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What Would the Second Korean War Look Like?
What would a military conflict on the Korean Peninsula look like? To many, this question might trigger a severe case of apocalyptic anxiety, where, on the one hand, we assume that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is willing to embrace ötterdämmerung-like catastrophic violence to defend its Stalinist regime, whereas, on the other hand, we seem to be incapable of genuinely fathoming the carnage any military conflict between Seoul and Pyongyang would cause.
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Record turnout predicted in South Korean presidential election to replace jailed Park Geun-hye
South Koreans headed to voting stations on Tuesday to elect a new leader, with a potential record turnout suggesting voters are eager to move on from a corruption scandal that brought down the former president and shook the political and business elite. Unless there is a major upset, liberal Moon Jae-in—who calls for a moderate approach on North Korea, wants to reform powerful family-run conglomerates and boost fiscal spending to create jobs—will be elected president.
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S. Korea's new president willing to visit rival North
New South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday he was open to visiting rival North Korea under the right conditions to talk about Pyongyang's aggressive pursuit of nuclear-tipped missiles. Moon's softer stance on North Korea could create friction with Washington, which has swung from threats of military action to hints of dialogue as it seeks to formulate a policy under President Donald Trump.
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This is what would happen if North Korea launched a real attack
President Trump would have “maybe 10 minutes” to decide whether to launch a retaliatory strike against North Korea
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A garden bridge that works: how Seoul succeeded where London failed
Seoul’s ambitious Skygarden – which revives a disused elevated 1970s highway with 24,000 plants – is opening
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The Other North Korean Threat
Assessing the capability of North Korean Cold War-era artillery and its danger to Seoul.
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South Korea turns its back on coal and nuclear power
South Korea is clearly a tech-savvy country when companies like Samsung and LG dominate, but you almost wouldn't know it by looking at its energy policies. It not only depends heavily on coal and nuclear reactors (70 percent of its power comes from those sources), but gives them tax breaks to keep prices down. However, it's making an about-face now that there's a new president.
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Kim Jong-un vows to execute South Korea's former president
Pyongyang vowed to 'impose the death penalty' on Park Geun-Hye claiming she 'pushed forward' a supposed plan by Seoul's intelligence services to eliminate the North Korean dictator.
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South Korea Sets Up Task Force to Determine if Bitcoin Needs Regulations
Following Rep. Park Yong-jin's announcement of a proposed bill to provide a legal framework for digital currencies like bitcoin, South Korea has now set up a task force to determine if bitcoin should be regulated.
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South Korea Blasts 'We Are the Champions' at North Korea Border
South Korea reportedly blasted Queen’s triumphant hit single ‘We Are the Champions’ at the North Korea border, in what appears to be a thinly-veiled jab at their long-standing political rivals as the North continues its troubling missile tests.
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U.S. bombers conduct exercise in South Korea in show of force to North
Two U.S. B-1B bombers and American and South Korean fighter jets on Friday conducted an exercise that included practicing attack capabilities at a training range, in a show of force to North Korea days after that regime tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. U.S. Pacific Command said the Lancer bombers took off from an air base in Guam and "practiced attack capabilities by releasing inert weapons at the Pilsung Range."
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Canines saved from Korea's 'dog meat festival'
Nearly 150 dogs that faced slaughter to be served as “stamina boosting” meals in South Korea have been rescued and sent to shelters in the United States. Human Society International (HSI), an international animal protection group, carried out the project last weekend. The group rescued the dogs from a farm in Yesan, South Chungcheong Province, which faced closure for business reasons. If the group had not worked properly, the dogs could have been sold to dog meat retailers.
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Opinion | We Need a Radical New Approach on North Korea
Sharp rhetoric will get us nowhere. It’s time for the U.S. to abandon its longstanding “One Korea” policy.
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South Korea open to talks with North amid nuclear crisis
South Korea says it may hold direct talks with the North during a regional meeting this weekend. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said she was willing to talk to her counterpart from Pyongyang, if the chance "naturally occurs". North Korea's repeated missile and nuclear weapon tests have been condemned by neighbours in the region.
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North Korea rejects the offer of dialogue from the South
North Korea rejects the offer of dialogue from the South. A rare encounter that does not seem to have borne fruit. The North Korea swept a proposal Seoul dialog during an exchange between the two foreign ministers in Manila reported on Monday the agency South Korean Yonhap after hardening of UN sanctions against Pyongyang.
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Seoul says fundamental resolution of N. Korean issues 'highly possible'
Tensions around the Korean Peninsula remain high after North Korea's recent missile tests followed by its provocative threat Wednesday to engulf a U.S. territory in a barrage of missiles, a ranking South Korean official said. However, the situation does not represent a crisis, the official from Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said, noting the North Korean threat may have been multipurposed but not to incite an actual conflict.
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US and South Korea to stage huge military exercise despite North Korea crisis
US and South Korean militaries will go ahead with massive sea, land and air exercises later this month, despite a spiralling situation in which North Korea has threatened to fire missiles towards a US Pacific territory.
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U.S., South Korea start military drills amid 'second war' threats from Pyongyang
North Korea’s official government newspaper warned against "reckless behavior."
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South Korea drops eight bombs near North Korea border to show 'overwhelming force'
South Korea's military has dropped eight heavy bombs near its border with the North in a show of what local media called "overwhelming force" following Pyongyang's latest missile test. President Moon Jae-in ordered the strike, by four F-15K fighter-bombers, at a firing range in the country's east to "display a strong capability to punish" North Korea if it were to attack.
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South Korea holds live-fire drills hours after North Korea missile launch
South Korea's air force has staged a live-fire drill simulating the destruction of North Korea's leadership, hours after Pyongyang launched a missile over Japan. Just before 6 a.m. South Korea time Tuesday, North Korea fired an unidentified missile from near the capital Pyongyang, towards the northeast. It flew over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, making it the first North Korean projectile to successfully pass over Japanese territory since 1998.
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