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Korean reunification

A man wearing a white robe delivers a speech and uses his hand to emphasize a point

Just ‘empty’ words? South Korea’s Moon calls for peace with North Korea by 2045.

Nuclear

Moon pledged peace with North Korea by 2045, but his timeline left some skeptical. South Korea hasn’t even been able to convince North Korea to accept rice donations ahead of a looming famine.

South Korean Christians pray for North Korea in Seoul November 15, 2009. With almost 30 percent of South Koreans either Protestant or Catholic, faith plays a big role in how people think about relations with the North.

For many South Korean Christians, reunification with the North is a religious goal

Global Politics
Won Hyung-joon leads the Lindenbaum Festival Orchestra and hopes one day to perform together with North Korean musicians.

Why ‘Arirang’ is the perfect song for a divided Korea

Music

North Korea rages over U.S.-South Korea military exercise

Global Politics

On the Ground in South Korea

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