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Pentagon leaks: US seeks to mend ties after claims Washington spied on key allies

Defence secretary speaks to South Korean counterpart after leak suggesting US was spying on Seoul’s internal discussions on arms sales

The Guardian - AU

Seoul dismisses report of US spying on allies, says ties strong

South Korea played down any possibility of a rift with the U.S. over a report that American intelligence agencies had eavesdropped on allies’ discussions about Ukraine, reiterating that its alliance with Washington remains strong.

Tribune News Service

Documents show how Moon entered Japan in 1992

SEOUL -- Diplomatic documents newly released by South Korea's foreign ministry have revealed that Unification Church-founder Sun Myung Moon was allowed to enter Japan in 1992 through the intervention of Shin Kanemaru, then vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party.

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SKorea, US, Japan Call for Support of Ban on NKorea Workers

South Korea, the US and Japan called for stronger international support of efforts to ban North Korea from sending workers abroad and curb the North’s cybercrimes as a way to block the country’s means to fund its nuclear program. The top South Korean, US and Japanese nuclear envoys met in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Warns 'Offensive Action' over Allies' Drills

North Korea on Thursday threatened unspecified “offensive action” over the expansion of US military exercises with rival South Korea as President Joe Biden’s special representative for North Korea flew to Seoul for talks with allies over the North’s growing nuclear threat. The North Korean comments came a day after the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea warns 'offensive action' over allies' drills

North Korea has threatened unspecified “offensive action” over the expansion of U.S. military exercises with rival South Korea as President Joe Biden’s special representative for North Korea flew to Seoul for talks with allies over the North’s growing nuclear threat

The Independent UK

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. The fire, which started on a mountain in the middle of Seoul at around 11:53 a.m. (0253 GMT), razed forests the size of some 30 soccer…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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

The Guardian - AU

Vecino winner hands South Korea first loss under new coach Klinsmann

Matias Vecino scored the second half winner to give Uruguay a 2-1 win over South Korea in a football friendly in Seoul on Tuesday.

The Times of India

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.

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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.

Tribune News Service

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.”

The Independent UK

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

Reuters

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.

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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.

Wallpaper

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

WEKU

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Reuters

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.

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