S KOREA CALLS OFF SPY CHASE
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South Korea has called off a search for North Korean agents suspected of infiltrating the country. The countryâs military was put on its highest state of alert and a massive manhunt commenced, after several holes were found at a border fence.
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Seoul - Lawmakers said on Saturday that South Korea and Thailand in May stopped a shipment to North Korea of sodium cyanide, a chemical that could be used to produce deadly sarin gas.
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The United States must put aside speculation over whether North Korea can be trusted and work to convince Pyongyang it will be more secure without nuclear arms, South Korea's foreign minister said on Friday.
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Russia's intelligence service on Monday dismissed the memoirs of a former double agent who claims the agency recruited spies at the U.N., calling it "disgusting" self-advertising.
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A consortium led by British insurer Prudential PLC has dropped its bid for a major South Korean state asset managing company, officials said.
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An afternoon session of talks in Hanoi between North Korea and Japan was canceled, the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.
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Homeland Security officials have abandoned efforts to develop a system to determine whether foreign visitors leave the country.
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SEOUL : South Korea&#39;s foreign minister indicated Friday that prospects had diminished for proposed six-way talks later this month to end North Korea&#39;s nuclear weapons drive.
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South Korea's opposition on Friday dismissed President Roh Moo-Hyun's decision to leave his ruling Uri Party as a &quot;political circus.&quot;
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BEIJING - South Korea and the US yesterday sought to play down fears that North Korea might have conducted a nuclear test after reports of a large explosion in the northern part of the communist country.
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France calls off a search for four French climbers missing in Nepal.
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South Korean lawmakers have agreed to spare the ministry responsible for relations with North Korea and reject a call for its closure made by the president-elect, local media reported on Saturday.
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The United Nations has called off an internal inquiry into the discovery of a secret listening device at its European headquarters in Geneva without finding out who planted the bug or when.
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The Consular Office of the South Korean Embassy in Beijing decided on October 25 to consider halting general consular services, owing to a recent flow of North Korean defectors crossing into China and overpopulating the consulateâs temporary housing
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South Korea's nuclear research is not linked to any manufacture of atomic weapons, the United States said.
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South Korea went on high alert over possible infiltration by North Korean agents Tuesday after border guards found a hole cut in a fence. The alert came as Secretary of State Colin Powell urged the North to return to nuclear talks if it wants international assistance.
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North Korea is cracking down on the use of mobile phones in border areas in a bid to stop smuggling and "spy activities," Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Monday.