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US Soldier Who Fled to North Korea Is Free

US soldier who fled to North Korea is free after sentencing

U.S. Army Private Travis King, who last year ran into North Korea and was taken into custody there, was sentenced on Friday to one year of confinement then freed based on time already served, his lawyer said in a statement.

Bloomberg on MSN · 5h

US Soldier Who Bolted to North Korea Pleads Guilty to Desertion

A US Army soldier who ran across a border into North Korea from the South pleaded guilty to five charges including desertion and disobeying an officer, receiving a sentence of confinement for a year,

CNN on MSN · 7h

US soldier who fled to North Korea sentenced to one year in confinement and dishonorable discharge

The US soldier who ran across the border from South to North Korea last year was sentenced Friday to one year in confinement and dishonorable discharge after pleading guilty to charges of desertion and assault.

South Korea, adoption

PBS · 10h

‘South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning’ Reporters & Director Spotlight How Western Demand Played A Role in the Korean Adoption Boom

The filmmaker and reporters of "South Korea's Adoption Reckoning" documentary talk about how their reporting challenges some Korean and Western assumptions about international adoption, and how the practice is now facing a reckoning.

ABC · 2d

Rampant adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds

The South Korean government, Western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to satiate intense demand for adoptable babies in the West, despite years of evidence they were being procured through questionable or downright unscrupulous means,

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions

Western governments eagerly approved and even pushed for the adoption of South Korean children for decades, despite evidence that adoption agencies were aggressively competing for kids, pressuring mothers and bribing hospitals,

2don MSN

North Korea launches fresh wave of trash balloons toward South Korea

North Korea launched a fresh wave of “trash balloons" toward its southern neighbors Wednesday night, according to local media ...

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3 killed in South Korea's arson attack

Three men were killed in what is believed to be an arson attack at an inn in South Korea North Chungcheong province Yonhap news agency reported Satur ...

Stars and Stripes1d

US soldier accused of assaulting South Korean taxi driver after disputing $50 fare

Police plan to recommend assault charges against a US soldier accused of throwing a 73-year-old taxi driver to the ground.

As medical strike drags on in South Korea, patients are on edge

Seven months have passed since South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced a plan to increase the number of doctors.

cryptonews13h

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission Supports Second Phase of Crypto Legislation

Korean FSC pledges support for second-phase crypto legislation, focusing on regulations aligning with global standards for ...

South Korea's closely watched nuclear power pivot

South Korea generated more electricity from nuclear reactors than from coal and natural gas for the first time during the ...

A Stock Trader’s Guide to South Korea’s Upcoming Value-Up Index

Investors are looking for potential stock-market winners from South Korea’s launch of the Value-Up Index, a key plank of the ...

The Manila Times on MSN22h

Kimchi threat as heatwave drives up South Korea cabbage prices

An unprecedented heat wave across South Korea has driven up the price of cabbages, data revealed Friday, with the vegetable ...

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