South Korea vows to end foreign adoptions as UN presses Seoul to address past abuses

SEOUL – South Korea’s government said it plans to end its waning foreign adoptions of Korean children, while United Nations ...
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Nuclear submarine arms race heats up between North and South Korea

North Korea's state media released photos Thursday of what it said was the hull of a nuclear submarine. Its leader denounced South Korea's plans to build its own subs as "an offensive act." ...

South Korea braces itself for colder weather with temperatures expected to fall below minus 15 deg C

Temperatures will run 2 deg C to 7 deg C below the winter average. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
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Seoul stocks end higher on chip rally, with won sharply up

Korean stocks ended higher on Friday, driven by sharp gains in big-cap tech shares, including Samsung Electronics and SK ...