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The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

North Korea ‘tests banned intercontinental ballistic missile’

If confirmed, the launch would be North Korea’s largest to date

Evening Standard

Moon says N.Korea's Kim violated moratorium on ICBM launches - Blue House

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had broken a moratorium on launching intercontinental ballistic missiles, strongly condemning the latest missile test, according to his office, the Blue House.

Reuters

North Korea launches suspected ICBM in first such test since 2017

Launch comes just over a week after Pyongyang test-fired a missile that appeared to explode shortly after liftoff.

Al Jazeera

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UN chief 'strongly condemns' North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile launch

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday strongly condemned North Korea's firing of what could be its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile and urged Pyongyang to "desist from taking any further counter-productive actions," his spokesman said.

France 24

North Korea Fires Suspected Missile Into Sea

North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile toward the sea Thursday, its neighbors' militaries said, apparently extending its barrage of weapons tests that may culminate with a flight of its biggest-yet intercontinental ballistic missile. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff didn’t immediately say whether the weapon involved in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

N.Korea says tested new ICBM, prepared for long confrontation with U.S.

North Korea said it tested a new, powerful type of intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, marking an end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing in place since 2017 and drawing international condemnation.

Reuters

North Korea fires 'intercontinental ballistic missile' week after failed rocket launch

North Korea have fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff that comes a week after a failed rocket launch where it exploded in mid-air

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NT traditional owners launch international legal action over Barossa gas project

Tiwi Islander and Larrakia peoples seeking to block South Korean development say it threatens marine life

The Guardian - AU

Football: Qatar World Cup places on offer as qualifiers resume

Fifteen teams have already qualified for the 2022 World Cup. Now, the remaining 44 are competing for the 17 spots.

Al Jazeera

This Tesla, Lucid Supplier Is Investing $7.2B In North America To Boost EV Battery Output

South Korea's LG Energy Solution, which counts Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Lucid Group Inc (NASDAQ:

Benzinga

South Korea's disgraced ex-president Park returns home after prison

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye left hospital on Thursday three months after she was released from prison where she spent nearly five years following a conviction on corruption charges.

Reuters

Pardoned ex-President Park heads home from S. Korea hospital

Former President Park Geun-hye is going home three months after being pardoned for one of South Korea’s worst government-corruption scandals

The Independent UK

Stellantis Fires Up EV Rivalry With Tesla

Stellantis NV (NYSE:STLA), Mercedes-Benz Group AG (OTC:DMLRY), and TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) joint venture Automotive Cells Company looked to build an EV battery plant in Italy. The plant would involve an investment of over €7 billion, Reuters reports The partners aimed to increase its industrial capacity to at least 120-gigawatt hours (GWh) by 2030. ACC looked to produce batteries…

Benzinga

Feminism in South Korea after the election of an avowed anti-feminist

Earlier this month, South Korea held one of its most closely contested presidential elections in recent history. Conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol weaponised a sexist blacklash against feminism and won the race by just over 263,000 votes. Despite the slim margin, South Korean feminists fear the consequences for women will be…

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Reuters

The jobs - and ageing faces - behind South Korea's record low unemployment numbers

At age 69, Kim Jung-mi holds three jobs: she spends three hours getting a two-year old home from kindergarten every weekday for $9 per hour, then washes vegetables at a store that sells kimchi. Occasionally, she walks her neighbour's dog.

Reuters

S.Korea's total COVID cases top 10 million as crematoria, funeral homes overwhelmed

South Korea's total coronavirus infections topped 10 million, or nearly 20% of its population, authorities said on Wednesday, as surging severe cases and deaths increasingly put a strain on crematories and funeral homes nationwide.

Bangkok Post

Join in the joys of Korean weddings

The Korean Cultural Center is hosting a traditional Korean wedding for the first time in Bangkok, allowing everyone to enjoy the customs and costumes, at Korean Town, Sukhumvit 12, on Friday at 11am.

Football London

Chelsea sale: Nick Candy's consortium partner breaks silence amid brutal Blues takeover decision

Chelsea news: The South Korean football agent was hoping to help the British property tycoon in his attempts to takeover his boyhood club from Roman Abramovich

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The Independent UK

South Korea's COVID-19 deaths strain crematories, hospitals

Health officials in South Korea have instructed crematories to burn more bodies per day and funeral homes to add more refrigerators to store the dead

The Guardian - UK

Escape from Mogadishu review – Koreans bolt through Somali war-zone chaos

Diplomats from North and South Korea join forces to escape the Somalian capital in 1991, in film version of an amazing true story

Reuters

Telemedicine booms in S.Korea amid COVID, President-elect Yoon backs practice

Kim Jin-woo, a 27-year old resident of Seoul battling COVID-19 and recovering at home under a new government policy, needed to see a doctor when his symptoms did not improve, but the nearest designated hospital was fully booked. So he picked up his phone.

Benzinga

Euroseas Inks New Building Agreements For Three Fuel Efficient Vessels

Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESEA) has signed a contract for the construction of three 1,800 teu eco-design fuel-efficient feeder containerships. The total consideration for the construction of the three vessels is ~$102 million and will be financed with a combination of debt and equity. The vessels will be built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. in…

StockNews.com

Should You Buy the Dip in Coupang?

The shares of South Korea-based e-commerce giant Coupang (CPNG) were crushed recently after its largest shareholder sold CPNG shares worth $1 billion. Furthermore, challenges related to high costs and rising local competition make the company’s growth prospects gloomy. Also, given that CPNG has not been able to improve its profitability,…

The Independent UK

S. Korea's Yoon faces obstacles in plan to ditch Blue House

South Korea’s outgoing liberal government takes issue with a plan by its rival and conservative President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol to relocate the presidential office by his inauguration in May

Reuters

Moon administration says rush to move S.Korea's presidential office threatens security

Outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in's administration said on Monday his successor's rush to relocate the presidential office and official residence could "create a security vacuum and confusion" at a time of tensions with North Korea.

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