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US suspending more training exercises with S. Korea: Pentagon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 08:55 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - The US and South Korea have agreed to indefinitely suspend two exchange program training exercises, to support diplomatic negotiations with North Korea, the Pentagon said Friday.   Read more »

Koreas agree to hold reunions for war-separated families in August

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 07:53 PM

Millions of people were separated during the 1950-53 conflict that sealed the division of the two Koreas. Read more »

Killing dogs for meat illegal, rules S. Korean court

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 21 01:40 PM

A South Korean court has outlawed the killing of dogs for meat, in a landmark ruling that animal rights activists said Thursday could pave the way to making eating canines illegal. Read more »

Hackers steal $30 million from top Seoul bitcoin exchange

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 05:00 PM

Hackers stole more than $30 million worth of cryptocurrencies from South Korea's top bitcoin exchange, sending the unit's price falling around the world on Wednesday. Read more »

2 Koreas to form joint teams at Asian Games

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 12:50 AM

North and South Korea agreed Monday to form unified teams for some sports at the upcoming Asian Games -- a move which highlights the rapprochement on the peninsula that began with the Winter Olympics. Read more »

2018 FIFA World Cup: Sweden ends jinx to beat South Korea

Andrew Cawthorne, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 10:36 PM

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia - Sweden won an opening World Cup game for the first time since 1958 and ended their worrying goal drought with a 1-0 victory over South Korea that was a must-win if they want to progress from a tricky-looking Group F. Read more »

S. Korea conducts war games to defend vs Japan in dispute over Dokdo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 18 11:33 AM

South Korea on Monday will begin two days of war games to practice defending the disputed Dokdo islands off its east coast -- against an unlikely attack by Japan. Read more »

Pentagon weighs future of Korea drills after Trump nixes 'war games'

Phil Stewart, Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 08:11 AM

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military on Wednesday was looking at ways to ensure American forces in South Korea could still be fully trained and ready, a day after President Donald Trump suspended military exercises in a surprise concession to North Korea. Read more »

In surprise summit concession, Trump says he will halt Korea war games

Steve Holland, Soyoung Kim and Jack Kim, Reuters
Posted at Jun 13 06:44 AM

US President Donald Trump made a stunning concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday about halting military exercises, pulling a surprise at a summit that baffled allies, military officials and lawmakers from his own Republican Party.   Read more »

Singapore agreement will end Cold War, S. Korea president says

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 12 08:07 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday hailed the outcome of the summit between President Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong Un as a "historic event" that ended the last Cold War conflict.   Read more »

S. Korea hails Trump-Kim summit as 'talks of the century'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 12 02:02 PM

South Koreans erupted in applause Tuesday as Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un met for what local media billed as the "talks of the century." Read more »

Cryptocurrencies tumble after South Korea hack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 03:28 PM

Cryptocurrencies plunged in Asia on Monday after a hack on a South Korean exchange sparked fresh concerns about the safety of the digital units. Read more »

Mother of 'nut rage' Korean Air heiress grilled over illegal Pinay maids

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 11 03:23 PM

The matriarch of the troubled Korean Air dynasty was grilled Monday over allegations she used company resources to illegally hire foreign housekeepers, as a probe into the scandal-hit family widened. Read more »

OPINION: Amid trash, an inspiring, dissenting voice

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jun 09 03:44 AM

"This was extremely difficult to watch. But, it was heartbreaking to see my fellow countrymen cheering for it. Every curse, every perverted joke, every ‘papatayin ko talaga sila’ remark was received with applause and cheering."   Read more »

Whatever happened to the Jee Ick-joo case?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 11:11 PM

President Duterte told South Korean businessmen they would be safe when they come to the Philippines.  Read more »

Duterte on kissing women, ‘womanizing’: It's biology

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 10:38 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday defended anew his kiss with a married Filipina in public during his official visit in South Korea, saying it’s part of “biology.” Read more »

S. Korea seeks 'early' agreement on ending Korean War

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 05:44 PM

Seoul is in three-way talks with Pyongyang and Washington for an early agreement on formally ending the decades-old Korean War Read more »

OPINION: DOM

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Jun 08 12:12 AM

I have a question to those who think that there was nothing wrong in President Duterte kissing Bea Kim, a Filipina married to a Korean, during his meeting with the Filipino community in South Korea in Seoul last Sunday: Is it still okay with you if Duterte would do the same to your wife or daughter? Read more »

Duterte ipinagtanggol ang sarili sa kontrobersiyal na halik sa South Korea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 01:35 PM

Depensa ni Duterte, dati pa niya ito ginagawa.   Read more »

Duterte to put errant government offices under presidential supervision

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 03:05 AM

Duterte warned criminals “in and out of government” that there will be consequences to their actions. Read more »