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SKorea begins bidding for $7.3 billion fighter buy

South Korea has begun accepting bids from aircraft makers to supply 60 new fighter jets at an estimated cost of $7.3 billion (8.3 trillion won). Full story

U.S., Japan, South Korea to discuss North Korea offer in Washington this week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will meet with South Korea and Japan in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss North Korea's new offer to hold high-level talks, a senior administration official said on Sunday. Full story

North Korea wants to hold high-level talks with U.S.

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday offered high-level talks with the United States to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula, only days after it canceled planned official talks with South Korea for the first time in over two years. Full story

South Korea turns up the heat as foreign automakers make inroads

SEOUL (Reuters) - Recent free trade deals have helped foreign premium-brand automakers such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz drive up sales in South Korea, previously a heavily protected market dominated by Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia Motors. Full story

Crackdown filling NKorean prisons with defectors

North Korea's prison population has swelled with those caught fleeing the country under a crackdown on defections by young leader Kim Jong Un, according to defectors living in South Korea and researchers who study Pyongyang's notorious network of labor camps and detention centers. Full story

South, North Korea talks called off after row over delegates

SEOUL (Reuters) - Planned high-level talks between South and North Korean after a six-year hiatus and threats of war were scrapped on Tuesday, South Korean government officials said, over a seemingly minor disagreement over the diplomatic ranks of chief delegates. Full story

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  S. Korea tests US wheat crop for tainted grains

South Korea may suspend shipments of US wheat imports if testing shows an unapproved genetically modified strain of the crop. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  PSY performs ‘Gangnam’ follow-up: ‘Gentleman’

The musical phenomenon from South Korea who hit global stardom last year with his song “Gangnam Style” performs his new hit “Gentleman.”

  Bill Gates inadvertently offends Koreans

In South Korea, it’s disrespectful to shake another person’s hand while your other hand is in your pocket, which is exactly what Bill Gates did during a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

  US chopper’s ‘hard landing’ hurts 21 in S. Korea

A helicopter carrying Marines made a hard landing near Seoul while participating in joint miltary exercises with South Korea. All 21 Marines on board survived, though six of them remain hospitalized in stable condition.

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