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Richarlison, Harry Kane and Oliver Skipp: What we learned as Tottenham made winning start to pre-season tour

Harry Kane and Heung-min Son both scored twice as Tottenham began pre-season with a 6-3 win against a K-League XI in Seoul.

Evening Standard

Tottenham 6-3 K-League XI: Son Heung-min and Harry Kane at the double as Richarlison makes debut

Tottenham made a winning start to their pre-season tour as a K-League XI were beaten 6-3 in a hugely entertaining friendly in Seoul.

Evening Standard

The strange Son Heung-min press conference in South Korea that confused the UK media

It was standing room only in the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Tuesday afternoon as the 'main attractions' arrived from Tottenham Hotspur

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South Korea vows probe of 2019 North Korean repatriations

Seoul (AFP) - The South Korean government on Wednesday slammed the controversial 2019 repatriation of two North Koreans, after releasing photos that appeared to show one of them resisting the handover.

AFP

Finding fame... and family? AleXa's Korean-American K-pop dream

Seoul (AFP) - Korean-American K-pop star AleXa has wanted to be on stage since she was a kid, but her search for fame in South Korea was also fuelled by another reason -- to help her mother find her birth family.

AFP

Tottenham vs K-League XI live stream: How to watch pre-season friendly on TV in UK today

Tottenham will today have their first pre-season run out when they face a K-League XI in Seoul.

Evening Standard

Global talent, Korean-trained: K-pop's new recipe for world domination

Seoul (AFP) - From Indian K-pop idols to Swedish songwriters, South Korea's music industry is now a hotbed of global talent -- a smart strategy as it aims for world domination, experts say.

AFP

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'Gangnam Style' impact endures a decade after it broke the internet

Seoul (AFP) - When South Korean rapper Psy released "Gangnam Style" a decade ago, few anticipated the scale and speed of its success, and how it would help usher in the streaming revolution.

AFP

Harry Kane and Son Heung-min collapse as Antonio Conte oversees gruelling Tottenham training session

Tottenham forward Son Heung-min had to be dragged onto his feet as Antonio Conte lead his squad through a pre-season training session in Seoul.

Evening Standard

Antonio Conte drills see Harry Kane 'collapse’ during brutal Tottenham pre-season

Antonio Conte has been preparing his side for the 2022/23 campaign but the Italian appears to have pushed the England captain and his Tottenham teammates too far during a trip to Seoul

Daily Mirror

Tottenham's first day in Korea: Unlucky Joe Rodon, Clement Lenglet situation, training and Son

The Tottenham players touched down in Seoul a little while after our Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold arrived in South Korea for the pre-season tour

Football London

South Korea’s Film Rules Need a Reboot

The success of productions such as “Squid Game” and “Parasite” prove the industry can hold its own without excessive protectionism.

Foreign Policy

South Korean auteur behind 'Oldboy' returns with 'pure' love story

Seoul (AFP) - Filmmaker Park Chan-wook, known for his ultra-violent thrillers that helped catapult South Korean cinema onto the global stage, is back with an altogether different work -- a restrained yet deeply emotional love story.

AFP

Samsung Electronics forecasts 11.4% rise in 2Q profits

Seoul (AFP) - Samsung Electronics expects operating profits in the second quarter to rise 11.4 percent, the South Korean tech giant said in a statement Thursday, despite ongoing global supply chain woes.

AFP

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The Independent UK

Seoul spy agency files charges against ex-chiefs over NKorea

South Korea’s spy agency has filed charges against two of its former directors over their handling of separate border incidents with North Korea in recent years which prompted criticism that Seoul’s previous liberal government improperly appeased the North to improve ties

AFP

Tottenham's Son Heung-min says he faced racism as teen in Germany

Seoul (AFP) - Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min has revealed he faced racism as a teenage footballer in Germany and was happy to get "revenge" when South Korea knocked Germany out of 2018 World Cup.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Son Keen to Avoid Spurs Tour Guide Duty During South Korea Visit

Son Heung-min has been named South Korea's top athlete for five straight years but he is keen to downplay his star status with his Tottenham Hotspur team mates for fear of having to play tour guide for the entire squad during their pre-season tour. Spurs begin preparations for the Premier…

The Independent UK

Asian shares mixed, oil steady ahead of July 4 holiday in US

Shares are mixed in Asia while U.S. futures fell ahead of the July 4 holiday in the U.S. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney but fell in Hong Kong and Seoul

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AFP

Samsung begins production of advanced 3nm chips

Seoul (AFP) - Samsung Electronics became the first chipmaker in the world to mass produce advanced 3-nanometre microchips, the company said Thursday, as it seeks to catch up with Taiwan's TSMC.

Daily Mirror

Labour brand Dominic Raab 'out of touch' over £1m bill for private flights

Official records show the Deputy Prime Minister chartered private planes to fly him and aides to Singapore, Riyadh, Tel Aviv, Jakarta, Gibraltar, Cuprus and Seoul between October 2020 and June 2021

Bangkok Post

South Korea, Japan resume flights between capitals as Covid-19 eases

SEOUL: Flights between the capitals of South Korea and Japan resumed on Wednesday after being suspended for more than two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Bangkok Post

Travellers reminded cannabis illegal in other countries in the region

The Thai embassy in Seoul has warned people going from Thailand to South Korea that cannabis and cannabis-based products are illegal there and carry stiff jail terms, with deportation and the likelihood of being barred from future entry.

Reuters

S.Korean office workers hit convenience stores as 'lunch-flation' bites

Office worker Park Mi-won had never bought her lunch from a convenience store, until her favourite lunch buffet recently raised prices by more than 10% to 9,000 won ($7) as South Korean inflation soared to a 14-year high.

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What To Expect From South Korea’s First NATO Summit

South Korea’s president has vowed to make the country a “global pivotal state” bolstering cooperation with like-minded countries to promote liberal democratic values of freedom, peace, and prosperity.

Axios

South Korea would expect U.S. to intervene if China invades Taiwan, official says

"We probably take for granted that if China attacks Taiwan, the U.S. will engage."

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