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Seoul eyes joint UNESCO bid with Pyongyang to list taekwondo as shared heritage

South Korea aims to join forces with North Korea to seek UNESCO recognition for the traditional martial art of taekwondo as a shared intangible cultural heritage, officials said Monday. The Cultural Heritage Committee,
Anadolu Agency

South Korea deploying ‘monster’ ballistic missile to deter North Korea: Report

Designed to destroy underground bunkers, Hyunmoo-5 surface-to-surface ballistic missile can carry warhead weighing up to 8 tons - Anadolu Ajansı

Fire breaks out in Seoul's last-remaining shanty town

A fire in one of Seoul's last-remaining shanty towns has burned makeshift houses and forced dozens of residents to flee

Seoul takes aim at North Korea’s leadership bunkers with ‘monster missile’ Hyunmoo-5

The missile, capable of carrying a warhead of up to eight tonnes, has been deployed to frontline military units.

Hundreds evacuated after fire tears through shanty town in South Korea’s Gangnam district

Blaze breaks out shortly after 5am local time in Guryong village, one of the capital’s most fire-prone neighbourhoods
East Asia Forum

South Korea’s AI revolution is forcing a US–China balancing act

As South Korea develops its sovereign AI ecosystem, it must carefully navigate intensifying US–China competition in the region.

For this mom, moving to work in South Korea felt like a 'full-circle moment' — even if it came with one sacrifice

Motolani Adedipe moved to South Korea for a year on a Fulbright scholarship. She brought her two kids along while her husband remained in the US.

With smiling selfies and K-pop jam session, Japan and China woo South Korea

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is finding himself the center of attention in the region: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this week invited him to join an impromptu drum jam session to K-pop songs.
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