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Asian markets rise but inflation, Ukraine fears linger

Seoul (AFP) - Asian stock markets rose Thursday after a recovery on Wall Street, but investors remained cautious about the ongoing impact of skyrocketing inflation and the war in Ukraine.

AFP

Seoul: North Korea destroying S Korean-owned golf course

Seoul says North Korea is destroying a South Korean-owned golf course at its scenic mountain resort in the second confirmed case of South Korean assets being eliminated in the area

The Independent UK

Zelensky says he believes 'tens of thousands' killed in Mariupol

Seoul (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that he believed "tens of thousands" of people in Mariupol had been killed, as he asked South Korean lawmakers to provide military assistance.

AFP

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says tens of thousands killed in Mariupol, seeks military aid from S.Korea

Tens of thousands of people have likely been killed in Russia's assault on the southeastern city of Mariupol, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, as he asked Seoul for any military aid it could provide.

Reuters

Abolish or rebrand? South Korea's 'feminist' ministry in crosshairs

Seoul (South Korea) (AFP) - South Korea's anti-feminist president-elect has vowed to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality.But actually getting rid of it will be tricky, experts say, and the incoming administration is already backing off its promise.

AFP

Russian airspace closure has driven weeks-long rerouting of flights

Flights from Atlanta to Seoul are already among the longer ones operated out of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Tribune News Service

North Korea slams 'feeble' Biden

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea has described Joe Biden as an "old man in his senility", in a characteristically colourful personal attack on the US president after he accused the Russian leader of war crimes in Ukraine.

AFP

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Russian crab craze in S.Korea stirs ethical debate over Ukraine crisis

Plunging prices for Russian crab have South Koreans flocking to seafood markets and restaurants but some consumers are questioning whether to boycott the imports on concerns the purchases indirectly support Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

North demolishing hotel that was symbol of Korean engagement

North Korea is demolishing a South Korean-owned hotel at a North Korean resort that was one of the last symbols of inter-Korean engagement

The Independent UK

BTS may perform at South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's inauguration

SEOUL: South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's transition team is reportedly planning to use K-pop to add glitz and glamour to his administration.

Bangkok Post

S.Korea says search under way for missing ship off Taiwan coast

A ship carrying six South Koreans went missing off Taiwan and a search and rescue operation is under way, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Friday.

Reuters

Apple's Largest Store In Korea To Serve As A Stage For K-Pop Artists

Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to open the doors of its new — South Korea's largest — retail store in the center of Seoul on Saturday. The Myeongdong store will debut Apple's first-ever K-pop Today at the Apple Remix session featuring K-pop supergroup SEVENTEEN.

Benzinga

Incoming S. Korean president backtracks on scrapping gender ministry

Seoul (AFP) - South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's team backed away Thursday from the avowed anti-feminist's campaign pledge to abolish the country's Ministry of Gender Equality.

AFP

Samsung forecasts Q1 operating profit up 50.3% year-on-year

Seoul (AFP) - Samsung Electronics expects operating profits for the first quarter to rise 50.3 percent, the South Korean tech giant said in a statement Thursday, despite global supply chain woes.

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Evening Standard

North Korea threatens to use nuclear weapons to ‘eliminate’ Seoul if it launches pre-emptive strike

North Korea has threatened to “eliminate” the South Korean army if they launch a pre-emptive strike, the sister of leader Kim-Jong Un has warned.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Warns of Nuclear Response if South Provokes It

For the second time this week, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated South Korea for touting its supposed preemptive strike capabilities against the North, saying her country’s nuclear forces would annihilate the South’s conventional forces if provoked. In a statement carried Tuesday by North Korea’s…

The Guardian - AU

North Korea would ‘annihilate’ South if provoked, warns Kim Jong-un’s sister

Warning points to a rise in tensions on the peninsula after the North conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in five years

AFP

Kim's sister says North Korea nukes could 'eliminate' South

Seoul (AFP) - 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.

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RideApart

Digital Designer Adapts Hyundai Ioniq Q Styling To Electric Bikes

Seoul, Korea-based digital designer Ji Woong Cha draws inspiration from Hyundai’s Ioniq lineup for the Ioniq Q electric motorcycle concept.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Accuses South of 'Reckless' Remarks

North Korea blasted the South Korean defense minister on Sunday for "reckless" remarks about Seoul's ability to strike Pyongyang, warning of retaliation after conducting a record number of weapons tests this year. South Korean defense minister Suh Wook had said Friday that his army had missiles with "the ability to…

AFP

North Korea accuses South of 'reckless' remarks

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea blasted the South Korean defence minister on Sunday for "reckless" remarks about Seoul's ability to strike Pyongyang, warning of retaliation after conducting a record number of weapons tests this year.

The Independent UK

N. Korea warns Seoul of 'serious threat' over missile remark

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called South Korea’s defense minister a “scum-like guy” for talking about preemptive strikes on the North and warned the South may face “a serious threat.”

Tribune News Service

South Korea’s Yoon to name centrist as prime minister: Yonhap

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President-elect Yoon Seok Yeol is set to name a centrist former prime minister to lead his government, as the ex-prosecutor seeks help in navigating the country’s polarized politics.

Bangkok Post

S.Korea likely to lift outdoor mask mandate, most Covid curbs this month

SEOUL: South Korea said on Friday it would further relax its social distancing rules next week and possibly scrap most pandemic-related curbs later this month, including an obligation to wear masks outdoors.

AFP

South Korean tattooists fume after court upholds ban

Seoul (AFP) - South Korean tattooists on Friday slammed a "pathetic" decision by the country's Constitutional Court that upheld a ban on the practice by non-medical professionals.

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