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China To Allow Visa-Free Entry To Citizens From 9 More Countries
China will extend visa-free entry to citizens from nine additional countries, including South Korea, Norway and Finland, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
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South Korea And China To Begin Diplomatic Talks On Korean Peninsula Issues
South Korea and China will hold their first round of diplomatic and security dialogue on Tuesday, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Monday, in line with an agreement the two nations made last month.
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"Unfriendly": Russia After Sanctions By South Korea
Russia considers South Korea's decision to impose sanctions against Russian individuals and entities as an "unfriendly" move and will respond in due course, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
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Israeli Embassy Pulls Video Imagining Hamas Attack In Seoul
The Israeli embassy in South Korea has removed a video showing an imaginary scenario in which Koreans are attacked by masked assailants in Seoul, a reference to Hamas, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.
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South Korea Imposes Sanctions Over North Korea's Arms Trade With Russia
South Korea imposed fresh sanctions on 10 individuals and two entities in relation to North Korea's nuclear program and weapons trade with three countries, including Russia, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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Iran Hopes Prisoner Swap With US Will Happen Today After Assets Unfrozen
Iran hopes that a prisoner swap with the United States will go ahead Monday, once Tehran gains access to $6 billion frozen by US ally South Korea, the Iranian foreign ministry said.
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China Executes South Korean National For Drug Trafficking
China has executed a South Korean national for drug trafficking, Beijing's foreign ministry said, the first time such a sentence has been carried out on a citizen of that country in almost a decade.
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North Korea Accuses US Of "Intentionally" Aggravating Relations With Air Drills
North Korea's foreign ministry accused the United States of "intentionally" ramping up tensions by flying in joint military drills with South Korea, state news agency KCNA said Tuesday.
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US Causing International Arms Control Collapse: North Korea
North Korea on Saturday blamed the United States for what it said was the collapse of international arms control systems and said Pyongyang's nuclear weapons were a just response to ensure the balance of power in the region.
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Ministry Of External Affairs Summons South Korean Ambassador Over Hyundai Pakistan Dealer's Post On Kashmir
A statement released by India's Ministry of External Affairs said that South Korea's Foreign Minister, Chung Eui-yong had also called the external affairs minister, and regretted the offence caused to the people and Government of India by the post.
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US, South Korea To Consider Ending North Korea Coordination Group
The United States and South Korea have agreed to consider scrapping a working group established to coordinate North Korea policy, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after it became seen as a way for Washington to block inter-Korean projects.
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Iran Releases Seized South Korean Tanker: Seoul Foreign Ministry
Iran on Friday released a South Korean-flagged tanker it seized amid a dispute over billions in frozen oil funds, and the vessel's captain, the foreign ministry in Seoul said.
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North Korea Nuclear Test Halt Move Welcomed By China
China's foreign ministry said on Saturday it welcomed a move by North Korea to halt nuclear and missile tests, which it said would help ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and promote denuclearisation.
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South Korea Seizes Hong Kong Flagged Vessel For Transferring Oil To North Korea
South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil to North Korea in defiance of international sanctions, a foreign ministry official said on Friday.
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UK Parliament Attack: 5 South Koreans Injured, Says Police
Five South Koreans were injured near the British parliament on Wednesday in what UK police called a "marauding terrorist attack," South Korea's foreign ministry said in Seoul.
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China To Allow Visa-Free Entry To Citizens From 9 More Countries
China will extend visa-free entry to citizens from nine additional countries, including South Korea, Norway and Finland, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
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South Korea And China To Begin Diplomatic Talks On Korean Peninsula Issues
South Korea and China will hold their first round of diplomatic and security dialogue on Tuesday, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Monday, in line with an agreement the two nations made last month.
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"Unfriendly": Russia After Sanctions By South Korea
Russia considers South Korea's decision to impose sanctions against Russian individuals and entities as an "unfriendly" move and will respond in due course, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
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Israeli Embassy Pulls Video Imagining Hamas Attack In Seoul
The Israeli embassy in South Korea has removed a video showing an imaginary scenario in which Koreans are attacked by masked assailants in Seoul, a reference to Hamas, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.
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South Korea Imposes Sanctions Over North Korea's Arms Trade With Russia
South Korea imposed fresh sanctions on 10 individuals and two entities in relation to North Korea's nuclear program and weapons trade with three countries, including Russia, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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Iran Hopes Prisoner Swap With US Will Happen Today After Assets Unfrozen
Iran hopes that a prisoner swap with the United States will go ahead Monday, once Tehran gains access to $6 billion frozen by US ally South Korea, the Iranian foreign ministry said.
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China Executes South Korean National For Drug Trafficking
China has executed a South Korean national for drug trafficking, Beijing's foreign ministry said, the first time such a sentence has been carried out on a citizen of that country in almost a decade.
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North Korea Accuses US Of "Intentionally" Aggravating Relations With Air Drills
North Korea's foreign ministry accused the United States of "intentionally" ramping up tensions by flying in joint military drills with South Korea, state news agency KCNA said Tuesday.
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US Causing International Arms Control Collapse: North Korea
North Korea on Saturday blamed the United States for what it said was the collapse of international arms control systems and said Pyongyang's nuclear weapons were a just response to ensure the balance of power in the region.
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Ministry Of External Affairs Summons South Korean Ambassador Over Hyundai Pakistan Dealer's Post On Kashmir
A statement released by India's Ministry of External Affairs said that South Korea's Foreign Minister, Chung Eui-yong had also called the external affairs minister, and regretted the offence caused to the people and Government of India by the post.
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US, South Korea To Consider Ending North Korea Coordination Group
The United States and South Korea have agreed to consider scrapping a working group established to coordinate North Korea policy, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after it became seen as a way for Washington to block inter-Korean projects.
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Iran Releases Seized South Korean Tanker: Seoul Foreign Ministry
Iran on Friday released a South Korean-flagged tanker it seized amid a dispute over billions in frozen oil funds, and the vessel's captain, the foreign ministry in Seoul said.
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North Korea Nuclear Test Halt Move Welcomed By China
China's foreign ministry said on Saturday it welcomed a move by North Korea to halt nuclear and missile tests, which it said would help ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and promote denuclearisation.
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South Korea Seizes Hong Kong Flagged Vessel For Transferring Oil To North Korea
South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil to North Korea in defiance of international sanctions, a foreign ministry official said on Friday.
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UK Parliament Attack: 5 South Koreans Injured, Says Police
Five South Koreans were injured near the British parliament on Wednesday in what UK police called a "marauding terrorist attack," South Korea's foreign ministry said in Seoul.
