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G-Dragon kicks off solo tour 73 minutes late in freezing weather

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Court accepts Kim Soo-hyun's lawsuit against Kim Sae-ron's family

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Boxing shoes are fashion's newest heavyweight, as seen on BLACKPINK's Jennie

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Jeju to launch cruise ship interport in May

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S. Korea on edge as US eyes USFK role in Taiwan contingencies

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Constitutional Court to announce ruling on Yoon's impeachment on Friday

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Baseball fan dies from head injury sustained at stadium

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What are Korea's bargaining chips against Trump's reciprocal tariffs?

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Opposition leader tops poll as Korea braces for Yoon's impeachment ruling

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'Pissed off' at Putin, Trump threatens tariffs on Russian oil if Moscow blocks Ukraine deal

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As part of its annual release, the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) report on foreign trade barriers was published on March 31 (U.S. time). However, this year is different. U.S...

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Choi Sang-mok, the deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance, announced that the government will seek a supplementary budget of 10 trillion won ($680 million). He...

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In the face of natural disasters such as wildfires or earthquakes, human efforts can feel like a drop in the bucket. We desperately wait f...

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The story of Mencius and his mother is a powerful example of how a supportive family upbringing can shape a person's character and success...

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As a former political analyst, media specialist and failed athlete, I read with great interest David A. Tizzard's recent commentary mourni...

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It's often said that 34,000 North Korean refugees live in South Korea. But how accurate is that claim? And can the number be known?

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One of the most important things in modern society is to feel seen. We live surrounded by millions but can often feel ignored, unimportant...

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A student told me this week that she wanted to be a journalist so she could change the world. I congratulated her for her passion, her dri...

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After 14 years of working directly with North Korean refugees, I've seen myths about them spread faster than smuggled South Korean dramas ...

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Since Donald Trump assumed the U.S. presidency on Jan. 20, his new administration has faced little resistance from the Democratic Party. T...

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Many feared that U.S. President Donald Trump's return would revive his nationalist, transactional foreign policy. Since his January inaugu...

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Only a naive person would think impeachment is immune from politics. Politics is much of why any such impressive and sobering action occur...

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Last Wednesday, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), was acquitted on appeal of charges related t...

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WASHINGTON, DC - Back in 2015, then-Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta warned the Pan-African Parliament about the dangers of development ass...

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Drug abuse continues to grow exponentially. The U.S. alone pours billions of dollars into this never-ending war and has a "drug enforcemen...

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I recently visited the National Assembly to attend a panel discussion on offshore wind power and saw the climate clock installed in front ...

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PARIS - In a recent security test, a generative AI banking chatbot designed to assist customers with loan applications was manipulated int...

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With a fresh set of tariffs and an administration filled with China hawks, U.S. President Donald Trump appears determined to escalate his ...

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Before the verdict in President Yoon Suk Yeol's trial, is the Constitutional Court telling the opposition to stop abusing the power to imp...

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I want a third term

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President Donald Trump likes superlatives: He often asserts that everything-the economy, the military, his ratings-is better, bigger and stronger than ever before. Ever...

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Fort Knox, home to much of the nation's gold reserves, doesn't get many visitors. That may soon change: President Donald Trump and his sidekick, Elon Musk, claim there'...

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The stretch of Interstate 5 that runs through the heart of California's sunbaked Central Valley would be forgettable if not for the stench of manure. Cattle ranches, so...

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1513-Explorer Juan Ponce de Le n claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach Florida - 1792-The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle & 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins & silver dollar, dollar, quarter, dime & half-dime - 1801-Napoleonic Wars: The ...

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