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South Korea To Bring Home 300 Workers Detained In Hyundai Plant Raid In US
More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday.
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South Korean President Takes Over A Country Deeply Split By Gender Politics
Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung has won South Korea's snap presidential election with a clear lead. With all of the ballots counted, Lee won almost 50% of the vote, ahead of his conservative rival Kim Moon-soo on 41%.
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South Korea To Hold Presidential Election On June 3
South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, the country's acting president said Tuesday, after Seoul's former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over a disastrous declaration of martial law.
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South Korea Police Launch Second Raid On Presidential Compound: Report
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Thursday to fight "until the very last minute" in a defiant address defending his shock decision to declare martial law and deploy troops to the country's parliament last week.
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Who Is South Korea's New Defence Minister, After Botched Martial Law?
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun and nominated the ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Choi Byung-hyuk, as new defence minister, the presidential office said on Thursday.
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North Korean Trash Balloons Fly Into South Korea President's Office
Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to mobilise chemical response teams in the escalating tit-for-tat propaganda war.
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Lee Jae-Myung: From Factory Worker To South Korean Presidential Contender
Leading the country's main opposition party, Mr Lee has since been a staunch critic of President Yoon, and is widely expected to run for the top office again in 2027.
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North Korea Drone Entered No-Fly Zone Last Week: South Korea Military
A North Korean drone entered the northern end of a no-fly zone surrounding South Korea's presidential office in Seoul when it intruded into the South's airspace last week, the South's military said on Thursday.
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South Korea Pardons Former President Serving 17-Year Jail Sentence
Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the justice minister said.
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Samsung Expects Chip Demand to Recover in 2023 as Q3 Profits Fall, Names Lee Jae-Yong Executive Chairman
Samsung on Thursday said Q3 operating profits fell 31.39 percent year-on-year, as "demand for consumer products remained weak". The South Korean company also announced that Samsung heir and de facto leader Lee Jae-yong, who received a presidential pardon in August over a fraud conviction, would be promoted to executive chairman.
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North Korea Is Testing "Nuclear Detonation Device", Says Seoul
North Korea has trialled a "nuclear detonation device", a senior South Korean presidential official said Wednesday.
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Yoon Suk-yeol Elected South Korea's New President
Opposition conservative Yoon Suk-yeol has been elected South Korean president, the Yonhap news agency reported Thursday, after rival Lee Jae-myung from the ruling Democratic Party conceded.
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Ahead Of South's Presidential Election
A North Korean projectile launched on Saturday is estimated to have reached a height of 550 km (340 miles) and flown for a distance of 300 km (190 miles), Japanese Defence Minister said.
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South Korea's Presidential Candidate's Wife Threatens To "Jail" Critical Reporters
A South Korean opposition party was struggling Monday to contain the fallout after the wife of its presidential candidate threatened to "jail all reporters" who criticised her husband.
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Kim Jong Un Apologises Over South Korean Citizen's Killing, Says Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologised Friday over the killing of a South Korean at sea, calling it an "unexpected and disgraceful event", Seoul's presidential office said.
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South Korea To Bring Home 300 Workers Detained In Hyundai Plant Raid In US
More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday.
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South Korean President Takes Over A Country Deeply Split By Gender Politics
Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung has won South Korea's snap presidential election with a clear lead. With all of the ballots counted, Lee won almost 50% of the vote, ahead of his conservative rival Kim Moon-soo on 41%.
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South Korea To Hold Presidential Election On June 3
South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, the country's acting president said Tuesday, after Seoul's former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over a disastrous declaration of martial law.
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South Korea Police Launch Second Raid On Presidential Compound: Report
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Thursday to fight "until the very last minute" in a defiant address defending his shock decision to declare martial law and deploy troops to the country's parliament last week.
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Who Is South Korea's New Defence Minister, After Botched Martial Law?
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun and nominated the ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Choi Byung-hyuk, as new defence minister, the presidential office said on Thursday.
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North Korean Trash Balloons Fly Into South Korea President's Office
Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to mobilise chemical response teams in the escalating tit-for-tat propaganda war.
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Lee Jae-Myung: From Factory Worker To South Korean Presidential Contender
Leading the country's main opposition party, Mr Lee has since been a staunch critic of President Yoon, and is widely expected to run for the top office again in 2027.
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North Korea Drone Entered No-Fly Zone Last Week: South Korea Military
A North Korean drone entered the northern end of a no-fly zone surrounding South Korea's presidential office in Seoul when it intruded into the South's airspace last week, the South's military said on Thursday.
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South Korea Pardons Former President Serving 17-Year Jail Sentence
Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the justice minister said.
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Samsung Expects Chip Demand to Recover in 2023 as Q3 Profits Fall, Names Lee Jae-Yong Executive Chairman
Samsung on Thursday said Q3 operating profits fell 31.39 percent year-on-year, as "demand for consumer products remained weak". The South Korean company also announced that Samsung heir and de facto leader Lee Jae-yong, who received a presidential pardon in August over a fraud conviction, would be promoted to executive chairman.
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North Korea Is Testing "Nuclear Detonation Device", Says Seoul
North Korea has trialled a "nuclear detonation device", a senior South Korean presidential official said Wednesday.
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Yoon Suk-yeol Elected South Korea's New President
Opposition conservative Yoon Suk-yeol has been elected South Korean president, the Yonhap news agency reported Thursday, after rival Lee Jae-myung from the ruling Democratic Party conceded.
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Ahead Of South's Presidential Election
A North Korean projectile launched on Saturday is estimated to have reached a height of 550 km (340 miles) and flown for a distance of 300 km (190 miles), Japanese Defence Minister said.
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South Korea's Presidential Candidate's Wife Threatens To "Jail" Critical Reporters
A South Korean opposition party was struggling Monday to contain the fallout after the wife of its presidential candidate threatened to "jail all reporters" who criticised her husband.
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Kim Jong Un Apologises Over South Korean Citizen's Killing, Says Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologised Friday over the killing of a South Korean at sea, calling it an "unexpected and disgraceful event", Seoul's presidential office said.
