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Tourist captures cruise ship passenger plunging to his death in front of horrified onlookers

This is the chilling moment a passenger plunged to his death from a cruise ship in front of horrified families, including young kids. Tourist Kenji Lao Wang was filming on...

Olympian immediately slams home country after winning gold

"I think it may be difficult to continue with the national team after this moment," Se-young said after her win.

Olympic golfer puts South Korean military service theory to rest after video of his tears goes viral  

Kim finished eighth in the Olympic tournament after sitting in contention for a bronze medal for most of the day.

China wins the first gold medal of the Olympics

China has won the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, but its athletes were nowhere near Paris.

South Korea wrongly introduced as North Korea at Olympics opening ceremony

South Korea's National Olympic Committee immediately referred the incident to the Games' organizers and requested that the error will not be repeated.

South Korea boosts propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts at border after North Korea flies more balloons

The Cold War-style psychological battle between the two Koreas is adding to already-high tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

Alleged Korean spy Sue Mi Terry held Washington 'happy hour' for agents, wrote propaganda with husband: indictment

Sue Mi Terry, who was indicted this week on charges that she conspired to act as a foreign agent for South Korea, used her second husband to help in propaganda...

Glam ex-CIA analyst denies she’s a South Korean spy, runs red light in cab to flee from The Post

Sue Mi Terry, 54, ran from The Post near her nearly $2 million Upper West Side home Thursday morning -- two days after the feds arrested her on a charge...

Ex-CIA official doubled as secret South Korea agent in exchange for designer handbags, high-end sushi dinners: feds

Sue Mi Terry used her position as a foreign policy expert and traded her access to top US officials for goodies including a $3,450 Louis Vuitton handbag, a $2,845 Dolce...

Former WH official accused of acting as South Korea agent in exchange for luxury handbags, dinners

She is now a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, according to the think tank's website, and an expert on East Asia and the Korean Peninsula, including North...

This Trader Joe’s seasoning is a hot item — but in this country, it’s illegal

It's so good it should be illegal -- unless it already is.

22 dead after lithium battery plant fire in South Korea: 'Not enough time to respond'

The fire and a series of explosions ripped through the factory run by primary battery manufacturer Aricell in Hwaseong, an industrial cluster southwest of the capital Seoul.

South Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed land border

South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly violated the tense border earlier this week, South Korea’s military said.

South Korea restarts anti-North Korea loudspeaker broadcasts in retaliation for trash balloons

South Korea on Sunday resumed anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in retaliation for the North sending over 1,000 balloons filled with trash and manure.

South Korea plans to nullify peace deal to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches

On Sunday, South Korea said it would take “unbearable” retaliatory steps in response, before North Korea abruptly announced it would stop flying balloons across the border.

North Korea to stop sending trash, poop balloons after South Korea vows strong retaliation

The North's announcement came hours after South Korea said it would soon punish North Korea with "unbearable” retaliatory steps over its balloon activities and other recent provocations.

North Korea says 18-missile barrage was warning to South's 'gangsters' regime'

Leader Kim urged the country's nuclear forces to be ready to carry out the mission of war deterrence and take the initiative in case of war, KCNA said.

South Korea dispatches biological warfare response team after North Korea launches barrage of 260 poop balloons

Over 260 inflated balloons with plastic bags tied to them had been detected by Wednesday.

North Korean spy satellite explodes mid-air after launch

North Korea's attempt to blast a second spy satellite into orbit went up in flames not long after takeoff on Monday, the hermit nation's state news agency confirmed.