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Seoul berates Pyongyang for trying to divide public
Seoul on Sunday upbraided Pyongyang for trying to divide the South Korean public and shift the blame onto it for the suspended industrial park in Gaeseong, saying that North Korea warped the facts by claiming it earlier proposed dialogue on its own. Rebuffing Seoul's third overture on Wednesday for working-level talks about South Korean firms' raw materials and finished products left ...
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White House Condemns N.Korea Over Nuclear Talks
North Korea launched four short-range missiles into the sea from an area near Wonsan on Saturday and Sunday. They were aimed away from South Korea in a northeasterly direction. White House National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said North Korea "will achieve nothing by threats or ...
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N.Koreans in South Bewildered and Rejected
North Korea launched four short-range missiles into the sea from an area near Wonsan, Kangwon Province on Saturday and Sunday. They were aimed away from South Korea in a northeasterly direction. They flew for about 140 ...
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South Korea deploys Israeli Spike missiles
South Korea has deployed to its western frontline islands the Israeli-made Spike missiles capable of launching precision strikes on North Korea's coastal artillery pieces hidden in mountain caves and tunnels, Seoul officials said Sunday. "We have recently deployed scores of Spike missiles and vehicles to carry them to the border islands including Bangnyeongdo and Yeonpyeongdo," ...
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Seoul shares up Wall St overshadows North Korea missile tests
SEOUL | Sun May 19, 2013 8:12pm EDT SEOUL May 20 (Reuters) - Seoul shares edged up on Monday after the rally on Wall Street boosted sentiment and helped to overcome worries about North Korea's firing of short-range missiles at the weekend. Technology heavyweights led the gains, with SK Hynix rising 2 percent and LG Electronics gaining 0.5 percent. The Korea Composite Stock Price ...
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Seoul shares may rise little impact from N.Korea missile launch
SEOUL | Sun May 19, 2013 7:32pm EDT SEOUL May 20 (Reuters) - Seoul shares will likely rise on Monday with the rally on Wall Street boosting sentiment and helping to overcome worries about North Korea's firing of short-range missiles on the weekend, analysts said. "The market will start off with firm gains as investors take positive cues from rallies in global markets," said ...
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Seoul World Design Capital
In 2010, Seoul held the title of World Design Capital for the year, a coveted acknowledgment of the city’s progress in the development of its design-oriented industries and a foundation for the implementation of further development projects in preparation for 2010.
Seoul is a thriving global city of over 12 million people and the capital of South Korea, a country that has seen rapid development over the last few decades to become one of the newly emerged first world countries of the late 20th century. Read more
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