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A worker dressed in white protective gear disinfects as a precaution against the coronavirus at a café in Goyang, South Korea, Aug. 25, 2020.  
To quell COVID-19 outbreak, South Korea bans seating at big cafés
Korea's Godfather of Rock Shin Joong-hyun got his start as a teenage guitarist at the Yongsan Garrison in Seoul. Now the US military base is closing.
Culture
The US military’s Yongsan Garrison leaves a mixed legacy in Seoul
Sook Ei and George Lampman met at the US embassy in Seoul in the months before the start of the Korean War.
Conflict
They got married in Seoul and a week later, China invaded
North Korea missile test
Conflict
North Korea successfully launched a second ICBM
A new multiple launch rocket system is test fired in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang March 4, 2016.
Conflict
Some Americans are panicking about North Korea. Here’s why South Koreans aren’t.
Layne Fostervold and his mother, Kim Sook-nyeon. Fostervold was adopted by an American family when he was about 2 years old. His mother never stopped wondering what happened to him.
Culture
A Korean adoptee meets his birth mother and winds up moving in with her
Business, Economics and Jobs
When money’s tight, the $6 latte is one of the first things to go for South Koreans
Business, Economics and Jobs
South Koreans worry they’re headed for U.S.-style debt bubble
Global Politics
South Korea Investigates Possible Cyberattack
Global Politics
Bridge Signs Used in South Korea Anti-Suicide Efforts
Global Politics
Growing Debt Worries for South Korea
Lady Gaga Not Suitable For Minors in South Korea
Arts, Culture & Media
South Korea Opens Multicultural High School
Arts, Culture & Media
South Korea Revamps Complicated Street Address System
Global Politics
Severe Malnutrition Showing in North Korea
Global Politics
Legacy of the Korean War