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The film tells the story of a long chaotic day in which South Korea’s armed forces attacked each other, unsure whose commands to obey.

Forged in battle seven decades ago to protect the values of freedom and democracy, the Korea-U.S. alliance today seeks to set an example of liberty and peace for countries that sup...

Upon signing the Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S. in 1953 after the Korean War, South Koreas first president, Syngman Rhee, said that the agreement would make the war-torn nation prosper “for many generations to come.” Seven decades later, that message of hope rings true, as Yoon Suk Yeol makes a state visit to Washington as the president of one of the worlds most prosperous countries and a believer in how much the successful partnership can achieve.

North Korea has fired off a record number of ballistic missiles in the past 18 months, but the threats are being met by an emboldened South Korea, which is muscling up and strengthening alliances old and new.

North Korea has fired off a record number of ballistic missiles in the past 18 months, but the threats are being met by an emboldened South Korea, which is muscling up and strengthening alliances old and new.

North Korea has fired off a record number of ballistic missiles in the last 18 months, but the threats are being met by an emboldened South Korea, which is muscling up and strengthening alliances old and new.

(Archived document, may contain errors) 9/17/92 186 AS ROH DEPARTS, CHALLENGES PERSIST FOR SEOUL AND WASHINGTON

One lesson from South Korea’s battle against runaway inflation in the 1980s: The importance of public communication.

The history of the week-long uprising of the South Korean town of Kwangju against the regime of the West-backed dictator General Chun Doo-Hwan. Though it was bloodily suppressed it helped ignite a chain of similar rebellions across Asia, winning people many democratic rights.

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