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News Articles: South Korea

In this image from video provided by SpaceX, South Korea launches its first military spy satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday.

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  • Asia

South Korea launches its first spy satellite after rival North Korea does the same

South Korea had no military reconnaissance satellites of its own in space and has partially resorted to the United States' spy satellites to monitor moves by North Korea.

December 02, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what the country said is the launch of the Malligyong-1, a military spy satellite, into orbit on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government.

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  • Asia

South Korea says it boosts surveillance after North claims spy satellite launch

The South Korean announcement — which will likely infuriate North Korea — came hours after the North claimed to have placed a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit.

November 22, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A North Korean flag flutters in North Korea's village Gijungdong as seen from a South Korean observation post inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea on March 3, 2023. North Korea confirmed that it's closing some of its diplomatic missions abroad.

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  • Asia

North Korea says it is closing some diplomatic missions around the world

Experts point to economic difficulties from prolonged international sanctions, but the closures may signal a possible change in North Korea's foreign policy that is more focused on Moscow and Beijing.

November 06, 2023
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By:
  • Se Eun Gong
An employee works on a solar panel inside the Hanwha Qcells Solar plant, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Dalton, Ga. The Korean company is opening what it says is the first solar panel factory to begin production in the U.S. since the passage of President Joe Biden’s signature climate legislation.

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  • News

Major solar panel plant opens in US amid backdrop of industry worries about low-priced Asian imports

A South Korean company has begun production at a huge solar panel factory in Georgia. The move by the company Qcells comes even as industry leaders say surging Asian imports could dampen efforts to make more solar components in the U.S.

October 18, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Gold medalist North Korea's Song Kukhyang, center, silver medalist North Korea's Jong Chunhui, left, and bronze medalist South Korea's Kim Suhyeon, right, gesture during the medal ceremony of women's 76kg group A weightlifting competition at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 5, 2023.

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  • Sports

The Asian Games revealed a new divide between South Korea and the North

At the recently concluded Games, South Korean athletes and journalists said North Koreans refused to engage with them. Some even avoided customary handshakes or photo sessions atop the podium.

October 11, 2023
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  • Se Eun Gong
South Korean teachers participate in a rally in front of the National Assembly on Sept. 4, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. School teachers rallied to mourn the recent suicide deaths of fellow teachers distressed by disgruntled parents and unruly students, and to call for measures to prevent such tragedies.

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  • Asia

South Korea teachers seek protection from harassment by students' parents

Many South Korean teachers say they have suffered from parents' harassment and excessive demands. This summer, they came out to the streets voicing anger and demanding protection for their rights.

October 05, 2023
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  • Se Eun Gong
North Korean defectors take a computer class inside Anseong Hanawon, Settlement Support Center for North Korean Refugees, in Anseong, South Korea, July 10.

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  • World

Fewer North Korean defectors reach South Korea, and questions grow about unification

Just 67 North Korean defectors arrived last year. Inter-Korean dialogue and exchange have ground to a halt. Seoul's Unification Ministry has a new, hawkish head who wants to change the agency's role.

September 15, 2023
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  • Se Eun Gong
A TV screen shows a report of North Korea's rocket launch with file image during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.

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  • Asia

North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed

The failed launch prompted neighboring Japan to issue brief a "J-alert" ordering some residents to evacuate to safe places as the North Korean rocket flew over its southernmost islands of Okinawa.

August 24, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A protester, left, holds signs reading "Don't throw polluted water into the sea" and "keep your promise" as they take part in a rally against the Japanese government's plan to release treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant into the ocean in Tokyo on August 22, 2023.

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  • Asia

Japan to release treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant later this week

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made the announcement after meeting with his cabinet. Water will be released through an underground tunnel beginning Thursday, weather conditions permitting, Kishida said.

August 22, 2023
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  • Anthony Kuhn
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, meet on Fri, Aug. 18, 2023, at Camp David.

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  • Politics

How Biden is using Camp David to elevate a summit with Japan and South Korea

For 80 years, presidents have used the rustic mountain retreat at Camp David to host foreign leaders. President Biden is hoping to tap into that history for talks with Japan and South Korea on Friday.

August 18, 2023
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  • Asma Khalid and
  • Franco Ordoñez
Attendees of the World Scout Jamboree cool off with water at a scout camping site in Buan, South Korea, on Friday.

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  • Climate

Scouting body asks South Korea to cut World Scout Jamboree short amid heat wave

Hundreds of participants have been treated for heat-related ailments since the Jamboree began Wednesday in the coastal town of Buan as South Korea grapples with one of its hottest summers in years.

August 05, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Korean War veterans from the Republic of Korea salute at a ceremony Thursday at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., commemorating the anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. The agreement was signed July 27, 1953.

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  • National Security

As living memories of the Korean War fade, its consequences become clearer

As most Korean War vets are well into their 90s, they still struggle with America's perceptions of what has been called "the Forgotten War."

July 30, 2023
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  • Quil Lawrence
South Korea's Casey Phair (left) and Colombia's Carolina Arias compete for the ball during a Women's World Cup Group H soccer match at the Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday.

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  • Sports

An American becomes the youngest to debut in the Women's World Cup — for South Korea

Casey Phair of New Jersey, 16, came in late in the second half for South Korea in its match against Colombia to make her World Cup debut.

July 25, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
This family photo shows a portrait of American soldier Travis King displayed at the home of his grandfather Carl Gates, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Kenosha, Wis.

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  • World

UN Command says it's communicating with North Korea over detained U.S. soldier

The deputy commander of the U.N. Command said Monday it has started conversations with North Korea over an American soldier who ran into the North last week across the Koreas' heavily armed border.

July 24, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Activists gather to protest against a planned release of water from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant in Japan, in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday.

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  • Asia

As Japan prepares to release Fukushima wastewater, anxiety grows across South Korea

As Japan plans to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea this summer, concerned South Koreans are stocking up on sea salt.

June 28, 2023
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  • Se Eun Gong
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