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Kim Jong-Un issues ban on sarcasm.

Sep 09, 2016 AM EDT - Agatha Austria

North Korea Forbids Sarcasm

Chairman Kim Jong-un issued ban on sarcasm in North Korea.

SK New Sports Minister Pledge Support For PyeongChang Winter Games

Sep 09, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

SK New Sports Minister Pledges Support For PyeongChang Winter Games

South Korea's newly appointed Sports minister pledged full support for the successful PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018.

Photo taken June 22, 2016, in Beijing shows an informal security meeting attended by senior diplomats from six countries involved in talks on North Korea's nuclear program. For the first time since 2012, Pyongyang sent its officials to the Northeast Asia

Sep 11, 2016 PM EDT - YuGee

East Asia Summit Asks North Korea to Relinquish Nuclear Program

On Thursday, the East Asia Summit (EAS) adopted a statement asking North Korea to abandon its missile and nuclear programs following South Korean President Park Geun Hye's call for “unequivocal words and actions” against the provocations from the North.

(Photo by: Chung Sung Jun / Getty Images News) South Korean President Park Geun Hye will engage in diplomatic efforts to that aim to keep Pyongyang from possible launching long-range rocket.

Sep 08, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Park Asks ASEAN to Oppose North Korea's Nuclear and Missile Provocations

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye stepped up her diplomacy on Wednesday to counter North Korea's nuclear threats by encouraging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to go against the North's psychological warfare through “unequivocal words and actions.”

This file photo taken in July 2013 shows a Scud-type missile featured in a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. Following North Korea's launch of three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on July 19, 2016, the U.S. Strategic

Sep 08, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

North Korea to Further Boost Its Nuclear Force

On Wednesday, North Korea said it rejects the statement of the UN Security Council which condemns the country's newest missile launches. It also claims that the statement is a violation of the country's sovereignty and promises to continue empowering its nuclear weapons and arsenal.

The MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system stands on display at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. The exhibition runs through Oct. 25. Photographer: Se

Sep 08, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

2016 Defense Expo Korea Kicks Off

The 2016 Defense Expo Korea (DX Korea), South Korea's largest weaponry exhibition, kicked off on Wednesday. The event was hosted by the Association of the Republic of Korea Army and supported by the Ministry of National Defense.

 U.S. Judge Gives Hanjin Shipping a Reprieve Allowing Ships to Dock (Photo Credit: Ed Jones, Getty Images)

Sep 08, 2016 AM EDT - Bien R. Gruba III

U.S. Judge Gives Hanjin Shipping a Reprieve Allowing Ships to Dock

Korean shipping line Hanjin Shipping received a shot in the arm on Tuesday from a U.S. judge who extended bankruptcy protections to the struggling company so that its ships can dock at U.S. ports without fear creditors will try to take actions against the ships as they have in other countries according to Reuters.

Park's confidants summoned by the parliament for the scandal investigation. (Photo by Jeon Heon Kyun/Getty Images)

Sep 07, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

'Korea Aid' Program to Assist Laos with Various Projects

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye said on Tuesday that her country will help Laos establish rural areas and industrial infrastructure under the "Korea Aid" program, a Korea Times report said.

There’s an estimate of more than 500,000 people gathered in an anti-Presidential rally today, November 12, 2016, at Gwanghwamun Square.

Sep 07, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Pres. Park Delivers Message for North Koreans at the ASEAN Summit

On Tuesday, South Korean President Park Geun-Hye delivered a message to the North Korean people saying they can be assured of equal opportunities after unification, Korea JoongAng Daily reported.

SK Gov’t Provides Funds For ‘Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality’ Industries

Sep 07, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

SK Gov’t Provides Funds For ‘Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality’ Industries

The South Korean government will provide a 40 billion won (US$34.5 million) in special funds to support and expand the virual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) industries in the country.

This file photo taken in July 2013 shows a Rodong-type missile featured in a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. Following North Korea's launch of three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on July 19, 2016, the U.S. Strategi

Sep 06, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

North Korea Fires Three Rodong Missiles into East Sea

According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), North Korea fired three mid-range Rodong missiles towards Japan in an apparent show of power and force as the Group 20 (G-20) Summit meeting was held in China.

SK Gov’t Boosts ‘Maker Movement’ For New Industrial Trend

Sep 06, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

SK Gov’t Boosts ‘Maker Movement’ For New Industrial Trend

South Korean government released a new set of measures to promote the so called "Maker Movement" due to its potential to create new industrial trend that will lead to startups.

South Korea’s Anti-Graft Law Affects 40,919 Organizations

Sep 05, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korea’s Anti-Graft Law Affects 40,919 Organizations

South Korea’s anti-graft law will affect an estimated total of 40,919 organizations predicting huge changes in gift-exchanging traditions in the Asia’s fourth largest economy.

SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 28: Chung Sye Kyun, South Korea's minister of commerce, industry and energy, speaks during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, September 27, 2006. South Korea's exports probably will exceed the government's forecast of a

Sep 04, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Assembly Passes Additional National Budget Plan

After an overnight protest and boycott by the ruling Saenuri Party, the National Assembly has finally passed the 11 trillion won (US $9.92 billion) additional budget on Friday.

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 27: (CHINA OUT) South Korean President Park Geun-Hye disembarks the plane upon landing at Beijing Capital International Airport on June 27, 2013 in Beijing, China. Park Geun-Hye is on a four-day visit to China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via

Sep 04, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Pres. Park Geun Hye Defends THAAD Decision Prior to her Trip to Russia

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye once again emphasized that her government’s decision to install a U.S. antimissile system in the country was “an inevitable defensive measure,” adding that there would be no need for the system if there were no nuclear threats from North Korea.

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