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South Korean town residents shouts slogans protesting a plan to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, in their neighborhood, in Seoul, South Korea. The missile system will be deployed in south

Aug 25, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

South Korean Government Faces THAAD Protests Anew

Residents of Gimcheon City in South Korea staged a rally on Wednesday, August 24, to protest against the decision of the government to examine their neighborhood as an option for the potential site of the U.S. anti-missile system deployment.

A screen in Seoul shows a news bulletin on Aug. 24, 2016, reporting that North Korea test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile. (Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images)

Aug 25, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Kim Jong Un Considers SLBM Launch Successful

On Thursday, state media Korean Central News AgencyNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un called his country's launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine “the greatest success”, adding that North Korea has full capacity to perform nuclear attacks.

South Korea’s Seaport Cargo Increases by 2 Percent in July

Aug 25, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korea’s Seaport Cargo Increases by 2 Percent in July

South Korea's Cargo processed at the Seaports increased by 2 percent in July from a year earlier according to a government data.

President Park To Host a Luncheon For South Korean Olympic Athletes

Aug 25, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

President Park To Host a Luncheon For South Korean Olympic Athletes

South Korea President Park Geun-hye will host a luncheon for South Korean Olympic athletes that represented the country in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

North Korea Missile Test Slammed

Aug 25, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

North Korea Missile Test Slammed

North Korea's latest submarine missile test was sharply slammed and criticized by the foreign ministers of South Korea, China, and Japan.

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Aug 24, 2016 PM EDT - Harvy

South Korea Postpones Decision On Giving Mapping Data To Google

After initially stating that it will finally decide on Google's long held request to be given the country's mapping data by August 24, the South Korean government has chosen to maintain its deliberation and instead has moved up the date for a possible ruling.

North Korea reportedly conducted a submarine-launched missile ballistics test (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Aug 24, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

North Korea Test-Fires Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

On August 24, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that North Korea test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) in waters off its east coast that seems to be a protest opposing the ongoing military exercise between the United States and South Korea.

CHANGNYONG, SOUTH KOREA

Aug 24, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

South Korea Verifies First Cholera Case in 15 Years

On Tuesday, the South Korean health authorities confirmed the first case of cholera in 15 years in Gwangju. This is the first time a local citizen has been infected with the disease without traveling overseas.

DMZ

Aug 24, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

NK Buries Landmines to Avoid Defection by Soldiers

A government source said on Tuesday that North Korea was seen laying antipersonnel mines on its side of the inter-Korean border, presumptively to keep its soldiers from crossing the border.

South Korean Athletes Return Home From Rio

Aug 24, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korean Athletes Return Home From Rio

South Korean Athletes who were the main contingents return home from the Rio 2016 Olympics with a heroes' welcome on Wednesday after the 17 day competition in Brazil.

Yeon Jae Son of Korea

Aug 23, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Son Yeon Jae Tokyo 2020; No Plans Yet, Proud of Her Rio Olympics Achievement

After falling short of becoming the first Asian to bring home an Olympic medal in rhythmic gymnastics at the recently-concluded Rio Olympics, Son Yeon Jae is still proud of herself for enduring through previous hardships and beating the odds to become the highest-ranked Asian in the history of the sport. She placed fourth behind bronze medalist Ganna Rizatdinova of Ukraine.

Visitors look across to the north side of the border in front of a map showing the demilitarized zone (DMZ)

Aug 23, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

DPRK Warns of Pre-emptive Nuke Strike Over Joint US-SK Military Drill

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday warned to heighten a “pre-emptive nuclear strike” on South Korea and the United States in response to the two allies' annual military drill that intends protect South Korea from Pyongyang's possible military aggression.

There has been a rumor on the possibility of President Park declaring martial law to contain the political crisis that her administration is facing right now.

Aug 23, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Pres. Park Says North Korea Shows 'Serious Cracks' in its Regime

On August 22, South Korean President Park Geun Hye said that North Korea has started to present signs of “serious cracks” within its regime including a series of defections by influential people from the North.

South Korean Athletes Start The Quest and Depart For Rio Paralympics

Aug 23, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korean Athletes Start The Quest and Depart For Rio Paralympics

South Korean Athletes who are the delegates for the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics started their quest as they departed on Tuesday to perform at the quadrennial competition.

SK Parliamentary Speaker Convinces Parties to Overcome Differences on THAAD

Aug 23, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

SK Parliamentary Speaker Convinces Parties to Overcome Differences on THAAD

Parliamentary Speaker Chung Sye-Kun said that South Korean parties must overcome the difference on the deployment of US missile defense system in the country considering that it must not weigh on the unity of the political segment.

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