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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The US is deploying additional military might in the Middle East as a defensive measure with a goal of deescalating tensions in the region, a White House official said on Sunday. Regional tensions have increased following the assassination on Wednesday of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tehran a day after an Israeli strike in Beirut killed Fuad Shukr, a senior military commander from the Lebanese group Hezbollah. Both groups are back
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South Korean commandos on Kim Il-sung mission to get first apology
South Korean commandos who died as they escaped from Silmido -- an uninhabited island where they were being trained to kill then-North Korean leader Kim Il-sung -- are due to receive an apology from the country’s defense chief for the first time in 53 years. In August 1971, the 24 commandos of South Korea’s secret killer squad fled the island in protest of poor treatment, after over three years of training to infiltrate North Korea and capture its leader. On their way out of Silmido,
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S. Korea to provide $3 mln to 4 drought-hit African countries
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Education Ministry to inspect study abroad agencies for false ads
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Yoon mulls speech after summer break
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100 Filipina caregivers to arrive in Seoul one month ahead of assignment
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Business
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Woori Bank nurtures global talent in Asian push
Betary Syahlan, a final-year business management student at Kyunghee University in South Korea, said she enrolled in Woori Bank's "Woori Internship, Scholarship & Hiring" program to gain practical experience in global banking. "During the program, we are given various assignments that immerse us in real work, an opportunity often lacking in other internships, especially in Indonesia. Working at a major bank like Woori is challenging, but we are definitely learning a lot i
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NCSoft Q2 operating profit down 75 pct on weak sales
Aug. 5, 2024
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US recession fears send Kospi plunging by record high of nearly 9%
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SK chief inspects HBM chip production lines
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Woori returns to investment banking after 10-year hiatus
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Hyundai Glovis, China's Huayou partner on battery recycling
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Life&Culture
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Royal Opera House's 'Otello' to come to Seoul Arts Center
The Royal Opera House's 2017 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Otello" will be performed at the Seoul Arts Center from Aug. 18 to Aug. 25, featuring conductor Carlo Rizzi and top opera singers Lee Yong-hoon and Teodor Ilincai as Otello. This is the first time the Seoul Arts Center is presenting "Othello" since 2002. It also marks Korean tenor Lee Yong-hoon’s first time performing in “Otello” in Korea. “I had always dreamed of making my
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‘Mission: Cross’ exudes simple, entertaining energy of detective wife and stay-at-home husband
Aug. 5, 2024
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Ewha Womans University professor Chon Soo-yong appointed LTI Korea head
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ASEAN trade fair invites public for food, drinks
Aug. 5, 2024
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Hollywood superstars spotted enjoying summer in Korea
Aug. 5, 2024
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International soccer superstars appear on 'SNL Korea'
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[Exclusive] Seoul Fashion Week to show world’s first stretchable display
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