1 hour ago by Steven John Hibbs

BBC News – November 10, 2009 The White House has warned Pyongyang against any escalation of hostilities after a North Korean vessel clashed with a warship from the South. The navy crews exchanged fire near a disputed maritime border between the two countries; each side accused the other of violating ...

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1 hour ago by dummr

AP reports - SEOUL, South Korea – A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver’s license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had fail ...

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2 hours ago by Steven Foley

From North and South Korea exchanged fire today at sea before the damaged North Korean ship retreated. Initial reports said there were no casualties. FOX News reported: The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering hea ...

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2 hours ago by Howie

By EVAN RAMSTAD SEOUL — A South Korean naval patrol boat inflicted heavy damage on a North Korean military vessel in an exchange of gunfire Tuesday morning near the countries’ maritime border in the Yellow Sea, the first violence during a year in which North Korea has repeatedly agitated the South a ...

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4 hours ago by History Geek

North Korea, Iran, and Venezuela are all doing a bunch of chest pounding, bicep flexing, posturing, and dire threat uttering over the past twenty-four hours. It appears as if brinksmanship which was once limited to large, reasonably rational states has become the province of small countries whose le ...

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4 hours ago by B Gourley

RoK Ships of Similar Type to Those in the Skirmish The navies of North and South Korea engaged in a brief, 2-3 minute, skirmish that resulted in the North Korean ship returning to port for repair. The engagement occurred after a North Korean ship apparently ventured across a limit line off the west ...

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4 hours ago by The Sniper

SEOUL, South Korea – A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, South Korean officials said. The first naval clash between the two sides in seven years broke out just a week before Preside ...

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4 hours ago by PreetSG

I am not being a skeptic here. I am not painting a picture of doom. I am going one above what the President and his economic advisors say. I am also following the trend of the Dollar which has sunk to 15 month lows amidst a cloud of economic good news. Basically, I am basing this on the President’s ...

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5 hours ago by Jeremy Korzeniewski

Filed under: Etc., South Korea You've just got to admire this kind of tenacity. Earlier this year, we related the story of Cha Sa-soon of South Korea. This 68-year-old woman wanted her driver's license so badly that she had gone to take the written test nearly every single day since April of 2005. U ...

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5 hours ago by Jeremy Korzeniewski

Filed under: Etc., South Korea You've just got to admire this kind of tenacity. Earlier this year, we related the story of Cha Sa-soon of South Korea. This 68-year-old woman wanted her driver's license so badly that she had gone to take the written test nearly every single day since April of 2005. U ...

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