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South Korea's Population Crisis Shrinks Military Amid Threat From North
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North Korea Warns of Reprisal Against South Korea-US Drills Amid Signs of Tensions Easing
North Korea denounced on Monday a major joint exercise planned by the South Korean and U.S. militaries as "direct military provocation" and warned of counteraction, amid signs of easing tension across the border under a new leader in Seoul.
North Korea warns of ‘negative consequences’ for U.S.-S. Korea military drills
North Korea's defense chief on Monday condemned an upcoming large-scale joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea and warned of "negative consequences."
North Korea issues warning over "provocative" US drills with Seoul
The drills, which will kick off next week, are a "direct military provocation" against North Korea, Pyongyang said.
North Korea Warns Of 'Resolute Counteraction' Over US-S. Korea Drills
North Korea will react with "resolute counteraction" in the event of provocations from upcoming joint military drills between South Korea and the United States, its defence chief said in a state media dispatch on Monday.
North warns of 'self-defense' measures against planned South-U.S. military exercise
North Korea's defense chief on Monday warned that Pyongyang would exercise its "self-defense" right in the event of a provocation, denouncing a planned large-scale joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States.
Starbucks asks customers in South Korea to stop bringing printers and desktop computers into stores as workers transform cafes into remote offices
You can just go and have a cup of coffee, work there—but people are taking it a little bit to the extreme nowadays,” one ...
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Japan asks S. Korea to lift ban on Japanese seafood imports
Japan's farm minister on Monday urged the South Korean foreign minister to scrap restrictions on Japanese seafood impo ...
🇧🇷 Brazil set to arrange friendlies against South Korea and Japan
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is close to scheduling two friendlies for the Brazilian National Team in ...
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Farm minister Koizumi visits rice field in South Korea
South Korean rice exports to Japan have sharply increased, reaching a record 416 tons in January to June this year.
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Agriculture ministers of S. Korea, China, Japan hold 1st trilateral meeting in 7 yrs
Agriculture ministers of South Korea, China and Japan held a meeting Monday to discuss food security, animal disease response ...
Trump tariffs: New levies hit EU, Japan, South Korea
The EU, South Korea, and Japan are among the countries targeted by the levies. The latest wave of "reciprocal" tariffs ...
Two likely dead, many missing after record rain floods southern Japan
At least 2 people are likely dead and scores still missing after landslides and flooding hit southwest Japan after torrential rain.
South Korea to scrutinise US-Japan trade deal as officials fly to Washington
Seoul will take a close look at the terms of a U.S.-Japan trade deal, South Korea's industry minister said on Wednesday, ...
South Korea Reaches Trade Deal With Trump
The agreement comes after other American allies, like Japan, clinched their own deals, partly to moderate President Trump’s ...