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South Korean spies target Australian farm trade
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr (AP file photo)
CANBERRA--Agents from South Korea's spy agency the National Intelligence Service (NIS) have tied to secure secret information about Australian trade, triggering the dismissal...
Trapped in South Korea, veteran spies still believe ...
North Korean performers are seen near a North Korean flag during the "Arirang" Mass Games held at the May Day Stadium, Pyongyang, in 2007. (AP file photo)
SEOUL--Park Hee Sung, a 78-year-old North Korean former agent who has been held in the enemy South for close to half a century, remains staunchly loyal to his homeland, the...
Taiwan investigates navy ship's missing laptop
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's military said June 11 it is investigating how a laptop went missing from a guided-missile ship, with opposition lawmakers pointing the finger at Chinese...
China arrests security official on suspicion of U.S....
HONG KONG-- A Chinese state security official has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the United States, sources said, a case both countries have kept quiet for several...
Police suspect Chinese Embassy first secretary of...
Tokyo police are investigating a 45-year-old first secretary at the Chinese Embassy who may have been spying on important businessmen and politicians but is apparently no...
North Korean agent's assassination tools made public
This gun, shaped like a flashlight, can fire a bladed projectile covered in poison when the safety is unlocked and a button is pressed. (Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office)
SEOUL--Prosecutors here showed weapons, including guns shaped like a fountain pen and flashlight, and a pen with a poison-tipped needle that a North Korean agent was carrying...
K-pop star sent on charm offensive after arms...
South Korean actor Hyun-bin waves to his fans before attending an admission ceremony for the new soldiers at the marine's recruit training center in Pohang, south of Seoul, South Korea on March 7, 2011. (AP Photo)
SEOUL -- South Korea's military is deploying its ultimate weapon -- a heart-stoppingly handsome K-pop star -- in an effort to draw a line under a bizarre international scandal...
Seoul court acquits two Korean residents of Japan...
SEOUL--South Korea's high court on Sept. 23 acquitted two South Korean residents of Japan who were convicted of spying for North Korea in the 1970s.
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