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Yoon, Kishida vow better Seoul-Tokyo ties following summit

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is calling for officials to map out specific steps to hasten security and economic cooperation with Japan following his weekend summit in Seoul with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

The Independent UK

Napoli name their price for Manchester United target Kim Min-jae: report

Man United continue to be linked with the South Korean defensive star, who has been integral to Napoli's Serie A success this season

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Chinese state tabloid criticises South Korean protest letter

China's hawkish state media tabloid, the Global Times, criticised on Monday a letter of protest by South Korea's embassy in Beijing, the latest public spat amid worsening ties between the Asian neighbours.

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Japan PM Kishida meets lawmakers, business leaders to finish South Korea visit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with South Korean lawmakers and business leaders in Seoul on Monday to discuss potential bilateral cooperation as he wrapped up the first visit by a Japanese leader in 12 years.

Reuters

Korea's chaebol set to enter the twilight zone?

Korea’s family-owned conglomerates have enjoyed their privileges for decades. That may be set to end.

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National League Rivals to Open 2024 MLB Season in Asia, per Report

This would mark the league’s first time playing a game in South Korea.

Sports Illustrated

Tottenham condemn alleged racist abuse at Son Heung-Min after social media video circulates

Tottenham have spoken out after an alleged incident during the Premier League match against Crystal Palace, where it has been claimed racial abuse was directed by a fan at their South Korean forward

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Return to Seoul review – Park Ji-min lights up mesmerising tale of identity and alienation

An adopted woman travels from France to South Korea in search of her roots in Davy Chou’s star-making second film

The Guardian - UK

Japan’s Kishida tells S Koreans his heart hurts over occupation

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his ‘heart hurts’ for Koreans who suffered under Japanese colonialism.

Al Jazeera

Han Kang: ‘That will be a problem when I die – I won’t be able to finish all my ideas’

As her novel ‘Greek Lessons’ is translated in the UK for the first time, the South Korean author and winner of the International Man Booker Prize talks to Annabel Nugent about translation controversies and the violence of language

The Independent UK

S. Korean, Japanese leaders to meet again to improve ties

The leaders of South Korea and Japan are to meet Sunday for their second summit in less than two months, as they push to bolster cooperation following years of fraught ties over historical issues

The Independent UK

Japan's PM tells South Koreans his 'heart hurts' over pain caused by occupation

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told South Koreans on Sunday his "heart hurts" when he thinks of suffering and pain during Japanese colonial rule, in a nod to historical disputes that have soured relations between the two U.S. allies.

Reuters

See the moon in epic detail in stunning images taken by South Korea's lunar orbiter (photos)

The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), also known as Danuri, arrived in low lunar orbit in mid-December and has already returned a series of impressive images.

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Haven't been able to speak to my family in two days: Asian Championship silver medallist Manipur's Bindyarani Devi

NEW DELHI: In faraway Korea, Indian weightlifter Bindyarani Devi on Saturday wondered if the news of her silver medal-winning effort at the Asian Championship had reached her parents, in violence-hit Manipur.

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Sweden, Thailand improve to 4-0, US 3-1 at International Crown

SAN FRANCISCO: Sweden swept China and Thailand held off South Korea to remain unbeaten at the Hanwha LifePlus International Crown on Friday in San Francisco, California.

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Experts: China Finds Threat in Latest Move by Us-South Korea Alliance

From China’s point of view, President Yoon Suk Yeol is expanding South Korea’s military reach — or seems to be — into the Taiwan Strait, experts say.

Reuters

Factbox-Old disputes overshadow visit by Japan's Kishida to S.Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will be visiting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday in the latest effort to improve bilateral ties.

Bangkok Post

Australia, Thailand, Sweden start strong at International Crown

SAN FRANCISCO: Australia pulled off two victories against defending champion South Korea, and Sweden and Thailand also turned in 2-0 performances to kick off the Hanwha LifePlus International Crown on Thursday.

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South Korea will soon engage with China at senior level-Seoul's US ambassador

South Korea will soon engage with China at the senior level and also seek the opportunity for diplomacy aimed at trilateral cooperation with Japan and China, South Korea's ambassador to Washington Cho Hyun-dong said on Thursday.

France 24

Anger at painful legacy of Japanese colonisation runs deep in South Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit South Korea on Sunday, for the first time since 2018. But while relations between the two countries have warmed in recent weeks, many South Koreans have yet to forgive Japan for its brutal occupation which ended almost 80 years ago. While survivors continue…

The Times of India

Mirabai, Indian lifters aim at improving Olympic qualification ranking at Asian Championships

JINJU (Korea): Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead the Indian challenge at the Asian Championships but she is unlikely to attempt the much-awaited 90kg snatch lift here on Friday.

Reuters

Seoul's LGBT festival blocked by Christian concert outside city hall, organisers say

Seoul's city government has effectively blocked South Korea’s largest annual LGBT festival from taking place outside city hall this year after granting a permit for a Christian youth concert instead, the LGBT event’s organisers said this week.

Space

'Climate crisis poses an existential threat' VP Harris says as US teams with South Korea on space projects

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris vowed further cooperation in space during a visit to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

The Independent UK

S. Korean, Japanese officials meet ahead of leaders' summit

Senior South Korean and Japanese officials have discussed strengthening relations and coordinating responses to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats in a meeting ahead of a summit between their leaders

Reuters

South Korea community doctors launch strike in protest over nursing law

More than 10,000 South Korean community doctors and certified nursing assistants went on strike on Wednesday, protesting a nursing bill they fear would hurt their jobs even as it improves nurses' pay and working conditions.

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