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US Denies Releasing Iranian Funds Held Abroad in Exchange for Setting Namazi Free

The Biden administration has welcomed Iran allowing the US-Iranian dual national Bagher Namazi to leave the country after having banned him from travel for seven years but denied that the release was linked to unfreezing Iranian funds in South Korea. Namazi’s son, Siamak Namazi, was also granted a provisional release…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From BTS to Zoom therapy, why Korean Americans are seeking more mental health help

LOS ANGELES — For more than 3 million followers on TikTok, Nick Cho is their "Korean Dad."

Los Angeles Times

S. Korean activists clash with police over anti-Kim balloons

South Korean activists say they clashed with police while launching balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda materials across the North Korean border

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North Korea conducts 4th round of missile tests in 1 week

North Korea on Saturday test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles, its neighbors said, prompting quick, strong condemnation from its rivals.

WEKU

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles, Fourth Time this Week

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Saturday, South Korea's military said, the nuclear-armed country's fourth launch this week as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington ramp up joint military drills to counter Pyongyang. South Korea, Japan and the US staged anti-submarine drills Friday -- the first in five years --…

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles for the fourth time in a week

North Korea on Saturday test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles, its neighbors said, the fourth round this week of weapons launches that prompted quick, strong condemnation from its rivals.

France 24

N. Korea fires two more missiles, adding to barrage this week

North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles Saturday, adding to one of its biggest weekly barrages that marked a return to provocations as global attention was diverted to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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N. Korea fires two suspected short-range ballistic missiles

North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles Saturday, adding to its most recent series of launches that started in late September.

Tribune News Service

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles toward sea

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters

The Independent UK

North Korea fires fourth missile in a week as South flexes military muscle

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Saturday, hours before South Korea staged a large military show, displaying stealth fighters and its own missiles.

Reuters

Park Ji-sung reveals hilarious reaction to first Sir Alex Ferguson call as he names his best friend at Man United

The South Korean midfielder would become an underrated star of Sir Alex Ferguson's Man United team

Manchester Evening News

South Korea’s factory output falls in warning for global economy

Asia’s fourth-largest economy sees industrial output shrink a worse-than-expected 1.8 percent in August.

Al Jazeera

S. Korea, US and Japan hold anti-N. Korean submarine drills

South Korea, U.S. and Japanese warships have launched their first anti-submarine drills in five years, after North renewed ballistic missile tests this week

The Independent UK

S.Korea, U.S., Japan stage anti-submarine drills amid N.Korea tension

The navies of South Korea, the United States and Japan staged trilateral anti-submarine exercises for the first time in five years on Friday, amid tension over North Korea's series of missile tests.

Reuters

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To tackle a kimchi crisis, South Korea banks on massive cabbage warehouses

South Korea's kimchi makers are in serious pain - brought low as a climate change-induced shortage of cabbages sent prices rocketing this year, exacerbating damage inflicted by cheaper offerings from Chinese competitors.

Tribune News Service

Kamala Harris under a microscope: Deft Asia diplomacy despite DMZ gaffe

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris’s whirlwind tour of Japan and South Korea this week amounts to a microcosm for the state of her vice presidency: an ambitious, historic and increasingly confident effort still beset by the occasional high-profile gaffe.

Bangkok Post

Thai women advance at volleyball worlds

Thailand has advanced to the second round of the FIVB Women’s World Championship with a straight-sets victory over South Korea on Thursday in Gdansk, Poland.

Reuters

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off east coast, South says

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's military said, following the firing of two short-range ballistic missiles a day earlier and one on Sunday.

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The Independent UK

S. Korean lawmakers call for dismissal of foreign minister

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has passed a motion calling for the dismissal of the foreign minister over a series of alleged diplomatic missteps, including controversial remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol caught on a hot mic in the United States

Bangkok Post

Korea abuzz over president’s hot-mic moment

SEOUL: The party of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is suing a local broadcaster, claiming it had misrepresented a vulgar comment caught on a hot mic in which he appeared to insult the United States.

Asharq Al-Awsat

VP Harris Caps Asia Trip with Stop at DMZ Dividing Koreas

US Vice President Kamala Harris capped her four-day trip to Asia with a stop Thursday at the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula as she emphasized the “ironclad” US commitment to the security of its Asian allies in the face of an increasingly hostile North Korea. The visit comes on…

The Guardian - UK

Kamala Harris hits out at North Korea’s ‘provocative nuclear rhetoric’ on DMZ visit

Pyongyang fired ballistic missiles into the sea just hours before US vice-president arrived in Seoul

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris arrives in South Korea hours after North Korea tests more ballistic missiles

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday

Reuters

Opinion of China in advanced economies sours 'precipitously' under Xi - Pew

Public opinion towards China in the United States and other advanced economies has turned "precipitously more negative" under President Xi Jinping, according to a global survey by the Pew Research Center.

Reuters

Harris, Yoon condemn N.Korea's provocative nuclear rhetoric, missile launches - White House

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol condemned North Korea's "provocative nuclear rhetoric" and reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, the White House said on Thursday.

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