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Kia Breaks Ground On New Plant For Commercial EVs In South Korea

Kia will invest around $758 million (one trillion won) in its new smart factory that will start making a mid-size electric PBV in the second half of 2025.

InsideEVs

A Vietnam War massacre case from 1968 forces a new reckoning in South Korea

A Vietnamese woman sued South Korea's government over a wartime massacre in her village by South Korean soldiers. A Seoul court recently ruled in her favor but the government will appeal the decision.

WEKU

South Korea to lend 500,000 rounds of artillery shells to US -report

South Korea has reached an agreement to lend the United States 500,000 rounds of 155mm artillery shells that could give Washington greater flexibility to supply Ukraine with ammunition, a South Korean newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

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South Korea has so few babies it is offering new parents $10,500

South Korean parents are being showered with cash, but experts say money alone will not fix country’s fertility woes.

Al Jazeera

Foreign policy report sees world at turning point

The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday released its annual foreign policy report, in which it describes the international community as "at a turning point" in history in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and other developments. Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi presented the report, also called a diplomatic bluebook, at a…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

US feared Ukraine could fall ‘well short’ in spring counter-offensive, leaks reveal

‘Top secret’ document reportedly warned Kyiv faced shortfalls in troops and weaponry and suggested any gains would be modest

The Guardian - US

Google fined for unfairly competing with rival app store

Google gets hit with a multimillion-dollar fine for anticompetitive practices in South Korea.

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One dead after hundreds flee South Korean wildfire

A wildfire has destroyed homes in a seaside city on South Korea's eastern coast, killing at least one person and forcing hundreds to flee.

The New Daily

First Thing: US seeks to mend ties with key allies after Pentagon leaks

Defence secretary speaks to South Korean counterpart after leak suggesting US was spying on Seoul’s internal discussions on arms sales. Plus, the man who walked around the world

The Guardian - UK

S Korea to conduct 1st launch of commercial-grade satellite

South Korea plans to conduct its first launch of a commercial-grade satellite aboard a domestically built rocket next month as part of its space development program

The Independent UK

South Korean security official says information contained in leaked US documents ‘untrue’ and ‘altered’

US grapples to contain diplomatic fallout amid leaked documents suggesting snooping on allies

The Independent UK

South Korea wildfire forces 500 residents to evacuate, rain helps fight flames

More than 500 people evacuated from their homes in South Korea's eastern coastal city of Gangneung as strong winds fanned a wildfire on Tuesday, officials said, but fears of a further spread eased as rain helped firefighters battle the blaze.

Reuters

Pentagon leaks: US seeks to mend ties after claims Washington spied on key allies

Defence secretary speaks to South Korean counterpart after leak suggesting US was spying on Seoul’s internal discussions on arms sales

The Guardian - AU

U.S., Japan, South Korea defence officials to meet on Friday, Japan says

Japan announced on Tuesday it will hold trilateral defence talks with the United States and South Korea on Friday in Washington to discuss regional issues including North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

Reuters

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South Korea says leaked US intel document 'untrue', amid spying allegations

South Korea said on Tuesday that information contained in a purportedly leaked U.S. confidential document that appeared to be based on internal discussions among top South Korean security officials was "untrue" and "altered".

The New Daily

North Korea’s Kim vows ‘offensive’ nuclear expansion

Kim Jong-un has met with senior military officials to discuss North Korea's war preparations in the face of military exercises by the US and South Korea.

360info

How Fukushima wastewater will disrupt seafood trade

Public opinion will dictate how Japanese seafood is received after the wastewater is disposed of into the Pacific Ocean.

Reuters

North Korea's Kim calls for more 'practical, offensive' war deterrence

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for strengthening the country's war deterrence in a "more practical and offensive" manner to counter what it called moves of aggression by the U.S. and South Korea, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.

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North Korea cuts phone link with South, slamming ‘traitors’

North Korea appears to be purposefully cutting a communication link with South Korea as it ratchets up tensions by testing new weapons and denouncing its neighbor as a “puppet traitor” for holding military drills with the U.S.

The New Daily

Australian helps validate dinosaur footprint find in Chinese restaurant

He's helped discover giant meat-eater prints on the ceiling of a mine in Toowoomba, 'upright' crocodiles in South Korea and the world's tiniest dinosaur tracks.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine’s air defences could soon run out of missiles, apparent Pentagon leak suggests

Documents dating from February suggest looming risk to Ukraine’s ability to protect troops and vital sites from Russian airpower

Tribune News Service

Seoul dismisses report of US spying on allies, says ties strong

South Korea played down any possibility of a rift with the U.S. over a report that American intelligence agencies had eavesdropped on allies’ discussions about Ukraine, reiterating that its alliance with Washington remains strong.

The Guardian - UK

Documents seemingly leaked from Pentagon draw denials from US allies

Papers shared on social media purported to contain data on Israel, South Korea and France obtained by US agencies

Reuters

South Korea to discuss 'issues raised' from leaked documents with US

(This April 9 story has been refiled to clarify meaning in paragraph 6)

Salon

Korean drinking traditions, explained

Your (mini) guide to Korean drinking etiquette

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