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Outspoken lawmaker picked to lead South Korean opposition

Firebrand lawmaker Lee Jae-myung has been elected to lead South Korea’s main opposition party, months after his narrow presidential defeat to conservative opponent Yoon Suk Yeol left the liberals in disarray

The Independent UK

South Korea president’s prominent rival set to lead opposition

South Korea’s main opposition is expected to pick a high-profile rival of the president as its new leader, adding to the government’s challenges as it struggles to build support after three months in office.

Tribune News Service

Tragic twist in case of two children found dead in bag bought at auction

New Zealand police have revealed the father of the two children, who are thought to have been in the suitcases for four years, died a year before their mother flew to South Korea

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S. Korea Invests $2.2 Billion in New Egypt Nuclear Plant

South Korea signed a $2.2 billion deal with Russia’s state-owned Rosatom to provide buildings and components for a new Egyptian nuclear plant. S. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea, Poland sign $5.8 billion tank, howitzer contract

Two South Korean companies have signed a $5.76 billion contract with Poland to export tanks and howitzers, Seoul's arms procurement agency said on Saturday, after Warsaw agreed to ramp up arms imports amid tensions with Russia.

Reuters

Antonio Conte gives honest verdict on Son Heung-min amid his early season Tottenham struggles

Son Heung-min has had a slow start to the season for Tottenham and Antonio Conte has given his honest verdict on the South Korean

Football London

South Korea: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Preorders Exceeded 37,000 In 24 Hours

Hyundai announced earlier this week that it has received 37,446 preorders for the all-new Ioniq 6 model in South Korea on the first day of presales.

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Afghan refugees rebuild lives in South Korea a year after Taliban takeover

A year after nearly 400 Afghan refugees fled the Taliban takeover of their homeland to settle in South Korea, many have swapped white-collar pursuits for factory jobs in a struggle with language and cultural challenges as they build new lives.

Reuters

Sales of tour packages to Japan expected to surge

Sales of outbound package tours to Japan are expected to surge in the fourth quarter once the mandatory pre-arrival RT-PCR test is dropped on Sept 7, while sales of tour packages to South Korea have continued to decline.

Bangkok Post

X-rays could reveal the secrets hidden in Gutenberg's first Bibles

While many think Gutenberg invented the printing press, the revolutionary technology actually originated in East Asia. Now, a powerful X-ray machine will determine how the method evolved before reaching Europe.

Inverse

S.Korea signs $2.25 billion deal with Russia nuclear company

South Korea has signed a $2.25 billion deal with a Russian state-run nuclear energy company to provide components for Egypt’s first nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

South Korea's Yoon orders update of war plans over North Korea's threats

South Korea's president Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday ordered an update of the military's operational plans to address North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, his office said.

Reuters

South Korea military gov’ts blamed for abuses, deaths at facility

Thousands, including disabled people and children, were snatched off streets and detained at ‘Brothers Home’.

Al Jazeera

S.Korea envoy urges pressure on China to refrain from deporting N.Korea defectors

South Korea's new envoy on North Korean human rights called on Wednesday for diplomatic pressure to persuade Beijing against deporting defectors from North Korea.

Reuters

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In a first, South Korean general commands joint drills with U.S. troops

For the first time a South Korean general is commanding annual joint drills with American forces, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, a step toward Seoul's long-delayed goal of gaining command of allied forces in the event of a war.

Bangkok Post

Parsing the minimum wage hike debate

As Thai workers feel the pinch of soaring living expenses, the government has announced plans to raise the daily minimum wage by October to help alleviate the burden. However, some analysts argue the key to raising the quality of the Thai workforce lies in productivity.

Nottingham Post

Nottingham Forest eye Olympiacos loan deal as €5million transfer 'agreed'

After being linked with Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this summer, the South Korea international striker is now said to be close to signing for Nottingham Forest

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Senior Official Visits Taiwan Despite Warnings from China

Indiana’s Republican governor became the latest US lawmaker to lead a delegation to Taiwan following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip earlier in August that sparked condemnation and military threats from China. Gov. Eric Holcomb met with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, as part of a four-day visit to Taiwan…

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Al Jazeera

Call for South Korea to investigate child adoptions to Denmark

About 200,000 South Korean children were adopted by foreign parents over past six decades, mainly in Europe and the US.

The Independent UK

Danish adoptees call for S. Korea to probe adoption issues

Dozens of South Korean adoptees who were sent to Danish parents as children in the 1970s and ‘80s have formally demanded the South Korean government investigate the circumstances surrounding their adoptions

The Guardian - UK

Winslow Homer, Cézanne and Zaha Hadid: the best art and architecture of autumn 2022

The exhibition of the year is here, plus we have South Korean pop culture, a Sudanese women’s champion, decoded Egyptian hieroglyphs, Zaha Hadid’s ‘yonic stadium’ and a rare showing for the ‘American Turner’

The Times of India

Indian men's volleyball team wins bronze in Asian U-18 Championship

NEW DELHI: The Indian men's volleyball team won bronze medal by defeating Korea 3-2 in the in the Asian U-18 Championship in Tehran on Monday.

The Independent UK

US and South Korea begin biggest joint military drills in years

Joint military drill scheduled to end on 1 September

The Independent UK

Relative of dead children found in New Zealand suitcases is in South Korea, police say

A relative of the two children whose remains were found in a suitcase in New Zealand last week was tracked to South Korea, police said.

WEKU

The U.S. and South Korea are staging their biggest military drills in years

While Washington and Seoul describe their exercises as defensive, North Korea portrays them as invasion rehearsals and has used them to justify its nuclear weapons and missiles development.

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