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North Korean defectors take a computer class inside Anseong Hanawon, Settlement Support Center for North Korean Refugees, in Anseong, South Korea, July 10. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Activists gather to protest against a planned release of water from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant in Japan, in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A North Korean soldier looks across the Yalu river near Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong in April 2017. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A former North Korean operative gives his first interview since defecting

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The Muslim community at Kyungpook National University mostly comprises students from Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and other countries with large Muslim populations. Here some members of the community pray at the Dar ul Emaan Kyungpook Islamic Center, in Daegu, South Korea. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption

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Muslims in South Korea want to build a mosque. Neighbors protest and send pig heads

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People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and his daughter presumed to be named Ju Ae attending a military parade held in Pyongyang to mark the 75th founding anniversary of its armed forces, at a railway station in Seoul on Feb. 9, 2023. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, center, leaves after a briefing announcing a plan on Monday to resolve a dispute over compensating people forced to work under Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of Korea, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Monday, March 6, 2023. Kim Hong-Ji/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

So Seong-uk, left, speaks at a press conference while his partner Kim Yong-min looks on in February 2021 as they file a lawsuit against South Korea's National Health Insurance Service at the Seoul Administrative Court. Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A woman pays her respects as she displays a note near the entrance to a female lavatory at Sindang station in Seoul on Sept. 19, 2022. Seoul Metro employee Jeon Joo-hwan was sentenced Tuesday for stabbing his colleague to death in the metro station's women's public toilet the day before a court was set to sentence him on charges of stalking her. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Mourners in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul pay tribute Monday to the victims of a deadly crowd crush that took place during Halloween celebrations Saturday night. Chris Jung/NurPhoto / Getty Images hide caption

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You're@Work: The Right Persona for the Job

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Friday

A commuter walks past information boards displayed to remind the public about how to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Seoul on Wednesday. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Oh Se-hoon (center), the mayoral candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, holds flowers as he celebrates with party members after exit polls showed he would win. Song Kyung-seok/Pool photo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Antibody test cartridges used in diagnosing the coronavirus move along on a production line at Boditech Med in Chuncheon, South Korea. By Friday, authorities had identified 163 patients who tested positive again after a full recovery. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

South Korean election officials put up posters of candidates in Seoul, South Korea, on April 2. The country will hold April 15 legislative elections on schedule, and the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic is a major issue in the vote. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption

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Monday

A memorial to K-pop star Goo Hara is seen at St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul on Monday. Hara was found dead at her home in Seoul on Sunday, police said. Chung Sung-Jun/AP hide caption

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Some 70,000 women in August gathered in central Seoul, holding signs saying, "My life is not your porn." It was the fourth protest this year condemning the prevalence of hidden-camera crimes. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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South Korean Women Fight Back Against Spy Cams In Public Bathrooms

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