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S.Korea prosecutors seek 12-year jail term for Samsung scion
Reuters, Published on 07/08/2017
» SEOUL -- South Korean prosecutors on Monday sought a 12-year jail term for Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee, over charges that include allegedly bribing the former president for government support to help Lee cement control of the group.
Typhoon Noru makes landfall in western Japan
Published on 07/08/2017
» TOKYO - A slow-moving typhoon made landfall in Wakayama prefecture on Monday afternoon, the weather agency said, after leaving at least one dead and seven injured in southwestern Japan.
N.Korea pledges "righteous" action after new UN sanctions
Kyodo News, Published on 07/08/2017
» MANILA -- North Korea denounced Monday the latest UN sanctions imposed after its tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles last month and pledged to take "righteous action".
N.Korea, S.Korea foreign ministers chat briefly in Manila
Kyodo News, Published on 07/08/2017
» MANILA -- The foreign ministers of North and South Korea held a rare but very brief meeting over the weekend on the sidelines of regional talks in Manila, a government source said Monday, amid strained inter-Korean relations.