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Emma Raducanu looking to achieve feat for first time since US Open after win in Korea

Emma Raducanu is keen to rebuild her ranking and is currently trying to reach the semi-finals of the Korean Open, and will be aiming to win her third match in a row for the first time in a year

Daily Mirror

US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan arrives for South Korea drills

Arrival marks most significant deployment yet amid push for more US nuclear-capable ‘assets’ to deter North Korea.

Al Jazeera

Gaffes, controversy overshadow S.Korea's Yoon trips to U.N., London

A series of gaffes and controversies is overshadowing South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's first major overseas tour, sending his ratings plunging and inviting scathing criticism from some lawmakers even within his own party.

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Calls for stalking law overhaul in South Korea as woman’s murder shocks nation

Stabbing triggers accusations that authorities are failing to take violence against women seriously

The Guardian - AU

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for joint drills

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has arrived in the South Korean port of Busan ahead of the two countries’ joint military exercise that aims to show their strength against growing North Korean threats

The Independent UK

U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as warning to North

A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Friday for the first time in about four years, set to join other military vessels in a show of force intended to send a message to North Korea.

Reuters

South Korea president caught on hot mic insulting US Congress

South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was overheard insulting American lawmakers, after briefly meeting President Joe Biden to discuss issues including U.S. electric-vehicle subsidies that South Korea wants to change.

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Emma Raducanu ‘would love to go one further’ and reach Korea Open semi-finals

The 19-year-old defeated Yanina Wickmayer in the second round in Seoul

The Independent UK

Emma Raducanu returns to form following early US Open exit by reaching quarter-finals in South Korea

Emma Raducanu booked her place in the quarter-finals of the Korean Open in a return to form following her early US Open exit.

Evening Standard

Japan, S. Korea leaders affirm need to restore bilateral ties

NEW YORK -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol affirmed the need to restore Japan-South Korea relations by resolving wartime labor issues and other matters during a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

N Korea denies sending weapons to Russia, tells US to ‘shut up’

Pyongyang denies US claims of weapons sales to Russia amid war in Ukraine, condemns Washington’s ‘reckless remarks’.

Al Jazeera

Kishida, Yoon hold talks, agree to improve Japan-S Korea ties

Japan and S Korea’s leaders agree to improve relations soured by disputes over WWII forced labour and sexual slavery.

Al Jazeera

S.Korea's Yoon asks Biden to resolve concerns over EV subsidy rules

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol asked U.S. President Joe Biden to help address Seoul's concerns that new U.S. rules on electric vehicle subsidies will hurt the country's automakers, Yoon's office said on Thursday.

Reuters

DMK’s Tambaram MLA booked for threatening private company staff, clip goes viral

The police said the MLA was speaking for landowner. The private company, based in Korea, was involved in a land dispute

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Reuters

Biden and Yoon pledge close cooperation on North Korea - White House

U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol reaffirmed their commitment in a meeting on Wednesday to strengthen their countries' alliance and cooperate closely "to address the threat posed by North Korea", the White House said.

The Independent UK

Leaders of S. Korea, Japan agree to strive to improve ties

The governments of South Korea and Japan say their leaders have agreed to accelerate efforts to mend ties frayed over Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula

Reuters

S.Korea, Japan hold first bilateral talks since 2019, seek stronger ties

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held their first one-on-one talks on Wednesday and agreed on the need to improve relations dogged by historical disputes.

Asharq Al-Awsat

V&a Celebrates ‘Korean Wave’ of Popular Culture with New Exhibition

From the bright pink guard costumes in hit Netflix series "Squid Game" to a large sculpture of rapper G-Dragon, London's V&A museum is celebrating South Korean popular culture and its rise to global prominence in a new exhibition opening this week. Among the items on display at "Hallyu!

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The Guardian - UK

Hallyu! The Korean Wave review – a dazzling historical remix

This gleeful, giddy celebration of the culture of South Korea ranges from fashion to fine art and grand guignol to Gangnam style

USA Today Sports Media Group

Photos: Si Woo Kim Through the Years

View photos of Presidents Cup International Team member Si Woo Kim throughout his professional career.

Bangkok Post

K-pop stars BTS to draw Thai tourists to Seoul

Supergroup BTS want people in Bangkok to visit the South Korean capital Seoul.

The Independent UK

South Korean defence minister says BTS’s military exemption might be ‘difficult’

Under South Korea’s military service law, ‘all able-bodied men of Korean nationality must carry out active-duty service in the military for 18 to 22 months’

The News Lens

Taiwan’s Economic Slowdown (Part 2): Taiwan’s High Profit Margins Mask Its Slow Economic Growth

Taiwan’s high profits are eating into labor’s share of the economic pie — and hampering growth.

The Guardian - AU

Korean companies plan to turn Queensland coalmining town into renewable energy powerhouse

Plan would see Collinsville house 3GW of renewable energy generation to produce 1m tonnes of green ammonia for export

AAP

Qld govt green light for hydrogen corridor

Queensland has inked an agreement with three of Korea's largest conglomerate groups to build a green energy export corridor in the state's north.

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