OpenAI is opening a new office in South Korea to serve its booming consumer base in the country

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The Lotte Tower in Seoul.
OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, said South Korea has the highest number of paid ChatGPT subscribers outside the US.

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A plane carrying 181 people crashed in South Korea, killing almost everyone on board. Here's what we know.

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The wreckage of the Jeju Air crash.
The wreckage of the Jeju Air plane that crashed on Sunday, killing 179 people.

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The South Korean president's party says he needs to go — and that he tried to arrest its leaders during martial law

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol takes questions during a press conference.
South Korea's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, faces calls for impeachment from his own party's leader.

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The top arms dealers in South Korea and Japan are growing almost as fast as those in Russia

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The KH178, a South Korean 105mm light self-propelled howitzer, is on display at the Eurosatory Defense and Security expo in June.
South Korean firm Hyundai Rotem is producing the KH178, a self-propelled howitzer. Such artillery guns have particularly been in demand among European nations like Poland.

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South Korea's economy would boom if its president is impeached, research firm says

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President Yoon of South Korea

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The leader of South Korea's opposition first thought the president's martial law declaration was a deepfake

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Main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung (C) speaks during a rally against President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 4, 2024, after martial law was lifted in South Korea
Main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung thought the declaration was initially a deepfake.

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Inside the chaos in Seoul after South Korea's president sprang 6 hours of martial law on his people

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A protester holds a placard during a rally to condemn South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of martial law last night, which was reversed hours later, and to call for his resignation, in Seoul.
Protesters now call for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of martial law last night, which was reversed hours later, and to call for his resignation, in Seoul.

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South Korea is reeling after spending hours under a surprise martial law declaration

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Korea flag protest after martial law
Soldiers attempted to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law.

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The 10 best cities in Asia for expats

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Singapore downtown buildings and cityscapes from Kallang area
Singapore was ranked 30 in Mercer's Quality of Living City Ranking 2024.

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Seoul's $322 million gambit to save the city from crushing loneliness won't fix the source of its problems

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People sitting before the city skyline and Han River in Seoul.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said in October that it would be pouring 451.3 billion won, or $322 million, to combat the loneliness epidemic gripping the city.

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