Running a few bilateral ideas up the flagpole.
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The meeting is just the second US state visit during the Biden administration. It comes as Washington and Seoul face common concerns.
A Marine amphibious assault vehicle takes part in a 2019 joint U.S.-Philippines exercise.
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The South China Sea is of strategic and economic importance to Beijing and the US, setting up a potential power struggle that could spark conflict.
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Successive Japanese administrations have tried – and largely failed – to reduce urban overcrowding for 70 years.
Devotion: a BTS fan stands outside the barracks in which Jin is completing his military training.
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More countries are using ‘national service’, whether they are military or civic programmes.
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These bears cannot be released into the wild, so sanctuaries are being built.
The 2018 Pyongyang Joint Declaration, signed between then South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, may be suspended over North Korean missile testing.
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North Korea’s provocative regime of missile testing has prompted the South to designate it as an enemy.
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Sanctions are clearly not deterring North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. But alternative strategies have huge risks, too.
Gongsanseong Fortress in the Baekje Historic Areas of Gongju.
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To boost their attractiveness to tourists and residents alike, in 2020 the towns of Gongju and Buyeo – once Imperial capitals – launched the “Smart Town Challenge” to link online and offline services.
Mourners visit a makeshift memorial near the site of a crowd crush tragedy in Seoul, South Korea, on October 31, 2022.
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A better understanding of how crowds work is vital as more of the world’s population move to cities.
Halloween in Korea is celebrated primarily by young adults.
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Halloween was virtually nonexistent in South Korea until about a decade ago. But commercialization is taking popular holidays to unlikely places across the globe.
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While there is still risk associated with any escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula, this is far from uncharted territory.
Installation image of exhibition introduction with PSY S Gangnam Style at Hallyu The Korean Wave at the V A Victoria and Albert Museum London.
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Starting in the late 1990s, South Korea’s promotion of its cultural exports abroad has made it a major power on the international stage.
The YouTube channel Korean Englishman has over five million subscribers.
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Korea is an attractive destination for aspiring influencers, and the government supports these budding stars.
Kim Jong Un remains focused on reunifying Korea – on his terms.
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A recent barrage of nuclear-capable missile tests and a change in law setting out the conditions for a nuclear strike show that North Korea’s leader is intent on reunification on his terms.
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We’ve heard all the concerns about switching to electric cars before. But California, a market with many similarities, shows why Australia is well placed to accelerate its transition.
South Korean Hyeonmu ballistic missiles on display at the Korean War Memorial Museum in Seoul.
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Concerns about aggression from North Korea and China might drive some Asian countries to develop their own nuclear arsenals.
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Military service is compulsory in South Korea and many deem it unfair that the band’s members have been allowed to put it off.
Farmers drive sprinkler irrigation machines in a wheat field in East China’s Jiangsu province.
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If China progressively increases production and becomes a consistent net exporter of maize, South Africa would have to explore markets elsewhere.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) faces food shortages as his country experiences a major COVID surge.
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North Korea’s dictator Kim Jung-Un has given his elite supporters masks and privileged access to healthcare.
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Countries that previously fared best at controlling COVID are now finding it tougher to keep cases and deaths down.