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Emmy nominations to be revealed as 'Squid Game' eyes history
Netflix's dystopian South Korean smash hit is expected to compete with returning heavy hitters such as HBO's "Succession," as TV productions delayed by...
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S. Korea, US fire ballistic missiles in response to N. Korea tests
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the allies launched the ground-to-ground Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile at targets in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, in the early morning.
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Kim's sister says North Korea nukes could 'eliminate' South
Kim Yo Jong's warning, carried in state media, was her second angry retort in three days to comments made by South Korea's defence chief Suh Wook last week.
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South says North Korea faked launch of so-called 'monster' missile
North Korea last Friday claimed to have successfully test-fired a Hwasong-17 missile - a long-range ICBM that analysts say may be capable of carrying multiple warheads - which it first unveiled at a military parade in 2020.
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South Korea hits record 400,000 plus cases amid Omicron wave
Health authorities said 400,741 cases were recorded, the country's highest daily figure since the pandemic began two years ago.
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Conservative Yoon wins tight South Korean presidential race
After a bitter, hard-fought election campaign Yoon, formerly a top prosecutor who has never held elected office, was declared winner as rival Lee Jae-myung from the incumbent Democratic party conceded defeat.
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South Korean leader hails K-pop impact on Mideast trip
K-pop stars have "charmed the world", the president said at Dubai's Expo in the United Arab Emirates, the first leg of a trip that will also take him to Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
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North Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul
The 'unidentified ballistic missile' was fired from Sinpo into the sea east of the peninsula, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
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ANALYSIS: Squid Game: South Korea’s real debt crisis that inspired the TV series
Squid Game’s characters, their troubles and their humanity are resonating with the experiences of societies globally.
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'Squid Game' phone number real, triggers call deluge
Global streaming giant Netflix has edited a phone number that appears in its global hit series 'Squid Game' after South Koreans who use it or similar combinations were deluged with calls, some asking to join the show's life-or-death games.
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North Korea says will restore severed communications with South
The two Koreas had signalled a surprise thaw in relations in late July by announcing the restoration of cross-border communications, which were severed more than a year earlier.
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ANALYSIS: The rise and rise of North Korea's ‘first sister’ Kim Yo-jong
The increasing prominence of Kim Jong-un’s younger sister has prompted speculation about whether she is positioning herself for ultimate power in North Korea.
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Samsung announces $205 billion investment plan
The plan will 'help Samsung strengthen its global standing in key industries while spearheading innovation in new fields,' the company said in a statement, adding that it will also pursue corporate acquisitions.
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BTS producer becomes South Korea's best-paid employee
The trailblazing septet have reached global superstardom with their single 'Dynamite' entering the Billboard Hot 100 at number one last year, making them the first South Korean act to top the US chart.
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Tottenham's Son to lead South Korea in World Cup qualifiers
Fixtures in Asia's eight qualifying groups for the 2022 finals in Qatar will be completed at centralised venues next month because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Day after new US chart record, BTS granted military call-up delay
'Life Goes On', sung predominantly in Korean, topped the US Hot 100 in its debut week, Billboard said Monday, the first foreign-language song to do so in the chart's 62-year history.
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South Korea eases COVID-19 curbs in Seoul region
The country largely overcame an early COVID-19 surge with extensive tracing and testing, but has battled several spikes in recent weeks raising concerns of a second wave of infections.
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BTS hit 'Dynamite' worth $1.4 billion to South Korea: govt
The trailblazing septet cemented their prominence in the world's biggest music market last week, when the all-English track debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Typhoon Haishen threatens Korea after battering Japan
In Japan, around 440,000 homes in the southwestern Kyushu region remained without power on Monday morning after the storm passed through, public broadcaster NHK reported.
