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North and South Korea relations: what’s behind the tensions – in 30 seconds

Countries technically still at war though both sides continue to refer to the eventual unification of the peninsula

The Guardian - AU

S Korea offers North economic benefits for denuclearization

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is offering “audacious” economic assistance to North Korea if it abandons its nuclear weapons program

The Independent UK

Indian men beat South Africa 3-2 to enter CWG hockey final

BIRMINGHAM: Olympic bronze medallist India eked out a hard-fought 3-2 win over South Africa to qualify for the men's hockey final of the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

The Times of India

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South Korean president accused of avoiding Nancy Pelosi in bid to placate China

Yoon Suk-yeol will not meet US House speaker in move critics say aims to avoid antagonising China as tensions in the Taiwan strait simmer

The Guardian - AU

US promotes ‘friend-shoring’ of trade with eye on China, Russia

US treasury secretary highlights economic threat posed by ‘unreliable countries’ during visit to South Korea.

Al Jazeera

SKorea spy agency searched amid squabbling over NKorea cases

South Korean prosecutors have raided the country’s main spy agency as part of investigations into two past North Korea-related incidents that drew criticism that the previous liberal government ignored basic principles of human rights to improve ties with Pyongyang

The Independent UK

South Korean presidential office denounces 2019 return of fishermen to North

South Korea's presidential office denounced on Wednesday the repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019 as a potential "crime against humanity" by the previous government.

Reuters

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Blackpool tower sized wind turbines rejected in Ayrshire

Two adjoining sites south of Straiton in South Ayrshire could be home to 200m high turbines.

Daily Record

South Korea says leaflets sent by defectors unlikely to be cause of COVID in North Korea

South Korea's unification ministry said on Friday there is "no possibility" of COVID-19 entering North Korea via contaminated balloons sent by activists in the South.

Reuters

North Korea Fires Suspected Artillery, Says Seoul

North Korea fired a series of artillery shots over the weekend, Seoul's military said, days after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to use "power for power" to defend the country's sovereignty. The South Korean military detected "several flight trajectories" that are understood to be shots from North Korean artillery, Seoul's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US and South Korea launch eight missiles in warning to North

It comes after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered eight short-range ballistic missiles to be launched on Sunday, according to reports

Evening Standard

US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North's launches

The U.S. and South Korea have launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea in a show of force matching a North Korean display a day earlier that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations

The Independent UK

Why some South Koreans want their own nuclear bomb

N Korea’s growing capabilities and doubts over US defence commitments raising support for S Korea to go nuclear.

Al Jazeera

First stop Samsung: Biden touts S.Korean role in securing global supply chains

Joe Biden's first stop on his inaugural trip to Asia as U.S. president on Friday was a massive Samsung Electronics semiconductor plant, underscoring a message of economic security with an eye on China and the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

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Factbox-Biden in Asia: South Korea, Japan schedule and to-do list

President Joe Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan from May 20-24, a visit seen as crucial for efforts to bolster regional cooperation and counter China.

Evening Standard

North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles towards the sea amid ‘severe’ Covid outbreak

North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, in the latest of a series of military demonstrations this year.

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong-un tests new missile - just how dangerous is the situation in North Korea?

Kim Jong-un tested North Korea’s weapons just days before South Korea inaugurated a new president, raising concerns in the international community over increased tensions

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon faces early challenge amid hints of N.Korea nuclear test

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's plans to offer economic aid in return for denuclearisation could face an early challenge amid signs of an imminent North Korean nuclear test - and such proposals have been rebuffed before, analysts say.

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Axios

New South Korean president touts "audacious plan" for North Korea if it drops nuclear program

Yoon Suk-yeol also wants closer relations with the U.S.

The Independent UK

S Korea's Moon calls for peace with North in farewell speech

South Korea’s departing liberal president has defended his policy of engaging North Korea

Evening Standard

North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’ eastward, says South Korea

Kim Jong Un has vowed to build up his nuclear weapons arsenal ‘at a fast pace’

Reuters

N.Korea defectors fly leaflets with S.Korea's Yoon photos despite ban

A group run by North Korean defectors working to promote human rights in the isolated country said it has sent propaganda leaflets including photos of incoming South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and aid parcels into the North.

The Independent UK

South Korean activist resumes flying anti-North leaflets

A South Korean activist says he launched a million propaganda leaflets by balloon into North Korea this week

Reuters

Analysis-North Korea signals expansive mission for its nuclear weapons

As South Korea’s new conservative president prepares to take office, North Korea is outlining an expansive, ambiguous, and potentially destabilising doctrine for using its nuclear weapons, analysts said.

The Independent UK

Seoul reports fire at abandoned joint factory park in North

South Korea says a fire has erupted at a now-shuttered inter-Korean industrial park in North Korea

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