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South Korea wildfire forces 500 residents to evacuate, rain helps fight flames

More than 500 people evacuated from their homes in South Korea's eastern coastal city of Gangneung as strong winds fanned a wildfire on Tuesday, officials said, but fears of a further spread eased as rain helped firefighters battle the blaze.

Reuters

Pentagon leaks: US seeks to mend ties after claims Washington spied on key allies

Defence secretary speaks to South Korean counterpart after leak suggesting US was spying on Seoul’s internal discussions on arms sales

The Guardian - AU

U.S., Japan, South Korea defence officials to meet on Friday, Japan says

Japan announced on Tuesday it will hold trilateral defence talks with the United States and South Korea on Friday in Washington to discuss regional issues including North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

Reuters

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South Korea says leaked US intel document 'untrue', amid spying allegations

South Korea said on Tuesday that information contained in a purportedly leaked U.S. confidential document that appeared to be based on internal discussions among top South Korean security officials was "untrue" and "altered".

Reuters

North Korea’s Kim vows ‘offensive’ nuclear expansion

Kim Jong-un has met with senior military officials to discuss North Korea's war preparations in the face of military exercises by the US and South Korea.

The New Daily

How Fukushima wastewater will disrupt seafood trade

Public opinion will dictate how Japanese seafood is received after the wastewater is disposed of into the Pacific Ocean.

360info

North Korea's Kim calls for more 'practical, offensive' war deterrence

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for strengthening the country's war deterrence in a "more practical and offensive" manner to counter what it called moves of aggression by the U.S. and South Korea, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.

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North Korea cuts phone link with South, slamming ‘traitors’

North Korea appears to be purposefully cutting a communication link with South Korea as it ratchets up tensions by testing new weapons and denouncing its neighbor as a “puppet traitor” for holding military drills with the U.S.

Tribune News Service

Australian helps validate dinosaur footprint find in Chinese restaurant

He's helped discover giant meat-eater prints on the ceiling of a mine in Toowoomba, 'upright' crocodiles in South Korea and the world's tiniest dinosaur tracks.

The New Daily

Ukraine’s air defences could soon run out of missiles, apparent Pentagon leak suggests

Documents dating from February suggest looming risk to Ukraine’s ability to protect troops and vital sites from Russian airpower

The Guardian - AU

Seoul dismisses report of US spying on allies, says ties strong

South Korea played down any possibility of a rift with the U.S. over a report that American intelligence agencies had eavesdropped on allies’ discussions about Ukraine, reiterating that its alliance with Washington remains strong.

Tribune News Service

Documents seemingly leaked from Pentagon draw denials from US allies

Papers shared on social media purported to contain data on Israel, South Korea and France obtained by US agencies

The Guardian - UK

South Korea to discuss 'issues raised' from leaked documents with US

(This April 9 story has been refiled to clarify meaning in paragraph 6)

Reuters

Korean drinking traditions, explained

Your (mini) guide to Korean drinking etiquette

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The Japan News/Yomiuri

Documents show how Moon entered Japan in 1992

SEOUL -- Diplomatic documents newly released by South Korea's foreign ministry have revealed that Unification Church-founder Sun Myung Moon was allowed to enter Japan in 1992 through the intervention of Shin Kanemaru, then vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Daily Mirror

Son Heung-min close to tears during emotional dedication after 100th Premier League goal

The South Korean international opened the scoring with a stunning curling effort from outside the penalty area, a strike similar to so many Son has scored for Spurs in the past

WEKU

Why K-pop's future is in crisis, according to its chief guardian

The chief producer behind BTS says K-pop is in crisis as global sales slow or decline — and BTS' taking a break is a big factor. But the industry is trying to pick itself back up.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Conducts Another Underwater Nuclear Drone Test

North Korea has conducted another test of a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone, its state media reported on Saturday, the latest demonstration of its military capabilities as it faces off against the United States and South Korea. North Korea tested a nuclear-capable unmanned underwater attack weapon called "Haeil-2" from April 4…

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Jurgen Klinsmann set for Ange Postecoglou Celtic discussions over striker Oh

Jurgen Klinsmann is set to visit Celtic and watch his South Korean striker Oh Hyeon-gyu next week when the Hoops play Kilmarnock.

Asharq Al-Awsat

SKorea, US, Japan Call for Support of Ban on NKorea Workers

South Korea, the US and Japan called for stronger international support of efforts to ban North Korea from sending workers abroad and curb the North’s cybercrimes as a way to block the country’s means to fund its nuclear program. The top South Korean, US and Japanese nuclear envoys met in…

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway animal hospice owner's new book to go on sale - in Korea

Alexis Fleming’s work No Life Too Small earned rave reviews, detailing her daily struggles in caring for assorted animals as they near the end of their lives

Asharq Al-Awsat

Samsung Cutting Memory Chip Production as Profit Slides

Samsung Electronics said Friday it is cutting the production of its computer memory chips in an apparent effort to reduce inventory as it forecasted another quarter of sluggish profit. The South Korean technology giant in a regulatory filing said it has been reducing the production of certain memory products by…

The Independent UK

SKorea, US, Japan call for support of ban on NKorea workers

South Korea, the U.S. and Japan have called for stronger international support of efforts to ban North Korea from sending workers abroad and curb the North’s cybercrime

Al Jazeera

Samsung flags 96 percent plunge in profit amid chip slump

South Korean tech giant says it will make ‘meaningful’ cuts to chip production amid global economic slowdown.

Reuters

US, S.Korea, Japan concerned over N.Korea's 'malicious' cyber activities

The United States, South Korea and Japan expressed deep concern over North Korea's "malicious" cyber activities to support its weapons programmes, in comments released in a joint statement on Friday.

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