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Parasite director Bong Joon-ho appeals for investigation into star Lee Sun-kyun’s death

Oscar-winning director is one of many South Korean artists to call for further investigation after a string of high-profile deaths

The Independent UK

S. Korean Opposition Leader 'Could Have Been Killed' By Knife Attack: Party

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung narrowly escaped death when he was stabbed in the neck, a party lawmaker said Wednesday, as police were granted a warrant to search his assailant's property.

International Business Times

South Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck, expected to undergo surgery

South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday by a man who pushed through a crowd pretending to be his supporter.

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South Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck, airlifted to hospital

Lee Jae-myung was attacked while speaking to reporters during a visit to the southeastern port city of Busan.

Al Jazeera

'Parasite' Actor Lee Sun-kyun Found Dead: Report

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film "Parasite", was found dead Wednesday in an apparent suicide, Yonhap news agency reported.

International Business Times

South Korean actor and Parasite star Lee Sun-kyun dies at 48

The actor had been under investigation for alleged illegal drug use. Seoul police point to apparent suicide.

Al Jazeera

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' is found dead in Seoul

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, who played a rich entrepreneur in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, was found dead on Wednesday. Police suspect he died by suicide.

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Lee Sun-kyun: Parasite actor found dead in Seoul at 48 amid drug allegations

He was being investigated by police for alleged drug-taking

Evening Standard

'Parasite' Actor Lee Sun-kyun Found Dead

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film "Parasite", was found dead Wednesday, police said.

International Business Times

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ dies

Lee Sun-kyun won a Screen Actors Guild award for ‘cast in a motion picture’ for his role in ‘Parasite.’ He was found dead at a car in a Seoul park.

Chicago Sun-Times

Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead in Seoul

South Korean actor had been under police investigation over his alleged use of drugs

The Guardian - AU

Lee Sun-kyun death: Parasite star found dead in wake of drug allegations

He was found unconscious in his car in central Seoul

The Independent UK

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' found unconscious

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” has been found unconscious, South Korean police said Wednesday

The Independent UK

S. Korea Launches First Spy Satellite With SpaceX

A SpaceX rocket on Friday launched South Korea's first military spy satellite, intensifying a space race on the peninsula after Pyongyang launched its own first military eye in the sky last week.

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Kim Jong Un Reviews Satellite Photos Of US Bases In Hawaii, S. Korea: State Media

North Korean state media said Saturday leader Kim Jong Un reviewed images taken by his country's new spy satellite of a US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and "major target" sites across South Korea.

Evening Standard

South Korea: Man crushed to death by robot that confused him for box of vegetables

Employee was working on robot when it slammed him into conveyor belt

The Guardian - AU

South Korea launches campaign to squash bedbugs after outbreak takes hold

Bedbugs were almost eradicated via nationwide campaign in 1960s but thanks to lifting of travel restrictions after Covid-19 pandemic they’re back

The Times of India

Kim Jong Un sees bigger cash-cow in Russia arms than embassies

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is launching his biggest scaling back of country’s embassies, likely betting he can earn a larger payout in arms deals with the Kremlin than through missions suspected of sending him a cut of their alleged crimes.

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Al Jazeera

South Korea authorities detain man after two police officers stabbed

Suspect in his 70s attacked officers after being asked to move past government building, Yonhap News Agency says.

Al Jazeera

N Korea stages ‘tactical nuclear attack drill’ in warning to enemies

Pyongyang says it carried out a nuclear attack drill with mock atomic warheads attached to two long-range missiles.

The Independent UK

Heat sickness, snakes and then a typhoon - how the World Scout Jamboree turned into a disaster

The more than 40,000 attendees had been promised a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience - instead the event quickly descended into chaos, Tara Cobham writes

Al Jazeera

US, UK scouts quit S Korea World Scout Jamboree campsite over extreme heat

Hundreds of participants in scouting event in South Korea’s southwest have fallen ill due to soaring temperatures.

The Guardian - UK

‘A bit horrific’: Scouts at jamboree in South Korea on campsite conditions

UK Scouts are being moved to Seoul hotels after heatwave caused chaos and medical issues

The Guardian - AU

South Korea floods: president urges climate crisis action as death toll hits 40

President Yoon Suk Yeol calls for overhaul of national preparedness as extreme weather becomes ‘commonplace’

Al Jazeera

Seven dead in S Korea as flash floods trap 15 vehicles in tunnel

Rescuers find seven bodies in central Osong as they scramble to reach people trapped in flooded underpass.

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