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VOA: US, Japan, South Korea Leaders Voice Concerns About North Korean Aggression

U.S. President Joe Biden and the leaders of South Korea and Japan expressed new worries Wednesday about the North Korean nuclear threat...

VOA: Conservative Yoon Wins South Korea’s Presidential Vote

Yoon Seok-youl, a conservative former prosecutor and relative political newcomer, will become South Korea’s next president. Yoon defeated his...

VOA: US Looking to Japan, South Korea Allies to Assist in Resisting China’s Expansion

Discussion of Taiwan at weekend talks involving Japan, South Korea and the United States, analysts say, could be seen as a signal...

VOA: South Korea Fights ‘Fake News,’ But Critics Claim It’s Gagging the Press

South Korean legislation intended to combat what authorities view as “fake news” could undermine press freedom in one of Asia’s strongest democracies,...

BBC: South Korea coronavirus: PM aims for ‘herd immunity by autumn’

South Korea will achieve herd immunity from Covid-19 by the autumn, its prime minister has told the BBC, despite a later start...

VOA: For South Korea’s Graduating High Schoolers, Entrance Exam Results Bring Relief

Twelve years of study boiled down into one eight-hour test for graduating high-school seniors — the suneung, South Korea’s college entrance exam, announced...

Reuters: Japan, South Korea fret as surging coronavirus undermines leaders’ support

Japan and South Korea grappled with surging coronavirus cases and growing public frustration on Monday, with Japan suspending a contentious travel subsidy...

BBC: South Korea: The life-changing exam that won’t stop for a pandemic

On Thursday, nearly 500,000 students in South Korea will sit for the country's marathon university admission examinations.

VOA: South Korea to Hold College Entrance Test Amid Pandemic ‘Third Wave’

As nearly a half-million South Korean students prepare to take an all-important college entrance examination later this week, health and education officials...

VOA: South Korea Sees Biggest Daily Jump in COVID-19 Cases in 70 Days

South Korea has reported its biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases in 70 days as the government says it will fine...
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