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South Korean Ruling Party Wins Landslide in Local Elections

South Korea's ruling party won a landslide victory in local elections for leaders of major cities and provinces, official results showed Thursday, giving newly elected president Yoon Suk-yeol a significant boost. An avowed anti-feminist and political novice, Yoon won the March presidential election by just 0.7 percent -- the narrowest…

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea's ruling party cements presidential win with local vote success

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's ruling party emerged victorious in local elections, vote counts showed on Thursday, giving a boost to him and his plan to steer the economy into recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reuters

BTS meet President Biden at the White House to discuss hate crimes against Asians

South Korean pop superstars BTS met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday to discuss hate crimes targeting Asians.

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Kim Jong-Un's Ties With South Korea Run Deeper Than Known, Graveyard Reveals

North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-Un is known for often issuing fiery threats to South Korea, but his connection to the neighboring country reportedly goes much deeper.

Benzinga

S.Korea holds key election for city, province chiefs in early test for Yoon

About 44 million South Koreans headed to polls to elect mayors and provincial governors on Wednesday, in races seen as an early test for new President Yoon Suk-yeol and his drive for fuelling an economic recovery and tackling inequality.

Reuters

Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes' Heung-Min Son Brazil task after Everland fun with Neymar and co

The Newcastle midfielder knows just how dangerous Heung-Min Son can be

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Teen candidates in local South Korea races reveal youth vote's power

After political science student Noh Seo-jin finished class on Tuesday, the 19-year-old headed out for the last time to a campaign event with a yellow campaign jacket in her backpack and ambitions of becoming the Seoul city council's youngest member.

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K-Pop Supergroup BTS to Meet Biden, Speak at White House Tuesday

South Korean supergroup BTS, a fundraising juggernaut for social justice causes in the United States, will visit the White House on Tuesday to discuss hate crimes targeting Asians with US President Joe Biden. The group will also address the White House press briefing Tuesday afternoon. "Biden and BTS will also…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Heartbreak for India, draw 4-4 with South Korea to go out of Asia Cup title race

JAKARTA: The young Indian hockey team dished out some impressive and fast-paced hockey in a Super 4s match against South Korea but an outright victory eluded it as a 4-4 draw pushed it out of the Asia Cup title race, here on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Japan protests S. Korea's maritime activities near Takeshima for 2nd consecutive day

Japan's Foreign Ministry for the second consecutive day lodged a protest through a diplomatic channel with South Korea over its maritime survey activities being conducted within Japan's exclusive economic zone near the Takeshima islets in Shimane Prefecture, according to Japanese government sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan complains over Seoul marine survey in disputed waters

Japan has lodged a complaint over a South Korean ship conducting a marine survey in waters near Japanese-claimed islands controlled by Seoul

The Independent UK

Asia Cup 2022: India eye outright win against Korea to book final berth

JAKARTA: Defending champions India would look for an outright win against South Korea in their final Super 4 round-robin league match to book their place in the final of the Asia Cup men's hockey tournament here on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Having shipped artillery shells to Ukraine, Canada asks S.Korea for more

Canada has asked South Korea to supply it with artillery rounds, Seoul said on Monday, apparently to "backfill" supplies that Ottawa has sent to Ukraine, upping pressure on South Korea to provide - at least indirectly - lethal aid in the war.

Reuters

Biden needs to do better in Asia

When Joe Biden arrived in Asia last week for the first visit to the region of his presidency, he aimed to pick up where his predecessor left off. Landing in South Korea on May 20 as events in North Korea and the Ukraine crisis loomed large, Mr Biden then travelled…

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The Hindu

Asia Cup hockey | Malaysia holds India to draw but Sardar Singh's men inch closer to final

India had earlier defeated Japan 2-1 in their first match on Saturday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Koreeda film's lead actor wins at Cannes

CANNES, France -- Song Kang-ho of South Korea won best actor for his role in "Broker," directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.

The Guardian - AU

Cannes 2022: South Korea scoops record awards haul

Parasite star Song Kang-ho becomes first South Korean male to win an acting prize, while director Park Chan-wook wins for Decision to Leave

Radio France Internationale

Postcard from Cannes #8: Making ends meet

Besides love stories, one of the recurring themes in films shown at Cannes this year is overcoming economic hardship, by any means possible. Two films in the main competition show very different families, from Iran and South Korea, who come up with ingenious and precarious plans to make ends meet.

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Asia Cup hockey: India beats Japan in first Super 4 league match, avenges pool loss

In the Super 4s, India, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia will play each other once with the top two teams progressing to the final

Daily Mirror

North Korean missile's 'double arc' spooks US experts unsure if tech ever seen before

One of the three ballistic missiles launched by North Korea had a flight path US officials have described as a “double arch”, with the missile ascending and then descending twice

Al Jazeera

US, Japan, South Korea condemn N Korea tests; US widens sanctions

Moves come after China and Russia vetoed a US-led push to tighten UN sanctions on North Korea over missile launches.

France 24

Cannes 2022: Hirokazu Kore-eda decamps to South Korea for 'Broker'

After charming the Cannes jury with "Shoplifters" in 2018, Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda returns to the Croisette with "Broker", an elegant reflection on family, fate and life-changing decisions that's set in South Korea. Olivia Salazar-Winspear tells us about the tender tone of this latest film, which starts with the search…

Marie Claire

The 40 Best Korean Dramas Streaming on Netflix

Netflix boasts an extensive library of K-dramas.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Widespread Disbelief over N. Korea’s Tiny COVID Death Rate

According to North Korea, its fight against COVID-19 has been impressive: About 3.3 million people have been reported sick with fevers, but only 69 have died. If all are coronavirus cases, that's a fatality rate of 0.002%, something no other country, including the world's richest, has achieved against a disease…

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As Biden Leaves Asia, North Korea Launches ICBM, Other Missiles

North Korea test-fired three ballistic missiles, including what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile, hours after U.S. President left South Korea.

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