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The U.S. has begun deploying the Terminal High Altitude Aerial Defense - THAAD - an anti-missile system meant to defend South Korea against attacks from the North. The first components arrived in South Korea last week.

A Long List Of Challenges Awaits Rex Tillerson In Asia

Mar 15, 2017
As the new secretary of state starts a six-day sweep through East Asia, he heads into a region full of challenges, both old and new.
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NASA scientists measure air quality aboard one of NASA's three "flying air quality labs" over the Korean peninsula in April.

Korea's Air Is Dirty, But It's Not All Close-Neighbor China's Fault

Jun 03, 2016
South Korea likes to point the finger at China for its pollution woes, but that's not the whole story. New research is examining how much Korean smog is caused by neighbors and how much is home-grown.
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Reporting from a Seoul cat cafe, one of the many themed cafes in Japan and Korea.

Reporter's Notebook: Settling In In Seoul

Dec 29, 2015
NPR opened a South Korea bureau in March. Correspondent Elise Hu offers her take on the wonder and the wackiness of life and journalism in East Asia.
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