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Thousands of BTS fans have been gathering in Seoul this week, as four members of the band wrapped up their army duties and reentered civilian life.

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South Korea’s Yeoncheon county, just kilometers from the heavily fortified border with the nuclear-armed North, is best known for its honey. But on Wednesday, it was flooded with K-pop supergroup BTS fans.

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The Philippines is acquiring 12 more FA-50 fighter jets from South Korea as part of a $700-million deal reportedly signed on Tuesday.

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South Koreans began voting Tuesday for a new president, six months to the day after ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol plunged the country into political chaos with his disastrous declaration of martial law.

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South Korea's leading candidates held major campaign events Sunday, two days out from a snap election triggered by the former president's removal after his disastrous declaration of martial law.

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A touring exhibition of the iconic silk lanterns of Jinju, South Korea is on display until the end of July.

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South Koreans lined up in record numbers to pick their president on Friday, joining lengthy queues to vote early in a poll triggered by the ex-leader's disastrous martial law declaration.

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South Korea’s Yeoncheon county, just kilometers from the heavily fortified border with the nuclear-armed North, is best known for its honey. But on Wednesday, it was flooded with K-pop supergroup BTS fans.

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A touring exhibition of the iconic silk lanterns of Jinju, South Korea is on display until the end of July.

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South Koreans lined up in record numbers to pick their president on Friday, joining lengthy queues to vote early in a poll triggered by the ex-leader's disastrous martial law declaration.

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