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N. Korea Completes Preparation for Nuclear Weapon Test

North Korea has completed preparations for a nuclear test and is seeking the best moment to carry it out, a South Korean lawmaker said Thursday, a day before US President Joe Biden is due to arrive in Seoul. Despite North Korea's recent Covid-19 outbreak, "preparations for a nuclear test have…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools

North Korean propaganda describes an all-out effort to fight a suspected COVID-19 outbreak that has sickened nearly 2 million people

The Independent UK

Factbox-Biden in Asia: South Korea, Japan schedule and to-do list

President Joe Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan from May 20-24, a visit seen as crucial for efforts to bolster regional cooperation and counter China.

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Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea, Japan

President Joe Biden's six-day trip to South Korea and Japan aims to build rapport with the Asian nations’ leaders

The Independent UK

Biden visits Japan, South Korea carrying warning to China

Joe Biden will visit Japan and South Korea on his first Asian trip as U.S. president, carrying a clear message to China, advisers and analysts say - don't try what Russia did in Ukraine anywhere in Asia, and especially not in Taiwan.

Reuters

Biden visit to test South Korean leader’s tough talk on China

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol faces tricky balancing act between US alliance and trade relations with China.

Al Jazeera

US: N. Korea may conduct missile test as Biden visits Asia

A senior Biden administration official says U.S. intelligence shows that it’s a “genuine possibility” that North Korea will conduct another ballistic missile test or nuclear test around President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea and Japan that begins later this week

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U.S. warns of possible North Korean nuclear or missile test during Biden Asia trip

U.S intelligence shows there could be a North Korean nuclear test, or missile test, or both, before, during or after President Joe Biden's trip to South Korea and Japan starting this week, the U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Biden Adviser Sullivan and China’s Yang Discuss Regional Security

President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke by phone on Wednesday with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi, a call focused on regional security issues and nonproliferation, the White House said. Biden will visit Asia from May 20 to 24, including South Korea and Japan, a trip aimed at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Which holiday destinations still require a pre-travel Covid test?

These vacation spots still demand a PCR or antigen test - even if you’re vaccinated

The Independent UK

South Korean research ship sailed within Japan's EEZ around Takeshima

A research vessel commissioned by a South Korean state-run company has sailed within Japan's exclusive economic zone around the Takeshima islands in Shimane Prefecture, prompting the Japanese government to request through diplomatic channels that Seoul explain the purpose of the ship's sailing there, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hyundai To Invest $16B For EV Expansion In South Korea: Reuters

Hyundai Motor Company (OTC:HYMTF) is planning to invest a total of 21 trillion won ($16.54 billion) through 2030 for the expansion of its electric vehicle (EV) business in South Korea, Reuters reported. The South Korean auto giant is expecting to produce 1.44 million units of EVs in South Korea by 2030. The proposed…

Benzinga

Kim Jong-Un Prioritizes Missile Launch Over COVID-19 Crisis As Joe Biden Gears For South Korea Visit

As COVID-19 rapidly sweeps through North Korea, with cases inching closer to crossing the 2 million mark, the country's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un has other priorities.

Benzinga

U.S. warns North Korea could greet Biden with nuclear, missile tests

U.S intelligence shows there could be a North Korean nuclear test, or a long-range missile test, or both, before, during or after President Joe Biden's trip to South Korea and Japan starting this week, the U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, said on Wednesday.

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The Independent UK

S. Korea Blue House opens to public for 1st time in 74 years

For many South Koreans, the former presidential palace in Seoul was a little-visited, heavily secured mountainside landmark

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korean Military Ramps Up Covid Response as Outbreak Grows

North Korean military medics ramped up the distribution of medicines to fight a growing coronavirus outbreak, state media said on Tuesday, with the number of reported cases of "fever" nearing 1.5 million. Leader Kim Jong Un has ordered nationwide lockdowns to try and slow the spread of the disease through…

Birmingham Post

Leaders set for 'historic mission' to build links with South Korea

The visit is part of UK-Republic of Korea Innovation Twins Programme

The Guardian - UK

‘We have to be careful’: why are masks still worn in Japan and South Korea?

Covid cases are stabilising in the countries but many may continue to wear face coverings, even if rules change

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S.Korea says it will spare no effort to help North Korea amid COVID outbreak

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday the country will spare no effort to help North Korea, as the isolated nation battles a COVID-19 outbreak, and reiterated he will remain open for humanitarian aid.

Al Jazeera

N Korea deploys army as WHO expressed ‘concern’ over COVID

Kim Jong Un blasts officials over COVID-19 response amid outbreak that has left 1.2 million ill with fever.

Bangkok Post

Politics and peril for Asian women

The political landscape in Asia has been very dynamic lately, but it is a disappointment to me personally that events have not been kind to women.

InsideEVs

Kia EV6 Wholesale Shipments Remain Stable In April 2022

The Kia EV6 wholesale sales (closely related to production) amounted to 7,233, including 2,976 in South Korea (new record).

Football London

Paul Robinson makes Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne claim amid Son Heung-min's Tottenham form

Son Heung-min has been in fine form for Tottenham, and former Spurs star Paul Robinson has made a claim about the South Korean attacker, Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne

Bangkok Post

South Korea to add international flights, ease quarantine for overseas arrivals

SEOUL: South Korea plans to add 230 international flights per week in June and ease mandatory quarantrine rules on overseas entrants as Covid-19 conditions have been contained while the country has returned to normalcy.

The Guardian - AU

Factcheck: Scott Morrison says Australia is a world leader in Covid recovery. Is he right?

It wasn’t a race, the prime minister famously said, yet now he’s claiming the win. Here’s how the numbers –on jobs, vaccines and the economy – really stack up

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