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U.S. and South Korea coordinating potential responses to North Korea provocation -White House

The U.S. and South Korea are planning for a coordinated response to a range of scenarios, including nuclear use by North Korea, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Will tensions between North and South Korea get even worse?

South Korea called for joint nuclear exercises with the US on Monday, following another round of North Korean ballistic missile tests that capped a record-breaking 2022. Will tensions between the two Koreas escalate to the breaking point in 2023?

France 24

Yoon open to early resolution of wartime workers issue

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in an interview published Monday expressed his willingness to seek an early resolution with Japan of the issue of former wartime requisitioned workers.

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South Korea's Lunar Orbiter Sends Photos of Earth, Moon

South Korea's first-ever lunar orbiter Danuri has sent black-and-white photos of the Moon's surface and Earth, the national space center said Tuesday. Danuri -- a portmanteau of the Korean words for "Moon" and "enjoy" -- was launched on a SpaceX rocket from the United States in August 2022 and entered…

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea: Talks with US on Management of Nukes Underway

South Korea reconfirmed Tuesday that Seoul and Washington are discussing its involvement in US nuclear asset management in the face of intensifying North Korean nuclear threats, after President Joe Biden denied that the allies were discussing joint nuclear exercises. The purported difference came after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea: Talks with US on management of nukes underway

South Korea has reconfirmed that Seoul and Washington are discussing discussing South Korea being involved in U.S. nuclear asset management to cope with intensifying North Korean nuclear threats

The Independent UK

US denies plans for 'nuclear training' with South Korea amid threat from North

US President Joe Biden gave a blunt "no" after being questioned if the country was planning to hold nuclear exercises with South Korea as reportedly suggested by its leader Yoon Suk-yeol

Daily Mirror

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COVID-19 travel advisory: Negative RT-PCR reports now required to arrive in India from these countries

India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued the latest set of COVID-19 travel guidelines. All international arrivals from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand and Japan will now have to produce a negative RT-PCR report from a test conducted 72 hours before the actual journey.

The Times of India

South Korea to require COVID tests for Hong Kong, Macau travellers

South Korea's health authorities said on Tuesday it will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on travellers from Hong Kong and Macau, after Beijing's decision to lift stringent zero-COVID policies.

Reuters

Biden denies US in talks on nuclear exercises with South Korea

S Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Seoul and Washington were in talks on exercises involving US nuclear assets.

Al Jazeera

South Korea, U.S. in talks over nuclear planning, tabletop exercise

South Korea and the United States are discussing launching a tabletop exercise and engaging in joint planning to counter North Korea's increasing nuclear threats, officials from both sides said on Tuesday.

Reuters

US in talks with Seoul on deterring North Korea from using nukes

The U.S. is in discussions with South Korea on ways to deter Kim Jong Un’s regime from using nuclear weapons, according to a spokesperson for the National Security Council.

Tribune News Service

Biden says no nuclear drills with Seoul after Yoon’s comments

President Joe Biden said he isn’t currently discussing joint nuclear exercises with South Korea after that country’s president said his government wanted a more active role in managing atomic weapons on the Korean Peninsula.

Tribune News Service

Lydia Ko put a bow on a spectacular 2022 season with star-studded wedding in South Korea

Former World No. 1s Yani Tseng, Jiyai Shin and Ariya Jutanugarn were among those who attended the wedding.

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Al Jazeera

Which countries have placed COVID curbs on travellers from China?

Governments cite lack of information from Beijing on variants as they express concerns over a new wave of infections.

The Times of India

Karnataka makes 7-day quarantine essential for travellers from these countries

As per a latest development, the Karnataka state government has now made home quarantine mandatory for seven days for passengers arriving at the Bengaluru airport from six countries, China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. This move comes in the wake of rising COVID cases in other countries.…

Al Jazeera

S Korea, US discussing joint nuclear exercises, says Yoon

President says US assurances of ‘extended deterrence’ no longer enough in face of North Korea’s nuclear capabilities.

Tribune News Service

South Korea asks US for greater role in managing nuclear weapons

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said his government is in talks with the U.S. on taking a more active role in managing nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula, which would mark a significant shift in a decades-old policy among American allies to deter North Korea.

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South Korea, U.S. eye exercises using nuclear assets, Yoon says -newspaper

South Korea and the United States are discussing possible joint planning and exercises using U.S. nuclear assets in the face of North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said in a newspaper interview.

Dynamite News

Kim Jong Un Accuses US Of Creating ‘Asian Version Of NATO’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Sunday that the United States, under the pretext of strengthening cooperation with South Korea and Japan. Read on for details:

WEKU

North Korea's Kim orders 'exponential' expansion of nuclear arsenal

Some experts say Kim Jong Un's push to make more nukes and new weapons systems reflects his hopes to solidify future negotiating power as he heads into prolonged tensions with the U.S. and its allies.

Wales Online

Kim Jong Un orders 'exponential' expansion of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal

Announcement came after he entered 2023 with another weapons firing following a record number of testing activities last year

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kim Calls for Increase of NKorea's Nuclear Arsenal

Kim Jong Un has called for an "exponential" increase in North Korea's nuclear arsenal, including mass producing tactical nuclear weapons and developing new missiles for nuclear counterstrikes, state media said Sunday. In a report at the end of a key party meeting in Pyongyang, Kim said the country must "overwhelmingly…

Reuters

South Korea's Yoon says North Korea faces retaliation for provocations

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Sunday that North Korea will continue to conduct constant nuclear and missile provocations, and the South's military should respond with clear retaliation, his office said.

Reuters

Factbox-Countries requiring COVID tests for China travellers

Authorities around the world are still imposing or considering curbs on travellers from China after COVID-19 cases surged there following its relaxation of "zero-COVID" rules. China has rejected criticism of its COVID data and said severe cases have fallen and its current surge of infections is nearing an end.

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