All news on the topic: South Korea

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WW3 fears escalate as South Korea responds to Kim Jong-un blowing up roads with gunfire
Seoul reported that it believed North Korea would blow the roads up on Monday to severe connections between the two, a prediction that came to pass when the North detonated on Tuesday
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The Russian trace of the Korean mafia Dmitriy Lee
Behind the head of the National Agency for Prospective Projects of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NAPP) Dmitriy Lee stands Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov.
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Fears of US recession send stock markets tumbling
Concerns have been raised after the world’s largest economy reported much lower-than-expected job creation in July.
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South Korean firm YG-1 supplies metal-cutting equipment to Russia’s defense industry, including two nuclear weapons production plants
The South Korean company YG-1 has been confirmed as a supplier of metal-cutting equipment to Russia, which is actively being utilized by Russian defense manufacturers.
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New blood: How the Kremlin’s aggressive ambitions are bringing Ukraine more allies worldwide
At the outset of Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv found it difficult to seek military assistance from third countries.
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Senior North Korean diplomat defects to South
A high-profile North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba has defected to the South, Seoul’s spy agency has confirmed to the BBC.
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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra charged with insulting the monarchy
Thaksin appears in court accused of lese-majeste relating to 2015 interview with South Korean media
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Workers at Samsung Electronics walk out for the first time ever
A labor union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said many workers went on strike Friday, marking the first such walkout in the smartphone and chipmaking giant’s 55-year history.
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Kim Jong-un’s new draconian laws include phone police roaming streets and divorce banned
Kim Jong-un is trying to quash Western influence from his closed-off nation, with sources claiming two new draconian laws have been brought in to make lives more difficult
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Covid 'increases risk of arthritis for up to one year after infection'
Fresh research shows that Covid-19 infections are associated with an increased risk for autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) including arthritis, gout, and lupus
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Billionaire construction company CEO offers employees £60k bonus to have babies
Booyoung Group has designed the scheme in a bid to try to help reverse South Korea’s declining birth rate - and the company is even backdating payments to those who started a family before the policy came into place
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Netflix thriller earns 100% Rotten Tomatoes score as fans binge 'in one sitting'
The dark and violent crime series has been hailed as '100 percent insane but 100 percent amazing'
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Bungee jumper falls diea after harness breaks and she lands on concrete floor
The unnamed woman slammed onto the solid floor, missing an emergency crash mat at the foot of the jump after the safety harness attaching her to the elastic bungee rope failed
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TikTok trend that prompted health warning not to eat green fried toothpicks
After they are deep fried, the toothpicks made of sweet potato or corn starch look like jade-coloured, skinny curly fries video clips show them being cooked in oil and covered in seasoning
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Brits' top favourite foods from Korea include kimchi, BBQ, and bibimbap
Nearly one in six Brits have picked up Korean ingredients from the supermarket - with Korean fried chicken named as the dish they are most likely to have tried
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Moment fire shoots from Boeing jet with 122 onboard after bird flies into engine
As the T'way Air flight 216 took off from Incheon International Airport in South Korea, headed for Japan, a bird flew into its starboard engine leading to alarming scenes as fire spurted from the jet
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South Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck during official visit
Lee Jae-myung, the tough-talking leader of South Korea's main opposition party, was set upon by a knife-wielding man in Busan today before collapsing to the ground
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Parasite's Lee Sun-kyun’s wife sobs at funeral as fury grows over his suicide
Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun died at the age of 48 after being found unconscious in a car in a park in the South Korean capital of Seoul, with police now investigating his death
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Parasite star Lee Sun-kyun's car pictured as investigation begins after death
Tributes have been pouring in for Lee Sun-kyun, best known to many for his role in Bong Joon-ho’s 2019 Oscar-winning film Parasite, following the actor's apparent suicide
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Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun dies after being found unconscious in car park
Actor Lee Sun-kyun, 48, of South Korea, who starred in 2019's Oscar-winning Parasite, was found dead amid drug-abuse allegations - although he claimed he was being blackmailed
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South Korean students sue the government after exam ended 90 seconds early
The students are demanding £12,000 each after the examiner mistakenly rang the bell 90 seconds earlier than it was supposed to be during the notorious national college entrance exam
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King's funny question as he tours UK’s 'Koreatown' ahead of visit to country
King Charles visited New Malden, learning about South Korean culture and cuisine ahead of a state visit of the country's president Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, from November 21 - 23
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Killer robot crushes man after mistaking him for box of vegetables in factory
A man in his 40s has been crushed to death at a distribution centre in South Korea where a robot appears to have mistaken him for a box of vegetables on a conveyor belt
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Amazon Prime BTS: Yet to Come – release date and how to watch for free
Prime Video’s concert movie featuring the K-pop boy band drops later this month
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Man dies after octopus he's eating alive gets stuck in his throat and chokes him
The 82-year-old man, from the southern Korean city of Gwangju, started choking when a piece of live octopus he was eating became lodged in his throat, leading to him suffering a cardiac arrest
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