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(Photo by: Chung Sung Jun / Getty Images News) US Defense Secretary Ash Carter (L) with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo (R).

Aug 18, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

SK Defense Chief Welcomes Suggestions for New THAAD Site

On August 17, the Defense Ministry said that the government will consider another site for the projected deployment of an advanced missile defense systems if Seongju residents can agree and suggest another option for the venue.

Football players of South Korea's National team celebrate after winning the Under-23 Asian Football Championship match between Qatar and South Korea at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar on Jan. 26.

Aug 18, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Loss After Loss in Rio: Zero Medals for SK in Volleyball and Football

South Korean teams for football and volleyball will go back to their country without any medals, ending their Rio Olympics bid on a bad note.

South Korean Olympic Medalists Exemption in Military Service Called Unfair

Aug 18, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korean Olympic Medalists Exemption in Military Service Called Unfair

South Korean Olympic Medalists journey for the Olympic glory is given a powerful incentive of being exempted from the two years military service that all South Korean men have to undergo.

South Korea Wins First Taekwondo Gold Medal in Rio Olympics

Aug 18, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korea Wins First Taekwondo Gold Medal of Rio Olympics

South Korea won their first taekwondo gold medal in the Rio Olympics on Wednesday, bringing back the pride and glory to the country that invented that sport.

 Sei Young Kim of South Korea poses for a selfie with the trophy after winning the LPGA JTBC Founders Cup at Wildfire Golf Club.

Aug 17, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

South Korea Hopeful for a Medal in Women's Golf Tournament in Rio

The South Korean women's golf team will attempt to win all the medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Taekwondo (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Aug 17, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

World Taekwondo Federation Chief: Taekwondo Must Develop to Stay Relevant at the Olympics

In an interview with Yonhap News Agency, the President of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Choue Chung Won said that the Korean martial art of Taekwondo must keep evolving in order to stay significant as a Summer Olympic sport. He also stated that all Olympic sports must be willing to change or make progress to stay in the Olympic program.

North Korean soldier stands guard on the country's border.  (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images)

Aug 17, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

North Korea Slams Pres. Park for Liberation Day Speech

On Wednesday, North Korea slams South Korea President Park Geun Hye's Liberation Day speech, particularly her call for Pyongyang to end its missile and nuclear programs. North Korea further state that Park is the one to blame for the worsening inter-Korean ties.

SK Women's Handball Team Finishes Rio Olympics Without Regrets

Aug 17, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

SK Women's Handball Team Finishes Rio Olympics Without Regrets

South Korean Women's Handball team staunch the flow of tears after their final match as South Korean national handball team athletes and they have no regrets in joining the Rio Olympics competition.

Director Shin Dong-yeob is planning to make a Choi Soon-sil scandal movie satire based on the ongoing political hullabaloo, revealed Thor Company, a local moviemaker.

Aug 17, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korea President Park Geun-hye Replaces 3 Ministers

South Korea President Park Geun-hye replaced the three ministers and four vice minister-level officials on Tuesday.

Critic says South Korean president Park Geun Hye's crowd funding project Youth Hope Fund

Aug 16, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

SK President Reorganizes High-Level Government Posts

On Tuesday, President Park Geun Hye of South Korea partially reorganized high-level government posts in an attempt to put in momentum into her presidency for the 18 months left of her term.

Father and son playing at the park | By: XiXinXing | Getty Images

Aug 16, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Lawmakers in Korea Seek to Establish Longer Paternity Leave

Legislators from both the ruling and opposition parties are presenting bills to enable fathers to take more paternity leaves as a way to safeguard men's rights to raise their children and to boost Korea's record-low birthrate, which is around 1.2 children per woman.

Suwon, Korea

Aug 16, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

No Medals for South Korea on Day 10 of Rio Olympics

On the 10th day of the 2016 Rio Olympics, South Korea has failed to win any medals due to shocking and unexpected defeats by some of its key athletes.

(Photo by: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images News) South Korean President Park Geun Hye visits a front line military base on Christmas eve.

Aug 16, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Park Defends Her Position on THAAD

In her speech during the 71st-anniversary celebration of South Korea's Liberation Day on Monday, South Korea President Park Geun-Hye defended her stand to deploy a U.S.-operated missile defense system claiming that the action would protect the Korean people.

South Korean Wrestler 'Kim Hyeon-woo' Wins Bronze in Rio 2016 Olympics

Aug 16, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korean Wrestler 'Kim Hyeon-woo' Wins Bronze in Rio 2016 Olympics

South Korean wrestler Kim Hyeon-woo won a bronze medal in the men's 75 kilogram Greco-Roman competition in Rio 2016 Olympics.

Foreign tourists are having difficulty navigating some parts of South Korea due to the lack of English-language information. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Aug 15, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Despite THAAD Dispute, Chinese Tourists Increase in SK

Despite the recent controversy between South Korea and China over the deployment of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, more commonly known as THAAD, data shows that the number of Chinese tourists in the country has increased.

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