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Kim Seong-Min, defector whose radio broadcasts relayed foreign news to North Korea, dies at 63

Kim Seong-Min, a prominent North Korean defector who used radio broadcasts, USB sticks and a network of sources in the secretive country to inform the North Korean public about the truth of their authoritarian government, has died

The Independent UK

Xi’s show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate China’s delicate diplomatic balance

If the purpose of a rare joint appearance of the leaders of Russia, North Korea and China on Sept. 3, 2025, was to foster unity among allies, then early indicators suggest its already working – just elsewhere.

The Conversation

Trump Says Foreign Experts 'Welcome' To Train Americans, Must Go Back After 'Period Of Time' As South Korea Plans Human Rights Probe

President Donald Trump clarified his stance on foreign companies bringing their experts to the U.S. to train American workers on manufacturing complex products amid South Korean dissatisfaction.

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Trump says foreign experts welcome after South Korean outrage over raid

A Sept. 4 ICE raid on a plant in Georgia put tens of billions of dollars in investments at risk.

Axios

Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN

Japan’s government on Monday defended its stance on wartime sexual slavery and described South Korean court rulings ordering Japanese compensation as violations of international law, after U.N. investigators criticized Tokyo for failing to ensure truth-findings and reparations for the victims

The Independent UK

Trump doesn’t want to ‘frighten’ foreign investors after mass arrest of South Korean workers

President says foreign workers ‘welcome’ in America

The Independent UK

US, South Korea and Japan open joint air and naval exercise

The United States, South Korea and Japan have begun an air and naval exercise off a South Korean island in their latest joint drill condemned by North Korea as a “reckless show of strength.”

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From Seoul to Pyongyang: the secret remittance networks keeping North Korean families alive

The clandestine networks were almost decimated by Covid border closures and are now under threat from a crackdown in South Korea

The Guardian - AU

This viral Korean foundation is finally available in the UK – and it gives such natural coverage on acne

The bestselling compact offers a unique combination of impressive coverage and a (super) lightweight texture

Woman & Home

North Korea slams ‘dangerous’ drills by US, Japan, South Korea

Kim Jo Yong says the upcoming drills ‘will undoubtedly bring about negative consequences’ for Seoul and its allies.

Al Jazeera

Shock U-Turn: 300 South Koreans Detained at Hyundai Plant Suddenly Allowed to Stay in US — Only One Accepts

US agents detained 475 workers at Hyundai's Georgia battery site in the largest single-site immigration raid in HSI history; over 300 South Koreans flew home despite a US offer to stay, straining Seoul–Washington ties.

International Business Times UK

Workplace safety issues at Georgia’s Hyundai plant may have led to Ice raid

Three people have died in two years at the South Korean Hyundai-LG battery plant in Ellabell

The Guardian - US

Hyundai workers arrive back in South Korea after US immigration raid ordeal

Seoul airport witnesses tearful scenes as returning workers recount horrible experience

The Independent UK

South Korea outraged at 300 workers treated as ‘prisoners of war’ in US raid

As Hyundai-LG workers fly home after visa ordeal, Koreans bristle at ‘humiliation’ and sense of betrayal by Seoul’s ally

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Al Jazeera

More than 300 South Korean workers return home after US immigration raid

Images of arrested workers in handcuffs and chains have caused outrage over what many see as a betrayal of an ally.

The Independent UK

With Hyundai raid, Trump's immigration crackdown runs into his push for foreign investment

President Donald Trump’s efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing by attracting foreign investment are clashing with his immigration crackdown

The Independent UK

South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia return home

A plane carrying more than 300 South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia has landed in South Korea

International Business Times

S. Korea Workers Head Home After US Immigration Raid

Hundreds of South Korean workers were headed back to Seoul on Friday after their detention in a US immigration raid that Hyundai warned will delay completion of its battery factory.

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The Independent UK

Hyundai’s CEO warns that ICE raids that netted 475 arrests will delay construction at Georgia plant

Hyundai Motor Company's president and CEO, José Muñoz, said there were not enough U.S. workers with the knowledge to work in the battery plant to keep its production on track without delay

Reason

Over 300 Workers Return to South Korea After Immigration Raid, but Damage to Trade Relations Is Already Done

“As things stand now,” South Korean President Lee Jae Myun said, “our businesses will hesitate to make direct investments in the United States.”

Sports Illustrated

Winners and Losers from Mexico’s September Friendlies

El Tri could only muster two draws in friendly games against Japan and South Korea.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Trump marks 9/11 anniversary at the Pentagon

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at a service at the Pentagon

The Independent UK

South Korean workers detained in immigration raid headed to Atlanta for flight home

Workers from South Korea who were detained last week in an immigration raid at a battery factory in Georgia were headed to Atlanta on Thursday, where a charter plane was waiting to take them home

The Guardian - UK

From ‘hellhole’ UK to anti-Muslim rhetoric in Japan, Charlie Kirk took his message abroad

The US rightwing activist also addressed supporters in South Korea and visited Greenland with Donald Trump Jr

The Independent UK

Trump tried to convince deported South Korean workers to stay and train Americans

South Korea chooses to bring ‘exhausted and in-shock’ workers home after plant raid

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