North Korea appears to be ready to carry out a nuclear test whenever leaders of the reclusive state give the green light, a spokesman for the South Korean Defense Ministry said Thursday.

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Seoul: N. Korea ready for nuclear test

When it comes to travel insurance claims, Hannah Yun was about as sure as anyone that hers would be successful. She’d bought a gold-plated “cancel for any reason” policy for a trip to South Korea. When her boyfriend proposed and she decided to call off the trip to start planning her wedding, she thought that collecting a check would be just a formality. Read full article > >

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The Navigator: Travel insurance claims can hinge on the tiniest details

Six senior monks in South Korea have offered to step down after a colleague leaked a video of them allegedly holding a private gambling session.

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VIDEO: Secret video shows monks gambling

South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop capsules filled with powdered human flesh being smuggled into the country from China.

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VIDEO: Tackling the trade in human flesh pills

South Korean firm Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphone, the successor to the Galaxy S2.

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VIDEO: Taking a look at the new Galaxy S3

South Korean firm Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphone, the successor to the Galaxy S2.

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VIDEO: Taking a look at the new Galaxy S3

The South Korean handset maker will unveil its new Android-based Galaxy phone at a London event later on Thursday.

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Samsung readies new Galaxy phone

The first U.S. case of mad cow disease in six years sparked fears of illness that prompted at least one major South Korean retailer to suspend the sale of American beef.

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TOKYO — North Korea issued an ominous new threat Monday in its campaign against South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, vowing to carry out a special military attack that would reduce parts of Seoul to ash “in three or four minutes . . . by unprecedented peculiar means and methods of our own style.” Read full article > >

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North Korea on Monday accused the South’s government and news media of slandering its leadership and threatened “special actions” by the military.

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North Korea Threatens Seoul With Military Action

Park Geun-hye, the daughter of a slain South Korean dictator, has capitalized on a clean and trustworthy image to put herself in position to win the country’s next presidential election.

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The Saturday Profile: Park Geun-hye, an Unsoiled Leader in South Korea’s Rowdy Democracy

A spokesman for the Seoul government said satellite images of a growing pile of earth outside a tunnel might signal plans for an underground blast.

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South Koreans Suspect That North Plans Nuclear Test

Hours after the U.S. warned that North Korea would achieve nothing with threats, Pyongyang moved a long-range rocket to a launch pad, a South Korean official said.

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Official: North Korea moves rocket to launch pad

A new trade deal agreed between the UK and South Korea could boost the UK economy by £500m a year, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says.

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UK agrees South Korean trade deal

President Obama is in South Korea for a nuclear security summit meeting and will travel to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.

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Obama to Visit Troops at Korean DMZ