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The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

Is North Korea fighting a food crisis?

North Korea has called for agricultural improvements as concerns grow of a worsening food crisis.

Al Jazeera

S. Korea, US to go ahead with drills despite N. Korea threat

The South Korean and U.S. militaries say they’ll go ahead with large-scale annual military drills later this month despite North Korea’s threats to take “unprecedently” strong action against such training

The Independent UK

US, South Korea plan joint military drill set to anger Pyongyang

The U.S. and South Korea plan to hold large-scale military drills in a move set to anger Pyongyang, which has promised an unprecedented response to the exercises and threatened to turn the Pacific Ocean into its “firing range.”

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Kim Says N. Korea Must Meet Grain Production Goals 'Without Fail'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged government officials to make sure the country meets its grain production goals "without fail", state media said Thursday, amid reports Pyongyang's food shortage is worsening. The isolated, nuclear-armed nation -- which is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programs -- has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea's Yoon calls Japan vital partner in memorial speech

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday stressed the importance of South Korea-Japan relations, calling Japan "a partner" at a ceremony to commemorate the March First Independence Movement against Japan's colonial rule.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

South Korea's Yoon renews hopes for improved ties with Japan

South Korea’s president has called Japan “a partner that shares the same universal values” and renewed hopes to repair ties frayed over Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula

The Independent UK

Celtic diary filled with new date as Hyeongyu Oh set for South Korea homecoming in packed pre season schedule

Ange postecoglou is already taking his team to Japan for a glamour tournament involving Man City, Bayern Munich and PSG.

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BTS artist j-hope begins enlistment process for South Korean military

BTS artist j-hope began the enlistment process for his stint with the South Korean military, his record label announced, making him the second member of the Korean-pop group to do so.

Tribune News Service

Movie review: Terrific ‘Return to Seoul’ follows adoptee's search for roots in a place she never knew

The question’s simple enough. “How long do you want to stay?” the hotel clerk asks Freddie, the 25-year-old French citizen of Korean descent checking in at the beginning of the low-keyed marvel that is “Return to Seoul.” Not sure, she says. A couple of weeks, maybe.

Chicago Tribune

Kim Jong-un purges: why North Korea is such a dangerous place to be successful in politics

North Korea celebrated the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Korean People’s Army in February. As it showed off 12 of its massive intercontinental ballistic missile in a military parade, expert Korea-watchers spotted there appear to have been some significant changes in the country’s military and political hierarchy.

The Conversation

South Korea's BTS Member J-Hope Begins Process to Join Military

A second member of Korea's BTS - the first K-pop band nominated for a Grammy - has begun the enlistment process for mandatory military service, a management official confirmed on Monday, two months after the group's oldest member began his service. BTS members said last year they would join the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

2024 Hyundai Elantra Previewed In South Korea As Avante Facelift

Can you spot the changes?

Motor1

South Korean gay couple sees court win as breakthrough for equality

For So Sung-uk and Kim Yong-min, who last week won a landmark Seoul court ruling on national health coverage for gay couples, the tide may finally be turning in their years-long struggle for equal recognition in South Korea for LGBT partnerships.

Reuters

South Korea's BTS member j-hope begins process to join military

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One to watch: Jung Jaeil

The South Korean multi-instrumentalist behind the soundtracks for Parasite and Squid Game conjures imaginative worlds that signal a major talent

WEKU

North Korea says it test-fired 4 missiles a day after the U.S. held defense drills

The launch comes a day after the U.S. and South Korea held tabletop exercises simulating a North Korean nuclear attack.

InsideEVs

Hyundai Motor Almost Doubled Plug-In Car Sales In January 2023

Last month, the combined wholesale shipments (closely related to production) of Hyundai and Genesis plug-in cars exceeded *20,700 (up 87% year-over-year).

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Fires More Missiles after US-South Korea Nuclear Drill

North Korea said Friday it had fired cruise missiles and claimed that ramped-up US-South Korean military drills "can be regarded as a declaration of war". It came after the two allies conducted a tabletop exercise at the Pentagon focused on responses to a nuclear attack by Pyongyang, said AFP. North…

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Al Jazeera

North Korea test fires four long-range cruise missiles

Pyongyang has begun conducting more weapons tests as the United States and South Korea step up military training.

The Independent UK

North Korea says it test-fired long-range cruise missiles

FNorth Korea on Friday said it test-fired long-range cruise missiles in waters off its eastern coast a day earlier, adding to a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations as its rivals step up military training

The Conversation

Netflix's new reality spectacle Physical: 100 puts South Korea's strongest through a surprisingly wholesome Squid Game

South Korea’s latest Netflix sensation, the reality series Physical: 100, appears to be heavily influenced by the pop-culture phenomenon Squid Game.

InsideEVs

Kia EV6 Wholesale Shipments Remain Stable In January 2023

In January 2023, the all-electric Kia EV6 noted 6,919 wholesale sales (closely related to production), which is 8.5 percent more than a year ago.

Daily Record

The best takeaway in Scotland for 2023 named at Just Eat awards

A Korean fried chicken specialist in Stirling has been named the 'Best Takeaway in Scotland' at the 2023 Just Eat Restaurant Awards just a year after opening its doors.

Daily Mirror

Lioness Georgia Stanway admits surprise at her progression since Bayern Munich transfer

England star Georgia Stanway featured this week in the Lionesses engine room as they retained the Arnold Clark Cup with wins over South Korea, Italy and Belgium

Tribune News Service

Ha-Seong Kim now a veteran presence for both Padres, Korea's World Baseball Classic team

Before Ha-Seong Kim became a fan favorite in San Diego, before he jumped to the United States, before he won three straight Gold Gloves in Korea, he was a 21-year-old shortstop who hoped the World Baseball Classic would be the perfect springboard for a budding career.

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