South Korea

South Korean jamboree to end early over typhoon warning

SEOUL, South Korea-- The World Scout Jamboree in South Korea will end early due to an approaching typhoon, organisers said Monday…

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US, UK scouts abandon heatwave-hit South Korean jamboree

BUAN, South Korea - American and British scouts pulled out of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea Saturday citing…

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‘Happy mothers’: S. Korean couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood

SEOUL, South Korea-- South Korea has spent billions of dollars on policies to boost its birth rate. But when Kim Kyu-jin…

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Seoul celebrates pride despite LGBTQ backlash

Tens of thousands of South Koreans brought rainbow pride to the streets of Seoul on Saturday for an annual celebration…

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‘Get used to us’: South Korean drag queens fight for LGBTQ rights

SEOUL, South Korea-- Drag queen Hurricane Kimchi has torn through Seoul's nightlife scene like their meteorological namesake for a decade, part…

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South Koreans get younger as traditional age system dropped

Lee Jung-hee was set to turn 60 next year but South Korea dropped its traditional age counting system Wednesday, so…

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Netflix CEO says $2.5-B investment an ‘opportunity’ for South Korea

SEOUL - Netflix's $2.5-billion investment in South Korea is an "opportunity" for local business, the streaming giant's CEO said Thursday,…

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US, Japan, S.Korea aim to share N.Korea missile warning data

SINGAPORE, Singapore-- The United States, Japan and South Korea aim to share North Korean missile warning data before the end of…

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Passenger opens plane door mid-air on Asiana flight in Korea

SEOUL, South Korea-- A passenger opened an emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight as it was preparing to land on…

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South Korea joins oil spill cleanup efforts

South Korea has joined efforts to expedite the oil spill cleanup in Mindoro, its embassy in Manila said Thursday, March…

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