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Korean student suspected in fatal stabbing of Indian-origin roommate claims he was ‘blackmailed’

Police found Chheda in a chair and Sha covered in what appeared to be blood

The Hindu

Russians fleeing Putin's call-up sail to S.Korea, 2 ‘en route to Thailand’

SEOUL: Desperate to avoid military call-up to fight in Ukraine, more than 20 Russians have sailed in yachts down the North Pacific coast to South Korea, but most were refused entry, a South Korean lawmaker said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Desperate Russians fleeing Putin’s call-up orders sail to South Korea

Ports in East Asian nation turned back the majority of the draft dodgers

The Independent UK

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Russians fleeing Putin's call-up sail to S.Korea, most denied entry

Desperate to avoid military call-up to fight in Ukraine, more than 20 Russians have sailed in yachts down the North Pacific coast to South Korea, but most were refused entry, a South Korean lawmaker said on Wednesday.

Reuters

TPC Harding Park set to host LPGA’s Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown in 2023 with new Sunday format

The event features 4 players from the top 8 countries in a team match-play competition and was last held in 2018.

USA Today Sports Media Group

South Africa elected to UN rights council, South Korea, Venezuela lose seats

The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday elected South Africa, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania and Vietnam to the Human Rights Council for a three-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2023.

Reuters

What to stream: With arrival of 'Decision to Leave,' revisit the best from Korean director Park Chan-wook

South Korean master auteur Park Chan-wook has a new film, “Decision to Leave,” hitting theaters this Friday, the first film in his career selected as the South Korean submission for the Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards. Park has gained a cult following across the globe for his…

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S. Korea says it has ability to intercept North's missiles

South Korea says it has an ability to detect and intercept the variety of missiles that North Korea has launched in a barrage of recent simulated nuclear attacks on its rivals

The Independent UK

Explainer-When will North Korea test a nuclear weapon?

North Korea's recent flurry of missile launches has raised expectations that it could soon test a nuclear device for the first time since 2017.

Reuters

Saudi Leadership Receives Written Messages from President of South Korea

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received on Monday written messages from South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol. The messages tackled the strong and close bilateral relations that bind their countries and ways to bolster them in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Alibaba, Nio Shed Over 3%: Hong Kong Shares Continue To Bleed, Semiconductor Rout Spreads Across Asia

Hong Kong stocks opened in the red on Tuesday after the Nasdaq index closed at its lowest level since July 2020 and a semi-conductor stock rout spread across Asian markets like Taiwan and South Korea which opened for trading after the holidays.

Benzinga

South Korea improving on inequality, Hong Kong slipping: Oxfam

UK-based charity says rich and poor countries alike exacerbated rising economic inequality during the pandemic.

Al Jazeera

S.Korea's Yoon says N.Korea has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Tuesday that North Korea has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons, as the isolated country threatened to beef up its capability to attack its southern neighbour.

Reuters

Korean golf starlet Tom Kim matches incredible Tiger Woods record with second Tour win

South Korea's Tom Kim came through a final hole shootout with American star Patrick Cantlay to be crowned the winner of the Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas

Daily Mirror

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The Times of India

Asian Air Gun Championship: Manu, Mehuli, Divyansh part of 36-member Indian shooting contingent

NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker, Mehuli Ghosh and Divyansh Singh Panwar are among some prominent names in the 36-strong Indian contingent set to take part in the Asian Airgun Championship scheduled in South Korea's Daegu.

Daily Mirror

North Korea's recent tests were 'tactical nuclear drills' overseen by Kim Jong-un

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un has been overseeing recent missile launches, as experts warn the despot could also use the opportunity to detonate smaller tactical devices for the first time

WEKU

North Korea confirms a simulated use of nukes to 'wipe out' its enemies

North Korea's recent barrage of missile launches were the simulated use of its tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to "wipe out" potential South Korean and U.S. targets, state media reported Monday

Bangkok Post

Find everything from gaming chairs to giant pool floats at the new Tops Club

Tops Club, Central Retail Corporation's first membership store, recently opened on Rama II Road behind Central Rama II, boasting an expansive list of imported goods from the US, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand for everyone in the family.

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The Guardian - UK

Arctic cycling and sailing to South Korea: the Russians fleeing conscription

Tens of thousands have fled Russia after mobilisation, with many taking unorthodox routes

The Independent UK

N. Korea confirms nuke missiles tests to 'wipe out' enemies

North Korea says its recent barrage of missile launches were tests of its tactical nuclear weapons to “hit and wipe out” potential South Korean and U.S. targets

Al Jazeera

North Korea says tests a nuclear warning to South Korea, US

State media releases first pictures of recent launches showing leader Kim Jong Un overseeing ‘tactical nuclear drills’.

Al Jazeera

World will be forced into coexistence with nuclear-armed N Korea

North Korea expert Ankit Panda says that amid recent developments there’s little chance for a revival in diplomacy.

Tribune News Service

South Korea to boost US, Japan defense ties after missiles

South Korea said its military will strengthen security cooperation with the U.S. and Japan, including the deployment of “U.S. strategic assets,” after Kim Jong Un’s North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Sunday.

The Independent UK

Kim escaped North Korea and then went back to save his mum

It is rare for anyone to return to North Korea and even rarer for them to make it back to South Korea a second time. Yet Kim did both to help his mother, writes Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Min Joo Kim

AAP

Australia focusing on renewables in Japan

Australia's trade minister is travelling to Japan and South Korea to discuss strengthening renewable energy technology and the critical mineral sector.

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