South korea
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
U.S., Japan and South Korea agree to expand security and economic ties at historic Camp David summit
The country's leaders have agreed to a new security pledge committing the 3 countries to consult with each other in the event of a security crisis or threat in the Pacific.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2023
At Camp David, Biden aims to nudge Japan and South Korea toward greater unity in complicated Pacific
President Biden is looking to use the summit at Camp David to urge South Korea and Japan to turn the page on their countries' difficult shared history.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2022
North Korea fires 4 short-range ballistic missiles, South Korean officials say
The action follows the launch on Wednesday of at least 23 missiles, including the first ballistic one to fly over a nautical border with South Korea.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2022
South Korea probes Halloween crowd surge as nation mourns
Saturday’s disaster was concentrated in a sloped, narrow alley in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood, a popular nightlife district, with witnesses and survivors recalling a “hell-like” chaos.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2022
Bowdoin College student safe after escaping deadly Korean Halloween crowd crush
Bowdoin College officials confirmed that junior Emma Fortier, who is studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea, is safe after she attended a Halloween celebration that turned deadly this weekend.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2022
South Korea in shock, grief as 153 die in Seoul after Halloween crowd surge
Officials say the death count could further rise as 37 of the 133 injured people are in serious conditions.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2022
At least 146 dead after Halloween crowd surge in Seoul, officials say
People were crushed to death after a large crowd began pushing forward in a narrow alley near Hamilton Hotel, a major party spot in Seoul.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
U.S. vows full military defense of allies against North Korea
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is warning North Korea against escalating its provocations.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2022
North Korea fires missile and shells, further inflaming tensions
South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters.