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South Korea and Japan hail spring thaw amid missiles and weight of history
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North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into sea off east coast, South says
People stand near a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on March 14, 2023. - North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on March 14, 2023, Seoul said, Pyongyang's second launch in three days and the first since South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military drills in five years. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Puerto Rico throws 8-inning perfecto against Israel at World Baseball Classic
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 13: Javy Baez #9 of Puerto Rico slides in under the tag of Tommy Kelly #55 of Israel at second base after hitting a double in the fifth inning at loanDepot park on March 13, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)
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Canada wins three medals on final day of short track speedskating world championships
Steven Dubois, right, of Canada competes against Roberts Kruzbergs of Latvia during the quarterfinal of the men's 1,500-meter at the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships 2023 in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Shohei Ohtani leads Japan over South Korea at World Baseball Classic
Baseball - World Baseball Classic - Pool B games - Japan v South Korea - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan - March 10, 2023 Japan's Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting single run REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Everything you need to know about the World Baseball Classic
MESA, ARIZONA - MARCH 07: Freddie Freeman #5 of Team Canada works out ahead of the World Baseball Classic at Sloan Park on March 07, 2023 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
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South Korea pushes to end Japan disputes over forced labourers
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a ceremony of the 104th anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement Day against Japanese colonial rule, in Seoul Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP)
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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, warns of turning Pacific into ‘firing range’
In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, center, flies in formation with South Korea's Air Force F-35A fighter jets, bottom, and U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets, top, over the South Korea Peninsula during a joint air drill in South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)
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U.S. to increase weapons deployment to counter North Korea
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Austin on Tuesday said the United States will increase its deployment of advanced weapons such as fighter jets and bombers to the Korean Peninsula as it strengthens joint training and operational planning with South Korea in response to a growing North Korean nuclear threat. (South Korea Presidential Office/Yonhap via AP)
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NATO’s chief urges South Korea to step up military support for Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea January 29, 2023. Kim Min-Hee/Pool via Reuters
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Ship sinks between South Korea and Japan; 14 pulled from water, nine remain unconscious
In this photo provided by the Korea Coast Guard, a South Korea coast guard vessel conducts a search operation in waters between South Korea and Japan, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. South Korean and Japanese coast guards were searching for crew members of a cargo ship that sank early Wednesday in waters between South Korea and Japan, South Korean officials said Wednesday. (The Korea Coast Guard via AP)
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About 500 people are evacuated from fire in South Korea shanty town
Smoke rises from a fire at Guryong village, the last slum in the glitzy Gangnam district, in Seoul, South Korea, January 20, 2023. Yonhap via REUTERS
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Cars collide on icy road in South Korea, leaving one dead, dozens hurt
ADDS MORE DETAILS TO CLARIFY THIS TRAFFIC CONGESTION DIFFERS FROM THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED NEAR SEOUL - Vehicles are stuck on a highway in heavy snow in Pyeongchang, about 126 kilometers (78 miles) east of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Elsewhere, on the Guri-Pocheon highway near the South Korean capital Sunday night, nearly 50 vehicles collided on an icy highway, killing at least one person and injuring dozens. (Yoo Hyung-je/Yonhap via AP)
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South Korean president travels to UAE, seeks arms sales
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center left, and Emirati leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan walk past an honor guard at Qasar Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Yoon received an honor guard welcome Sunday on a trip to the United Arab Emirates, where Seoul hopes to expand its military sales while finishing its construction of the Arabian Peninsula's first nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
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South Korean police blame fatal Halloween crush on lack of preparation, poor response
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 01: People pay tribute to the victims of the Halloween celebration stampede, on the street near the scene on November 01, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. One hundred and fifty-one people have been reported killed and at least 150 others were injured in a deadly stampede on October 29 in Seoul's Itaewon district, after huge crowds of people gathered for Halloween parties, according to fire authorities. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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Kim Jong-un’s disclosure of daughter hints at prolonged family rule
This undated photo provided on Nov. 27, 2022, by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and his daughter, right, walk to a photo session with those involved in the recent launch of what it says a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile, at an unidentified location in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
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South Korea seeks Chinese national missing from COVID-19 quarantine
A Chinese tourist checks her luggage as she is waiting for her coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test result upon her arrival at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Talks with U.S. on management of nuclear weapons underway, South Korea says
FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a ceremony of donating 600mm super-large multiple launch rocket system at a garden of the Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
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Yoon says South Korea, U.S. discussing exercises using nuclear assets
In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Office, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during the New Year's address to the nation at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. (South Korea Presidential Office via AP)
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North Korea fires three missiles amid tensions over drone flights
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's rocket with the test satellite during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Saturday, the latest in a barrage of weapons tests this year that came days after it increased tensions by allegedly flying drones into South Korean airspace. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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South Korea stages large-scale military drills simulating downing of North drones
YANGJU, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 29: In this handout image released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korean soldiers operating a 20mm Vulcan rotary cannon during an anti-drone drill on December 29, 2022 in Yangju,South Korea. South Korean military conducted drills to strengthen its defense against potential drone-based provocations by North Korea, Seoul officials said, as it has vowed to adopt an "aggressive" approach to counter the renewed security challenge. The drills were arranged after the military failed to shoot down five North Korean drones that violated the South's air space on Monday, in an infiltration that raised questions over its readiness posture. (Photo by South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images)
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South Korea to spend $440-million until 2027 to counter North Korea drones
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a cabinet council meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. South Korea’s president on Tuesday called for a stronger air defense and high-tech stealth drones to better monitor North Korea, a day after it accused five North Korea of flying drones across the rivals’ tense border for the first time in five years. (Im Hun-jung/Yonhap via AP)
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South Korea’s military apologizes for failing to shoot down North drones that crossed border
FILE - Flags of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, flutter in the wind as pictured from the border area between two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, on Aug. 9, 2021. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Im Byung-shik/Yonhap via AP, File)
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North Korea launches ballistic missiles capable of reaching Japan
FILE - Flags of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, flutter in the wind as pictured from the border area between two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, on Aug. 9, 2021. North Korea launched a ballistic missile Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, off its east coast, South Korea said. South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff said the launch was made on Sunday morning but gave no further details. (Im Byung-shik/Yonhap via AP, File)
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Pity about Japan and South Korea – the World Cup needs teams from Asia
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North Korea orders new artillery firings over South’s drills
North Korea's Premier Kim Tok Hun inspects projects in various sectors, in North Korea, in this undated photo released on December 5, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.
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Neymar expected to play for Brazil
Brazil's Neymar, right, and Thiago Silva practice during a training session at the Grand Hamad stadium in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. Brazil will face South Korea in a World Cup round of 16 soccer match on Dec. 5. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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South Korea advances to World Cup round of 16 after scoring stoppage-time winner against Portugal
South Korea's midfielder #11 Hwang Hee-chan (R) celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H football match between South Korea and Portugal at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on December 2, 2022. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)
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When the chips go up: Big banks bet on South Korea, Taiwan stocks for 2023
Currency traders work in front of a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18.
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South Korea scrambles jets as China, Russia warplanes enter air defence zone
UNDISCLOSED LOCATION - JUNE 07: In this handout image released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, U.S. and South Korea fighter jets fly over the Korean Peninsula in response to North Korea's missile tests, on June 07, 2022 at an undisclosed location. South Korea and the United States conducted a combined air power demonstration involving 20 ighter planes, including F-35A stealth fighters, over the Korean Peninsula in another display of their readiness following North Korea's weekend missile launches. (Photo by South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images)
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Uruguay denied by woodwork in 0-0 draw with South Korea at World Cup
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group H - Uruguay v South Korea - Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - November 24, 2022 Uruguay's Federico Valverde in action with South Korea's Lee Kang-in REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
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Tesla safety at centre of South Korean trial over fiery, fatal crash
The logo of Tesla is seen on a steering wheel of its Model S electric car at its dealership in Seoul, South Korea July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
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North Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike entire U.S.
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Thursday, South Korea's military said, hours after the North threatened to launch "fiercer" military responses to the U.S. bolstering its security commitment to its allies South Korea and Japan. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)