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South Korea shipyard workers willing to end strike if lawsuits dropped

Contract shipyard workers striking at Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering (DSME) are willing to end their strike and accept a wage increase offered by the company if lawsuits seeking damages from the strikers are dropped, a union official representing the strikers told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters

GITAM pact on Indo-Korean wind turbine project

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The Hindu

Kishida urges ROK to continue making efforts to resolve issues

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a meeting Tuesday with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, during which Kishida asked South Korea to continue working to resolve the issues between the two countries, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Painful moment thousands of beer bottles topple off truck and cover road with foam

The accident, 46 miles from Seoul in South Korea, could have sparked additional incidents and lengthy traffic jams but 18 people saved the day and are now being praised for their efforts

Daily Mirror

India finish on top in yet another ISSF Shooting World Cup

CHANGWON: India finished yet another ISSF Shooting World Cup campaign by topping the medal's tally with a haul of 15 medals, including five gold, six silver and four bronze on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Three Asian passports now world's most useful

Japan, Singapore and South Korea have the most powerful passports as the world recovers from Covid-19, reversing pre-pandemic rankings that were dominated by European nations.

Bangkok Post

These are the world’s most powerful passports in 2022

Japan, Singapore and South Korea have the most powerful passports as the world continues to recover from Covid-19, reversing pre-pandemic rankings that were dominated by European nations.

The Times of India

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Chef Sunny Chae opens CorEat restaurant in Newcastle

"From the moment I first saw it, I felt that this was the restaurant I had always dreamt of, so I signed the contract right away."

Newcastle Herald

Rhythm, Bhanwala win mixed rapid fire bronze

Sports Bureau

The Hindu

Yves Bissouma and Fraser Forster fly home to London after positive Covid tests on Tottenham tour

Yves Bissouma and Fraser Forster didn't feature for Tottenham on their tour of South Korea due to positive Covid tests

Football London

Japan calls for S. Korea's steps to resolve row after talks

Japan’s foreign minister says he expects South Korea to take appropriate steps toward resolving the countries’ wartime disputes, warning that a mishandling especially of the issue of forced Korean laborers would cause “grave” consequences for their bilateral ties

The Independent UK

Promoting women will boost economic potential of U.S., S.Korea - Yellen

Boosting women's participation in the workforce and giving them more leadership opportunities would boost the economic potential of South Korea and the United States, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told a group of women entrepreneurs in Seoul.

Reuters

South Korea's first homegrown fighter jet completes test flight

South Korea's domestically developed fighter jet successfully completed its first test flight on Tuesday, a defence agency said, amid a push to replace ageing military jets in the face of nuclear and missile threats from neighbouring North Korea.

Reuters

US promotes ‘friend-shoring’ of trade with eye on China, Russia

US treasury secretary highlights economic threat posed by ‘unreliable countries’ during visit to South Korea.

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Reuters

Yellen says U.S. to work with Seoul to limit North Korea's nuclear ambitions

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday Washington will continue to work with South Korea to limit North Korea's development of nuclear and missile programs.

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon says shipyard strike unacceptable, signals intervention

A strike by contract workers at Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering (DSME) is unacceptable, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Tuesday, raising the prospect that his government could use force to break it up.

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Taiwan’s Lost Growth (Part 3): Taiwan’s Economy and Profits Have Stagnated Because Wages Have Not Recovered from the 1997 Crisis

The 1997 Asian financial crisis is a distant memory to most countries. But Taiwan hasn’t fully recovered from it because wages have been kept low.

The Times of India

Mairaj Khan creates history, becomes first Indian to win skeet gold at ISSF World Cup

Mairaj Khan braved rough weather and poor light to create history on Monday. The Aligarh marksman became India's first-ever skeet shooter to clinch a gold in men's event at the World Cup as he topped the podium in the ISSF event in Changwon, South Korea.

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The Independent UK

Yellen calls out China trade practices in South Korea visit

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. and South Korea should deepen their trade ties to avoid working with countries that use their market positions to unfair advantage

Football London

Son Heung-min, Daniel Levy, Djed Spence and Tottenham winners and losers from South Korea tour

Here we take a look at the winners and losers from Tottenham's pre-season tour of South Korea after an incredible week for the club in Son Heung-min's homeland

Reuters

S.Korean government calls on strikers to end 'illegal' siege of Daewoo shipyard

The South Korean government on Monday called on striking workers at Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering (DSME) to end their month-long siege of a dock at the company's biggest shipyard, which has paralysed production and is delaying delivery of new vessels.

The Independent UK

Japan, South Korea foreign ministers meet to mend ties

Foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan have held talks in Tokyo in what both sides said was a renewed effort to improve bilateral relations

Reuters

South Korea, Japan seek reset on decades of historical disputes

Efforts to resolve historical disputes between South Korean and Japan have been renewed under new South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, with both countries vowing to improve ties.

Bangkok Post

'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' set to become next Korean drama syndrome

SEOUL: The ongoing Korean television series “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” about a genius novice lawyer with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a surprise sensation not only in South Korea, but across the world and is set to possibly become the next big Korean drama on Netflix.

Reuters

South Korea, Japan foreign ministers meet to tackle historical disputes

South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin began a meeting in Tokyo on Monday with his Japanese counterpart, carrying a message of reconciliation in hopes that the neighbours can overcome historical disputes and repair strained ties.

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