President Barack Obama travels to South Korea Saturday on a three-day trip centered on an international nuclear security summit in Seoul.

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Obama heads to nuclear summit

A day before the United States and South Korea begin joint military drills, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un promised a “powerful retaliatory strike” if provoked by the South.

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Kim Jong-un Threatens Strike Against South Korea

South Korea holds live fire military drills from islands near disputed sea borders despite threats of attack by the North.

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S Korean drills despite threats

“We don’t need to pay all this money to keep troops all over the country, 130 countries, 900 bases. But also, just think, bringing all the troops home rather rapidly, they would be spending their money here at home and not in Germany and Japan and South Korea, tremendous boost to the economy.” Read full article > >

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TOKYO — A rumor that an explosion occurred at North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear facility set off a brief panic Friday in the South Korean stock market, illustrating one of the ways in which Seoul is vulnerable to its neighbor. South Korean government officials found zero evidence that an explosion had actually occurred, and a visiting U.S. diplomat in Tokyo said he’d heard nothing to suggest the rumor was true. Radiation-monitoring devices in the region showed no unusual activity. Read full article > >

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BEIJING — Saying the Korean Peninsula was “at a turning point,” South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Monday offered North Korea a “window of opportunity” to improve relations but warned of a powerful retaliation if Pyongyang launches another military strike. “There should be a new opportunity amid changes and uncertainty,” Lee said. “If North Korea shows its attitude of sincerity, a new era on the Korean Peninsula can be opened.” Read full article > >

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S. Korean president sees ‘window’ to deal with North

The Korean peninsula is at a “turning point” with opportunities for change, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says in a new year address.

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Two Koreas ‘at a turning point’

North Korea announced on Friday that under its new leader, Kim Jong-un, it would remain hostile to President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea.

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North Korea Vows No Engagement With South’s President

Tells ‘foolish’ politicians and ‘puppet’ leaders in South Korea.

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North Korea Vows No Change

Receiving visitors from South Korea, the North expressed its wish to enact agreements on economic exchange that were scuttled by the late South Korean leader Lee Myung-bak.

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North Korea Presses South to Implement Economic Pact

For South Korean and American intelligence services to have failed to pick up clues right away about Kim Jong-il’s death attests to the secretive nature of North Korea.

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In Kim Jong-il Death, an Extensive Intelligence Failure

South Korea’s parliament ratifies a free-trade deal with the US after years of wrangling, amid chaotic scenes and tear gas in parliament.

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South Korea passes US trade deal

A guide to getting around the huge and confusing South Korean city Seoul – with no maps and no smart technology.

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VIDEO: Lost in Seoul

The 21-year-old soldier was accused of breaking into the woman’s motel room near Seoul on Sept. 24, repeatedly raping her and stealing 5,000 won, or $4.50.

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American Soldier Sentenced for Raping a South Korean Woman

The House on Thursday voted to move forward on a bill that would prohibit federal funds from going toward any health care plan that covers abortion services, putting the chamber on track to pass its first major abortion-rights measure since May . The 248-to-173 vote — which saw 11 Democrats join all House Republicans present in voting “yes” with the remaining 173 Democrats voting “no” — came hours before South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was to address a joint meeting of Congress; a final vote on the measure is expected later Thursday evening. Read full article > >

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