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Professor Park Yu-ha answers reporters' questions outside the Supreme Court of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Park Dong-ju/Yonhap via AP)

South Korean scholar acquitted of defaming sexual slavery victims during Japan colonial rule

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol salutes during a repatriation ceremony to receive the remains of South Korean soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, South Korea, on July 26, 2023. Yoon vowed immediate retaliation against any potential provocation by North Korea in his Armed Forces Day speech Tuesday, Sept. 26, as thousands of troops were set to march through Seoul, the capital, in the first such military parade in 10 years. (Jung Yeon-Je/Pool Photo via AP, File)

South Korea tightens links with Middle East on energy security

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A small wooden boat is towed into a port in Yangyang, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Four suspected North Korean defectors were found in the small wooden boat near the two Koreas' sea border Tuesday, South Korean officials said. (Park Young-seo/Yonhap via AP)

4 suspected North Korean defectors found in a small boat in South Korean waters

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the South Korea Defense Ministry via Yonhap News Agency, a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber is parked at an air base in Cheongju, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (South Korea Defense Ministry/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea, U.S., Japan hold first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in face of North Korean threats

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

Minjee Lee of Australia watches her tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the BMW Ladies Championship at the Seowon Hills Country Club in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Buhai, Lee tied for third-round lead at the LPGA tournament in South Korea

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Minjee Lee of Australia hits her tee shot on the third hole during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship at the Seowon Hills Country Club in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Minjee Lee birdies 18th hole to take a 2-stroke lead into the 3rd round of LPGA South Korea event

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Visitors try out Samsung Electronics Galaxy smartphones during the 2022 World IT show at the Convention and Exhibition center in Seoul, South Korea, on April 20, 2022. Samsung Electronics is shifting away from fossil fuels and aiming to entirely power its global operations with clean electricity by 2050, a challenging goal that experts say could be hampered by South Korea’s modest climate change commitments. Apc move photos already sent. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Smart cities trade increased quality of life for use of data

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Illustration on the 70th anniversary of the U.S./ South Korea alliance by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Reflecting on the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-South Korea alliance

By Joseph R. DeTrani

Taiwan's Guan Ling Chen competes in the women's 55 kg Group A weightlifting final at 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

The Asian Games wrap up, with China dominating the medal count

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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)

Seoul maps road ahead for South Korea’s — and the world’s — tech future

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

U.S. President Joe Biden, right, stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting on Nov. 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia. Xi accused Washington on Monday, March 6, 2023, trying to isolate his country and hold back its development. That reflects the ruling Communist Party's growing frustration that its pursuit of prosperity and global influence is threatened by U.S. restrictions on access to technology, its support for Taiwan and other moves seen by Beijing as hostile. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Global semiconductor market tilts against China as chip wars escalate

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

South Korea's Lee Sohee and Baek Hana compete during the women's team gold medal team match at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

South Korean women take down China for coveted gold in badminton at Asian Games

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

Fans watch during the Arena of Valour Asian Games Version Semifinal 1 between Malaysia and Vietnam at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte

China wins bronze in League of Legends, but all eyes on South Korea in gold-medal match

By David Rising - Associated Press

A TV screen shows a file image of American soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Just over two months after he sprinted into North Korea across the heavily fortified inter-Korean border, King was put on a plane back to America after the North released him into U.S. custody. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

American soldier who bolted into North Korea 2 months ago has returned to the U.S.

By Matthew Lee, Kim Tong-hyung and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, the USS Robert Smalls cruiser fires during a joint naval exercise between South Korea and the United State in South Korea's East Sea, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. North Korea on Monday called South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol "a guy with a trash-like brain" and "a diplomatic idiot" as it blasted him for using a U.N. speech to issue a warning over the North's deepening military ties with Russia. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

South Korea parades troops and powerful weapons in its biggest Armed Forces Day ceremony in years

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

South Korea's missiles are carried in a parade during the 75th South Korea Armed Forces Day ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. South Korea's president vowed to retaliate immediately against any potential provocations by North Korea in his Armed Forces Day speech Tuesday, as thousands of troops prepared to march through the capital in the country's first such military parade in 10 years. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North trumps South when it comes to martial pomp, circumstance

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a Politburo meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un sets forth steps to boost Russia ties as U.S. and Seoul warn about weapons deals

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

South Korean leader warns Russia against weapons collaboration with the North

By Ted Anthony - Associated Press

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

South Korean president warns of Russia-North Korea nuclear collaboration

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

From left, Emad Sharghi, Morad Tahbaz and Siamak Namazi, former prisoners in Iran, walk out of a Qatar Airways flight that brought them out of Tehran and to Doha, Qatar, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Five prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran were freed Monday and headed home as part of a deal that saw nearly $6 billion in Iranian assets unfrozen. (AP Photo/Lujain Jo)

Biden says five American detainees are on their way home from Iran

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times