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South Korean research ship sailed within Japan's EEZ around Takeshima

A research vessel commissioned by a South Korean state-run company has sailed within Japan's exclusive economic zone around the Takeshima islands in Shimane Prefecture, prompting the Japanese government to request through diplomatic channels that Seoul explain the purpose of the ship's sailing there, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

S. Korea Blue House opens to public for 1st time in 74 years

For many South Koreans, the former presidential palace in Seoul was a little-visited, heavily secured mountainside landmark

The Independent UK

N Korea deploys army as WHO expressed ‘concern’ over COVID

Kim Jong Un blasts officials over COVID-19 response amid outbreak that has left 1.2 million ill with fever.

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South Korea to add international flights, ease quarantine for overseas arrivals

SEOUL: South Korea plans to add 230 international flights per week in June and ease mandatory quarantrine rules on overseas entrants as Covid-19 conditions have been contained while the country has returned to normalcy.

Bangkok Post

N Korea gets offers of aid, 'prefers US-made vaccines'

SEOUL: North Korea is facing its first confirmed Covid-19 outbreak with no known vaccine programme, sparking new calls for the government to accept aid that could save lives, help protect its battered economy and may lead to a diplomatic opening.

Bangkok Post

‘Fashion has no age’: the stylish senior citizens of Seoul

Kim Dong-hyun spends his days documenting the city’s vibrant senior street style to provide a new perspective on ageing

The Guardian - AU

Welsh brewery Wrexham Lager secures deal that will see its beer sold at bars and shops in South Korea

Halen Mon/Anglesey Sea Salt and Cradoc’s Savoury Biscuits also secured deals after backing from Welsh Government

Birmingham Post

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Seoul Recreates Itself In Metaverse To Make Government User-Friendly

South Korea's capital producing digital ecosystem to keep citizens connected.

Zenger

Kim orders lockdown after North Korea reports first COVID-19 case

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered all cities to be put under lockdown after the state for the first time Thursday said it has COVID-19 in its borders.

Tribune News Service

Claims of shamans and curses as South Korea’s president shuns official residence

Yoon Suk-yeol said The Blue House was ‘a symbol of imperial power’ but critics have highlighted costs and safety concerns

The Guardian - UK

South Korea’s new president offers North economic plan in return for denuclearisation

Elected in a tight contest in March, Yoon Suk-yeol proposes ‘audacious’ plan for Pyongyang at his inauguration in Seoul

The Guardian - AU

Cops probed 'bomb threat' ahead of South Korean president's inauguration today

South Korean police are investigating a bomb threat apparently planned for the inauguration of new President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul after a post on a popular community website

Daily Mirror

Yoon faces tough challenges as new South Korean president

Former top prosecutor Yoon Suk Yeol becomes South Korea’s president on Tuesday and immediately faces a tough mix of foreign policy and domestic challenges

The Independent UK

S Korea's next leader faces escalating N Korean nuke threat

Yoon Suk Yeol takes office as South Korea's president Tuesday amid heightened animosities over North Korea's nuclear program

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Reuters

S.Korea NIS chief says N.Korea may conduct nuclear test before Biden visit to Seoul - Yonhap

South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Park Jie-won said on Saturday that North Korea may conduct a nuclear test between South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's inauguration on Tuesday and U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Seoul later this month, Yonhap news agency reported.

Bangkok Post

Pyongyang tests another missile

SEOUL: North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile on Saturday, the Japanese military and South Korean media said.

Caixin Global

Vice President Wang Qishan to Attend South Korean President’s Inauguration

A special representative and close aide of President Xi Jinping, Wang will lead a delegation to Seoul at the invitation of the South Korean government

Los Angeles Times

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will lead US delegation to attend inauguration of South Korea’s president

WASHINGTON — Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will travel to Seoul on Sunday, leading the U.S. delegation to the inauguration next week of South Korea’s next president, Yoon Suk Yeol, a White House official said.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile, Seoul Says

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, just a week after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to boost Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal at the "fastest possible speed". The launch was the latest in a string of sanctions-busting North Korean weapons tests so far this year, and…

Reuters

China envoy vows to play 'constructive role' amid tensions on Korean peninsula

China remains committed to playing a constructive role in resolving the North Korea nuclear issue, Beijing's Korean affairs envoy said on Tuesday, a week after the North vowed to develop its nuclear forces "at the fastest possible speed".

Reuters

South Korea drops outdoor mask rule but many prefer to keep them on

South Korea has loosened rules requiring masks to be worn outdoors as COVID-19 cases drop, but many people are not taking them off yet due to pervasive Omicron infections.

Reuters

Beijing concerned with rising North Korea tensions, envoy says in Seoul

Beijing is concerned about the tense situation on the Korean peninsula, China's Korean affairs envoy said as he arrived for talks in Seoul this week, adding that both the symptoms and root cause of tensions needed to be addressed.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two South Koreans, Including Army Captain, Arrested for Spying for North

Two South Koreans, including a serving army captain, have been arrested on charges of stealing military secrets for a suspected North Korean agent who paid them in cryptocurrency, Seoul police said Friday. The nuclear-armed yet impoverished North -- which is technically at war with the South -- is known to…

Reuters

At S.Korea's fried chicken diners, palm oil squeeze feeds inflation fears

Mr Lee's diner, a cheap-and-cheerful fried chicken shop near central Seoul, has held firm against raising prices for a decade and a half.

Al Jazeera

South Koreans struggle to climb property ladder as prices explode

The average price of an apartment in Seoul has doubled in five years despite government efforts to cool the market.

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