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S.Korea ruling party leader hospitalised after attack at rally- Yonhap

South Korea's ruling party leader, Song Young-gil, was hospitalised on Monday after being attacked by a stranger with an unknown object while campaigning in Seoul for the party's presidential candidate, Lee Jae-myung, the Yonhap news agency reported.

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South Korea’s poisonous gender politics a test for next president

As election campaign enters final stages, the two leading candidates have been accused of pandering to sexism to win the votes of aggrieved young men

The Guardian - AU

'Dogfight in the mire:' South Korea's election gets ugly

The rivalry, mudslinging and negative campaigning between the two leading presidential candidates in South Korea are so bad that the loser faces a prospect of going to jail

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With days to go, South Korea has no favorite in president race

Voters in the central South Korean city of Cheongju have backed the winning presidential candidate in the last seven elections. This time around, there is no clear candidate building a wave of support just days before the poll.

Tribune News Service

South Korea’s presidential candidates face balancing act amid rising anti-China sentiment

With an election days away, the two leading candidates must negotiate pitfalls of a reliance on US for security and on China for trade

The Guardian - AU

North Korea Claims New Test of 'Reconnaissance Satellite' Component

North Korea carried out "another important test" towards the development of a reconnaissance satellite, state media said Sunday, but analysts warned it was a thinly-veiled ballistic missile launch, just days before South Korea elects a new president. From hypersonic to medium-range ballistic missiles, Pyongyang test-fired a string of banned weaponry…

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North Korea holds ‘satellite’ test as South’s slection nears

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said it conducted another reconnaissance satellite test, launching its second rocket with ballistic missile capability in less than a week as global attention focuses on the Ukraine crisis and South Korea prepares for elections.

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North Korea says it conducted second 'important' spy satellite test

North Korea said it conducted "another important" test for reconnaissance satellite systems, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday, a day after regional military authorities reported the launch of a ballistic missile from the country for the second time in a week.

Reuters

Menna Fitzpatrick wins downhill confidence battle as quest begins to repeat Paralympics medal haul

A serious medal hope for ParalympicsGB after picking up a gold, two silvers and a bronze in South Korea

The Independent UK

Wildfire on South Korea's east coast threatens nuclear and liquefied natural gas plants

Thousands of South Korean firefighters and troops battle a wildfire as it tears through an eastern coastal area, threatening a nuclear power station and a liquefied natural gas plant.

ABC News

N.Korea Conducts Ninth Missile Test in 2022

North Korea conducted its ninth weapons test of the year on Saturday, firing a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea to the east of the Korean peninsula just days before South Korea's presidential election. The launch drew condemnation from governments in the United States, South Korea, and Japan, which fear…

Asharq Al-Awsat

S. Korean wildfire destroys 90 homes, forces 6,000 to flee

South Korea is deploying nearly 2,000 firefighters and troops to battle a large wildfire that tore through an eastern coastal area and temporarily threatened a nuclear power station and a liquified natural gas plant

The Independent UK

North Korea fires suspected missile days before South’s vote

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Saturday, ramping up tensions just days before South Korea holds a presidential election and as global attention is diverted toward Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

N.Korea conducts suspected missile test ahead of S.Korea election

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the sea to the east of the Korean peninsula, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement on Saturday, an apparent missile test just days before the South's presidential election.

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North Korea fires 'projectile' into sea days after refusing to denounce Russia

A suspected ballistic missile has been launched by North Korea into the sea, according to a statement by the South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff which is the ninth missile launch this year

Reuters

S.Korea's Moon orders protection of nuclear power plant amid wildfire

South Korea President Moon Jae-in on Friday ordered an all-out efforts to be made to protect the Hanul Nuclear Power Plant from a wildfire that broke out in the eastern coastal county of Uljin, the presidential office said in a statement.

Reuters

S.Korea's next president to face a N.Korea forging ahead in nuclear, missile production

North Korea's main nuclear facility is in full swing, a new report said on Friday, the latest evidence to highlight the challenges facing whoever wins next week's presidential election in South Korea.

The Independent UK

Live updates: Fire at Ukraine nuclear plant extinguished

Ukrainian authorities say that a fire at Europe’s biggest nuclear plant ignited by Russian shelling has been extinguished, and that Russian forces have taken control of the site

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Reuters

Early voting for S.Korea president begins in shadow of COVID

South Korea began early voting on Friday for a presidential election in the shadow of the pandemic, as up to a million people with COVID-19 are expected to cast ballots during a spike driving one of the world's highest caseloads.

The Independent UK

In S. Korea election, future of foreign policy up for debate

Ahead of the March 9 presidential election in South Korea, major candidates are embroiled in a heated debate over how to address a foreign policy challenges that include the U.S.-China rivalry, North Korea's nuclear threats and badly strained ties with Japan

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Kia Presents 2030 Roadmap With Accelerated EV Transition Targets

Kia announced, at the company’s 2022 CEO Investor Day virtual event, its new strategic plan called the roadmap to 2030, which reveals an accelerated transition to EVs.

Reuters

S.Korea candidates woo young voters with 'deepfakes,' hair insurance

South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol got a boost on Thursday when a rival dropped out, but if the conservative former prosecutor wins next week, it may also be thanks to "deepfake" avatars and viral short videos.

The Guardian - UK

Park Seo Jun: ‘I actually couldn’t believe Marvel wanted to speak to me’

The actor talks about joining the MCU, his friendships with BTS’s V and the rest of the ‘Wooga Squad’, and the social and economic issues behind his TV hits Itaewon Class and Fight for My Way

Reuters

South Korean PM tests positive for COVID as infections surge

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, his office said, as daily infections hit unprecedented levels this week, driven by the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

Financial Times

South Korea’s raucous politics: presidential election defined by mudslinging and scandal

Poll features two populist candidates mired in controversy over everything from misogyny to property deals

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