S. Korea adds some 178,500 new COVID cases
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Preorders for upcoming BLACKPINK’s album surpasses 1.5 million units
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[Courtesy of YG Entertainment]
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11 DMZ hiking routes to open in September
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Australia-hosted multinational exercise to include S. Korean Air Force
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The military has announced that a squadron of KF-16 fighters will leave an air base in Chungju, 147 kilometers south of Seoul, later today for Darwin in northern Australia to take part in the biennial Exercise Pitch Black, which will take place from August 29 to September 7 there.
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President Yoon vows to carefully consider public opinion on 100th day of inauguration
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[Courtesy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea]
[This article was contributed by Aju Business Daily reporter Joseph Kwak]