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North Korea says UN should demand end to S.Korea-US military drills

North Korea's foreign ministry on Sunday called on the United Nations to demand an immediate halt to combined military drills by the United States and South Korea, saying the drills were raising tensions that threaten to spiral out of control.

Reuters

Suga to head Japan-ROK lawmaker group

Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will take over as head of the supra-partisan Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union, succeeding former Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga of the Liberal Democratic Party.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

City centre chippy people travel from as far as South Korea to visit

Yanni and Sandra said their customers are more like family

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Tokyo and Seoul mending frayed ties

TOKYO: Japan and South Korea are considering settling a dispute over wartime labour compensation and other issues in a package deal amid growing momentum toward improving ties, a diplomatic source said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Chelsea fan banned after making racist gesture at Tottenham star Son Heung-min

Tottenham and South Korea forward Son Heung-min was targeted with a vile racist gesture during the Premier League fixture between Chelsea and Spurs in August 2022

Daily Mirror

Why is North Korea experiencing famine?

A growing food crisis in the isolated North has led to a rise in deaths from starvation in some places, according to reports.

Evening Standard

S Korea, US to hold joint military drills despite N Korea warning

South Korea and the US will go ahead with the ‘Freedom Shield’ and ‘Warrior Shield’ joint exercises from March 13 to 23.

Al Jazeera

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WTT Star Contender: Manika, Sutirtha overcome higher-ranked opponents to make last 16

In yet another day of upsets, Indian women paddlers Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee did the star-turn for India at the WTT Star Contender Goa, overcoming higher-ranked opponents to move into the last 16 stage. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Is North Korea fighting a food crisis?

North Korea has called for agricultural improvements as concerns grow of a worsening food crisis.

Al Jazeera

S. Korea, US to go ahead with drills despite N. Korea threat

The South Korean and U.S. militaries say they’ll go ahead with large-scale annual military drills later this month despite North Korea’s threats to take “unprecedently” strong action against such training

The Independent UK

US, South Korea plan joint military drill set to anger Pyongyang

The U.S. and South Korea plan to hold large-scale military drills in a move set to anger Pyongyang, which has promised an unprecedented response to the exercises and threatened to turn the Pacific Ocean into its “firing range.”

Tribune News Service

Kim Says N. Korea Must Meet Grain Production Goals 'Without Fail'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged government officials to make sure the country meets its grain production goals "without fail", state media said Thursday, amid reports Pyongyang's food shortage is worsening. The isolated, nuclear-armed nation -- which is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programs -- has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea's Yoon calls Japan vital partner in memorial speech

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday stressed the importance of South Korea-Japan relations, calling Japan "a partner" at a ceremony to commemorate the March First Independence Movement against Japan's colonial rule.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

South Korea's Yoon renews hopes for improved ties with Japan

South Korea’s president has called Japan “a partner that shares the same universal values” and renewed hopes to repair ties frayed over Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula

The Independent UK

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Daily Record

Celtic diary filled with new date as Hyeongyu Oh set for South Korea homecoming in packed pre season schedule

Ange postecoglou is already taking his team to Japan for a glamour tournament involving Man City, Bayern Munich and PSG.

Tribune News Service

BTS artist j-hope begins enlistment process for South Korean military

BTS artist j-hope began the enlistment process for his stint with the South Korean military, his record label announced, making him the second member of the Korean-pop group to do so.

Chicago Tribune

Movie review: Terrific ‘Return to Seoul’ follows adoptee's search for roots in a place she never knew

The question’s simple enough. “How long do you want to stay?” the hotel clerk asks Freddie, the 25-year-old French citizen of Korean descent checking in at the beginning of the low-keyed marvel that is “Return to Seoul.” Not sure, she says. A couple of weeks, maybe.

The Conversation

Kim Jong-un purges: why North Korea is such a dangerous place to be successful in politics

North Korea celebrated the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Korean People’s Army in February. As it showed off 12 of its massive intercontinental ballistic missile in a military parade, expert Korea-watchers spotted there appear to have been some significant changes in the country’s military and political hierarchy.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea's BTS Member J-Hope Begins Process to Join Military

A second member of Korea's BTS - the first K-pop band nominated for a Grammy - has begun the enlistment process for mandatory military service, a management official confirmed on Monday, two months after the group's oldest member began his service. BTS members said last year they would join the…

Motor1

2024 Hyundai Elantra Previewed In South Korea As Avante Facelift

Can you spot the changes?

Reuters

South Korean gay couple sees court win as breakthrough for equality

For So Sung-uk and Kim Yong-min, who last week won a landmark Seoul court ruling on national health coverage for gay couples, the tide may finally be turning in their years-long struggle for equal recognition in South Korea for LGBT partnerships.

Reuters

South Korea's BTS member j-hope begins process to join military

The Guardian - UK

One to watch: Jung Jaeil

The South Korean multi-instrumentalist behind the soundtracks for Parasite and Squid Game conjures imaginative worlds that signal a major talent

WEKU

North Korea says it test-fired 4 missiles a day after the U.S. held defense drills

The launch comes a day after the U.S. and South Korea held tabletop exercises simulating a North Korean nuclear attack.

InsideEVs

Hyundai Motor Almost Doubled Plug-In Car Sales In January 2023

Last month, the combined wholesale shipments (closely related to production) of Hyundai and Genesis plug-in cars exceeded *20,700 (up 87% year-over-year).

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