North and South Korea are locked in a dangerous arms race. Putin may be about to make this worse.

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A Yonhapnews TV broadcast at a railway station in Seoul showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile launch after new missile tests in July, 2024.

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Putin getting tight with Kim Jong Un could be as big of a problem for China as it is for the US

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Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un smiling and holding up glasses of red wine.
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during a reception at the Mongnangwan Reception House in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024.

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South Korea's military fires on border islands for the first time in 7 years as a North Korean missile fails and the balloon war rages on

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South Korean Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) fire rockets during a joint live firing drill between South Korea and the US at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 65 kms northeast of Seoul, on April 26, 2017
A 2017 drill showing South Korean MLRS in action. Similar weapons were used in the drills conducted Wednesday, per South Korean media.

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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.

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