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North Korea's Kim attends parade honoring grandfather

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has attended a massive civilian parade in the capital, Pyongyang, celebrating a milestone birth anniversary of his state-founding grandfather in which thousands marched in a choreographed display of loyalty to the Kim family

The Independent UK

Hyundai Recalls 54 Nexo Fuel-Cell Vehicles For Possible Hydrogen Leak

One car caught fire in South Korea.

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South Korea Drops Most Covid Restrictions as Cases Fall

South Korea will lift almost all social distancing measures, the government said Friday, citing a dramatic fall in reported cases of Covid-19 after an Omicron-fueled surge, but the mask mandate will remain. South Koreans will be required to wear masks indoors "for a considerable time ahead," authorities said, adding that…

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Hyo Joo Kim grabs 3-shot edge, Ariya tied for third

South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim carded her second consecutive 5-under-par 67 on Thursday to grab a three-shot lead at the midpoint of the Lotte Championship in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.

Bangkok Post

S. Korea to remove most virus restrictions as omicron slows

South Korea will remove most pandemic restrictions, including indoor gathering limits, as it slowly wiggles out of an omicron outbreak officials say is stabilizing

The Independent UK

S.Korea to lift most COVID curbs next week as Omicron wanes

South Korea said on Friday it will drop most COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions next week including a midnight curfew on eateries as the Omicron surge in cases shows signs of waning, although people will still have to wear masks.

Reuters

Hitting the bottle

'Lisa' Manoban, the Thai member of South Korea's superstar K-pop group Blackpink, has become a brand ambassador for a famous Scotch whisky company, reigniting discussion over the controversial Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.

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Tottenham confirm first opponents on South Korea pre-season tour ahead of 2022/23 season

Tottenham have announced who they will play in their first match of their pre-season tour of South Korea

Football London

Tottenham announce Team K-League friendly to kick off two-game South Korea pre-season tour

Tottenham will face a K-League all-star team to kick off their summer tour of South Korea.

Evening Standard

South Korea official signals leaflet balloons might again float over the North

A South Korean official likely to oversee North Korean ties said on Thursday he opposed a ban on sending propaganda into North Korea, signalling the possible return to the skies of leaflet-laden balloons that infuriate North Korea.

Reuters

Iran Says Preliminary Deal Reached on Frozen Funds

The Iranian foreign minister said Wednesday that a preliminary deal had been reached with a foreign bank over frozen funds belonging to Iran. "An accord was concluded with a foreign bank to release a part of our financial claims," Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said at a news conference. "This is a preliminary…

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea’s autoworkers support banning petrol cars: poll

Poll finds 82 percent of employees believe sales of internal combustion engine vehicles should be banned by 2035.

Al Jazeera

S.Korea denies report Yoon asked to go to Quad meeting in Japan

The office of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-Yeol on Thursday denied Japanese media reports that he had requested to attend an upcoming summit of the Quad, which includes the United States, India, Australia and Japan, as an observer.

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon picks veteran lawmakers as foreign, unification ministers

South Korea's incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol picked close adviser Park Jin to be foreign minister among a slew of cabinet nominations on Wednesday, as he readies to face challenges from North Korea's long-range missile and nuclear activities.

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S.Korea to expand rollout of second COVID booster shot to people over 60

South Korea's health ministry said on Wednesday it will administer a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for people over 60 as the country continues to battle the highly contagious Omicron variant.

Al Jazeera

South Korea’s bakeries, restaurants feel ripples of Ukraine war

Small businesses in Asia’s fourth-largest economy are grappling with surging prices of flour and cooking oil.

Reuters

S.Korea's incoming leader Yoon visits ex-president he investigated

South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol met with former President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday for the first time since he led a corruption probe that resulted in her impeachment and a nearly five-year prison term.

The Independent UK

Seoul: North Korea destroying S Korean-owned golf course

Seoul says North Korea is destroying a South Korean-owned golf course at its scenic mountain resort in the second confirmed case of South Korean assets being eliminated in the area

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U.S. aircraft carrier deploys off Korean peninsula amid tensions with North

The USS Abraham Lincoln strike group is operating in waters off the Korean peninsula, the U.S. Navy said on Tuesday, amid tensions over North Korea's missile launches and concerns that it could soon resume testing nuclear weapons.

The News Lens

How Does the South Korean Public View Misinformation on Social Media?

Survey results suggest a continued challenge in finding broadly accepted efforts at combating misinformation—despite a general consensus among an otherwise polarized electorate on the value of responding.

The Times of India

Karnataka mulls screening passengers from countries seeing Covid rise

BENGALURU: In the backdrop of the fourth wave of Covid-19 seen abroad with the spread of a new variant of concern (XE), the state government is considering issuing fresh guidelines for passengers coming from certain countries — China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Thailand, Germany, Italy, Australia, and the…

Benzinga

RedHill Biopharma Says Opaganib Can Potentially Work Against COVID-19 Omicron Subvariants

RedHill Biopharma Ltd's (NASDAQ:RDHL) opaganib (ABC294640), an oral drug candidate for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, demonstrated potent in vitro efficacy against the omicron variant while maintaining host cell viability. The Company says that based on the new and previously announced data, opaganib's dual antiviral and anti-inflammatory suggested mechanism is expected to act independently of…

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Korean Ukrainians refuse to become 'Russian prisoners' again

Fighting against Russia's invasion means more than independence for many Korean Ukrainians, whose ancestors were deported by Joseph Stalin to Central Asia.

Benzinga

Trinity Biotech Stock Surges After $45M Capital Infusion From Korea-Based Firm

Trinity Biotech plc (NASDAQ: TRIB) announced a

Axios

Zelensky says Russia is amassing "tens of thousands" of troops for next offensive in Ukraine

“Russia doesn’t care how many people die," Zelensky told South Korean lawmakers.

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