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Terra's Do Kwon sentenced to 4 months in a Balkan prison for document forgery

Do Kwon is also awaiting Montenegro's decision on whether to extradite him to the U.S. or South Korea.

Fortune

Thanks to Netflix, this tiny Swiss town has more visitors than locals

The small fishing village of Iseltwald, Switzerland, is home to just about 400 people. Located on the southern shore of Lake Brienz, it’s long been quiet and uneventful, rarely visited by outsiders — until a popular South Korean TV show put it on the map for global travelers, practically overnight.

Tribune News Service

North Korea calls failed spy satellite launch 'the most serious' shortcoming, vows 2nd launch

A North Korean state media report says top officials have vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite during a recently ended meeting of the ruling party

The Independent UK

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Oh 'ashamed' by South Korea debut as Celtic hitman draws blank on international scene

Oh Hyeon-gyu made his South Korea debut yesterday under Jurgen Klinsmann's watchful eye.

Glasgow Live

Death from overwork: young Koreans rebel against culture of long hours

Hard graft is ingrained in South Korean society, but when the state proposed a 69-hour week, it was had to back down as millennials and gen-Zers opt out of traditional working practices

The Guardian - UK

South Korean Tom Kim equals US Open record

The 20-year-old from South Korea made birdies on the first, third, fourth, sixth, eighth and ninth.

The Independent UK

Govt to promote new silk products for export

Thailand is planning to promote premium silk products to target young buyers in Japan, South Korea and Italy, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

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Japan-U.S.-ROK summit eyed for D.C. in August

The top leaders of Japan, the United States and South Korea plan to hold a meeting in Washington in August, informed sources said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

North Korea holds defence talks as US sends nuclear submarine to region

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un held a key political conference after the United States deployed a nuclear-powered submarine capable of carrying about 150 Tomahawk missiles to South Korea on Friday.

Evening Standard

BTS fans pack Seoul park for 10th anniversary

SEOUL: An estimated 150,000 people gathered in South Korea’s capital on Saturday evening as fans from around the globe commemorated the 10th anniversary of the debut of the K-Pop boy band juggernaut BTS.

Bangkok Post

N Korea opens key party meeting to discuss defence, diplomacy

N Korea leader Kim Jong Un attends meeting on diplomatic, defence strategy amid ‘changed international situation’.

Al Jazeera

North Korea: fears of a new famine after three years of COVID isolation and harsh repression

Three years after COVID-19 hit, people around the world have regained their freedom to move between countries. All except in one country: North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The Conversation

SCB X and KakaoBank eye virtual banking

SCB X Plc is teaming up with KakaoBank of South Korea to set up a consortium to apply for a virtual bank licence from the Bank of Thailand.

Bangkok Post

If the UK is really moved by starvation in North Korea, demand an end to cruel sanctions

UN bans aimed at transgressive regimes always hurt the poor and innocent, leaving rulers such as Kim Jong-un unscathed, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The Independent UK

US guided-missile submarine arrives in South Korea, a day after North Korea resumes missile tests

The United States has deployed a nuclear-powered submarine capable of carrying about 150 Tomahawk missiles to South Korea

Al Jazeera

Seoul salvages part of rocket from North Korea’s failed launch

Pyongyang attempted to send its first military spy satellite into orbit last month, but the rocket crashed into the sea.

Fortune

Do Kwon to be taken into extradition custody as Montenegro considers South Korea's request

Both South Korea and the U.S. have requested to extradite the disgraced crypto founder.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Survey: Over 40% see good relations for Japan, S. Korea

More than 40% of residents in both Japan and South Korea consider the state of the bilateral relationship "good," significantly higher than in 2022, according to the latest joint survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun and South Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo.

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles, warns the US on drills

North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles Thursday in its first such launch in about two months, which came after it failed in late May to put a spy satellite into orbit.

Al Jazeera

North Korea fires two missiles after South Korea-US drills

Launches carried out after Pyongyang warns of ‘inevitable’ response to rivals’ military exercises.

The Independent UK

South Korea says North Korea has launched ballistic missile toward sea

South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast

Daily Mirror

North Korea launches ballistic missile as tensions soar after Japan issues major warning

South Korea’s military says the North Korean launch happened on Thursday and maybe fell inside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone

WEKU

Earth, air, fire, water — and family — are all 'Elemental' for Pixar's Peter Sohn

In science class, Sohn saw the periodic table as an apartment building. The son of Korean immigrants, he felt the elements were a "beautiful metaphor" for cultures mixing in his New York hometown.

Bangkok Post

UN's Security Council selects 5 new members

In one of the more predictable rites of spring at the United Nations, the Security Council has elected, or actually selected, five new non-permanent members to serve on the powerful 15-member council. While this year's contest lacked some of the drama, debate and deliberation of the past, there were some…

The Independent UK

South Korea sues rival North Korea for blowing up joint liaison office in 2020

South Korea has filed a $35 million damage suit against North Korea for blowing up a joint liaison office just north of their border in 2020, which highlighted a revival of tensions between the rivals following the collapse of larger nuclear talks between the U.S. and North Korea

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