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Seoul to resume loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts into North Korea

South Korea announced Sunday that it would resume loudspeaker propaganda campaigns against the North after Pyongyang sent a fresh barrage of trash-filled balloons across the border.

France 24

South Korea to resume propaganda broadcasts after North sends hundreds more rubbish balloons

Seoul says it will install loudspeakers on the border with North Korea after detecting 330 more balloons in its territory

The Guardian - AU

Seoul Says Will Resume Loudspeaker Propaganda Against North

South Korea announced Sunday that it would resume loudspeaker propaganda campaigns against the North, after Pyongyang sent a fresh barrage of trash-filled balloons across the border.

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N.Korea Again Sends Trash Balloons To South: Seoul Military

North Korea on Saturday sent a new round of trash-laden balloons towards the South, Seoul's military said, after anti-Pyongyang activists in the South said they had lofted balloons with leaflets against leader Kim Jong Un across the border.

International Business Times

North Korea resumes flying balloons in likely bid to drop trash on South Korea again, Seoul says

South Korea says North Korea has resumed flying balloons in a likely attempt to drop trash on South Korea again

The Independent UK

Will North Korea fly trash balloons into South Korea again? At look at rising tensions between them

South Koreans are alert for possible new launches by North Korea of balloons carrying rubbish into the South, a day after Seoul activists flew their own balloons to scatter political leaflets in the North

The Independent UK

Russia's Lavrov wraps up Africa tour in Chad

In tonight's edition: Russia's foreign minister arrives in Chad on the last leg of his Africa tour, which has been marked by strong anti-Western sentiment. Also, at the Korea-Africa summit in Seoul, South Korea announces plans to ramp up rice production in Africa. And we head to Cameroon, where Penja…

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Complicated coalition talks ahead in South Africa after ANC loses majority

In this edition: South Africa prepares for complicated coalition talks after the ANC lost its historic majority in parliament over the weekend. Also, dozens of African heads of state head to Seoul for a summit aimed at deepening ties with South Korea. Plus we head to Ethiopia, where the Tigray…

France 24

Why did North Korea launch rubbish-laden balloons into South Korea?

S Korea suspends inter-Korean military agreement as tensions rise over N Korea’s launch of rubbish-carrying balloons.

Al Jazeera

Seoul To Fully Suspend Inter-Korean Military Deal Over Garbage Balloons

South Korea said Monday it will fully suspend a 2018 tension-reducing military deal with nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang sent hundreds of trash-filled balloons across the border.

International Business Times

South Korea to freeze key military deal with Pyongyang amid balloon spat

Seoul will set aside agreement after North Korea sent multiple balloons filled with rubbish across border.

Al Jazeera

‘Humanity is always the centre of my practice': Alex Prager's new work blurs the line between reality and fiction

Alex Prager speaks to Wallpaper* about her new body of work, 'Western Mechanics', which opened at Lehmann Maupin in Seoul

Wallpaper

North Korea Sends 600 More Trash-filled Balloons Over Border

North Korea has floated another 600 trash-filled balloons across the border, the South's military said Sunday, with personnel in hazmat suits seen collecting piles of rubbish containing everything from cigarette butts to bits of cardboard and plastic.

International Business Times

S. Korean President To Host Africa Summit Eyeing Minerals, Trade

South Korea will aim to secure critical mineral imports and boost trade ties with Africa as President Yoon Suk Yeol hosts dozens of heads of state from the continent at a major summit on Tuesday.

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Tens Of Thousands Of South Koreans To Celebrate Pride Despite Backlash

Tens of thousands of LGBTQ South Koreans and their supporters are expected to gather in central Seoul for annual Pride celebrations Saturday, despite the event's traditional venue being banned by authorities for the second consecutive year.

International Business Times

S. Korea Military Warns Of More Trash-filled Balloons From North

North Korea sent around 260 balloons carrying bags of trash -- including waste batteries, cigarette butts and what appeared to be manure -- from Tuesday night to Wednesday, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff, which condemned the move as "low-class" and inhumane.

International Business Times

North Korea's Kim Supervises Rocket Launcher Test

North Korean state media on Friday released images of leader Kim Jong Un supervising tests of a multiple rocket launcher system, a day after Seoul accused Pyongyang of firing a volley of short-range ballistic missiles.

Latin Times

N. Korea Fires Multiple Short-range Ballistic Missiles

The launch follows a failed attempt by the nuclear-armed North to put a second spy satellite into orbit on Monday, shortly after Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo held a rare summit and called for Pyongyang to give up their nukes.

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International Business Times

N Korea Fires Multiple Short-range Ballistic Missiles

North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Thursday, Seoul's military said, hours after Pyongyang sent hundreds of trash-filled balloons across the border to punish South Korea.

International Business Times

North Korea Sends Balloons Of 'Trash, Faeces' Into South

North Korea has sent balloons full of trash, toilet paper and suspected animal faeces into the South, local media reports said Wednesday, with Seoul's military slamming Pyongyang for their "low class" actions.

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: What we learned from the global AI summit in South Korea

One day and six (very long) agreements later, can we call the meeting to hammer out the future of AI regulation a success?

International Business Times

N Korea Says Spy Satellite Launch Ends In Failure

North Korea's latest attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit ended in a mid-air explosion, Pyongyang said late Monday, hours after its announcement of a planned launch was criticised by Seoul and Tokyo.

The Guardian - AU

Trying to tame AI: Seoul summit flags hurdles to regulation

UK touts ‘Bletchley effect’ of safety institutes, but division remains over whether to limit AI abilities

International Business Times

South Korea, China, Japan Vow To Ramp Up Cooperation In Rare Summit

The summit brought together South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Seoul for the countries' first trilateral talks in nearly five years, partly due to the pandemic, but also once-sour ties.