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The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

N Korea deploys army as WHO expressed ‘concern’ over COVID

Kim Jong Un blasts officials over COVID-19 response amid outbreak that has left 1.2 million ill with fever.

Al Jazeera

Politics and peril for Asian women

The political landscape in Asia has been very dynamic lately, but it is a disappointment to me personally that events have not been kind to women.

Bangkok Post

Kia EV6 Wholesale Shipments Remain Stable In April 2022

The Kia EV6 wholesale sales (closely related to production) amounted to 7,233, including 2,976 in South Korea (new record).

InsideEVs

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Paul Robinson makes Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne claim amid Son Heung-min's Tottenham form

Son Heung-min has been in fine form for Tottenham, and former Spurs star Paul Robinson has made a claim about the South Korean attacker, Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne

Football London

South Korea to add international flights, ease quarantine for overseas arrivals

SEOUL: South Korea plans to add 230 international flights per week in June and ease mandatory quarantrine rules on overseas entrants as Covid-19 conditions have been contained while the country has returned to normalcy.

Bangkok Post

Factcheck: Scott Morrison says Australia is a world leader in Covid recovery. Is he right?

It wasn’t a race, the prime minister famously said, yet now he’s claiming the win. Here’s how the numbers –on jobs, vaccines and the economy – really stack up

The Guardian - AU

North Korea reports 15 more suspected COVID-19 deaths

North Korea has confirmed 15 more deaths and high numbers of fevers as it mobilizes more than a million health and other workers to try to suppress the country's first COVID-19 outbreak.

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Koreans new Uber Cup champs

South Korea stunned holders China to win the Uber Cup Finals at Muang Thong Thani's Impact Arena in Nonthaburi on Saturday night.

Bangkok Post

'How did he do that?' Supernatural magician on Britain's Got Talent stuns judges and ITV viewers

Junwoo travelled almost 20 hours from South Korea to perform his astonishing act

Wales Online

Why the UK’s dire rates of sick pay bode ill for the economy

Only the US and South Korea take less care of those off work ill. Experts call it ‘reckless and counterproductive’

The Guardian - UK

GRAVITY Shares Soar Post Q1 Results; Ragnarok Drives Online Gaming Revenue

GRAVITY Co, Ltd (NASDAQ:GRVY) reported a first-quarter FY22 revenue decline of 15.7% year-on-year to $73.1 million. Online game revenues rose 10.2% Y/Y to $ 17.7 million due to increased revenues from Ragnarok Online in Taiwan, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia. Mobile game revenues declined 23.3% Y/Y to $52.2 million due to revenues from…

Benzinga

Puppy destined to be 'dog soup' at Korean meat farm finds loving home in UK

Charlie Brown was rescued by Humane Society International from a meat farm in South Korea, where he was waiting to be killed for 'dog soup', and now is enjoying life with his adoptive owner Caroline Day, 51, in North London

Daily Mirror

Blinken emphasized denuclearization goal in call with South Korea's foreign min - State Dept

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a call with South Korea's new foreign minister, Park Jin, in which he emphasized the shared goal of both countries for the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, the State Department said on Friday.

Reuters

When is World Cup 2022? Groups, fixtures and England kick-off times

From key dates to kick-off times, here is everything you need to know about this year's World Cup in Qatar

Manchester Evening News

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Inverse

Transmigration: How Chinese and South Korean dramas invented a new time-travel approach

Transmigration dramas take a different approach to time-travel, enrapturing audiences seeking fantasy fulfillment and nostalgia.

Bangkok Post

Hosts Thailand crash out of Uber Cup

Defending champions China sent hosts Thailand crashing out of the Uber Cup women’s badminton tournament on Friday to set up a final clash with South Korea, who swept aside Japan.

Reuters

N.Korea appears ready for nuclear test, S.Korea presidency says -Yonhap

North Korea appears ready for its seventh nuclear test, South Korea's presidential office said on Friday, the Yonhap news agency reported.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Confirms First Covid-19 Death in 'Explosive' Outbreak

North Korea confirmed its first ever Covid-19 death on Friday, saying fever was spreading "explosively" nationwide and tens of thousands of people were being isolated and treated after falling sick. The nuclear-armed country only reported its first Covid cases Thursday, saying it was moving into "maximum emergency epidemic prevention system"…

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Reuters

S.Korea plans to provide COVID vaccine to North

South Korea plans to provide COVID-19 vaccines and other medical supplies to the North, President Yoon Suk-yeol's office said on Friday, a day after the neighbouring country confirmed its first outbreak of coronavirus.

The Guardian - UK

North Korea says six dead after admitting Covid outbreak for first time

Regime has said it is imposing ‘maximum emergency measures’ and 187,800 people are being ‘isolated and treated’ after showing signs of fever

Reuters

Kids later than sooner. South Korean women freeze eggs as child-rearing costs surge

In South Korea, fewer women are having children and those who do are in no rush. The sky-high costs of housing and education make financial security a must. Social mores also dictate the need to be married.

The Independent UK

Sources: Hyundai to set $7B US plant during Biden Asia visit

A U.S. official familiar with the project says South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group is expected to announce its plans next week to build a massive electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Georgia

Tribune News Service

North Korea fires ballistic missiles ahead of Biden’s Visit

North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles from an area near Pyongyang toward waters off its east coast, South Korea said, the latest in a series of volleys ahead of a planned visit to the region next week by U.S. President Joe Biden.

Reuters

U.S., South Korea condemn North Korean ballistic missile launches -White House

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and his South Korean counterpart condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launches in a phone call on Thursday, the White House said.

Bangkok Post

Shaky Axelsen survives badminton nail-biter

Badminton world champ Viktor Axelsen fended off a gutsy assault from South Korea's Heo Kwang-hee in a three-game thriller at Thailand's Thomas Cup on Thursday night.

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