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'Dogfight in the mire:' South Korea's election gets ugly

The rivalry, mudslinging and negative campaigning between the two leading presidential candidates in South Korea are so bad that the loser faces a prospect of going to jail

The Independent UK

With days to go, South Korea has no favorite in president race

Voters in the central South Korean city of Cheongju have backed the winning presidential candidate in the last seven elections. This time around, there is no clear candidate building a wave of support just days before the poll.

Tribune News Service

Anti-feminist or foul-mouthed liberal? South Korea to pick new president

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea will elect a new president Wednesday and voters face a stark choice: a feminist-bashing conservative or a scandal-plagued liberal?So far, it's a dead heat.

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S.Korea's Moon orders protection of nuclear power plant amid wildfire

South Korea President Moon Jae-in on Friday ordered an all-out efforts to be made to protect the Hanul Nuclear Power Plant from a wildfire that broke out in the eastern coastal county of Uljin, the presidential office said in a statement.

Reuters

South Korea’s raucous politics: presidential election defined by mudslinging and scandal

Poll features two populist candidates mired in controversy over everything from misogyny to property deals

Financial Times

In unaffordable Seoul, housing is at the centre of the S.Korea election

Lee Jae-hong would have had no trouble buying a home in the suburb of Ilsan on the outskirts of Seoul back in 2018. With a strong credit score and a job at a blue chip company, borrowing enough for an average apartment in the city costing about $562,000 was well…

Reuters

S.Korea presidential frontrunner seeks to 'reset' China ties with extra THAAD missile system

Plans by South Korea's leading opposition presidential candidate to buy an additional THAAD U.S. missile system risks economic retaliation from China, his top foreign policy adviser said, but that would provide a chance to "reset" testy diplomatic ties.

Reuters

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Factbox-Houses, scandals, missiles: The issues at stake in S.Korea's presidential election

The uncertain outlook for the upcoming presidential election in South Korea reflects the ups and downs of outgoing President Moon Jae-in's five years in office.

Reuters

A Foreign Policy Cheat Sheet for South Korea’s Presidential Election

Liberal and conservative candidates bring distinct traits to office. But after polling day, the shackles could come off.

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South's Moon Warns of 'Crisis' if NKorea Restarts Long-range Missile Tests

South Korea's leader warned Thursday the peninsula could slide back into a "state of crisis" if Pyongyang follows through on threats to resume testing long-range missiles. Pyongyang conducted an unprecedented seven weapons tests in January, including of its most powerful missile since 2017 when leader Kim Jong Un baited then-US…

Asharq Al-Awsat

S. Korea's outgoing president calls for US-North Korea talks

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in his final months in office, has expressed concern over North Korea’s expanding weapons program and the possibility that more weapons tests would revive fears of war

The Independent UK

New N. Korea nuclear, ICBM testing would trigger instant crisis, S.Korea's Moon says

A resumption of North Korea's nuclear weapon or long-range missile tests would "instantly" send the peninsula back into crisis, outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in said this week, calling for measures to prevent that from happening.

Reuters

Egypt Signs Deal with South Korea to Boost Military Defense

The Egyptian army concluded a military deal with South Korea’s Hanwha Defense company, the military said Wednesday. The office of President Moon Jae-in in Seoul said in a statement that a $1.6 billion arms deal to provide K9 self-propelled howitzers to Egypt is the country’s biggest export contract for the…

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S.Korea ruling party candidate seeks to outdo Moon with N.Korea nuclear talks

The top security adviser of South Korea's ruling party presidential candidate said his team aims to overcome previous failures in bridging North Korea and the United States, and present a more "persuasive" strategy to jumpstart nuclear talks.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt, Korea Agree to Establish Political, Economic Partnership

Egypt and South Korea agreed on Thursday to establish an economic and political partnership within an integrated strategic framework for the various aspects and fields of cooperation. This came during the meeting between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in at al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo.…

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Aramco Signs 10 Agreements during Saudi-Korean Investment Forum

Saudi Aramco has signed one agreement and nine Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with leading Korean entities to advance its downstream strategy and support development of low-carbon energy solutions, while creating new financing options for the company. The agreements were announced on Tuesday on the sidelines of a meeting between Crown…

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Saudi PIF Signs MoU to Develop Green Hydrogen Production

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), POSCO and Samsung C&T Corporation Engineering & Construction Group (Samsung C&T) announced on Tuesday the signing of a three-party MoU with the goal of developing a project to produce green hydrogen for export. The MoU was signed during the Saudi-Korean Investment Forum held in…

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Saudi Arabia, South Korea Seek to Boost Relations, Investments

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held talks on Tuesday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on bilateral relations between their countries and ways to bolster them in all fields. The South Korean leader had arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday on an official…

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The Independent UK

South Korean president in Saudi Arabia, meets crown prince

South Korea’s leader has landed in Saudi Arabia, where he was greeted in Riyadh by the kingdom’s crown prince and an honor guard marching band

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Crown Prince Receives South Korean President in Riyadh

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday on an official visit. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, welcomed him at King Khalid International Airport. It is the latest visit by a head of state to Saudi Arabia as a growing number…

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