4 hours ago [From the Scene] At this Starbucks, you need ID: Franchise opens store with view of North Korea

GIMPO, Gyeonggi Province -- South Koreans can now sip their Starbucks while taking in the rarest of views -- the shadowy realm of a forbidden land, North Korea. At a just-opened store, with seating for around 40 patrons, the glass walls frame panoramic vistas of Kaepung-gun and Songaksan in the North Korean city of Kaesong. It is located within the Jogang Observatory in the South Korean border city of Gimpo, part of the 154-meter-high Aegibong Peace Ecopark. This vantage point lies just 1.4 ki

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6 hours ago South Korean lawmakers back $1.1 billion initial payment for US troop presence

South Korean lawmakers back $1.1 billion initial payment for US troop presence  Stars and Stripes

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6 hours ago 'Absence of text is invitation to endless imagination,' picture book artist Lee Suzy says

BUSAN -- Picture books are not just for children, said celebrated picture book artist Lee Suzy, the first South Korean national to win the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration category in 2022. On the first day of the inaugural Busan International Children's Book Fair, Lee took the stage as one of the headliners, her popularity evident in the size of the audience -- the 100-seat venue was packed and latecomers gathered outside the venue to listen to her deliver her keynote speech.

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7 hours ago South Korea Completes Missile Interceptor to Counter Any Threat from North

South Korea Completes Missile Interceptor to Counter Any Threat from North  Asharq Al-awsat - English

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8 hours ago South Korea completes missile interceptor to counter any threat from North

South Korea completes missile interceptor to counter any threat from North  Reuters.com

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8 hours ago LX Pantos inks logistics collaboration agreement with China’s Guiyang City

Korean logistics company LX Pantos announced Friday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Guiyang Logistics, a state-owned enterprise in southwestern China, to strengthen transport networks and enhance logistics services. The agreement was finalized after a meeting in Seoul on Thursday between LX Pantos CEO Lee Yong-ho and Hu Zhongxiong, secretary of the Communist Party of China Guiyang Municipal Committee. Discussions centered on expanding logistics collaboration between South K

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8 hours ago Russian defense minister visits North Korea for talks with military and political leaders

Russian defense minister visits North Korea for talks with military and political leaders  The Seattle Times

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9 hours ago North Korea launches more trash and propaganda leaflets into South by balloon

North Korea launches more trash and propaganda leaflets into South by balloon  NK News

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9 hours ago Starbucks opens branch at South Korean observatory near border with North Korea

Starbucks opens branch at South Korean observatory near border with North Korea  Yahoo! Voices

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