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Secret Service workers for Biden Asia trip sent home

Two U.S. Secret Service employees in South Korea to prepare for President Joe Biden’s visit were sent home Thursday after being involved in a confrontation with locals that led to a police investigation

The Independent UK

Biden touts closer Asian ties on Korea visit

SEOUL: President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea Friday, his first Asia trip as US leader, aiming to cement ties with regional security allies despite growing fears of a North Korean nuclear test.

Bangkok Post

'Squid Game' star Lee Jung-jae debuts as director in Cannes

Few actors know more about capturing the attention of the global audience than Korean star Lee Jung-jae of Netflix's “Squid Game.”

The Independent UK

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Biden sends two Secret Service agents home early from South Korea trip

An agent and armed physical security specialist allegedly got into a drunken fight with a taxi driver

The Independent UK

North Korea fighting Covid with tea and salt gargles as cases rocket past two million

North Korea has claimed it is achieving “good results” in its fight against its first confirmed Covid-19 outbreak, as the number of people with symptoms rose past 2 million

Daily Mirror

Biden security team member arrested in S.Korea for drunk assault -police

A member of U.S. President Joe Biden's advance security team has been arrested in Seoul, accused of drunkenly assaulting a South Korean citizen a day before Biden arrived on a visit, police said on Friday.

Reuters

Biden calls for U.S., partners to invest in each other

The future will be written in the Indo-Pacific and now is the time for the United States and like-minded partners to invest in each other, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday after arriving in South Korea on the first leg of a six-day trip in Asia.

Reuters

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Archery World Cup: Compound mixed pair fights for bronze; flop show by recurve team

GWANGJU (South Korea): India's mixed team of compound archers will be fighting for a bronze medal after its semi-final defeat while the recurve team put up yet another dismal show at the World Cup (Stage Two) on Friday.

The Times of India

Chinese military exercises in South China Sea coincide with Joe Biden's first East Asia visit

China is holding military exercises in the disputed South China Sea coinciding with US President Joe Biden's visits to South Korea and Japan that are largely focused on countering the perceived threat from Beijing.

ABC News

As Biden Visits Asia, China Launches South China Sea Drills

China is holding military exercises in the disputed South China Sea coinciding with US President Joe Biden’s visits to South Korea and Japan that are largely focused on countering the perceived threat from Beijing. The Maritime Safety Administration office in the southern island province of Hainan said the drills began…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden arrives in South Korea for talks with President Yoon

U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on Friday, the first leg of his first trip to Asia as president.

Reuters

Biden to Highlight US Chip Production — in South Korea

President Joe Biden will open his trip to Asia with a focus on the US tech sector, touring a Samsung computer chip plant on Friday that will serve as model for a $17 billion semiconductor factory that the Korean electronics company is building outside Austin, Texas. The visit is also…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden begins Asia tour aimed at boosting Indo-Pacific ties

US president visits South Korea, Japan to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances amid China’s rise and Russia-Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera

North Korea’s Dr. Fauci? Health Official Emerges as Face of COVID Campaign

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The Independent UK

As Biden visits Asia, China launches South China Sea drills

China is holding military exercises in the disputed South China Sea coinciding with U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to South Korea and Japan

The Independent UK

Biden to highlight U.S. chip production — in South Korea

President Joe Biden will open his trip to Asia with a focus on the U.S. tech sector

The Independent UK

Biden in Asia: New friends, old tensions, storms at home

President Joe Biden hopes to use his visit to Asia to confirm his belief that long-standing friendships can afford to become even friendlier — and pay dividends

Reuters

North Korea's Dr Fauci? Health official emerges as face of COVID campaign

At 9:30 a.m. every day this week, a soft-spoken official has appeared on North Korean television to report the number of people with fever and new deaths, and to explain measures to stop North Korea's first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak.

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Al Jazeera

North Korea shuns outside help as COVID catastrophe looms

Pyongyang has not responded to offers of help and inquiries from the US, South Korea, the WHO and UNICEF.

The Independent UK

US, S Korean leaders meet in face of N Korea nuclear threat

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol this week as the allies face a growing threat from North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile program

The News Lens

Lies, Damn Lies, and North Korea’s COVID Statistics

Why has Pyongyang suddenly fessed up to an outbreak after years of insisting the virus has been held completely at bay?

Reuters

Samsung boss Lee hosts Biden, Yoon in tour of S.Korea chip plant

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee hosted U.S. President Joe Biden's tour of a semiconductor plant in South Korea, after being excused from attending an accounting fraud trial hearing on Friday, a court spokesperson said.

Reuters

First stop Samsung: Biden touts S.Korean role in securing global supply chains

Joe Biden's first stop on his inaugural trip to Asia as U.S. president on Friday was a massive Samsung Electronics semiconductor plant, underscoring a message of economic security with an eye on China and the war in Ukraine.

InsideEVs

Kia To Make Purpose Built EVs At New Korea Plant From 2025

Kia's electric Purpose Built Vehicles will be based on a new eS scalable skateboard platform developed specifically for PBVs.

ABC News

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is facing a COVID-19 crisis and a tough new adversary in the south

North Korea had long proclaimed to be COVID-free. But since a 20,000-strong crowd gathered to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Korean People's Revolution Army, a mysterious "fever" has been spreading. And it's just the start of Kim Jong Un's troubles.

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