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N Korea rejects Seoul's aid-for-denuclearisation offer

Seoul (AFP) - The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday rejected Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearisation steps, calling it the "height of absurdity".

AFP

S.Korea expresses regret over N.Korea's criticism of President Yoon

A South Korean minister expressed regret on Friday over the slamming by North Korea's Kim Yo Jong of President Yoon Suk-yeol and the rejection of Seoul's proposal to boost the North's economy in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons.

Reuters

N Korea tells S Korea’s Yoon to ‘shut his mouth’ after aid offer

Kim Jo Yong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader, says the country will not ‘barter’ away its ‘honour’.

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North Korea fires two cruise missiles, Seoul says

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired two cruise missiles Wednesday, Seoul's defence ministry said, ending a month-long lull in Pyongyang's record-breaking spate of weapons tests this year.

AFP

North Korea fires two cruise missiles as fears over its nuclear capability grow

South Korean military sources confirmed the rogue state to the north had launched two missiles from the western town of Onchon - and that the test is being analysed by Washington and Seoul

Daily Mirror

South Korea's Yoon says not fixated on record-low approval ratings

Seoul (AFP) - Battling record-low approval ratings after just three months on the job, South Korea's conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday he was not fixated on his dire polling numbers.

AFP

South Korea calls for talks as North test fires missiles

Talks with North Korea should not be for political show but contribute to establishing peace, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday, just hours after the North test fired two cruise missiles into the sea.

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Bill Gates, South Korea expand global health partnership

South Korea agreed on Tuesday to expand its global health partnership with the foundation set up by Microsoft Corp co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.

Reuters

ROK-China relations face challenges

While United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has long departed South Korea for home, the news headlines generated by her journey continue unabated around the world.

Bangkok Post

Japan ministers visit war shrine as South Korea calls for end to historical tensions

Japan PM Fumio Kishida sends offering but stays away from Yasukuni, which honours dead including class-A war criminals

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South Korea Offering Large-scale Aid Package for North's Nukes

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday he will offer a wide-ranging aid package to the North in return for denuclearization, a deal long seen as a non-starter for Pyongyang. The proposal comes days after the North threatened to "wipe out" Seoul authorities over a recent Covid-19 outbreak and less…

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South Korea offering large-scale aid package for North's nukes

Seoul (AFP) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday he will offer a wide-ranging aid package to the North in return for denuclearisation, a deal long seen as a non-starter for Pyongyang.

AFP

Commemorating liberation from Japan, S.Korea's Yoon calls for improved ties

Overcoming historical disputes with Japan will be key to improving stability and security in the region, and Tokyo and Seoul should cooperate based on "shared universal values," South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday.

Reuters

UN's Guterres expresses 'clear commitment' to North Korea denuclearisation

Seoul (AFP) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed his "clear commitment" to North Korea's denuclearisation during his visit to Seoul, weeks after Pyongyang said it was "ready to mobilise" its nuclear deterrent.

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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol pardons Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Jay Y Lee amid 'national economic crisis'

South Korea's President, Yoon Suk-yeol, has pardoned Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Jay Y Lee on Friday, with the nation's Justice Ministry saying the business leader was needed to help overcome a "national economic crisis".

Al Jazeera

Samsung pardon exposes Koreans’ love-hate feelings for tycoons

Lee Jae-yong is the latest in a long list of South Korean business elites to receive clemency after white-collar crimes.

Al Jazeera

Seoul moves to ban cramped basement flats after flood deaths

South Korean capital to stop issuing permits to build such flats after the drowning of four people.

AFP

Seoul seeks to ban basement flats after flooding deaths

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's capital has moved to ban the cramped basement flats made famous by Oscar-winning movie "Parasite" after four people drowned in subterranean dwellings during flooding caused by record-breaking rains this week.

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After deluge, climate change fears make S.Korea prioritise Seoul flood defences

The heaviest rain in Seoul in 115 years has spurred the South Korean capital to revive a $1.15 billion plan to improve drainage after floods exposed how even the affluent Gangnam district is vulnerable to climate change-driven extreme weather.

Reuters

Like a scene from 'Parasite': Floods lay bare social disparity in South Korea

Using a plastic bowl, Ha In-sik bailed water out of his lower ground apartment in the low-income housing district of Sillim in southwestern Seoul on Wednesday, where flooding caused by torrential rain forced his family to sleep at a nearby park.

Al Jazeera

Severe flood damage in South Korea’s Seoul after record rains

At least nine people killed and thousands of homes damaged after South Korean capital hit by heaviest rain in a century.

AFP

South Korea flooding death toll rises to nine

Seoul (AFP) - At least nine people were killed and seven others missing in South Korea after record downpours flooded major roads, metro stations and homes, officials said Wednesday.

The Guardian - AU

South Korea: at least eight killed as record rain falls on capital Seoul

Six people remain missing amid fears of further damage with torrential rain forecast in some parts of the country on Wednesday

Daily Mirror

Seoul floods: Eight dead in capital city as raging water drowns family amid devastation

The day after floods raged through the streets of Seoul, the country's President Yoon Suk-Yeoul visited a basement apartment where three people had died the night before after swift-moving waters poured in through the windows

Bangkok Post

Record rainfall, flooding in Seoul, South Korea kill 7

SEOUL: Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said Tuesday.

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