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'Someone else's festival': No North Korea at ally's Olympics

During the last Winter Games, North Korea basked in the global limelight in South Korea

The Independent UK

Ahead of election, South Korea's long-frenzied housing market shows signs of cooling

Seoul's housing market, one of the most unaffordable in the world, has begun to show signs that its red-hot five-year boom could be running out of steam - just in time for the March presidential vote.

Reuters

Egypt Signs Deal with South Korea to Boost Military Defense

The Egyptian army concluded a military deal with South Korea’s Hanwha Defense company, the military said Wednesday. The office of President Moon Jae-in in Seoul said in a statement that a $1.6 billion arms deal to provide K9 self-propelled howitzers to Egypt is the country’s biggest export contract for the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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North Korea Is Becoming an Asset for China

Pyongyang’s Missiles Could Fracture America’s Alliances

Foreign Affairs

Japan Proposes Controversial Mine in World Heritage Bid

Japan will seek UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a centuries-old network of mines on Tuesday, the government said, risking renewed diplomatic tensions with South Korea over forced wartime labor. The controversial gold and silver mine complex on central Japan's Sado Island dates back 400 years and was once one of…

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Expert: North Korea's nuclear missile system 'fully established'

SEOUL -- North Korea's confirmation that it tested its Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile on Sunday indicates Pyongyang has the capability to deploy weapons that could target the U.S. territory of Guam.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

North Korea Test-fires Most Powerful Missile Since 2017

North Korea on Sunday tested its most powerful missile since 2017, ramping up the firepower for its record-breaking seventh launch this month as Seoul warned nuclear and long-range tests could be next. Pyongyang has never test-fired this many missiles in a calendar month before and last week threatened to abandon…

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US condemns North Korea after it launches longest-range missile test since 2017

Test marks Pyongyang’s seventh weapons launch this month, highlighting expanding arsenal amid stalled denuclearisation talks

The Guardian - AU

North Korea caps month of tests with longest-range missile since 2017

North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile soaring into space, seen as taking the nuclear-armed country a step closer to resuming long-range testing.

Reuters

North Korea Fires Two Missiles as Testing Blitz Continues

North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul said, its sixth weapons test this month in one of the most intense spates of launches on record that has delivered an emphatic rejection of Washington's offers for talks on its nuclear program. Pyongyang has not fired this many missiles in…

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Biden picks former sanctions enforcer as S.Korea ambassador - source

U.S. President Joe Biden has picked a longtime career diplomat and former North Korea sanctions enforcer as ambassador to South Korea, a diplomatic source in Seoul said on Wednesday.

Reuters

North Korea fires 2 suspected cruise missiles, Seoul says

SEOUL: North Korea fired two suspected cruise missiles Tuesday, Seoul said, its fifth weapons test this year as Pyongyang flexes its military muscles while ignoring US offers of talks.

Bangkok Post

S.Korea's daily infections top 8,000 in a first driven by Omicron

South Korea's daily new coronavirus infections topped 8,000 for the first time on Tuesday, as the highly contagious Omicron variant spreads rapidly, despite the extension of tough social distancing rules.

Reuters

S Korea pays Iran’s delinquent $18m UN dues with frozen funds

Iran to regain vote at the UN General Assembly after Seoul pays $18m dues using $7bn funds frozen due to US sanctions.

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Saudi Arabia, South Korea Seek to Boost Relations, Investments

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held talks on Tuesday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on bilateral relations between their countries and ways to bolster them in all fields. The South Korean leader had arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday on an official…

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