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Cannes Film Festival 2019 winners

This year's winner of the Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film festival has been awarded to South Korean director Bong Joon-ho for his film 'Parasite'.

Korea

South Korea court strikes down law criminalising abortion in landmark ruling

South Korea court strikes down law criminalising abortion in landmark ruling

North Korea

Daughter of North Korean defector forcibly 'repatriated': Ex-diplomat

"Jo Song Gil's daughter was repatriated to North Korea and she is under the control of North Korean authorities," another defector said on Tuesday.

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North Koreans celebrate first day of Lunar New Year

Family members exchanged gifts and dressed in traditional attire.

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K-pop goes bang in Middle East

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K-pop goes bang in the Middle East with the visit of 9 member girl group Momoland

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South Korea's ice fishing festival lures locals and foreign tourists

South Korea's annual ice fishing festival drew massive crowds on Saturday who braved below freezing temperatures to catch trout in a frozen lake.

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Korea cab drivers protest Uber-like ride share app

Korea cab drivers protest Uber-like ride share app

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North & South Korean troops cross borders in peace

North and South Korean troops enter each other's territory in peace

South Korea

South Korean train crosses into North Korea for first time in 10 years

A train has ventured from South Korea across one of the world's most heavily guarded borders into North Korea for the first time in more than a decade.

France

South Korean Kim Jong Yang elected new head of Interpol

South Korean Kim Jong Yang has been elected as the new head of Interpol.

Nepal

Nine climbers feared dead in Himalayas

A group of five South Korean climbers and four Nepali climbers and porters has been reported missing after a storm hit a camp on a Himalayan peak in west Nepal, officials said on Saturday.

USA

Watch: Trump says he and Kim ‘fell in love’ during nuclear talks

The US President has revealed he and his North Korean counterpart are “in love”.

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Leaders Kim and Moon visiting sacred volcano Mount Paektu

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the sacred Mount Paektu on the North Korean-Chinese border on Thursday morning.

North Korea

Korean leaders schedule third summit, envoy says

The meeting between Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in will focus on efforts to "denuclearize the Korean Peninsula," Seoul's special envoy said.

South Korea

Watch: World's first smart farm in a tunnel

The building of high-tech smart farms is seen as a possible solution for improving sustainability in farming.

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Thousands tie the knot at mass wedding in South Korea

South Korea's controversial Unification Church held a mass wedding on Monday (August 27) with about 4,000 couples from 64 countries exchanging marriage vows.

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Fast news: The week in a minute

Take a quick look at the biggest stories from around the world this week.

Japan

Japan: More than 60,000 people have been given evacuation advisories

It's as the country is being battered by a powerful typhoon which is heading to South Korea and Hawaii

North Korea

Watch: Koreans bid family members farewell after brief reunion

Watch: Many of the elderly family members were in wheelchairs and struggled to remember their next of kin that they had not seen in over six decades.

France

Chanel to release new makeup line for men

French fashion house Chanel is launching its first makeup line for men.

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