US and UK scouts pull out of world jamboree campsite due to extreme heat Thousands of scouts to be removed from site after hundreds of heat-related illnesses at event in South Korea The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023
South Korea spends millions to rescue World Scout Jamboree amid scorching heatwave President says ‘unlimited’ airconditioned buses will be provided and food will be improved, after hundreds fall ill in heat amid soaring temperatures The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2023
Death from overwork: young Koreans rebel against culture of long hours Hard graft is ingrained in South Korean society, but when the state proposed a 69-hour week, it was had to back down as millennials and gen-Zers opt out of traditional working practices The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023
South Korea U-turns on 69-hour working week after youth backlash Protesters claim proposed increase in hours would risk health and fail to boost low birth rate The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023
South Korea: Talks with US on Management of Nukes Underway South Korea reconfirmed Tuesday that Seoul and Washington are discussing its involvement in US nuclear asset management in the face of intensifying North Korean nuclear threats, after President Joe Biden denied that the allies were discussing joint nuclear exercises. The purported difference came after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 3, 2023
South Korea: Talks with US on management of nukes underway South Korea has reconfirmed that Seoul and Washington are discussing discussing South Korea being involved in U.S. nuclear asset management to cope with intensifying North Korean nuclear threats The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023
Biden denies US in talks on nuclear exercises with South Korea S Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Seoul and Washington were in talks on exercises involving US nuclear assets. Al Jazeera · Jan 3, 2023
US in talks with Seoul on deterring North Korea from using nukes The U.S. is in discussions with South Korea on ways to deter Kim Jong Un’s regime from using nuclear weapons, according to a spokesperson for the National Security Council. Tribune News Service · Jan 3, 2023
South Korea president criticised over gaffes at Queen’s funeral and UN Yoon Suk-yeol accused of discourtesy in London and of swearing after chat to Joe Biden The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022
Kim's sister: N Korea nukes could 'eliminate' South North Korea will use its nuclear weapons to "eliminate" South Korea's army in the event they launch a pre-emptive strike, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday. Bangkok Post · Apr 5, 2022