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Park vows to resolve difficulties over N.Korea nuclear program

President Park Geun-hye vowed Saturday to resolve difficulties posed by North Korea’s nuclear program and historical disputes with Japan. Tensions …

N. Korea unlikely to conduct nuclear test until fall: 38 North

North Korea is unlikely to conduct another nuclear test at least until this fall, a U.S. think tank said Friday, citing satellite imagery showing no signs of …

S. Korea reports 9 additional MERS cases, raising total to 50

South Korea confirmed nine more cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on Saturday, bringing the total number of people infected with the disease to 50. …

Ranking Navy officer arrested in corruption scandal

A senior South Korean Navy official was arrested Friday in a widening probe into alleged corruption in connection with the country’s arms procurement …

Park says utmost efforts under way to contain MERS

President Park Geun-hye on Friday urged people suspected of being infected with MERS to remain in self-quarantine, saying the government is making its utmost …

Main parties agree to mull solutions to MERS outbreak

Leaders of the main parties agreed to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday to mull possible solutions to the MERS outbreak here that has left four dead and …

U.S. renews visa waiver program for Koreans

The United States has extended a visa waiver program for South Korea for two years again, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. It would enable South Koreans to …

UAE issues travel warning on Korea
UAE issues travel warning on Korea

The United Arab Emirates has issued a travel warning on South Korea over an MERS outbreak. The virus has killed four people, infected 42 and prompted health …

Police to quarantine defiant suspected MERS carriers at medical centers

Police said Friday they will quarantine suspected MERS patients at medical institutions if they defy being restricted to home. Currently, South Korea advises …

Park tours hospital with MERS patients

President Park Geun-hye visited a hospital housing MERS patients here Friday to encourage health care workers striving to contain the disease, Cheong Wa Dae …

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