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North Korea's Kim calls for new ICBM, greater nuclear arsenal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the development of new intercontinental ballistic missiles and massive production of tactical nuclear weapons to counter threats from the United States and South Korea, state media said on Sunday.

Reuters

North Korea fires missiles as Kim leads major policy meeting

North Korea fired at least three suspected short-range ballistic missiles Saturday, adding to its record number of launches this year as Kim Jong Un leads a major political meeting to set policy for 2023.

Tribune News Service

North Korea fires missile, adding to weekend of provocations

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile early Sunday, adding to the barrage launched a day earlier, as Kim Jong Un leads a major political meeting to set policy for 2023.

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North Korea fires three missiles as regional tensions rise

North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters in its latest weapons display on Saturday.

Evening Standard

North Korea fires 3 missiles amid tensions over drone flights

Tensions rose earlier this week when South Korea accused North Korea of flying five drones across the border for the first time in five years and responded by sending its own drones toward the North.

WEKU

North Korea Fires 3 Ballistic Missiles after Unprecedented Year of Tests

North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, the South Korean military said. The launches were the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests conducted by North Korea this year, as Pyongyang presses on with weapons development amid speculation it could…

Asharq Al-Awsat

More countries plan conditions for arrivals from China

More countries are imposing or considering curbs on travellers from China as Covid-19 cases in the country surge following its relaxation of “zero-Covid” rules.

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North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles

SEOUL: North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, the South Korean military said.

Bangkok Post

North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan

Japan’s defence ministry said the missiles landed in the Sea of Japan and there were no reports of damage as of yet.

Al Jazeera

North Korea fires missile toward sea, South Korea says

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters

The Independent UK

This student reporter infiltrated a 'cyber hell' where women and girls were sexually exploited, and helped catch the ringleaders

Two South Korean university students helped police break up one of the largest digital networks of sexual slavery in South Korea. But to get there, they had to spend months immersed in a harrowing online world that continues to haunt them years later.

ABC News

South Korea rocket launch sparks UFO scare after red trail spotted snaking through sky

People in South Korea had spotted a white and red vapour trail snaking behind a bright white light in the sky and feared it was an attack from North Korea or a UFO

Daily Mirror

It’s Time for South Korea to Acknowledge Its Atrocities in Vietnam

Seoul and Hanoi can no longer ignore a fraught part of their history.

Foreign Policy

South Korea's unannounced rocket launch causes UFO scare

South Korea’s military confirms it test-fired a solid-fueled rocket after its unannounced launch triggered brief public scare of a suspected UFO appearance or a North Korean missile or drone

The Independent UK

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Covid testing travellers arriving into UK from China 'under review' amid soaring cases

The United States, India, Italy, South Korea and Taiwan have announced Covid testing for passengers arriving from China

Al Jazeera

South Korea to test travellers from China amid COVID surge

The move comes after similar announcements by India, Italy, Taiwan and the US.

Daily Mirror

UK 'ignoring Covid threat' as passengers from China arrive test-free amid rise in cases

The US, Italy, India, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Japan all announced mandatory tests for passengers arriving from China, after Beijing said it is to reopen its borders next week

Asharq Al-Awsat

Review: A Baby for Sale in Korean Drama ‘Broker’

The Korean drama “Broker” begins like a noir. A young woman walks slowly in the pouring rain in the middle of the night in Busan, her flimsy hood doing little to keep her dry. She looks haunted but determined and soon we see her destination: A church with a collection…

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Glasgow Live

Who is Kwon Hyeok-kyu as Celtic 'target' profiled with South Korea's 'brightest prospect' evaluated

Celtic have reportedly made an offer to South Korean bright star Kwon Hyeok-kyu as Ange Postecoglou looks to bolster his squad

Dynamite News

Covid-19: RT-PCR Tests Mandatory For International Fliers Travelling To India From 6 Countries

All international passengers travelling from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand to India will have to undergo mandatory RT-PCR tests before departure and upload a report on the Air Suvidha portal from January 1, 2023. Read on for details:

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea Stages Drills Simulating Downing of North Drones

South Korea staged large-scale military drills Thursday to simulate shooting down drones as a step to bolster its readiness against North Korean provocations, three days after the North flew drones into its territory for the first time in five years. South Korean warplanes and helicopters failed to bring down any…

The Independent UK

South Korea stages drills simulating downing of North drones

South Korea has staged large-scale military drills to simulate shooting down North Korean drones

Daily Record

Kwon Hyeok-kyu receives Celtic transfer 'offer' as South Korean 'masterpiece' link emerges

New rumours have emerged from the far east as Celtic are linked with another Asian talent.

Reuters

Fire on South Korean highway kills five, injures dozens

A large fire on a major South Korean expressway spread quickly on Thursday, killing at least five people and injuring more than three dozen in heavy traffic before it was doused, emergency officials and media said.

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon orders revamp of response to violations of country's air space

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered a revamp of the military's response to objects violating its airspace, his office said on Thursday, after an intrusion by North Korean drones exposed its difficulty in shooting down small aircraft.

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