Heavy rains in South Korea leave 17 dead
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Learning to speak Korean as an adult helped Lee Seung-jun finally understand his grandma.
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump might visit China before going to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit between October 30 and November 1, or he could meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC event in South Korea, the South China Morning Post reported on Sunday citing multiple sources.
There have been mounting concerns over Lee Jin-sook’s fitness to lead the public education system after allegations of thesis theft.
The North Korean economy largely relies on production of coal, concrete and industrial plastics, and has been kept afloat by food, fuel and fertiliser from neighbouring China, its biggest trading partner. More recently, the regime has also raised hundreds of millions of dollars through sophisticated cryptocurrency hacks.
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Just weeks after opening a massive new beach resort, North Korea has temporarily suspended foreign tourism to the self-proclaimed "world-class" facility.
Relatives of the Jeju Air disaster victims objected to the report in a stormy scene at a news conference, complaining that it blamed the pilots prematurely.
North Korea says it is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex
South Korea's national security adviser has headed to Washington, authorities said on Sunday, with less than two weeks to go until U.S. President Donald Trump's Aug. 1 deadline to secure a trade deal or face steep tariffs.