thank You" Letter to South Korea's Moon After Turbulent Ties
The letters mark a closing chapter in a turbulent relation between Moon and Kim Jong Un, who held three summits in 2018 that produced an agreement to reduce military tensions on the border
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North, South Korea Check Work To Ease Tension In "Milestone" Step
North and South Korean officials inspected work to ease tension on their militarised border today, checking on the demolition of bunkers and probing for secret tunnels, despite scant progress on persuading the North to give up nuclear arms.
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Shots Fired Along Demilitarised Zone As North Korean Soldier Defects
South Korean guards fired warning shots across the heavily militarised border with North Korea on Thursday as a soldier from the North defected, officials said, complicating efforts to ease tensions over the Pyongyang's weapons programmes.
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Watch: Dramatic Footage Shows North Korea Defector's Border Dash
Dramatic footage of a North Korean soldier's defection released Wednesday showed him racing across the border under fire from former comrades, and then being hauled to safety by South Korean troops.
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Amid Tensions, US Flies Bombers Over Korean Peninsula In Show Of Force
US bombers carried out a rare live fire drill in South Korea Saturday, flying close to the DMZ in a show of force after Pyongyang's latest missile test, the South's defence ministry said.
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South Korea Fires At Suspected Drone At North Korea Border Amid Rising Tensions
South Korea's military fired warning shots at a suspected drone from North Korea on Tuesday amid tension over Pyongyang's latest missile test which drew international condemnation and a warning from China.
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At Chinese Border With North Korea, Trade Cools But Few Signs Of Strain
Despite heightened tension on the Korean peninsula and North Korea warning of a nuclear strike against any sign of US aggression, there were few signs of strain on Thursday on the main border post between China and the reclusive nation.
