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Kia EV Sales Exceeded 15,000 In August 2023

In August, the Kia EV6 and EV9 wholesale sales (closely related to production) amounted to 9,578 (up by roughly 100% year-over-year), including 6,916 EV6 and 2,662 EV9.

InsideEVs

Iranian Foreign Ministry Confirms Release Of 5 US Nationals Prisoners In A Prisoner Swap Deal

The Deal Sees the release of 5 other Iranian prisoners from the US and transfer of frozen Iranian assets from South Korea

Zenger

The 20 Best Korean Horror Movies of All Time

From 'The Wailing' to 'Train to Busan,' the classics.

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What is "southern" food? Ask Dale Gray

In "South of Somewhere" the author explores both global flavors and the cultures that created them

Salon

How was the Iran-US prisoner exchange received in Tehran?

One newspaper close to the establishment says the exchange amounts to the US ‘kneeling’ before Iran.

Al Jazeera

$6 billion in Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea now in Qatar, key for prisoner swap with US

Some $6 billion of Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea is now in Qatar, a key element for a planned prisoner swap between Tehran and the United States

The Independent UK

South Korea's Yoon warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation and plans to discuss at UN

South Korea’s president says the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he pushes to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week

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Thousands of South Korean teachers are rallying for new laws to protect them from abusive parents

Thousands of South Korean school teachers are calling for tighter legal protections from bullying by parents, a rising problem in a country known for its brutally competitive school environments

The Independent UK

In South Korea, Robots Are Taking Robots' Jobs

Our robo-worker future won't put an end to this annoying labor-policy debate.

Reason

Belarus leader proposes three-way partnership with Russia and North Korea

Alexander Lukashenko put forward axis plan during summit with Vladimir Putin in Sochi as rumours of arms deal persist

The Guardian - UK

Fewer North Korean defectors reach South Korea, and questions grow about unification

Just 67 North Korean defectors arrived last year. Inter-Korean dialogue and exchange have ground to a halt. Seoul's Unification Ministry has a new, hawkish head who wants to change the agency's role.

WEKU

Putin and Kim Jong-un exchange rifles as North Korean leader continues Russia tour

Russian president also gave Kim at meeting the gift of a ‘glove from a space suit that has been to space’ amid warnings from US and South Korea about any weapons deal

The Guardian - AU

Kim Jong Un stops to see a fighter jet factory as Russia and North Korea are warned off arms deals

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has stopped in a far eastern Russian city to see a factory that builds the country’s most advanced fighter jets on his extended trip that hints at his interest in sophisticated weaponry

The Independent UK

South Korea expresses 'concern and regret' over military cooperation talks between Kim and Putin

South Korea has expressed “deep concern and regret” over a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin that was apparently focused on expanding military cooperation as the two isolated, nuclear-armed leaders vowed to support each other in their escalating confrontations with the United States

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South Korean and Polish leaders visit an air base in eastern Poland, discuss defense and energy ties

South Korean premier is in Poland for talks on regional security amid war in neighboring Ukraine and also to discuss military and nuclear energy cooperation as the two countries continue to strengthen their ties

Al Jazeera

The highs and lows of Russia, North Korea relations

Despite common interests, ties between Moscow and Pyongyang have not always been rosy. Here are some key events.

The Independent UK

South Korea's military says North Korea fired at least 1 missile toward sea

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern seas

Al Jazeera

Kim Jong Un and Putin meet hours after North Korea missile launch

Leader Kim Jong Un is in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin that are expected to focus on arms sales.

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The Guardian - AU

Seoul’s secret space: vast mysterious tunnel revealed for the first time

South Korea’s capital has a 3,000 square metre void underneath one of its most iconic plazas, and no one can be sure why

The Independent UK

Iran identifies 5 prisoners it wants from US in swap for Iranian-Americans and billions in assets

Iran has identified the five prisoners it hopes to see freed in the United States in exchange for five Iranian-Americans now held in Tehran and billions in assets once held by South Korea

The Hindu

South Korea keen on joining Quad, talks on upgrading CEPA underway: envoy

South Korea keen to join Quad; India, South Korea negotiating CEPA upgrade; Yoon raised issue of more friendly biz conditions in India; 10 rounds of CEPA negotiations; India, China compromise on G-20 Delhi Declaration; India ready to be global leader: S. Korean Envoy.

The Independent UK

Why are Saudi Arabia and South Korea playing at Newcastle’s St James’ Park?

Last month Newcastle announced they would host a pair of Saudi friendly fixtures on their club website

The Guardian - AU

Pink leather armchairs and bomb-proof floors: inside Kim Jong-un’s armoured train

The North Korean leader’s preferred mode of transport is slow-moving but luxuriously appointed

The Conversation

Past Lives: inyeon is a Korean philosophy of how relationships form over many lifetimes

“There is a word in Korean – inyeon. It means providence or fate. But it’s specifically about relationships between people.” So writer Nora Lee tells her American lover when they meet on an artists’ retreat in director Celine Song’s new film, Past Lives.

The Hindu

Women's Asian Champions Trophy: India to begin campaign against Thailand on Oct 27

India to host Asian Champions Trophy, 6 teams to battle for title. Hosts India, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, China to compete in tournament. India have won title in 2016, runners-up in 2018. Top 4 teams qualify for semis, final on Nov 5.

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