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South Korea community doctors launch strike in protest over nursing law

More than 10,000 South Korean community doctors and certified nursing assistants went on strike on Wednesday, protesting a nursing bill they fear would hurt their jobs even as it improves nurses' pay and working conditions.

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Japan's Kishida plans to visit Yoon in South Korea before G-7

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he wants to travel to South Korea to further strengthen ties between the two countries after President Yoon Suk Yeol's March visit to Tokyo.

WEKU

Kishida plans to visit Yoon in South Korea before G-7

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he is arranging a trip to South Korea for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol in return for his March visit to Tokyo

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Japan, S.Korea revive stalled economic talks as global risks rise

Japan and South Korea held their first finance leaders' meeting in seven years on Tuesday and agreed to resume regular dialogue as tensions in the wider region and slowing growth prod them to increase co-operation and mend strained relations.

Reuters

South Korea's Yoon says nuclear consultative group upgrades U.S. alliance

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday that a planned nuclear consultative group and new partnerships on supply chains and science and technology are an "upgrade" to the country's alliance with the United States.

Reuters

Japanese PM plans to visit South Korea from Sunday, Kyodo says

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to visit South Korea on May 7 and 8 for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol, Japan's Kyodo news agency quoted the premier as telling reporters on Tuesday.

Reuters

On May Day, Workers Rally for Better Labor Conditions

A large number of workers and activists globally marked May Day on Monday with rallies calling for higher salaries, reduced working hours and other better working conditions. May Day, which falls on May 1, is observed in many countries as a day to celebrate workers’ rights with rallies, marches and…

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North Korea blasts U.S.-South Korea summit deal for escalating tension

North Korea criticised a recent U.S-South Korea agreement to bolster the deployment of American strategic assets in the region for escalating tension to the "brink of a nuclear war," state media KCNA said on Monday.

Reuters

Kim Jong-Un’s sister calls Joe Biden ‘old man with no future’ as tensions with US grows

Kim Yo-Jong, sister and aide of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, laid into US President Jo Biden as he announced a landmark agreement on protecting South Korea from potential nuclear attacks

Daily Mirror

Japan PM Kishida to visit South Korea for summit with Yoon - Kyodo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit South Korea early next month and hold a meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol, around May 7-8, Kyodo reported, citing multiple unnamed Japanese and South Korean diplomatic sources.

Reuters

N. Korea insults Biden, slams defense agreement with Seoul

The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader says her country would stage more provocative displays of its military might in response to a new U.S.-South Korean agreement to intensify nuclear deterrence to counter the North’s nuclear threat, which she insists shows their “extreme” hostility toward Pyongyang

The Independent UK

On lethal aid to Ukraine, South Korean leader says Seoul considering its options

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Friday it was necessary to ensure Russia’s invasion of Ukraine does not succeed and that Seoul was considering its options when it came to lethal aid to Kyiv.

Reuters

US-Korea summit: Joe Biden's 'American Pie' won't include stationing nuclear weapons on the peninsula

The rendition of Don McLean’s classic pop song American Pie by Yoon Suk Yeol may have dominated the headlines as the South Korean president enjoyed dinner at the White House with Joe Biden – Yoon is, reportedly, a devotee of “noraebang”, Korean karaoke. But the frivolity of the moment was…

The Conversation

The U.S.-South Korea Washington Declaration meets with criticism in Seoul

An outpouring of criticism has focused on concerns that Seoul gave more than it got, and that the Washington Declaration might even make South Korea's neighborhood a more dangerous place.

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Paris in the spring, Korea in the House: Photos of the week - Roll Call

Photos of the week: Debt limit, South Korea's president and Paris Hilton highlighted the action in the Capitol over last week of April.

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Japan to restore preferred trade status for South Korea

Japan’s trade ministry says it has begun procedures to restore preferential trade status for South Korea, days after Seoul took a similar step for Tokyo and requested reciprocity, and more than three years after the countries downgraded each other during a bitter historical dispute

Woman & Home

Angelina Jolie and son Maddox make a rare public appearance together

The mom and son duo attended a State Dinner at the White House

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China lodges serious representations with S.Korea over joint statement with U.S

China expressed "strong dissatisfaction" to South Korea over its joint statement with the United States about the need for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, a foreign ministry statement said on Friday.

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Nuclear deterrence by day, noraebang by night. This head of state does both

But at home, conservative South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol continues to face backlash over women's rights and ties with Japan.

The Independent UK

Concerned about North Korea, South's Yoon seeks more US help

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has used a joint address to Congress to urge still-more strengthening of the U.S. security alliance guarding against North Korea and its nuclear program

Reuters

South Korea leader stresses need for cooperation with Japan on North Korea

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday it is necessary to speed up trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States to counter increasing North Korean nuclear threats, and said the world must not "shy away" from promoting freedom for the North.

Roll Call

South Korea's Yoon reminds lawmakers of benefits of US intervention - Roll Call

South Korean President Yoon reminded lawmakers that his country benefitted from US intervention, suggesting parallels to Ukraine and Taiwan.

The Conversation

US-South Korea nuclear weapons deal – what you need to know

The United States and South Korea have unveiled an agreement under which leaders in Seoul will be handed an enhanced role in planning any nuclear response to a strike in the region by North Korea.

Reuters

Analysis-Calls for South Korean nuclear arsenal unlikely to fade despite U.S. deal, analysts say

The United States granted South Korea a larger role in planning for a potential nuclear war with North Korea, but that will probably not ease doubts over U.S. defence commitments that have fuelled calls for a South Korean nuclear arsenal, experts said.

The Independent UK

US to send nuclear ballistic submarines to South Korea as part of landmark deal

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