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Tungsten is illuminated with mineral light in a mine in Gangwon Province, South Korea, March 31, 2022. Picture taken March 31, 2022. REUTERS/ Heo Ran
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Kicking the China habit: South Korea hunts tungsten treasure

Businessmen enjoy fried chicken and beer at a pub in Seoul, South Korea, April 25, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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At S Korea's fried chicken diners, palm oil squeeze feeds inflation fears

Women wearing masks walk in a shopping district amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Heo Ran/File Photo
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S Korea lifts outdoor mask mandate, incoming gov't concerned

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the ground-breaking ceremony for construction of Ryonpho Greenhouse Farm Held in Ryonpho area of Hamju County, South Hamgyong Province of the DPRK, North Korea in this photo released on February 18, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Photo: Reuters
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Korean leaders exchange friendly letters in rare break from tensions

South Korean envoy, BGMEA chief for deepening cooperation to realise trade potential
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South Korean envoy, BGMEA chief for deepening cooperation to realise trade potential

US Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim and Noh Kyu-duk, South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, attend a briefing after their meeting at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea October 24, 2021. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS
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US envoy vows 'strongest possible deterrent' over N.Korea weapons tests

Women wearing masks walk in a shopping district amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Heo Ran/File Photo
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S Korea to lift most Covid curbs from next week as Omicron wanes

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Singapore, Korea lead Asia's central bank battle against inflation

South Korea: Why so many struggle to sleep
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South Korea: Why so many struggle to sleep

Taiwan flags can be seen at a square ahead of the national day celebration in Taoyuan, Taiwan, 8 October 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang/Files
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Two bodies found after S Korea ship goes missing near Taiwan

A South Korean flag covers a ceremonial guard member prior to the arrival of South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in at the White House in Washington, US, 11 April 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files
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S Korea says search under way for missing ship off Taiwan coast

South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a news conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool//File Photo
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S Korea's president-elect wants US nuclear bombers, submarines to return

A North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su
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N Korea says it will strike with nuclear weapons if South attacks: KCNA