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The U.S. and South Korea kicked off annual military exercises Monday, prompting threats of a nuclear strike from North Korea amid high tensions on the peninsula.

U.S.-South Korea War Games Begin Despite Threats From North Korea

Pyongyang responded to the start of the 12-day Ulchi Freedom Guardian drills by threatening to turn the South into a "heap of ashes through a Korean-style pre-emptive nuclear strike."

South Korea's Unification Ministry said Wednesday that one of North Korea's senior diplomats, London-based Thae Yong Ho, has defected.

Senior North Korean Diplomat Reportedly Defects To South Korea

Thae Yong Ho, the No. 2 diplomat at North Korea's embassy in London, recently arrived in South Korea, according to officials in Seoul. He is said to be among the highest-ranking officials to defect.

South Koreans leave notes at an exit of Gangnam subway station in Seoul. It was turned into a makeshift memorial for a 23-year-old woman who was stabbed to death by a male stranger.

Violent Crimes Prompt Soul-Searching In Korea About Treatment Of Women

Recent cases of murder and gang rape have led to new measures boosting security and support for victims of sexual assault. Women's rights advocates say attitudes are what really need to change.

The eighth and ninth graders at a recent Unification Leader Camp in Jeju, South Korea, answer questions about their knowledge of their neighbors to the North.

Yes, There's A Summer Camp Dedicated To Learning About North Korea

On a beach resort in southern South Korea, the government sponsors camps each year where kids as young as 11 are taught about North Koreans, to prepare for a peaceful "reunification" — one day.

Apps That Aim To Give Parents 'Superpowers'

A new wave of educational technology focuses on building family connections. Here's a look at two new approaches.

Buildings are seen shrouded in smog from the 102nd floor of Seoul's Lotte World Tower in December 2015.

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

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.

"Multicultural Street" in Wongok Village features stores, restaurants and stalls that serve the international community.

In Homogenous S. Korea, A Multicultural Village Hints At Change

"Wongok Village is what Korea will look like in the future," says a grade school teacher in a self-styled "borderless village" south of Seoul, where most of the residents are non-Korean.

In the episode titled "Ramen Mania," Ivan Orkin, the renegade New Yorker-turned-Japanese-ramen-chef, discusses ramen culture in New York versus Tokyo. Chef Nakamura from Sun Noodles explains what makes a great bowl of ramen and seafood purveyor-turned-ramen-chef Yuji Haraguchi creates a New York deli-style version of his brothless ramen dish, mazemen, using sustainable and typically discarded seafood from a nearby supermarket.

LUCKY CHOW: Season 1

Airs Saturdays, May 14-28 & June 25-July 9, 2016 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

Southwestern College To Put Prop R Funds On Hold

Most projects funded by voter-passed Proposition R at Southwestern College will be put on hold for one year so they can be reevaluated, school officials announced today.

South Korean people watch a television broadcast at the Seoul Railway Station earlier this month reporting North Korea's surface-to-air missile launch.

North Korea Says It Tested An Engine For An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

It's not possible to verify the claim, which follows a series of weapons tests from the isolated nation. North Korea says this engine would boost its ability to launch a nuclear attack on the U.S.

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