November 25, 2020By Hyonhee ShinSEOUL (Reuters) –     South Korea called on unionists to cancel protests on Wednesday as the country grapples with a third wave of coronavirus infections, warning any violations of social distancing measures will be punished.

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A NORTH Korea defector used his training as a gymnast to leap over a 12ft fence into the South, it was reported. His audacious escape involved making it across the world’s most heavily guarded order which is strewn with two million mines and bristling with barbed wire.

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North Korean gymnast jumps 12ft fence across border to defect to South

SEOUL (Sputnik) - South Korea’s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Wednesday urged Central Asian nations to continue their support for Seoul’s efforts to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula.

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S.Korea's Foreign Minister Calls on Central Asian States to Back Korean Peace

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Despite the prolonged talks between Tehran and Seoul over Iran's use of its blocked assets, the process seems not at all satisfactory as South Korea is still making excuses not to pay its debts.

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With the resurgence of COVID-19 in Seoul, many dramas were forced to halt production as actors tested positive for the new coronavirus or came in contact with people who had.  So far, 10 dramas across multiple broadcast stations have halted production when actors and staff tested positive. They are “The Penthouse: War in Life” (SBS), “The Spies Who Loved Me” (MBC), “The Moon Rising River...

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COVID-19 plagues drama productions

Concert pianist Cho Seung-jin’s encore recital in Seoul slated for Saturday has been canceled, due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.   Cho, the winner of the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition, was to hold an in-person recital on Saturday at the Seoul Arts Center, following his monthlong 11-city tour across Korea. The recital, which was announced after the completion of the scheduled tour, was to have...

Pianist Cho Seung-jin’s encore recital canceled

When hiker Kim Kang-eun found the slopes of Mount Jiri, South Korea's largest national park, littered with rubbish during a two-day trip in 2018, she decided it was time to send out a message about taking better care of nature. She founded Clean Hikers, a group dedicated to picking up trash from there and the country's other mountain parks and

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South Korean hiker turns trash into art with 'don't drop litter' message

South Korea's justice minister has suspended Seoul's top prosecutor in a surprise move, after weeks of allegations about breach of law and misconduct.

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