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Kakao offers to buy 35% of K-pop firm SM in growing battle

South Korean technology firm Kakao has launched a tender offer to buy up to 35% of K-pop agency SM Entertainment and become its largest shareholder, escalating a battle with entertainment firm Hybe for control of the company

The Independent UK

North Korea Warns US against Intercepting Missiles during Tests

North Korea warned Tuesday that it would be a "clear declaration of war" if its missiles were shot down during their test launches over the Pacific Ocean. The United States and South Korea have ramped up defense cooperation, including joint drills, in the face of growing threats from nuclear-armed Pyongyang,…

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Yoon: Forced labor plan crucial for better ties with Japan

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is defending his government’s contentious plan to use local funds to compensate Koreans enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of World War II

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Kim’s Powerful sister threatens action on US-South Korea drills

SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader issued a fresh warning to the U.S. and South Korea, threatening them with severe consequences if they went ahead with joint military drills set to start next week.

Tribune News Service

From Squid Game and Physical: 100 to K-pop and BTS, translation is central to tectonic shifts in global cultural consumption

The Korean reality survival show Physical: 100 has become a global hit, topping Netflix’s non-English lineup in just a week following its premier on January 24 2023.

The Conversation

Kim's sister warns of 'overwhelming' step against US, SKorea

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned that it’s ready to take “quick, overwhelming action” against the United States and South Korea

The Independent UK

Analysis / S. Korean Yoon prioritizes national interests, security

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is motivated by his belief that it is essential to improve South Korea's relationship with Japan amid the increasingly tense security situation in northeast Asia, which led to Monday's announcement of measures to resolve the issue of former wartime requisitioned workers.

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In lieu of Japan firms, Seoul opts to pay ex-requisitioned workers

SEOUL -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday announced a plan to resolve the issue of lawsuits regarding former wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula, saying that a South Korean foundation will pay compensation in lieu of Japanese companies that were ordered to do so.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida shows appreciation for ROK's announcement

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed appreciation Monday afternoon ahead of South Korea's announcement on measures to resolve the issue of lawsuits by former wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula, saying, "We positively assess it as a means for restoring Japan-South Korea relations to a healthy state."

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Watch from Seoul as vigil held in support of forced labour victims

Watch the scene from South Korea as a candlelit vigil is held in support of the victims of forced labour under Japan’s occupation of Korea.

The Independent UK

U.S. allies South Korea and Japan move closer to resolve forced labor feud

South Korea announced on Monday a plan to compensate victims of forced labor under Japan's colonization through a government foundation with funds from South Korean companies.

WEKU

South Korea announces plan to compensate victims of Japan's wartime forced labour

South Korea announced plans Monday to compensate victims of Japan’s forced wartime labour, aiming to end a “vicious cycle” in the Asian powers’ relations and boost ties to counter the nuclear-armed North.

France 24

S Korea announces plan to resolve row over Japan forced labour

Plan to compensate victims of colonial-era forced labour met with protests in Seoul but hailed as ‘historic’ by the US.

Al Jazeera

Seoul announces plan to compensate victims of Japan wartime forced labour

SEOUL: South Korea announced plans Monday to compensate victims of Japan's forced wartime labour, aiming to end a "vicious cycle" in the Asian powers' relations and boost ties to counter the nuclear-armed North.

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The Independent UK

S Korea pushes to end Japan disputes over forced laborers

South Korea says it’ll raise local civilian funds to compensate Koreans who won damages in lawsuits against Japanese companies that enslaved them during World War II

The Guardian - UK

Project Wolf Hunting review – the Korean Con Air? Not quite…

Mayhem ensues when prisoners try to escape their police escort on a rusting ship en route from the Philippines in this hyper-violent caper

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan weighs lifting of strict controls on exports to South

The government will likely lift its strict export controls on semiconductor materials and other items to South Korea if Seoul withdraws a complaint lodged with the World Trade Organization against Japan, government sources said.

The Guardian - UK

Runner-up: Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism 2023 – Cerise Louisa Andrews on Hallyu! The Korean Wave

V&A, LondonThis wide-ranging celebration of South Korean culture is a psychedelic experience where future and tradition jostle

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Reuters

North Korea says UN should demand end to S.Korea-US military drills

North Korea's foreign ministry on Sunday called on the United Nations to demand an immediate halt to combined military drills by the United States and South Korea, saying the drills were raising tensions that threaten to spiral out of control.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Suga to head Japan-ROK lawmaker group

Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will take over as head of the supra-partisan Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union, succeeding former Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Liverpool Echo

City centre chippy people travel from as far as South Korea to visit

Yanni and Sandra said their customers are more like family

Bangkok Post

Tokyo and Seoul mending frayed ties

TOKYO: Japan and South Korea are considering settling a dispute over wartime labour compensation and other issues in a package deal amid growing momentum toward improving ties, a diplomatic source said on Saturday.

Daily Mirror

Chelsea fan banned after making racist gesture at Tottenham star Son Heung-min

Tottenham and South Korea forward Son Heung-min was targeted with a vile racist gesture during the Premier League fixture between Chelsea and Spurs in August 2022

Evening Standard

Why is North Korea experiencing famine?

A growing food crisis in the isolated North has led to a rise in deaths from starvation in some places, according to reports.

Al Jazeera

S Korea, US to hold joint military drills despite N Korea warning

South Korea and the US will go ahead with the ‘Freedom Shield’ and ‘Warrior Shield’ joint exercises from March 13 to 23.

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