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Forest fire in central Seoul forces evacuation of 120 homes

A forest fire raged in central Seoul on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of at least 120 homes in the densely populated capital, authorities said.

Reuters

South Korea to keep Fukushima seafood ban despite thaw with Japan

President Yoon Seok-yeol’s administration says ‘health and safety’ top priority despite improving Seoul-Tokyo ties.

Al Jazeera

Foreign maids and no military service: South Korea criticised over ideas to boost birthrate

Proposals have sparked accusations of modern-day slavery and gender inequality as urgency builds in Seoul’s race to lift world’s lowest birthrate

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North Korean defectors are dying lonely deaths in wealthy South

SEOUL, South Korea — Her badly decomposed body was found in a rundown Seoul apartment about a year after she died, discovered only after government housing officials sought to evict her for failing to pay the rent.

Tribune News Service

Pyongyang unveils smaller nuclear warheads

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for stepped-up production of “weapon-grade nuclear materials”, state media said on Tuesday, as Pyongyang unveiled what appeared to be a new, smaller tactical nuclear warhead.

Bangkok Post

U.N. urges North Korea to confirm fate of forcibly disappeared people

The United Nations Human Rights office in Seoul called on North Korea on Tuesday to confirm the fate and whereabouts of people who have been disappeared under its regime, accusing Pyongyang of violating the rights of the victims and their loved ones for decades.

Reuters

Kim Jong Un threatens nuclear use 'anytime' as US carrier arrives in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Un said North Korea is ready to use nuclear weapons “anytime and anywhere,” delivering a new threat as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrives in South Korea.

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Kim Jong Un tests undersea drone, warns of ‘radioactive tsunami’

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of weapons designed to deliver nuclear strikes against the U.S. and its allies, including one his regime billed as a new underwater drone that can create a “radioactive tsunami.”

Tribune News Service

Zebra runs loose in Seoul before being taken back to zoo

A young zebra walked, trotted, and galloped for hours in the busy streets of South Korea’s capital before emergency workers tranquilized the animal and brought it back to a zoo

The Independent UK

Stop, there's a zebra crossing! Escaped beast roams Seoul streets

A zebra escaped from a zoo in the South Korean capital Seoul on Thursday and wandered the streets of a residential district for three hours before being caught and taken home.

Reuters

US, South Korea plan ‘largest-ever’ live-fire drills in June

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea plans to hold its “largest-ever” live-fire drills with the U.S. in a move certain to anger North Korea, which has ramped up its provocations to new levels in response to recent military exercises.

Tribune News Service

The globe-trotting Cruise 2024 shows: what to expect

Everything you need to know about the upcoming Cruise 2024 shows, which see fashion brands jetting around the world, from Seoul to Los Angeles

Wallpaper

South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, a struggle with lessons for us all

South Korea's government has moved aggressively to encourage more childbirth, but its ongoing struggles point to the complexity of a challenge that is only becoming more salient around the world.

WEKU

Japan-South Korea thaw underscores shared economic pain over China

SEOUL, South Korea — The repairing of ties between Japan and South Korea comes amid falling returns in trade from China and ramped-up U.S. efforts to corral its two allies deeper into a supply chain and security network amid rising geopolitical tensions.

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US House Foreign Affairs delegation to visit Seoul next month - Yonhap

A delegation from the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee led by Chairman Michael McCaul is set to visit the South Korean capital Seoul early next month, Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday, citing diplomatic sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan, S. Korea confirm normalization of GSOMIA

WASHINGTON -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday confirmed normalization of the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) between Seoul and Tokyo, which the previous South Korean administration declared would be abolished.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Young South Koreans lead pivot toward positive view of Japan

SEOUL -- In South Korea, March 1 is a national holiday commemorating an independence movement that resisted Japanese colonial rule. South Korean media reported that there was a thriving business in flights to Japan on that day this year.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

K-pop, K-drama continue to make waves in Japan

South Korea's entertainment and food cultures have long been popular among young people in Japan, even when bilateral ties between Seoul and Tokyo cool off.

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Al Jazeera

Japan, South Korea move to mend ties at landmark summit

Leaders Yoon and Kishida find common ground on contentious issues amid growing regional security challenges.

Foreign Policy

South Korea Could Get Away With the Bomb

The global norm against nuclear proliferation is strong, but Seoul’s political and economic ties are stronger.

Radio France Internationale

Japan, South Korea summit signals end of 12-year diplomatic cold spell

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Tokyo on Thursday in the first full-scale summit between the neighbouring countries in 12 years. The two leaders say they hope to transform a relationship deadlocked since the end of World War ll. South Korean public…

Bangkok Post

Japan and Korea end trade dispute

TOKYO: Japan will end export controls on materials for semiconductors destined for South Korea, and Seoul will withdraw a complaint filed with the World Trade Organization, the countries announced on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Japan, S. Korea to mend ties at summit amid regional threat

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will seek to overcome disputes over history and quickly rebuild security and economic ties when they meet later Thursday

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Yoon recalls paying visits to Tokyo as a youngster

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fondly recalled childhood memories of visits to Japan to see his father, an economist who attended Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo in the late 1960s, in an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun in Seoul on Tuesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

S. Korean leader eager to strengthen ties with Japan, G7

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has expressed his desire to resume periodic reciprocal visits between Japanese and South Korean leaders, in an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun.

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