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The North Korean leader calls for women to have more children to halt a fall in the birthrate

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it is a duty of women to halt a fall in the country’s birthrate

The Independent UK

South Korea tests solid-fuel rocket amid space race with North Korea

South Korea on Monday successfully conducted a test flight of a solid-fuel space rocket over the sea near Jeju Island, the defence ministry said, amid a growing space race with neighbouring North Korea.

The Hindu

Do Kwon Suffers Another Major Legal Defeat Amid Imminent Extradition From Montenegro

Aside from charges in the U.S. and in his home country, Kwon could be facing another class-action lawsuit in Singapore.

International Business Times

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South Korea launches spy satellite with SpaceX amid space race with North

Satellite launch comes as Seoul seeks to bolster its ability to monitor nuclear-armed North Korea.

Al Jazeera

The South Korean woman who adopted her best friend

How Korean women are rejecting marriage while reimagining what family means in an increasingly lonely, ageing society.

Al Jazeera

S. Korea Launches First Spy Satellite With SpaceX

A SpaceX rocket on Friday launched South Korea's first military spy satellite, intensifying a space race on the peninsula after Pyongyang launched its own first military eye in the sky last week.

International Business Times

South Korea launches its first spy satellite after rival North Korea does the same

South Korea has launched its first military spy satellite, a little over a week after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time

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Watch Live: South Korea launches first spy satellite on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

Watch live as South Korea launches its first military spy satellite, from the Vandenberg US Space Force Base in California on Friday 1 December 2023.

The Independent UK

New on Netflix in August 2024: every TV show and movie

Here's what's new on Netflix in August 2024 and our picks for what you should be watching on the streaming service.

WhatToWatch

Is the new Genesis G90 a contender for the world’s best luxury car?

The Korean carmaker pulls out all the stops for its flagship Genesis G90 saloon, with an extended-wheelbase model providing the ultimate in rear seat comfort

Wallpaper

South Korean farmers rally near presidential office to protest proposed anti-dog meat legislation

Dozens of South Korean dog farmers have scuffled with police during a rally near the presidential office to protest a recent push by authorities to outlaw dog meat consumption

The Independent UK

Uni, port sign deal with Korea for Newcastle ammonia energy research centre

The research will try to develop an emerging electricity source.

Newcastle Herald

With Sam Bankman-Fried in the slammer, now the fugitive crypto 'Lunatic' behind 2022's $40B crash is being extradited from his Montenegrin getaway

The question is whether he goes to South Korea or the US.

PC Gamer

Passengers trying to open plane doors in the air leads South Korea to change airline rules

The new pre-takeoff warnings will be introduced after a series of incidents

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South Korea delays its own spy satellite liftoff, days after North's satellite launch

South Korea says it has postponed the planned launch of its first military spy satellite set for this Thursday

International Business Times

Busan, Riyadh Or Rome? 2030 World Expo Host To Be Revealed

Organisers will on Tuesday announce the host of the 2030 World Expo, with Rome in Italy, the Saudi capital Riyadh and South Korea's Busan contending to welcome the showpiece event held every five years.

International Business Times

N.Korea Tells UN That Satellite Launch Was Self-defense

North Korea told the UN Security Council on Monday that its launch of a spy satellite was legitimate self-defense, rejecting denunciations led by the United States.

International Business Times

Beware: North Korean Hackers Allegedly Have New Modus Operandi To Steal Your Crypto

Malicious actors pretended to be officials from South Korea's National Pension Service, National Health Insurance, National Tax Service and National Police Agency to send phishing emails to recipients.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Israel under pressure to extend as Gaza truce enters final 24 hours

Benjamin Netanyahu says he would welcome an extension if it means Hamas releases more hostages. Plus, why cosy living is good for you

Caixin Global

China, Japan, South Korea Foreign Ministers Agree to Work on Reviving Leaders’ Summit

China’s Wang Yi also urged the three nations to restart negotiations on free trade agreements at a meeting in Busan Sunday

The Independent UK

North Korea restores border guard posts amid rising tensions over its satellite launch, Seoul says

South Korea says North Korea is restoring frontline guard posts that it had dismantled during a previous period of inter-Korean rapprochement

International Business Times

Quo Vadis, Do Kwon? Montenegro Green-Lights TFL CEO's Extradition

Do Kwon must serve his sentence in Montenegro before the extradition takes place.

The Guardian - AU

China, Japan and South Korea, amid regional rivalries, line up leaders’ summit

Xi Jinping to gather with Fumio Kishida and Yoon Suk Yeol ‘in near future’ against backdrop of tensions over US alliance and North Korea’s hostility

The Independent UK

Top diplomats of South Korea, Japan and China meet to restart trilateral summit, revive cooperation

The top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China have met to discuss when to resume their leaders’ trilateral summit after a four-year hiatus

The Guardian - UK

‘Nuclear tinderbox’: Kim’s threats put North Korea on wrong side of history

As a distracted world looks elsewhere, US and China have a common interest in halting Asia’s accelerating nuclear arms race

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