22 people dead after fire rips through South Korean lithium battery factory

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Firefighters walk through the wreckage of the factory in Hwaseong, South Korea.

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Inside the Korean Air Boeing plane that plummeted 25,000 feet after a pressurization fault

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A Korean Airlines flight.
A Korean Airlines flight.

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A US Navy aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea just days after Russia and North Korea signed a defense pact

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The Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is anchored in Busan, South Korea, Saturday, June 22, 2024.
The Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, anchored in Busan, South Korea.

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South Korea said it might send weapons to Ukraine after Putin signed a security pact with its biggest enemy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C-L) and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un attend a welcoming ceremony on June 19, 2024 in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Weapons from longtime foes North and South Korea have been fueling opposite sides of the war in Ukraine

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Ukrainian soldiers conduct combat drills as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on March 20, 2024.
Ukrainian soldiers conduct combat drills as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on March 20, 2024.

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Plummeting fertility rates are making Asian countries worry about running out of soldiers

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The South Korean flag on army uniforms.
South Korea, which has the world's lowest fertility rate, has military conscription of at least 18 months.

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Why calligraphy inkstones are so expensive

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Calligraphy inkstones, especially elaborately designed ones, can cost over $5,000. While the traditional practice of using an ink stick and inkstone is less common now that liquid ink exists, the artistry and labor involved in making inkstones — for use or as collectibles — keep demand alive.

A South Korean weapons company once seen as a dinosaur is now churning out howitzers twice as fast as its Western competitors

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A South Korean engineer works on a K-9 self-propelled howitzer at Hanwha Aerospace factory in Changwon on September 15, 2023.
A South Korean engineer works on a K-9 self-propelled howitzer at Hanwha Aerospace factory in Changwon on September 15, 2023.

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A US supersonic bomber dropped 500-pound bombs in its first live-fire bombing drill on the Korean peninsula in 7 years

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A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 31, 2024, in support of a Bomber Task Force mission.
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North Korea sends new wave of up to 720 trash-filled balloons into South Korea

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Trash balloon sent by North Korea into South Korea
Trash balloon sent by North Korea into South Korea

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