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Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

South Korean Ambassador to Japan Lee Hyuk gives a speech at a memorial ceremony on Sado Island in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 21, 2025, to honor Koreans who were forced to work at a gold and silver mine there during World War II. The ceremony was organized by the South Korean government.

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Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

A memorial ceremony is held by the South Korean government on Sado Island in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 21, 2025, to honor Koreans who were forced to work at a gold and silver mine there during World War II.

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Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

A memorial ceremony is held by the South Korean government on Sado Island in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 21, 2025, to honor Koreans who were forced to work at a gold and silver mine there during World War II.

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102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

A Buddhist priest prays at a stone monument in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

A Buddhist priest prays at a stone monument in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

102nd anniv. of 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans

A Buddhist priest prays at a stone monument in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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Memorial service for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans in Japan

Memorial service for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans in Japan

People hold a memorial ceremony at a public park in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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Memorial service for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans in Japan

Memorial service for 1923 post-quake massacre of Koreans in Japan

People hold a memorial ceremony in Tokyo for Koreans and Chinese massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the disaster. A Japanese government disaster prevention panel says Korean and Chinese victims accounted for at least 1 percent of the 105,000 people who died or went missing in the earthquake.

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S. Korean President Lee visits shipyard in Philadelphia

S. Korean President Lee visits shipyard in Philadelphia

South Koreans living in the United States are pictured in Philadelphia on Aug. 26, 2025, in front of Philly Shipyard, acquired by South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group in 2024. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung visited the shipyard the same day to attend a christening ceremony for a vessel built for the U.S. military.

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Ceremony in S. Korea on Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

Ceremony in S. Korea on Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

People pray during a memorial service for the victims of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima held in Hapcheon County, South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the blast. Hapcheon is home to many Koreans who experienced the explosion.

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New beachside resort in N. Korea

New beachside resort in N. Korea

People play in a pool at a water park in the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in Kangwon Province, on the eastern coast of North Korea, on July 1, 2025. The resort opened to North Koreans the same day, but foreign tourists are yet to be accepted.

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New beachside resort in N. Korea

New beachside resort in N. Korea

Photo taken July 1, 2025, shows the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in Kangwon Province on the eastern coast of North Korea. The resort opened to North Koreans the same day, but foreign tourists are yet to be accepted.

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New beachside resort in N. Korea

WONSAN, North Korea, July 3 Kyodo - People play on a beach in the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in Kangwon Province, on the eastern coast of North Korea on July 1, 2025. The resort opened to North Koreans the same day. (Kyodo)

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New beachside resort in N. Korea

New beachside resort in N. Korea

People rush to the water at a beach in the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in Kangwon Province, on the eastern coast of North Korea. The resort opened to North Koreans the same day.

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CORRECTED: New beachside resort in N. Korea

CORRECTED: New beachside resort in N. Korea

People ride a pedal-powered raft just offshore from a beach in the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in Kangwon Province, on the eastern coast of North Korea on July 1, 2025. The resort opened to North Koreans the same day.

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CORRECTED: New beachside resort in N. Korea

CORRECTED: New beachside resort in N. Korea

People play on a beach in the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in Kangwon Province, on the eastern coast of North Korea on July 1, 2025. The resort opened to North Koreans the same day.

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CORRECTED: New beachside resort in N. Korea

CORRECTED: New beachside resort in N. Korea

People hang out on a beach in the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in Kangwon Province, on the eastern coast of North Korea on July 1, 2025. The resort opened to North Koreans the same day.

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CORRECTED: New beachside resort in N. Korea

CORRECTED: New beachside resort in N. Korea

People visit a water park in the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in Kangwon Province, on the eastern coast of North Korea on July 1, 2025. The resort opened to North Koreans the same day.

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New beachside resort in N. Korea

New beachside resort in N. Korea

Photo taken July 1, 2025, shows the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in Kangwon Province, on the eastern coast of North Korea. The resort opened to North Koreans the same day.

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More Koreans Traveling to China

More Koreans Traveling to China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2025 - South Korean tourists tour outside the former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, China, January 2, 2025.

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More Koreans Traveling to China

More Koreans Traveling to China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2025 - The former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, China, January 2, 2025.

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More Koreans Traveling to China

More Koreans Traveling to China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2025 - South Korean tourists tour outside the former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, China, January 2, 2025.

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More Koreans Traveling to China

More Koreans Traveling to China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2025 - The former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, China, January 2, 2025.

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More Koreans Traveling to China

More Koreans Traveling to China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2025 - South Korean tourists tour outside the former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, China, January 2, 2025.

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More Koreans Traveling to China

More Koreans Traveling to China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2025 - South Korean tourists tour outside the former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, China, January 2, 2025.

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More Koreans Traveling to China

More Koreans Traveling to China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2025 - South Korean tourists tour outside the former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, China, January 2, 2025.

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More Koreans Traveling to China

More Koreans Traveling to China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2025 - South Korean tourists tour outside the former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, China, January 2, 2025.

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More Koreans Traveling to China

More Koreans Traveling to China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2025 - The former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, China, January 2, 2025.

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More Koreans Traveling to China

More Koreans Traveling to China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 2, 2025 - South Korean tourists tour outside the former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, China, January 2, 2025.

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

Choi Sang-mok (3rd R, front), acting president of South Korea, is pictured on his way to the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

This photo shows the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

Relatives of the victims in an airplane crash mourn at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

Rescuers operate at the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

All 181 people aboard crashed S. Korean airplane believed killed, except 2 rescued

This photo shows the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of Seoul, South Korea, on December 29, 2024. Most of the people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed at an airport in southwest South Korea on Sunday morning were believed to have been killed except two rescued, local fire authorities said. The passenger plane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, as well as six flight attendants on board, crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, some 290 km southwest of the capital Seoul, at about 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT). Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally Calling for The Impeachment of President Yoon - Seoul

Rally Calling for The Impeachment of President Yoon - Seoul

South Koreans attend a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. South Korean demonstrators marched towards the presidential office in the capital city of Seoul on Wednesday night as the political crisis ignited by President Yoon Suk-yeol's sudden declaration of martial law in the country dragged on. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally Calling for The Impeachment of President Yoon - Seoul

Rally Calling for The Impeachment of President Yoon - Seoul

South Koreans attend a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. South Korean demonstrators marched towards the presidential office in the capital city of Seoul on Wednesday night as the political crisis ignited by President Yoon Suk-yeol's sudden declaration of martial law in the country dragged on. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally Calling for The Impeachment of President Yoon - Seoul

Rally Calling for The Impeachment of President Yoon - Seoul

South Koreans attend a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. South Korean demonstrators marched towards the presidential office in the capital city of Seoul on Wednesday night as the political crisis ignited by President Yoon Suk-yeol's sudden declaration of martial law in the country dragged on. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally Calling for The Impeachment of President Yoon - Seoul

Rally Calling for The Impeachment of President Yoon - Seoul

South Koreans attend a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. South Korean demonstrators marched towards the presidential office in the capital city of Seoul on Wednesday night as the political crisis ignited by President Yoon Suk-yeol's sudden declaration of martial law in the country dragged on. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally Calling for The Impeachment of President Yoon - Seoul

Rally Calling for The Impeachment of President Yoon - Seoul

South Koreans attend a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. South Korean demonstrators marched towards the presidential office in the capital city of Seoul on Wednesday night as the political crisis ignited by President Yoon Suk-yeol's sudden declaration of martial law in the country dragged on. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony in S. Korea on Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

Ceremony in S. Korea on Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

A memorial service for the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima is held in Hapcheon County, South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the blast. Hapcheon is home to many Koreans who experienced the explosion.

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Ceremony in S. Korea on Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

Ceremony in S. Korea on Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

A memorial service for the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima is held in Hapcheon County, South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the blast. Hapcheon is home to many Koreans who experienced the explosion.

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Paris 2024 - North Koreans In The Table Tennis Final

Paris 2024 - North Koreans In The Table Tennis Final

Ri Jong Sik/Kim Kum Yong (L rear) of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) compete during the mixed doubles semifinal table tennis match against Wong Chun Ting/Doo Hoi Kem of China's Hong Kong at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on July 29, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Xu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - North Koreans In The Table Tennis Final

Paris 2024 - North Koreans In The Table Tennis Final

Ri Jong Sik/Kim Kum Yong (L) of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) compete during the mixed doubles semifinal table tennis match against Wong Chun Ting/Doo Hoi Kem of China's Hong Kong at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on July 29, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Xu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking news] 10th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

ANSAN, South Korea, April 16 Kyodo - Bereaved families and many other South Koreans gather in Ansan near Seoul on April 16, 2024, for a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 high school students on a school trip from Ansan. (Kyodo)

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10th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

10th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

Bereaved families and many other South Koreans gather in Ansan near Seoul on April 16, 2024, for a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 high school students on a school trip from Ansan.

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-BALLOT COUNTING

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-BALLOT COUNTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members count ballots at a ballot counting station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-BALLOT COUNTING

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-BALLOT COUNTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members count ballots at a ballot counting station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-BALLOT COUNTING

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-BALLOT COUNTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members count ballots at a ballot counting station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-BALLOT COUNTING

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-BALLOT COUNTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members count ballots at a ballot counting station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-BALLOT COUNTING

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-BALLOT COUNTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members count ballots at a ballot counting station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)

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