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Survey: Over 40% see good relations for Japan, S. Korea

More than 40% of residents in both Japan and South Korea consider the state of the bilateral relationship "good," significantly higher than in 2022, according to the latest joint survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun and South Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

North Korea fires ballistic missiles, warns the US on drills

North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles Thursday in its first such launch in about two months, which came after it failed in late May to put a spy satellite into orbit.

Tribune News Service

North Korea fires two missiles after South Korea-US drills

Launches carried out after Pyongyang warns of ‘inevitable’ response to rivals’ military exercises.

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South Korea says North Korea has launched ballistic missile toward sea

South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast

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North Korea launches ballistic missile as tensions soar after Japan issues major warning

South Korea’s military says the North Korean launch happened on Thursday and maybe fell inside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone

Daily Mirror

Earth, air, fire, water — and family — are all 'Elemental' for Pixar's Peter Sohn

In science class, Sohn saw the periodic table as an apartment building. The son of Korean immigrants, he felt the elements were a "beautiful metaphor" for cultures mixing in his New York hometown.

WEKU

UN's Security Council selects 5 new members

In one of the more predictable rites of spring at the United Nations, the Security Council has elected, or actually selected, five new non-permanent members to serve on the powerful 15-member council. While this year's contest lacked some of the drama, debate and deliberation of the past, there were some…

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South Korea sues rival North Korea for blowing up joint liaison office in 2020

South Korea has filed a $35 million damage suit against North Korea for blowing up a joint liaison office just north of their border in 2020, which highlighted a revival of tensions between the rivals following the collapse of larger nuclear talks between the U.S. and North Korea

The Independent UK

Pyongyang faked popular S.Korean website to steal data

SEOUL: North Korea created a fake version of Naver, South Korea's largest internet portal, as part of a sophisticated phishing attack designed to harvest personal information, Seoul's spy agency said Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Biden dispatching Sullivan to Tokyo for talks with Japan, Philippines, South Korea officials

President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo this week for talks with his counterparts from Japan, Philippines and South Korea

The Independent UK

Kia EV6 Wholesale Shipments Increased In May 2023

In terms of E-GMP-based all-electric car sales, the volume gradually increases. In May, the all-electric Kia EV6 noted 9,671 wholesale sales.

InsideEVs

Lasting memorial to brave heroes of Korean War unveiled

Veterans from around Scotland travelled to the country's only Korean War Memorial in Bathgate

Daily Record

Son Heung-min undergoes surgery and asks about 'exceptional' Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou

Tottenham star Son Heung-min needed to have an operation at the end of the season which he has been recovering from out in South Korea

Football London

Celtic star Oh details Son Heung-min chat over Ange Postecoglou as he reflects on his Hoops start

The former Hoops gaffer has made the move to the English Premier League with Tottenham on a four-year deal and will now be in charge of the South Korea superstar next term.

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Tottenham hero scouts Ange Postecoglou as Celtic star guarantees pal the 'exceptional' boss will rocks Spurs' world

Postecoglou is the talk of South Korea's national team ahead of his Spurs revolution.

The Independent UK

Ex-Samsung exec charged with stealing trade secrets to create copycat chip factory in China

South Korean prosecutors have arrested and indicted a former executive of Samsung Electronics suspected of stealing trade secrets while attempting to establish a copycat computer chip plant in China

Bangkok Post

Ex-Samsung exec accused of building copycat chip plant in China

A former Samsung Electronics Co executive allegedly stole blueprints and designs to try and replicate an entire semiconductor plant in China, Korean prosecutors said in outlining an unusual attempt to establish world-class chipmaking capabilities in the world’s No 2 economy.

The Independent UK

BTS is 10 years old: Seoul landmarks to be lit up in purple to celebrate K-pop band's anniversary

Skyscrapers, bridges and other landmarks in South Korea’s capital will be lit up in purple as the country begins celebrating the 10th anniversary of K-pop band BTS

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Asia's food mecca

Every year, hungry travellers from Thailand and around the world visit Italy, the UK, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to indulge in renowned dishes from these countries.

The Independent UK

China complains to South Korean ambassador in tit-for-tat move after Seoul summoned Beijing's envoy

China's Foreign Ministry says an assistant minister has lodged a complaint with South Korea’s ambassador to China

The Guardian - UK

The Sister by Sung-Yoon Lee review – North Korea’s propaganda queen

A biography of Kim Yo-jong goes beyond personalities to examine the Kim dynasty’s roots and its possible future

The Independent UK

South Korea summons China's envoy over comments accusing Seoul of tilting excessively toward US

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has summoned China’s ambassador to protest comments he made accusing Seoul of tilting toward the United States and away from China, as competition between Washington and Beijing for global influence intensifies

WEKU

A former North Korean operative gives his first interview since defecting

Kim Hyun-woo used to work for North Korea's top intelligence agency. He defected to South Korea in 2014 and is now on his first-ever visit to the United States.

WEKU

South Korean inquiry to look into more foreign adoptions with suspect origins

The new cases in the expanded inquiry into South Korea's foreign adoption boom involve adoptees in 11 nations including the U.S., Denmark, Norway, and Sweden who were adopted from 1960 to 1990.

The Independent UK

Football rumours: Newcastle join Manchester United in bid to sign Kim Min-jae

Competition for South Korean defender after move to Old Trafford had looked close to completion.

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