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S Korea's next leader faces escalating N Korean nuke threat

Yoon Suk Yeol takes office as South Korea's president Tuesday amid heightened animosities over North Korea's nuclear program

The Independent UK

North Korea likely launched submarine missile, S. Korea says

North Korea appeared to have fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile Saturday, three days after launching what may have been a medium-range ballistic missile and ratcheting up tensions ahead of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol’s inauguration.

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South Korea accuses North Korea of launching ballistic missile from submarine in 15th test of 2022

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff say the missile flew 600 kilometres at a maximum altitude of 60 kilometres from waters near the eastern port city of Sinpo in a "serious threatening act that harms international peace and stability".

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Japan to send FM to S. Korean president's inauguration

Japan says its foreign minister will attend new South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s inauguration ceremony next week as part of an effort to bring the countries’ strained relations back to normal

The Independent UK

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will lead US delegation to attend inauguration of South Korea’s president

WASHINGTON — Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will travel to Seoul on Sunday, leading the U.S. delegation to the inauguration next week of South Korea’s next president, Yoon Suk Yeol, a White House official said.

Los Angeles Times

South Korea to Relax Outdoor Mask Mandate as COVID-19 Slows

South Korea will ease its outdoor mask mandate starting next week as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to decline. Starting Monday, people will only be required to wear a mask outdoors when participating in gatherings of more than 50 people or attending sports and cultural events with potentially large crowds,…

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South Korea to relax outdoor mask mandate as COVID-19 slows

South Korea will ease its outdoor mask mandate starting next week as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to decline

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South Korean activist resumes flying anti-North leaflets

A South Korean activist says he launched a million propaganda leaflets by balloon into North Korea this week

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un appears to lower his guardrails for a nuclear strike

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have lowered his threshold for a nuclear strike, raising the risks for a miscalculation as he rolls out new weapons whose uses range from nearby tactical strikes to threatening the U.S. homeland from afar.

Tribune News Service

Kishida says Japan, South Korea should quickly improve ties

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is indicating his willingness to mend badly strained ties with South Korea, saying relations between the two U.S. allies are crucial when the rules-based international order is threatened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Japan, South Korea look to repair ties ahead of Biden visit

Japan and South Korea look set to try to revive a relationship that has hit new depths in recent years, with President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol offering an olive branch to Tokyo weeks before U.S. President Joe Biden is likely to visit both countries.

Tribune News Service

North, South Korean leaders exchange letters

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae In have exchanged personal letters, the North's official media reported Friday, despite rising tensions over Pyongyang's military provocations.

Bangkok Post

North Korea warns of nuclear response if South provokes it

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated South Korea for touting preemptive strike capabilities against the North, saying her country’s nuclear forces would annihilate the South’s conventional forces if provoked

The Independent UK

S. Korea's incoming president nominates his prime minister

South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol has named a seasoned former prime minister and economic expert to serve as the country’s No. 2 official under his incoming government

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North Korean officials hit out against South’s missile comments

Two officials of North Korea’s ruling party, including the sister of leader Kim Jong-Un, criticized South Korea’s defense minister for comments about his country’s missile capabilities.

Tribune News Service

North Korea fires first ICBM since days of ‘fire and fury’

North Korea launched what appeared to be its first intercontinental ballistic missile in more than four years, as Kim Jong Un finally abandoned a testing freeze that had underpinned an unprecedented wave of talks with the U.S.

The Independent UK

Pardoned ex-President Park heads home from S. Korea hospital

Former President Park Geun-hye is going home three months after being pardoned for one of South Korea’s worst government-corruption scandals

The Independent UK

S. Korea's Yoon faces obstacles in plan to ditch Blue House

South Korea’s outgoing liberal government takes issue with a plan by its rival and conservative President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol to relocate the presidential office by his inauguration in May

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The Independent UK

S. Korea's next leader to abandon Blue House for new office

South Korea’s president-elect says he will abandon the current mountainside presidential palace of Blue House and establish his office in central Seoul as part of efforts to better communicate with the public

Reuters

South Korea president-elect's pledge to shutter gender ministry stirs debate

South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's decision to use the country's gender wars as a campaign platform for his successful election earlier this month may have backfired.

The Independent UK

Seoul's next leader faces limited choices over North Korea

After winning last week's presidential election, South Korean conservative Yoon Suk Yeol will enter office facing a quickly growing North Korean nuclear threat — and with few easy choices to deal with it

The Independent UK

Japan's PM, S. Korea's president-elect agree to improve ties

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk Yeol talked on the phone Friday, agreeing to cooperate toward improving their countries’ ties, signaling a thaw in their icy relations strained by wartime history disputes

The Independent UK

Japan cautiously welcomes South Korean president-elect

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his government welcomed the victory of South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday

The Independent UK

S. Korea's president-elect wants tougher stance on N. Korea

South Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk Yeol says he would solidify an alliance with the United States, build up a powerful military and sternly cope with North Korean provocations

Reuters

Analysis-S.Korea's president-elect harnessed voter discontent. Now comes the hard part

South Korea's new president-elect harnessed widespread public discontent and disillusionment to win Wednesday's election but the same volatile forces that brought him to power may complicate his efforts to enact reforms, analysts said.

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