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Google, Meta face record fines in South Korea over privacy violations

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea has fined Google and Meta more than $71 million collectively for gathering users' personal information without consent for tailored ads, regulators said Wednesday, the country's highest-ever data protection fines.

AFP

South Korea coach says out-of-form Son 'not the problem'

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea coach Paulo Bento has no plans to talk to Son Heung-min about his poor form after naming the Spurs forward in his squad Tuesday for crucial pre-World Cup friendlies.

AFP

Seoul says N. Korea will self-destruct if it uses nukes

South Korea warned North Korea's government that using its nuclear weapons would put it on a “path of self-destruction,” saying its recent legislation allowing the preemptive use of its bombs would only prompt Seoul and Washington to bolster their joint military capability

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The best thriller of the century reveals a real climate change disaster

The devastating floods in Parasite are a harbinger of South Korea's climate future — and the rest of the world.

Inverse

North Korea Law Makes Nuclear Program 'Irreversible'

North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday. The move effectively eliminates the possibility of denuclearization talks, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the country's status as a nuclear state was now "irreversible".…

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North Korea law makes nuclear programme 'irreversible'

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday.

AFP

Murder at sea: North Korea killings roil politics in South

Seoul (AFP) - When North Korean soldiers found a South Korean fisheries official in their territorial waters, they shot him dead and burned the body -- an incident so shocking it later prompted Kim Jong Un to apologise.

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North Korea law allows for nuclear first strike, makes programme 'irreversible'

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea has passed a law allowing it to carry out a preventive nuclear strike and declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state "irreversible", Pyongyang's official media said Friday.

AFP

U.S., South Korea revive talks on 'comprehensive' ways to deter North Korea

American and South Korean officials will meet next week to discuss "comprehensive measures" to deter North Korea, Seoul said on Thursday, as the two sides revive high-level deterrence talks for the first time since 2018.

Reuters

Iranian film about disabled father to open Asia's top film festival

Seoul (AFP) - An Iranian film about a disabled father who looks after his paralysed son will open Asia's biggest film festival next month, organisers said Wednesday as the event returns to "fully normal" for the first time since the pandemic started.

AFP

South Korea typhoon death toll rises to 10

Seoul (AFP) - The death toll from Typhoon Hinnamnor rose to 10 in South Korea, authorities said Wednesday, after the storm battered the southern coast with huge waves and heavy rain this week.

AFP

South Korea braces for 'very strong' typhoon, businesses curb operations

SEOUL: Typhoon Hinnamnor neared South Korea on Monday, forcing flight cancellations, suspensions of some business operations and closures of schools, as the country raised its typhoon-alert level to its highest.

Bangkok Post

K-everything: the rise and rise of Korean culture

From music to film, technology to food, the world has fallen in love with everything South Korean. Tim Adams visits Seoul in search of the origins of hallyu – the Korean wave

The Guardian - UK

K-pop, K-drama... K-art. Frieze fair lands in Seoul

Seoul (AFP) - The art world landed in Seoul this week for the inaugural edition of Frieze in Asia, as the vibrant South Korean capital looks to position itself as the region's next art hub.

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South Korea’s traditions can teach us that mourning is easier as a family affair

Seoul’s vivid art and style are currently in the spotlight but the old customs around death are still intact

AFP

North Korea says UN human rights expert is 'US puppet'

Seoul (South Korea) (AFP) - Pyongyang on Friday accused the newly appointed UN special rapporteur on North Korean human rights of being a "puppet of the US" and making "unpardonable reckless remarks".

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North Korea Says UN Human Rights Expert is 'US Puppet'

Pyongyang on Friday accused the newly appointed UN special rapporteur on North Korean human rights of being a "puppet of the US" and making "unpardonable reckless remarks" against the regime. The accusations came as the new rapporteur, Elizabeth Salmon, visited Seoul on her first trip since being appointed to the…

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Manchester United cult hero Park gets job at top Korean club

Seoul (AFP) - Former Manchester United midfielder and cult hero Park Ji-sung has been named as the technical director at South Korea's reigning champions.

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Illegal alien numbers surge in South Korea

SEOUL: One out of five foreigners in South Korea could be an illegal alien as the count of undocumented foreigners has neared 400,000, the highest in two years.

AFP

South Korean Netflix hit 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' sparks autism debate

Seoul (AFP) - A hit Netflix K-drama about a high-functioning autistic lawyer is prompting soul-searching in South Korea, where some on the spectrum say they can feel invisible.

AFP

Zverev to make ATP Tour return at Korea Open

Seoul (AFP) - Alexander Zverev was named as the headline act and top seed on Wednesday for September's Korea Open, where the world number two will make his return to the ATP Tour after a serious ankle injury.

Reuters

South Korea, Poland sign $5.8 billion tank, howitzer contract

Two South Korean companies have signed a $5.76 billion contract with Poland to export tanks and howitzers, Seoul's arms procurement agency said on Saturday, after Warsaw agreed to ramp up arms imports amid tensions with Russia.

AFP

Pope Francis asks North Korea to invite him to visit

Seoul (AFP) - Pope Francis has asked Pyongyang to invite him to North Korea, saying in a televised interview on Friday that he would not turn down a chance to visit and work for peace.

AFP

North Korea says new fever cases were flu, not Covid

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea said Friday that the fever cases it detected earlier this week were found to be influenza, and not a Covid-19 resurgence as initially suspected.

AFP

Asian, European markets rise with eyes on China, Fed speech

Seoul (AFP) - Hong Kong led gains in Asian markets Thursday after China unveiled fresh measures to boost its economy, while investors awaited a speech by the Fed chair that may hold clues about future rate hikes.

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