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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.

World News

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.

South Korea

Families divided by Korean war reunite after decades

Families in North and South Korea are attending the 21st official reunion since the Korean war resulted in the division of the peninsula

North Korea

North and South Korea leaders to meet in Pyongyang

North and South Korea to have agreed to hold a third summit in Pyongyang in September.

World News

Russian shipwreck could be laden with lost gold

Could this Russian shipwreck be laden with lost gold? #TheCube takes a look.

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South Korea's 'First Dog' launches canine protection campaign

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's pooch was the face of a campaign that launched in Seoul on Tuesday, urging people not to eat dogs.

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Revellers jump into sludge at South Korea's annual mud festival

Thousands of people flocked to the muddy and slimy venue to get messy at South Korea's 21st Mud Festival in coastal city of Boryeong on Saturday (July 14).

Sport

Mexican football fans thank South Korea

Mexican football fans gathered outside the South Korean embassy in Mexico City on Wednesday following the Asian country defeated Germany which resulted with the Mexicans qualifying for the last 16.

Sport

World Cup: Germany crash out of tournament as South Korea win 2-0

The result means Germany are out of the World Cup.

Sport

World Cup: Mexico defeat South Korea 2-1 in a tight match.

Mexico took a 2-1 lead over South Korea in a valiant battle.

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