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South Korea, Canada agree to step up cooperation on critical minerals, security

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed on Wednesday to enhance cooperation on critical minerals and continue joint efforts to fend off North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

Reuters

Pig heads, BBQs: Mosque backlash tests S Korea religious freedom

Plan to rebuild small mosque for Daegu university students has come up against a powerful conservative Christian lobby.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan speaker hails Japan, South Korea and Philippines for 'crescent of defense'

The speaker of Taiwan's parliament praised Japan, South Korea and the Philippines on Tuesday for helping to create a "crescent of defense" with Taiwan and the U.S. against China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region.

Reuters

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This new ransomware group is targeting big businesses - here's what you need to know

RA Group is targeting big firms in the US and South Korea with ransomware from a leaked source code.

TechRadar

South Korea soccer player Son Jun-ho detained in China on suspicion of taking bribe

China's Foreign Ministry says South Korea midfielder Son Jun-ho has been detained in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning on suspicion of accepting a bribe

The Independent UK

Gucci show reaffirms Seoul’s status as capital of pop culture

K-style takes centre stage in collection that draws inspiration from South Korea’s contemporary and traditional dress

The Guardian - UK

Drink Fukushima water if it’s clean, South Korea tells Japanese officials

Millions of tonnes of treated radioactive water release will begin between spring and summer

The Independent UK

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Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau arrives in South Korea to discuss trade, North Korean challenge

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in South Korea for a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at which they are expected to discuss expansion of trade and challenges posed by North Korea

The Independent UK

South Korea's president vows to expand non-lethal aid to Kyiv in meeting with Ukraine's first lady

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is vowing to expand the country’s non-lethal aid to Ukraine as it fights Russian aggression

The Independent UK

Ukraine's first lady asks South Korea for non-lethal military aid

Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, met South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday and asked for non-lethal military assistance for her country, South Korea's presidential office said.

Reuters

Court orders South Korean agency to compensate adoptee over his mishandled adoption to US

A court has ordered South Korea’s biggest adoption agency to pay $74,700 in damages to a 48-year-old man for mishandling his adoption as a child to the United States

The Independent UK

Canada's Trudeau to visit South Korea; focus on minerals, security

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will arrive in South Korea on Tuesday for a summit with President Yoon Suk Yeol as the two countries seek to boost cooperation on security and critical minerals used in batteries.

Reuters

South Korea and Japan use G-7 to push improvement in ties long marked by animosity

Amid the high-level efforts to settle global crises, this weekend’s Group of 7 summit of rich democracies will also see an unusual diplomatic reconciliation

The Independent UK

Why so many South Korean women are refusing to date, marry or have kids

South Korea finds itself embroiled in an all-out gender war – and it keeps getting worse.

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The Independent UK

South Korean president urges expanded technology cooperation with Japan

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has met with Japanese business leaders and called for expanded technology cooperation between the countries, which he described as a key element in broader efforts to improve relations

Golf Monthly

Jin Young Ko Wins 15th LPGA Tour Title After Minjee Lee Three-Putt

The Korean defeated Minjee Lee in a playoff at the Founders Cup in New Jersey

Reuters

Soccer-Korean player held in China in bribery probe - source

South Korean soccer player Son Jun-ho is being held in police custody in northeast China in connection with a bribery case, a Korean diplomatic source said on Monday.

The Independent UK

Guest nations at the G-7 reflect outreach to developing countries, worries over China, Russia

During this week’s summit of the leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies in Hiroshima, you’ll also see eight other guest nations engaging in a flurry of diplomacy with Japan and others

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Australian hydrogen in demand as South Korean manufacturers look to reach renewable energy target by 2050

As South Korea edges closer to being solely powered by renewables come 2050, the manufacturing industries of Australia's third-largest trading partner believe hydrogen gas is the answer to help reach its target.

Space

South Korean moon probe snaps picture of NASA's powerful lunar orbiter (photo)

The ShadowCam imager aboard South Korea's Danuri moon orbiter recently captured a photo of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter as the two spacecraft zipped past each other.

Salon

Black Knight's dystopian gig work heroes

With plenty of gunplay and fight choreography, Netflix's dystopian Korean action thriller is a good time

Fortune

Terra cofounder Do Kwon pays six-figure bail in Montenegro as South Korean and U.S. prosecutors seek extradition

Kwon was arrested in Montenegro for allegedly using a fake passport while trying to fly to Dubai.

TechRadar

New Netflix series Black Knight is your next South Korean thriller obsession

This six-episode Netflix series takes place in a wasteland dystopia, where couriers known as Black Knights bring order to the chaos.

The Times of India

Aditi Ashok off to a good start in Founders Cup on LPGA

CLIFTON (New Jersey): Aditi Ashok got to a fine start at the Cognizant Founders Cup with a round of 3-under 69 that put her in Tied-12th place and was three shots behind Korea's Sei Young Kim (66), who is leading the pack.

The Independent UK

Japan, South Korea eye visit by team of experts as Fukushima nuclear plant prepares water release

Officials from Japan and South Korea are eyeing a potential visit by South Korean experts to the Fukushima nuclear plant before it begins the controversial release of treated but radioactive water to sea

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