South Korea
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South Koreans breathe sighs of relief as escaped wolf is returned to zoo safely
Nine-day search for two-year-old Neukgu gripped nation and sparked safety concerns for animal and publicThe in…
- Asia Pacific, Energy, Environment, Renewable energy, Solar power, South Korea, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
How South Korea plans to use the Iran crisis to spur a renewables revolution
Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform South Korea…
- Asia Pacific, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), North Korea, Nuclear weapons, South Korea, United Nations, World news
North Korea rapidly expanding nuclear weapons capability, UN watchdog warns
Pyongyang making ‘very serious’ progress on producing weapons, with rapid rise in activity at main nuclear com…
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American Youtuber Johnny Somali sentenced to jail in South Korea over ‘comfort women’ statue stunt
Johnny Somali, 25, caused outrage after filming himself kissing a statue commemorating wartime sex slavesAn Am…
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Hundreds search for wolf that escaped from zoo in South Korea
Local school closes in Daejeon city as hundreds of emergency service and military personnel scour area around …
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How KFC, AKA Korean fried chicken, took over the world
The dish, adapted from one brought by US soldiers after the Korean war, has sparked thousands of variations an…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Business, China, Commodities, Cost of living crisis, Energy industry, India, Japan, New Zealand, Oil, Oil and gas companies, Pacific islands, South and Central Asia, South Korea, South Pacific, Thailand, US-Israel war on Iran, Vanuatu, World news
A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis
From farms in New Zealand to factories in Delhi, the effects of the oil crisis triggered by the Iran war are r…
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At least 14 people killed in fire at South Korean car parts factory
Almost 60 injured in blaze in Daejeon with footage seemingly showing people jumping from burning building to e…
- Australia news, Business, Commodities, Europe, France, Japan, Nato, Oil, South Korea, Strait of Hormuz, Trump administration, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Trump steps up pressure on European allies to help protect strait of Hormuz
US president says it is ‘only appropriate’ for Europe to help, and warns failure to do so would be ‘very bad’ …
- China, Donald Trump, Ed Miliband, Emmanuel Macron, Iran, Japan, Middle East and North Africa, Oil and gas companies, South Korea, Strait of Hormuz, Trump administration, UK news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Trump’s call for allied deployment to strait of Hormuz meets muted response
UK and Japan among countries that are considering options but yet to commit warships to blockaded shipping rou…
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North Korea fires projectile towards sea amid US-South Korea military drills
Projectile was fired toward the sea off North Korea’s east coast, the South Korean military said, days after S…
- Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, US-Israel war on Iran, Vietnam, World news
Asia scrambles to confront energy crisis unleashed by Iran war – with no end in sight
From fuel caps to four-day work weeks, the Middle East conflict has left the world’s top crude oil importing r…
- Asia Pacific, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, South Korea, US foreign policy, US military, US-Israel war on Iran
Hasty redeployment of US missiles from South Korea to Middle East leaves Seoul rattled
South Korea’s president has sought to reassure the public that the country is able to deter threats from the N…
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South Korea’s birthrate rises for second year with experts saying ‘echo boomers’ behind boost
Rebound in the country – which has been having demographic crisis – said to be partly because of 3.6 million b…
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Why is South Korea angry that Yoon Suk Yeol wasn’t sentenced to death?
The former president was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life imprisonment with labou…