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Tunisia-South Korea invites Kaïs Saïed to participate in Korea-Africa summit

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nabil Ammar, met this Sunday on the sidelines of his participation in the African Summit, with Jang Sung...

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Nine missing in South Korean maritime accident

Nine people are missing following an accident off the southwestern coast of South Korea, local media reported on Sunday. A 24-ton fishing...

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China stops issuing visas to South Korean citizens

The Chinese Embassy in Seoul stopped providing South Korean nationals with short-term visas for business trips, tourist visits, the travels for the...

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S. Korea: 5 dead, 37 injured in highway tunnel fire

A huge fire on a highway that occurred in the city of Gwacheon, south of South Korea’s capital killed five and injured...

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Yoon, Kishida to meet for talks on Saturday

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday announced he will hold his second-ever in-person meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on...

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US, Japan, South Korea to hold maritime drills

The United States, Japan and South Korea will hold anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Japan on Friday, the South Korean government...

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Samsung vice chair pardoned by S. Korean president

Samsung Electronics Co.’s Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee was pardoned by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday, the country’s Ministry of...

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S. Korea’s worst rainfall in 80 years leaves casualties

South Korea’s Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced on Tuesday that the heaviest rainfall in the last 80 years, in the...

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Former South Korea President Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90

Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan died on Tuesday at the age of 90, his former press aide said. Chun had multiple...

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Ex-South Korean President Roh Tae-woo dies at 88

A Seoul hospital says former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo has died. He was 88. The Seoul National University Hospital said Roh...

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Tunisia-Medical equipment in Tunisia: A German and Korean donation

The Minister of Health, Faouzi Mehdi, went this Saturday, July 3, 2021, to Tunis-Carthage international airport to supervise the reception of a...

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At Least 9 Killed in South Korea Building Collapse

At least nine people were killed and eight others injured Wednesday when a five-story building collapsed and fell onto a busy street...

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S. Korean court confirms 20-year term for ex-president Park

South Korea’s top court confirmed on Thursday a 20-year jail sentence for former President Park Geun-Hye on corruption charges that led to...

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South Korea delegation heads to Iran to seek release of seized tanker

South Korea’s foreign ministry said it was reviewing whether the ship seized by Iran violated international law by polluting the waters, as claimed by...

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South Korea to cut military service time to 18 months

South Korea’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday the government projects to decrease the obligatory military service period from 24 to 18 months...

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Lee Kun-hee, Samsung’s Chairman, Dies at 78

Samsung Electronics has announced the death of its chairman, Lee Kun-hee. The company says he died on October 25th with family including...

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Five South Koreans die after getting flu shots, sparking vaccine fears

Five people have died after getting flu shots in South Korea in the past week, authorities said, raising concerns over the vaccine’s...

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Tunisia-FM Jerandi and South Korean counterpart argue for fair global distribution of coronavirus vaccine

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi, on Wednesday, held a phone conversation with his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha....

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Tunisia-Exclusive: Statement by South Korea Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee to Tunisie Numérique

South Korea Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee and candidate for WTO director-general granted Tunisie Numérique an exclusive declaration: I would like to greet...

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South Korean woman likely infected with COVID-19 after using an airplane toilet

A woman likely became infected with the novel coronavirus after she used an airplane bathroom, a new report suggests. The 28-year-old was...

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BTS song Dynamite smashes YouTube record with more than 100 million views in 24 hours

K-pop stars BTS have broken YouTube records with new single Dynamite, with the video viewed more than 100 million times in the...

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South Korea’s daily rise in virus cases highest since March

South Korean health authorities said on Sunday that 279 new coronavirus infections were registered in the country since the previous update, marking...