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SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles

North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.Full story

Hagel names general to lead US troops in SKorea

An Army general who served as a top official on U.S. joint military staffs in Afghanistan and at the Pentagon is the choice to command U.S. troops in South Korea. Full story

Spies caught in website scandal embarrass SKorea

The scandal shaking up South Korea's main spy agency is not cloak-and-dagger stuff, but the kind of low-grade trickery anyone with an Internet connection could pull off. And the target was not Seoul's opaque rival to the north, but the country's own people. Full story

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  Medium-range test missile could strike Japan, Guam

Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Seoul, South Korea, warning North Korea’s leader not to test fire a medium-range missile. The missile has a range of up to 2,500 miles, with the potential to hit Japan and Guam. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports.

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A woman wearing a traditional Korean Hanbok costume takes a photo during a traditional coming-of-age day ceremony at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul
A woman wearing a traditional Korean Hanbok costume takes a photo during a traditional coming-of-age day ceremony at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul

A woman wearing a traditional Korean Hanbok costume takes a photo during a traditional coming-of-age day ceremony at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul May 20, 2013. The ceremony marks the entrance of boys and girls into adulthood at the age of 19, and reminds them of their individual responsibilities

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Participants wearing traditional Korean Hanbok costumes attend a traditional coming-of-age day ceremony at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul

Participants wearing traditional Korean Hanbok costumes attend a traditional coming-of-age day ceremony at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul May 20, 2013. The ceremony marks the entrance of boys and girls into adulthood at the age of 19, and reminds them of their individual responsibilities as young

Women wearing traditional Korean Hanbok costumes perform deep bows during a traditional coming-of-age day ceremony at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul
Women wearing traditional Korean Hanbok costumes perform deep bows during a traditional coming-of-age day ceremony at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul

Women wearing traditional Korean Hanbok costumes perform deep bows during a traditional coming-of-age day ceremony at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul May 20, 2013. The ceremony marks the entrance of boys and girls into adulthood at the age of 19, and reminds them of their individual responsibilitie