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SEOUL, June 29 (UPI) -- Peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula can be achieved only if North Korea ends its nuclear program, South Korea's prime minister said Monday.
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A South Korean vice minister who resigned amidst allegations of political corruption was found dead inside his home on Friday, police said.
SEOUL, July 7 (UPI) -- South Korea has announced new energy conservation measures.
SEOUL, July 7 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak fired some of his cabinet ministers Monday in the wake of massive protests against the importation of U.S. beef.
SEOUL, June 23 (UPI) -- South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo Monday called for strict quarantine inspection of U.S. beef imports, which are to resume soon.
SEOUL, June 10 (UPI) -- Thousands of South Koreans demonstrated in Seoul Tuesday in protests that have expanded beyond the original issue of U.S. beef imports.
SEOUL, May 27 (UPI) -- The South Korean government pressed on Monday to win more exposure in the energy- and resource-rich Arab and African nations by hosting two key visitors.
WASHINGTON, April 4 (UPI) -- Record-high energy prices have provoked a global scramble among nations dependent on energy imports to lock in their requirements, in Asia none more so than China and Japan, the world's second- and third-largest oil importers, with daily imports of an estimated 7 million and 5.4 million barrels per day respectively.
BANGKOK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Asia-Pacific countries must begin to focus on sustainable growth, the U.N. Climate Change envoy said Monday in Bangkok.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon was approved by acclamation in the General Assembly to become the eighth U.N. secretary-general. Ban, 62, succeeds Secretary-General Kofi Annan when he steps down on Dec. 31 after serving two five-year terms.
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