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South Korea’s new president offers North economic plan in return for denuclearisation

Elected in a tight contest in March, Yoon Suk-yeol proposes ‘audacious’ plan for Pyongyang at his inauguration in Seoul

The Guardian - AU

Cops probed 'bomb threat' ahead of South Korean president's inauguration today

South Korean police are investigating a bomb threat apparently planned for the inauguration of new President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul after a post on a popular community website

Daily Mirror

S.Korea's Yoon suggests 'audacious' economic plan if N.Korea abandons nukes

South Korea's new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, said on Tuesday that North Korea's weapons programmes pose a threat but that he is ready to provide an "audacious" economic plan if the North is committed to denuclearisation.

Reuters

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IEAT keen on estate for Korean investors

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is set to hold talks with Thai companies and South Korean enterprises to sound out the possibility of setting up a new high-tech industrial estate to specifically cater to the needs of South Korean investors.

Bangkok Post

North Korea fires unidentified projectile off its east coast, says South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff (old)

North Korea fires unidentified projectile

The Independent UK

Yoon faces tough challenges as new South Korean president

Former top prosecutor Yoon Suk Yeol becomes South Korea’s president on Tuesday and immediately faces a tough mix of foreign policy and domestic challenges

The Independent UK

Kang Soo-yeon death: Veteran Korean actor dies at 55 after suffering cardiac arrest

Kang has been laid to rest at Samsung Medical Centre and her funeral will take place on 11 May

The Independent UK

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S Korea's Moon calls for peace with North in farewell speech

South Korea’s departing liberal president has defended his policy of engaging North Korea

The Independent UK

From would-be pastor to 'fighting cock', S.Korean president Yoon carves own route to the top

Yoon Suk-yeol seals his surge to the summit of South Korean politics on Tuesday when the man who once dreamt of becoming a pastor, but was nicknamed the 'fighting cock' for his tenacity as a prosecutor, is sworn in as president.

Reuters

Bio Kim, once banned for directing obscene gesture at fans, wins on Asian Tour

In 2019, Bio Kim was unnerved after a fan took his picture while he was teeing off during an event in Korea.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Disappointing finish for Indians as Korean Bio Kim wins Maekyung Open title

SEONGNAM (Korea): The Indian golfers at the 41st GS Caltex Maekyung Open ended their campaign on a disappointing note after a strong presence on the leaderboard for the first three days.

The Times of India

Preventable by Devi Sridhar review – inside the fog of war on Covid

A survey of the global response to coronavirus draws together fascinating data but fails to construct a compelling narrative about the spread of the virus

The Guardian - UK

S Korea's next leader faces escalating N Korean nuke threat

Yoon Suk Yeol takes office as South Korea's president Tuesday amid heightened animosities over North Korea's nuclear program

The Independent UK

North Korea likely launched submarine missile, S. Korea says

North Korea appeared to have fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile Saturday, three days after launching what may have been a medium-range ballistic missile and ratcheting up tensions ahead of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol’s inauguration.

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The Times of India

Khalin Joshi, Viraj Madappa Tied-5th after third round in Maekyung Open

SEONGNAM (Korea): Khalin Joshi and Viraj Madappa, the last two Indians to have won on the Asian Tour, were five shots behind sole leader, Bio Kim (68) after the penultimate round of the GS Caltex Maekyung Open on Saturday.

Glasgow Live

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ABC News

South Korea accuses North Korea of launching ballistic missile from submarine in 15th test of 2022

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff say the missile flew 600 kilometres at a maximum altitude of 60 kilometres from waters near the eastern port city of Sinpo in a "serious threatening act that harms international peace and stability".

Evening Standard

North Korea fires ‘short-range ballistic missile’, claims South Korea

The missile launch was the first of this kind since October last year

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Reuters

S.Korea NIS chief says N.Korea may conduct nuclear test before Biden visit to Seoul - Yonhap

South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Park Jie-won said on Saturday that North Korea may conduct a nuclear test between South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's inauguration on Tuesday and U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Seoul later this month, Yonhap news agency reported.

Reuters

N.Korea fires likely submarine-launched ballistic missile, S.Korea says

North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine on Saturday, South Korea said, an escalation just before the inauguration of a South Korean president who has vowed to take a hard line against the North and the visit of the U.S. president.

Bangkok Post

Pyongyang tests another missile

SEOUL: North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile on Saturday, the Japanese military and South Korean media said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile into waters off its east coast Saturday, the South Korean military's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

The Independent UK

South Korea says North Korea fired projectile toward sea

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one unidentified projectile toward its eastern sea in its second launch this week, apparently continuing a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations that may culminate with a nuclear test in the coming weeks or months

The Independent UK

Japan to send FM to S. Korean president's inauguration

Japan says its foreign minister will attend new South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s inauguration ceremony next week as part of an effort to bring the countries’ strained relations back to normal

Caixin Global

Vice President Wang Qishan to Attend South Korean President’s Inauguration

A special representative and close aide of President Xi Jinping, Wang will lead a delegation to Seoul at the invitation of the South Korean government

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