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N. Korea's Kim Orders Military To Prepare For Possible 'War'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wrapped the year with fresh threats of a nuclear attack on Seoul and orders for a military arsenal build-up to prepare for a war that can "break out at any time" on the peninsula, state media reported Sunday.

International Business Times

North Korea to launch 3 new satellites in 2024, as Kim warns war inevitable

Kim promises further military modernisation after conducting a record number of weapons tests in 2023.

Al Jazeera

Israel embassy pulls ‘inappropriate’ video imagining Hamas attack on Seoul

South Korea objected to footage posted by Israeli embassy depicting hypothetical abduction of a mother in Seoul.

Al Jazeera

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Israeli Embassy Pulls Video Imagining Hamas Attack In Seoul

The Israeli embassy in South Korea has removed a video showing an imaginary scenario in which Koreans are attacked by masked assailants in Seoul, a reference to Hamas, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.

International Business Times

Inside Seongil Choi's experiments with materials and form

Wallpaper* Future Icons: Seoul-based Seongil Choi works across a variety of materials, with experimental approaches at the heart of his work

Wallpaper

Who was Godfather of avocado toast Bill Granger?

The global launch of Granger's business has seen 19 restaurants open across Sydney, London, Greater Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka and Seoul

Evening Standard

South Korean actor and Parasite star Lee Sun-kyun dies at 48

The actor had been under investigation for alleged illegal drug use. Seoul police point to apparent suicide.

Al Jazeera

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Bill Granger, chef who brought Aussie-style breakfast to world capitals, dies at 54

Bill Granger, the Australian chef, food writer and restaurant owner who brought Aussie-style food to international capitals from London to Seoul, has died

The Independent UK

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' is found dead in Seoul

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, who played a rich entrepreneur in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, was found dead on Wednesday. Police suspect he died by suicide.

WEKU

Lee Sun-kyun: Parasite actor found dead in Seoul at 48 amid drug allegations

He was being investigated by police for alleged drug-taking

Evening Standard

South Korea sanctions North Korean spy chief over illicit cyber activities

Pyongyang is thought to use the money stolen in cyber-heists to fund its illegal weapons programmes.

Al Jazeera

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ dies

Lee Sun-kyun won a Screen Actors Guild award for ‘cast in a motion picture’ for his role in ‘Parasite.’ He was found dead at a car in a Seoul park.

Chicago Sun-Times

Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead in Seoul

South Korean actor had been under police investigation over his alleged use of drugs

The Guardian - AU

Lee Sun-kyun death: Parasite star found dead in wake of drug allegations

He was found unconscious in his car in central Seoul

The Independent UK

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Seoul's Parliament Greenlights 2024 Budget for South Korea's Economy

South Korea's parliament gives a thumbs up to the 2024 budget, paving the way for economic growth and innovative ventures. Exciting times ahead!

The Independent UK

South Korean court orders 2 Japanese companies to compensate wartime Korean workers for forced labor

South Korea’s top court has ordered two Japanese companies to financially compensate more of their wartime Korean workers for forced labor

International Business Times

N. Korea's Kim Warns Of 'Nuclear Attack' If 'Provoked' With Nukes

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Pyongyang will not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if "provoked with nukes", state media said Thursday, while Seoul and its allies called for "dialogue without preconditions".

International Business Times

Mapping Bedbugs: S Korean Blockchain Engineer Fights Infestation With Data

When news broke about a bedbug outbreak in his native South Korea, 29-year-old blockchain engineer and self-professed insectophobe Kang Jae-gu got straight to work -- on the data.

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International Business Times

N. Korea Fires 'Long-range Ballistic Missile': Seoul

North Korea fired another internationally banned "long-range ballistic missile" on Monday, the South's military said, after Pyongyang voiced outrage over deeper nuclear cooperation between Seoul and Washington.

International Business Times

South Korea Military Says North Fires Ballistic Missile

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul's military said, as the United States and South Korea warned any nuclear attack would lead to the end of Pyongyang's regime.

The Independent UK

North Korean and Russian officials discuss economic ties as Seoul raises labor export concerns

State media say senior North Korean economic officials have met with the governor of a Russian region along the Pacific coast for discussions on boosting economic cooperation between the countries

Al Jazeera

US, Japan, South Korea step up efforts to counter North Korea cyber-threats

The three allies are concerned about ‘malicious’ cyber-activities in support of Pyongyang’s banned weapons programmes.

The Independent UK

US, South Korean and Japanese national security advisers meet to discuss North Korean threat

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is meeting with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts Saturday in their latest three-way talks on the North Korean nuclear threat and other regional challenges

The Independent UK

South Korea's defense chief vows retaliatory strikes on 'heart and head' of North Korea if provoked

South Korea’s defense minister has vowed massive retaliatory missile strikes on “the heart and head” of North Korea in the event of provocation, as the rivals escalate their rhetoric over their respective spy satellite launches in recent days

WEKU

What North Korea's shift toward Russia means for its global strategy

Since the collapse of nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington in 2019, analysts see a major shift in North Korea's foreign relations. It has turned increasingly to Moscow.

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