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Japan, S Korea, U.S. agree on tighter nuclear ties over N Korea threat

The nuclear envoys of Japan, South Korea and the United States agreed on Wednesday to strengthen security ties in the face of potential "provocation" from North Korea in the form of a nuclear test.

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Taiwan’s Economic Slowdown (Part 1): Taiwan’s Wages Are Growing Too Slowly to Allow Profits Grow

Taiwan’s issue isn’t that consumer prices are growing too quickly. It’s that wages are growing too slowly.

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East Timor sees Indonesia, S.Korea, Japan, China as potential investors in Sunrise gas

Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and China could all be interested in investing in the Greater Sunrise gas project, which lies in waters between East Timor and Australia, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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S. Korean council seeks foundation to compensate ex-requisitioned workers

SEOUL -- A South Korean advisory council has agreed that the issue of the lawsuits involving Japanese companies and former wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula should be resolved by paying compensation to the plaintiffs through a foundation or fund, instead of from the defendant Japanese companies.

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Power Outages, Damage as Typhoon Hinnamnor Hits South Korea

Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall in South Korea early Tuesday, causing power outages and leaving one person missing, but with few early reports of major damage as it headed back to sea. The typhoon, one of the most powerful to bear down on the country in decades, hit the country's southern…

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South Korea halts ship refuelling at key ports as typhoon Hinnamor hits

Ship refuelling operations were temporarily halted at South Korea's Busan and Ulsan ports on Tuesday after typhoon Hinnamnor hit the country's southern region, trade sources said.

Reuters

Thousands evacuated as typhoon barrels across South Korea

Most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years destroys roads and brings down power lines in country’s south.

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Thais told not to flee Korea tour groups

The Labour Ministry is urging Thais who are looking to work in South Korea to register with the relevant authorities prior to departing, instead of fleeing tour groups once they arrive on Korean soil as it threatens to harm cooperation between the two countries.

Bangkok Post

Typhoon Hinnamnor rips across S.Korea's industrial south, two dead

A powerful typhoon tore through South Korea's southern industrial hubs on Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead, 10 missing and thousands displaced, authorities said.

Reuters

Typhoon leaves 20,000 homes without power in South Korea

Thousands of people were forced Tuesday to evacuate in South Korea as Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall in the country’s southern regions, unleashing fierce rains and winds that destroyed trees and roads, and left more than 20,000 homes without power

The Independent UK

Thousands of Victoria's international students have returned, but there are still more to come

An extra 37,000 international students are studying in Victoria since Australia's borders reopened to them in mid-December. The new data comes as the state government targets markets in Colombia, Vietnam, Japan and Korea.

ABC News

Djokovic to skip Serbia's Davis Cup group stage ties for personal reasons

Serbia have been drawn in Group B of the Davis Cup Finals alongside Spain, South Korea and Canada, but Novak Djokovic will skip the tournament

The Hindu

Flights grounded in South Korea as Typhoon Hinnamnor nears

Hundreds of flights have been grounded and more than 200 people evacuated in South Korea as Typhoon Hinnamnor approached the country’s southern region with heavy rains and winds of up to 180 miles per hour, the strongest storm in decades

The Independent UK

South Korea closes schools, halts flights as typhoon nears

Typhoon Hinnamnor has already brought heavy rain to southern cities and is due to make landfall on Tuesday near Busan.

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South Korea braces for 'very strong' typhoon, businesses curb operations

SEOUL: Typhoon Hinnamnor neared South Korea on Monday, forcing flight cancellations, suspensions of some business operations and closures of schools, as the country raised its typhoon-alert level to its highest.

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K-everything: the rise and rise of Korean culture

From music to film, technology to food, the world has fallen in love with everything South Korean. Tim Adams visits Seoul in search of the origins of hallyu – the Korean wave

Bangkok Post

Dechapol and Sapsiree advance to Osaka final

Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai are chasing their third title of the year after booking their berth in the mixed doubles final of the US$750,000 BWF Japan Open in Osaka on Saturday.

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Sakie Yokota: 'I want to see Megumi at least once'

Sept. 17 marks 20 years since the first Japan-North Korea summit meeting, during which Pyongyang admitted to abducting Japanese citizens.

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea Launches Council on Economic Cooperation with Middle East

South Korea on Friday launched a council involving both government and private sectors meant to jointly seek ways to promote corporate advancement into the Middle East, the industry ministry said. The council on the Korea-Middle East economic and trade cooperation will discuss how to actively participate in various projects by…

Reuters

U.S, Japan, S.Korea officials to meet on Sept. 7 to discuss N.Korea

Senior officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea will meet next week to discuss North Korean issues, the Japanese government said on Friday, amid signs the North has completed preparations to conduct its first nuclear test since 2017.

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: South Korea and Japan brace for typhoon Hinnamnor

Strongest tropical storm of the year also forecast to hit China’s mainland this weekend after winds reach 160mph

Reuters

S.Korea official: no soft response in case of N.Korea nuclear test

South Korea's national security adviser has said he and his counterparts from the United States and Japan have agreed there will be no soft response if North Korea conducts a nuclear test, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.

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S. Korea: China, Russia Hold Key to North's Denuclearization

China and Russia’s reluctance to toughen UN sanctions on North Korea is “the biggest challenge” facing efforts to eliminate the North’s nuclear arsenal, a top South Korean official said Thursday, as the North remains ready to conduct its first nuclear test in five years. China and Russia, which both have…

Bangkok Post

Illegal alien numbers surge in South Korea

SEOUL: One out of five foreigners in South Korea could be an illegal alien as the count of undocumented foreigners has neared 400,000, the highest in two years.

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