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Seoul subway killing sparks calls for new laws

There was a public outcry after police in Seoul took Jeon Joo-hwan into custody and accused him of stalking and then stabbing a woman to death in a public toilet at a subway station.

Bangkok Post

North Korea Fires More Missiles, Seventh Launch in Two Weeks

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea early Sunday, Seoul's military said, the seventh such launch in two weeks, just hours after a nuclear-powered American aircraft carrier wrapped up joint drills off the Korean peninsula. Seoul, Tokyo and Washington have ramped up combined naval exercises in recent weeks,…

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North Korea fires two more ballistic missiles, slams UN meeting

SEOUL: North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul's military said, as the UN Security Council met to discuss Pyongyang's earlier, highly provocative launch of a missile over Japan.

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U.S. and South Korea hold live-fire drills in response to North Korean missile launch over Japan

Seoul officials apologized after a South Korean missile malfunctioned and exploded, panicking nearby residents.

Axios

South Korea, US, fire missiles in response to North Korea test

South Korea and the US military fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, Seoul said on Wednesday, as Pyongyang’s longest-range test yet drew international condemnation.

France 24

EU chief slams North Korea missile over Japan as 'unjustified aggression'

EU chief Charles Michel on Tuesday condemned North Korea's firing of an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, saying the bloc "stands in solidarity" with Tokyo and Seoul.

Radio France Internationale

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile over Japan

North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday, prompting Tokyo to activate the country's missile alert system and order people to take shelter. The last time North Korea fired a missile over Japan was in 2017, at the height of a period of "fire and fury" when…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Seoul: N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea

South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters

The Independent UK

North Korea conducts 4th round of missile tests in 1 week

North Korea on Saturday test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles, its neighbors said, prompting quick, strong condemnation from its rivals.

WEKU

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles, Fourth Time this Week

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Saturday, South Korea's military said, the nuclear-armed country's fourth launch this week as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington ramp up joint military drills to counter Pyongyang. South Korea, Japan and the US staged anti-submarine drills Friday -- the first in five years --…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cameron Norrie withdraws from Korea Open through illness

CAMERON NORRIE has withdrawn from his scheduled Korea Open quarter-final against Jenson Brooksby in Seoul due to a reported illness.

The National (Scotland)

Korea abuzz over president’s hot-mic moment

SEOUL: The party of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is suing a local broadcaster, claiming it had misrepresented a vulgar comment caught on a hot mic in which he appeared to insult the United States.

Bangkok Post

VP Harris Caps Asia Trip with Stop at DMZ Dividing Koreas

US Vice President Kamala Harris capped her four-day trip to Asia with a stop Thursday at the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula as she emphasized the “ironclad” US commitment to the security of its Asian allies in the face of an increasingly hostile North Korea. The visit comes on…

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Kamala Harris hits out at North Korea’s ‘provocative nuclear rhetoric’ on DMZ visit

Pyongyang fired ballistic missiles into the sea just hours before US vice-president arrived in Seoul

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The Independent UK

Kamala Harris arrives in South Korea hours after North Korea tests more ballistic missiles

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday

Al Jazeera

Kamala Harris visits DMZ after North Korea missile launch

US vice president and South Korea President YoonSuk-yeol both condmened North Korea’s weapons tests.

Reuters

U.S. VP Harris says she is in South Korea to reinforce strength of alliance

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday she visited South Korea to reinforce the strength of the two countries' alliance, as she held a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul.

Reuters

U.S. VP Harris denounces N.Korea's 'brutal dictatorship,' Pyongyang fires more missiles

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said North Korea is a country with a "brutal dictatorship", an illegal arms programme and rampant human rights violations, issuing unusually strong criticism during a visit to the inter-Korean border on Thursday.

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North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles Ahead of Harris’ Visit to South

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, the South's military said, just a day before US Vice President Kamala Harris is set to arrive in Seoul. After a stop in Japan, Harris is set to arrive in the South Korean capital and visit the…

Al Jazeera

North Korea launches two ballistic missiles on eve of Harris trip

Launch comes ahead of visit by US Vice President Kamala Harris and as the US navy conducts drills with South Korea.

Daily Mirror

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles in second terrifying launch in four days

The launch, the second in just four days, comes as Seoul and Washington stage joint naval exercises involving an aircraft carrier in the waters off South Korea's east coast

Reuters

U.S. VP Harris pledges to consult S.Korea over EV subsidy concerns

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told South Korea's prime minister on Tuesday that Washington will work to address Seoul's concerns over recently enacted electric vehicle (EV) subsidies that could disadvantage Asian automakers.

Reuters

Home to 28,000 U.S. troops, S.Korea unlikely to avoid a Taiwan conflict

Tensions over Taiwan have raised the thorny issue of whether U.S. troops based in South Korea would be involved in any conflict, with American and South Korean officials acknowledging that the peninsula could easily be dragged into a crisis.

Bangkok Post

Interpol issues red notice for Terra crypto founder: Seoul

Interpol has issued a red notice for a South Korean cryptocurrency founder who is accused of fraud over the company's $40 billion collapse, prosecutors said Monday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

N. Korea fires short-range missile into Sea of Japan

SEOUL -- North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan around 6:53 a.m. Sunday, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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