South Korea
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During the 1980s, South Korea became a major industrial power in Asia.
Supported by the United States, South Korea was created in 1948 after American and Soviet occupation zones established at the end of World War II had divided Korea into north and south.
During the Korean War, noncommunist South Korea, aided by forces of the United Nations, and communist North Korea, aided by Chinese forces, fought from 1950 to 1953.
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South Korea should not give up on North Korea's denuclearisation, President Lee Jae Myung said Monday, as China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang for a two-day visit.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
U.S. delays have caused concern in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Australia, the Philippines and other regional countries about U.S. commitment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
That’s sent tremors across the globe, with the very tech-heavy Kospi index in South Korea shedding 8.1% on Monday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Xi responded with rare diplomatic signals of displeasure, visiting South Korea in 2014 before ever meeting Kim: a move that was widely viewed as a snub.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Jim had been born in South Korea but grew up in Muscatine, Iowa, in the 1970s.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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