Korea

South Korea’s ex-spy chief indicted in election scandal

14 Jun 2013

South Korea’s former spy chief was indicted on charges of meddling last year’s presidential elections by ordering an online smear campaign against opposition candidates, prosecutors said on Friday...

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North Korea says jailed US citizen preached regime change

10 May 2013

A Korean-American tour operator jailed in North Korea had smuggled in anti-Pyongyang materials and sought to establish a base to overthrow the regime, according to the North’s Supreme Court.

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US calls for North Korea amnesty for sentenced American

3 May 2013

The US called on Thursday for North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years’ hard labour for “hostile acts” against the state.

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US joint chiefs chairman Dempsey to visit South Korea

19 Apr 2013

The top US military officer, General Martin Dempsey, is adding a South Korea stop to his previously announced trip to China to meet face to face with his South Korean counterpart on the North...

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Kerry tells Xi North Korea crisis is ‘critical’

13 Apr 2013

The world is facing a “critical time”, top US diplomat John Kerry told China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday, citing tensions on the Korean peninsula, Iran’s nuclear programme and the conflict...

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Weakness of yen likely to affect Korea and Taiwan

18 Feb 2013

The Japanese yen's persistent fall against the US dollar since November 2012 means that this development has "upgraded" itself from being a mere flash in the pan to something much more.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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South Korean activists jailed for visit to North

A South Korean court jailed an elderly left-wing activist for four years on Friday for making an unauthorised trip across the border to North Korea.

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South Korea forms military task force on nuclear test

South Korea’s military said on Tuesday it had formed a crisis management task force to monitor North Korea’s nuclear site ahead of an expected atomic test, which Seoul said could be imminent.

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South Korean president issues controversial pardons

South Korea’s outgoing president Lee Myung-Bak on Tuesday pardoned a host of former close aides and confidantes jailed for corruption, despite criticism from his successor.

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North Korea tells China it is planning nuclear test

A North Korean official has apparently told Chinese authorities that the communist state is planning to conduct a third nuclear test in the coming week, a news report said on Saturday.

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KOREA

South Korea chief prosecutor resigns over scandals

South Korea’s chief prosecutor resigned on Friday, apologising publicly for a series of “embarrassing” scandals that fuelled a top-level feud within the prosecution service.

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PHILIPPINES

Philippines recalls South Korean noodles

Philippine authorities have ordered the recall of six brands of South Korean noodles from local shops after they were reported to contain a cancer-causing chemical.

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