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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

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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.

RideApart

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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.”

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

Bangkok Post

S.Korean court upholds tattooing ban

The Constitutional Court in Seoul upheld a ban on tattooing on Thursday, confirming South Korea as the only developed country that permits no one but medical professionals to perform the procedure.

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South Korea tests solid-fuel space rocket, amid rising tensions

Seoul says ‘important milestone’ part of effort to improve reconnaissance and satellite capabilities.

Al Jazeera

South says North Korea faked launch of 'monster' missile

SEOUL: North Korea faked the launch of what analysts dubbed its "monster missile" last week, Seoul's military said on Wednesday, adding that the test was, in reality, likely the same intercontinental ballistic missile Pyongyang fired in 2017.

Bangkok Post

GCC, South Korea Resume Free Trade Talks on Monday

South Korea and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will kick off the fourth round of official talks for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in Seoul on Monday, said Seoul's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The South Korean Yonhap news agency reported that the four-day talks will resume after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Analysts investigate possibility of N.Korea missile test 'deception'

Reports suggest North Korea's biggest missile test ever may not have been what it seemed, raising new questions over the secretive country's banned weapons programme.

Reuters

Pyongyang missile video draws sceptical second look

SEOUL: The “monster” intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) shown this week in North Korean state media after the country’s biggest test-fire ever is likely from an earlier launch, analysts said after examining the images and video.

Bangkok Post

North Korea's Kim ordered test of 'new type' of ICBM

SEOUL: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test-firing of the country's "new type" of intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported Friday.

Bangkok Post

UN chief 'strongly condemns' North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile launch

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday strongly condemned North Korea's firing of what could be its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile and urged Pyongyang to "desist from taking any further counter-productive actions," his spokesman said.

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South Korea's disgraced ex-president Park returns home after prison

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye left hospital on Thursday three months after she was released from prison where she spent nearly five years following a conviction on corruption charges.

Reuters

Telemedicine booms in S.Korea amid COVID, President-elect Yoon backs practice

Kim Jin-woo, a 27-year old resident of Seoul battling COVID-19 and recovering at home under a new government policy, needed to see a doctor when his symptoms did not improve, but the nearest designated hospital was fully booked. So he picked up his phone.

The Independent UK

S. Korean slavery victim seeks UN justice as time runs out

Thirty years ago, South Korean Lee Yong-soo went public with her story of adduction, rape and forced prostitution by Japan’s wartime military

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Fires 'Multiple Rocket Launchers'

North Korea fired multiple rocket launchers on Sunday, Seoul said, the latest in a series of provocations by the nuclear-armed nation to heighten tensions in the region. Pyongyang launched a string of banned weaponry this year and tested what it claimed were components of a "reconnaissance satellite" -- although Seoul…

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The Independent UK

S. Korea's next leader to abandon Blue House for new office

South Korea’s president-elect says he will abandon the current mountainside presidential palace of Blue House and establish his office in central Seoul as part of efforts to better communicate with the public

Reuters

Good move? S.Korean president's home stirs feng shui furore

South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's plan to break with decades of tradition to move his future office and residence beyond Seoul's Blue House compound has whipped up a fierce debate involving experts in the ancient practice of feng shui.

RideApart

Gas-Powered Delivery Scooters In Seoul To Go 100 Percent Electric By 2025

Delivery scooters in South Korea’s capital Seoul will soon be replaced by electric scooters through an initiative by the metropolitan government.

The News Lens

Can Seoul Court Beijing’s Perception Problem?

While it might be unrealistic for Seoul to completely sever itself from Washington’s global geostrategy, Beijing and Seoul could still reach a modus vivendi on South Korea’s contribution to the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Strategy and its future relationship with the Quad.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Silent After Missile Explodes Over Pyongyang

North Korea's state media was silent Thursday after a suspected missile test ended in what Seoul said was total failure, exploding mid-air in the skies above the capital Pyongyang almost immediately after launch. The North test-fired what was most likely a ballistic missile from the Sunan area of the capital,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Suspected Ballistic Missile Explodes after Launch

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile that exploded mid-air shortly after launch, Seoul said Wednesday, with analysts warning it was likely a failed test of Pyongyang's so-called "monster missile". The launch -- North Korea's tenth suspected weapons test this year -- comes after the United States said the nuclear-armed…

The Independent UK

Seoul's next leader faces limited choices over North Korea

After winning last week's presidential election, South Korean conservative Yoon Suk Yeol will enter office facing a quickly growing North Korean nuclear threat — and with few easy choices to deal with it

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