A South Korean woman says she fell in love with a fake Elon Musk who talked up a storm about building Gigafactories and luxe helicopter rides. Then she gave him $50,000.

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Elon Musk.

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Samsung reportedly tells executives they're working 6 days a week now

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Samsung is making its executives come in extra after underwhelming results in 2023.

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NATO should recruit new members from Asia that share 'the alliance's vision of freedom,' former NATO commander says

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Australia's Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts, Japan's Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kiyoto Tsuji, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul posing for a press photo at the NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers' meeting on April 4, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium.
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A South Korean mailman got a prison sentence for throwing out 16,000 pieces of mail. He said he was 'overworked.'

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A stock image shows somebody delivering mail.

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South Koreans are dealing with burnout and loneliness by getting pet rocks

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Pet rocks on the edge of Lake Mackintos in Tasmania, Australia.

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The loophole that lets North Korea skip sanctions and sell products to the US

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North Koreans making false eyelashes generate millions for their country. The cheap, high-quality product is lucrative for the secretive country. Here's how it's sidestepping international sanctions.

I quit my draining IT job and moved to South Korea to teach English. The language barrier is tough, but I'm much happier here.

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Alex Brown has lived in Cheongju, South Korea for six months.

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North Korea's twice-failed spy satellite is now up and running, aerospace experts say

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North Korea's arms factories are going full-tilt making weapons and ammo for Russia's war, says South Korea

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) visit a construction site of the Angara rocket launch complex on September 13, 2023 in Tsiolkovsky, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) visit a construction site of the Angara rocket launch complex on September 13, 2023 in Tsiolkovsky, Russia.

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Mark Zuckerberg's Asia trip is all about making AI friends

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Mark Zuckerberg is meeting key political and business leaders during his Asia tour.

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