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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.

Bangkok Post

N Korea gets offers of aid, 'prefers US-made vaccines'

SEOUL: North Korea is facing its first confirmed Covid-19 outbreak with no known vaccine programme, sparking new calls for the government to accept aid that could save lives, help protect its battered economy and may lead to a diplomatic opening.

Bangkok Post

N.Korea gets offers of aid to fight COVID as it lacks vaccines

North Korea is facing its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak with no known vaccine programme, sparking new calls for the government to accept aid that could save lives, help protect its battered economy, and possibly lead to a diplomatic opening.

Reuters

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S.Korea plans to provide COVID vaccine to North

South Korea plans to provide COVID-19 vaccines and other medical supplies to the North, President Yoon Suk-yeol's office said on Friday, a day after the neighbouring country confirmed its first outbreak of coronavirus.

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Tribune News Service

North Korea fires ballistic missiles ahead of Biden’s Visit

North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles from an area near Pyongyang toward waters off its east coast, South Korea said, the latest in a series of volleys ahead of a planned visit to the region next week by U.S. President Joe Biden.

Tribune News Service

North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles towards the sea amid ‘severe’ Covid outbreak

North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, in the latest of a series of military demonstrations this year.

Evening Standard

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N. Korea reports COVID cases, fires 3 ballistic missile tests

North Korea fired three ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea and Japan said, in its latest tests aimed at advancing its weapons programmes, even as it reported a COVID-19 outbreak for the first time.

Reuters

N Korea fires ballistic missiles in 16th weapons test in 2022

North Korea also announced this week its first-ever cases of COVID-19.

Al Jazeera

Kim Jong-un tests new missile - just how dangerous is the situation in North Korea?

Kim Jong-un tested North Korea’s weapons just days before South Korea inaugurated a new president, raising concerns in the international community over increased tensions

Daily Mirror

North Korea orders strict lockdown after first official Covid case

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered a strict national lockdown after the country reported its first official Covid cases.

Evening Standard

S.Korea's Yoon faces early challenge amid hints of N.Korea nuclear test

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's plans to offer economic aid in return for denuclearisation could face an early challenge amid signs of an imminent North Korean nuclear test - and such proposals have been rebuffed before, analysts say.

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon says security situation tense amid talk of N.Korea's possible nuclear test

South Korea's new president Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday the security situation on the Korean peninsula was difficult, citing talk of a possible nuclear test by the North.

Reuters

Yoon Suk-yeol faces tough challenges. Is he up to the job?

Yoon Suk-yeol faces range of ‘complex crises’, from N Korean nuclear tests and US-China rivalry to a slowing economy.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian - UK

Claims of shamans and curses as South Korea’s president shuns official residence

Yoon Suk-yeol said The Blue House was ‘a symbol of imperial power’ but critics have highlighted costs and safety concerns

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea's Yoon Calls on North to Give Up Nukes

South Korea's new President Yoon Suk-yeol called for the "complete denuclearization" of the North at his swearing-in on Tuesday, describing Pyongyang's weapons as a threat to regional and global security. Yoon, 61, who started work in an underground bunker with a security briefing on North Korea, took office at a…

Axios

New South Korean president touts "audacious plan" for North Korea if it drops nuclear program

Yoon Suk-yeol also wants closer relations with the U.S.

The Guardian - AU

South Korea’s new president offers North economic plan in return for denuclearisation

Elected in a tight contest in March, Yoon Suk-yeol proposes ‘audacious’ plan for Pyongyang at his inauguration in Seoul

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Dynamite News

Yoon Suk-yeol sworn in as South Korean president

Yoon Suk-yeol was sworn in as South Korean president on Tuesday. Full story on Dynamite News:

Daily Mirror

Cops probed 'bomb threat' ahead of South Korean president's inauguration today

South Korean police are investigating a bomb threat apparently planned for the inauguration of new President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul after a post on a popular community website

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon suggests 'audacious' economic plan if N.Korea abandons nukes

South Korea's new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, said on Tuesday that North Korea's weapons programmes pose a threat but that he is ready to provide an "audacious" economic plan if the North is committed to denuclearisation.

Reuters

From would-be pastor to 'fighting cock', S.Korean president Yoon carves own route to the top

Yoon Suk-yeol seals his surge to the summit of South Korean politics on Tuesday when the man who once dreamt of becoming a pastor, but was nicknamed the 'fighting cock' for his tenacity as a prosecutor, is sworn in as president.

Reuters

N.Korea fires likely submarine-launched ballistic missile, S.Korea says

North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine on Saturday, South Korea said, an escalation just before the inauguration of a South Korean president who has vowed to take a hard line against the North and the visit of the U.S. president.

Al Jazeera

‘Dangers of miscalculation’: North Korea fires another missile

Latest launch the 15th missile firing this year, including Pyongyang’s first test of an ICBM since 2017.

Bangkok Post

Pyongyang tests another missile

SEOUL: North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile on Saturday, the Japanese military and South Korean media said.

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