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Leader of S.Korea's ruling party attacked ahead of presidential election

The leader of South Korea's ruling party was hospitalised on Monday after being attacked while campaigning for this week's presidential election, a race already overshadowed by controversy and in which early voting has been marred by irregularities.

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S.Korea ruling party leader hospitalised after attack at rally- Yonhap

South Korea's ruling party leader, Song Young-gil, was hospitalised on Monday after being attacked by a stranger with an unknown object while campaigning in Seoul for the party's presidential candidate, Lee Jae-myung, the Yonhap news agency reported.

Reuters

The also-rans: South Korea's long-shot presidential candidates

Seoul (AFP) - From a wealthy businessman who wants to unify the Korean peninsula to a heavily indebted ex-autoworker offering socialism to the masses, South Koreans have a plethora of choices in Wednesday's presidential election.

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South Korea’s presidential candidates face balancing act amid rising anti-China sentiment

With an election days away, the two leading candidates must negotiate pitfalls of a reliance on US for security and on China for trade

The Guardian - AU

South Korea to hit Belarus with export controls

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea said Sunday it will implement export controls against close Moscow ally Belarus for "effectively supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine".

AFP

North Korea Claims New Test of 'Reconnaissance Satellite' Component

North Korea carried out "another important test" towards the development of a reconnaissance satellite, state media said Sunday, but analysts warned it was a thinly-veiled ballistic missile launch, just days before South Korea elects a new president. From hypersonic to medium-range ballistic missiles, Pyongyang test-fired a string of banned weaponry…

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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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North Korea claims new test of 'reconnaissance satellite' component

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea carried out "another important test" towards the development of a reconnaissance satellite, state media said Sunday, but analysts warned it was a thinly-veiled ballistic missile launch, just days before South Korea elects a new president.

AFP

North Korea holds ‘satellite’ test as South’s slection nears

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said it conducted another reconnaissance satellite test, launching its second rocket with ballistic missile capability in less than a week as global attention focuses on the Ukraine crisis and South Korea prepares for elections.

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NKorea claims another test for developing reconnaissance satellite

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea on Sunday said it has conducted another test for the development of a reconnaissance satellite.

AFP

North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of South's election

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Saturday, Seoul's military said, continuing this year's record-breaking blitz of weapons tests with a launch just days before South Korea's presidential election.

AFP

Early voting for S.Korea president begins in shadow of COVID

South Korea began early voting on Friday for a presidential election in the shadow of the pandemic, as up to a million people with COVID-19 are expected to cast ballots during a spike driving one of the world's highest caseloads.

Reuters

In S. Korea election, future of foreign policy up for debate

Ahead of the March 9 presidential election in South Korea, major candidates are embroiled in a heated debate over how to address a foreign policy challenges that include the U.S.-China rivalry, North Korea's nuclear threats and badly strained ties with Japan

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S.Korea candidates woo young voters with 'deepfakes,' hair insurance

South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol got a boost on Thursday when a rival dropped out, but if the conservative former prosecutor wins next week, it may also be thanks to "deepfake" avatars and viral short videos.

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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…

Bangkok Post

South Korea rolls back Covid-19 vaccine pass as infections burden testing centres

SEOUL: South Korea will temporarily lift a requirement for vaccine passes or negative Covid-19 tests at a number of businesses to ease the strain on testing centres, authorities said on Monday, as the country faces a wave of Omicron infections.

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North Korea Hails 'Significant' Test in Satellite Development

North Korea said it had carried out a test of "great significance" for developing a reconnaissance satellite, state media reported Monday, a day after Seoul said it had detected a ballistic missile launch. Despite sweeping international sanctions, Pyongyang carried out a record-breaking blitz of weapons tests in January before pausing…

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North Korea hails 'significant' test in satellite development

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea said it had carried out a test of "great significance" for developing a reconnaissance satellite, state media reported Monday, a day after Seoul said it had detected a ballistic missile launch.

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North Korea fires ballistic missile, restarting weapons tests blitz

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz after a month-long lull during the Beijing Winter Olympics, with the world's attention now focused on Ukraine.

AFP

China vows cooperation with North Korea under 'new situation': KCNA

Seoul (AFP) - China's President Xi Jinping emphasised the importance of cooperation between Beijing and Pyongyang in an unspecified "new situation", North Korea's state media reported Saturday.

Reuters

Ukraine asks for S.Korea cybersecurity aid amid Russia invasion

The top Ukraine official in South Korea said on Friday that his country wants to request Seoul's assistance in boosting its cybersecurity capability to defend against Russian attacks.

Al Jazeera

‘Drivers have died’: South Korea’s couriers camp out for change

Logistics workers are occupying a major firm’s headquarters in a dispute that has become a flashpoint in upcoming election.

Reuters

S.Korea test-fires missile interceptor a month after N.Korea launches -Yonhap

South Korea on Wednesday test-fired a long-range surface-to-air missile, Yonhap news agency reported, a month after North Korea tested a record number of increasingly powerful missiles potentially capable of evading defences in the South.

AFP

UN expert urges vaccines to help North Korea end Covid isolation

Seoul (AFP) - The world should provide millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines to North Korea, where "draconian" anti-pandemic measures are worsening an already-severe food crisis, a UN human rights expert said Wednesday.

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