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The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

West Lothian Scouts picked for Jamboree in South Korea next year

Only 36 spaces were available to Scouts from the ‘Forth’ region, which covers Edinburgh and the Lothians

Daily Record

2 South Korean air force planes collide and crash, killing 3

Two South Korean air force planes have collided in mid-air during training and crashed into a mountain in the southeastern city of Sacheon, killing three people and injuring one, emergency officials said

The Independent UK

South Korea eases distancing amid slowing omicron spread

South Korea will ease some of its pandemic restrictions starting next week as officials express cautious hope the worst of its omicron outbreak has passed

The Independent UK

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S.Korean court upholds tattooing ban

The Constitutional Court in Seoul upheld a ban on tattooing on Thursday, confirming South Korea as the only developed country that permits no one but medical professionals to perform the procedure.

Reuters

Padres' Nick Martinez a 'different pitcher' as he returns to MLB

PEORIA, Ariz. — Miles Mikolas has parlayed his three-year stay with Yomiuri in Nippon Professional Baseball into more than $49 million guaranteed. Merrill Kelly, Chris Flexen and Pierce Johnson, too, are among the arms who've breathed new life into their careers in either Japan or Korea.

Tribune News Service

S.Korea to submit extra budget bill after new president takes office - presidential transition committee

South Korea's presidential transition committee on Thursday said it would draft an extra budget plan and submit it to parliament after President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol takes office in May.

Reuters

U.S., S.Korea seen resuming major military drills as N.Korea tensions rise

Joint South Korean and U.S. military drills set to kick off next month could for the first time in years include more weaponry and troops, and more aggressive messaging as tensions with North Korea rise.

Reuters

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South Korea tests solid-fuel space rocket, amid rising tensions

Seoul says ‘important milestone’ part of effort to improve reconnaissance and satellite capabilities.

Al Jazeera

S.Koreans flock overseas for 'revenge travel' as COVID rules ease

After spending two years being socially distanced in his home country of South Korea, Kim Hoe-jun booked a last-minute flight to Hawaii, where he had enjoyed his honeymoon six years ago, giving in to his craving for overseas travel.

Reuters

South Korea says it has successfully test-fired its first solid-fuel space rocket

Test follows North Korea’s recent launch of a long-range missile amid speculation regime could soon conduct nuclear test

The Guardian - UK

Thai Labor Ready to Enter Saudi Market

The Thai Ministry of Labor established a center specialized in rehabilitating and training workers in all professions, signaling the revival of relations and the entry of Thai labor into the Saudi market. Thai Minister of Labor Suchart Chomklin stated that many Thai nationals work in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

S.Korea says N.Korea staged 'largest ICBM' fakery to recover from failed test

South Korea's military has said North Korea's largest missile test yet used an older, smaller intercontinental ballistic missile, and not the massive new Hwasong-17 ICBM, in part to try to head off negative domestic reaction to a failed launch.

Reuters

S. Korea has key rocket launch, days after North's ICBM test

South Korea says it has conducted its first successful launch of a solid-fuel rocket in a major development in its push to acquire its space surveillance capability amid rising animosities with North Korea

The Independent UK

S.Korea says it successfully test-fired first solid-fuel space rocket

South Korea's military said it had successfully test-fired a solid-fuel space rocket for the first time on Wednesday, a step it says will help eventually launch a constellation of satellites to better monitor threats such as North Korea.

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Abdalla on Target as UAE Set up Playoff with Australia

The United Arab Emirates handed South Korea a surprise 1-0 defeat in Dubai on Tuesday to set up a playoff clash with Australia as they kept alive their hopes of a first World Cup appearance in 32 years. Hareb Abdalla's 54th minute goal sealed a third place finish in Group…

Daily Mirror

7 great international rivalries as Netherlands gear up to face enemies Germany

International football can often get an unfair reputation for being less exciting than its club counterpart but there is always drama whenever the sides mentioned below meet

The Conversation

Ukraine will not be like Korea – dogged resistance will turn it into Putin's 'bleeding ulcer'

The Russian army reached a “point of culmination” on around March 20. This meant that with the available supplies and reserves, it could make no further significant advances. Local actions, such as its effort to take Mariupol, continue. But on all major fronts, Russia’s advance has been largely held by…

The Independent UK

Seoul: N. Korea fired old ICBM, not new big one, last week

South Korea has dismissed North Korea’s claim to have launched a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile last week

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'Putin is Hitler': why we use analogies to talk about the Ukraine war, and how they can lead to peace

The war in Ukraine has produced a disorienting array of analogies. Vladimir Putin is Hitler. Volodymyr Zelensky is a Nazi. Ukraine could become like Afghanistan or Korea. Russia should accept its borders, just as post-colonial African countries did. The invasion is no different to what the west did in Iraq.…

The Guardian - UK

Spiritwalker review – stylish South Korean body-swap actioner

An amnesiac wakes in a new body every 12 hours in Yoon Jae-geun’s bruising thriller already set for a Hollywood remake

Glasgow Live

Glasgow's Buchanan Galleries welcomes three 'exciting' new stores to line up

Gift company Born in Scotland and food eateries Kim’s Korean Street Food and Koumi Sushi & Bento have all opened in the popular city centre shopping mall.

Daily Mirror

Doctor says people who haven't had Covid yet probably have no friends

South Korean physician Ma Sang-hyuk has since deleted his comment following a huge wave of criticism and claimed his words had been misunderstood

Reuters

S.Korea's Moon to cooperate with presidential office move - Yoon's chief of staff

Outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in said his administration will "cooperate" with President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's $40-million plan to move the presidential office from the Blue House to the defence ministry compound, Yoon's Chief of Staff said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

GCC, South Korea Resume Free Trade Talks on Monday

South Korea and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will kick off the fourth round of official talks for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in Seoul on Monday, said Seoul's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The South Korean Yonhap news agency reported that the four-day talks will resume after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea's Omicron Surge Has Likely Peaked, Officials Say

South Korea's daily average of new COVID-19 cases declined last week for the first time in more than two months, but the number of critically ill patients and deaths will likely continue to rise amid the omicron-driven outbreak, officials said Monday. South Korea reported an average of about 350,000 new…

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