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  Denuclearization is 'first priority' for U.S., S. Korea: U.S. official U.S. Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman reiterated that the United States and South Korea share the same policy when it comes to North Korea. This, as Washington has been ramping up pressur...

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  Korea's industrial output rises at slowest pace in 2014 Korea posted the worst output growth last year. Statistics Korea says... the country's output across all industries went up a mere 1-point-1 percent in 2014 from a year earlier. That marks the ...

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  At least 27 killed in simultaneous assaults in North SinaiA deadly attack in Egypt... A series of bombings targeting a military base in the town of Al-Arish,... in North Sinai,... killed at least 27 people, mostly soldiers. Egyptian officials say..., mi...

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  N. Korea should be ready for productive talks: State Dept. U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki has dismissed speculation Washington has been seeking talks with North Korea in China. She was looking to clarify the State Department's stance after...

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  U.S. publisher stands by history textbook as Japanese PM demands changes Now... in remarks that will almost certainly further enflame tensions with Korea... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has criticized an American school textbook that describes some of Japan's wart...

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  At least 61 dead in bomb blast at Shiite mosque in Pakistan At least 61 people have been killed in a bomb attack that ripped through a Shiite mosque in southern Pakistan as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers. Police say the blast was either caused by...

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  Australia showcases its offerings to Korea Fresh, plump cherries. Mangoes as large as your face... and deep red wine--- these are just a few things that are here in Korea, straight from Australia. Celebrating Australia Day, under th...

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  Samsung Electronics Q4 earnings improve from Q3 Samsung Electronics has rebounded from its earnings shock in the third quarter of last year... but it's still underperforming compared to the previous year. Samsung's operating profit for the ...

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  Prospect for inter-Korean talks in coming months? Since South Korea issued its proposal for inter-Korean talks in late December, the two Koreas have been unable to narrow down their differences over a set of preconditions laid out by Pyongyang. ...

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  Education ministry to strengthen public safety education for students Since last year's tragic ferry disaster that claimed hundreds of innocent young lives,... people have pointed to the lack of public safety education in Korea. In response, the nation's educatio...

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  S. Korean gov't starting preparations to reconnect inter-Korean railroadsSouth Korea is gearing up to reconnect three inter-Korean railroads... that were severed during the Korean War. Seoul's land minister Suh Seoung-hwan says the government is starting actual prepar...

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  New executive order on N. Korea reflects U.S. commitment to counter cyber threats: U.S. official U.S. Under Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller says North Korea's cyber attack on Sony Pictures last year has brought Seoul and Washington even closer together, extending their strong alliance ...