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SOUTH KOREA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2022
South Korea's bewildering stance on the Ukraine conflict
Elevating economics and trade over politics like Seoul has done with the Ukraine invasion will haunt it — especially with China, which has long used economic leverage as a policy weapon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2022
North Korea tests new weapon in bid to improve its 'tactical nukes'
In an apparent sign of the test's importance, leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch, telling officials to continue building up the county's 'nuclear combat forces.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 14, 2022
South Korea's incoming president denies report he asked to attend Quad summit in Japan
Asked about possible summits with U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's team said he 'welcomes' early meetings.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2022
U.S. aircraft carrier deploys off Korean Peninsula amid tensions with North
This is the first time since 2017 that a carrier group has deployed to the waters between South Korea and Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 11, 2022
Ukraine's Zelenskyy tells South Korean lawmakers tens of thousands killed in Mariupol
'Ukraine needs various military technologies from airplanes to tanks,' Zelenskyy said in a video address to South Korean lawmakers. 'South Korea can help us.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2022
Kim sister threatens South Korea with nuclear strike if it attacks
Kim Yo Jong's threat appeared to be an effort to justify future provocations to challenge the hawkish new president soon taking power in Seoul.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 3, 2022
South Korea's Han Duck-soo tapped to return as prime minister for Yoon administration
The 72-year-old Han has expertise in economy, trade and public affairs, and was prime minister during the Roh Moo-hyun administration from April 2007 to February 2008.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2022
North Korea's Kim lied about firing newer version of ICBM, Seoul says
North Korea may have used video from a failed Hwasong-17 test on the morning of March 16 and launched an actual Hwasong-15 to sell it as a success.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2022
Analysts investigate possibility of North Korean missile test 'deception'
Reports suggest North Korea's biggest missile test ever may not have been what it seemed, raising new questions over the secretive country's banned weapons program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2022
North Korea may be preparing for nuclear test soon, report says
Pyongyang appears to be working on a 'shortcut' to a tunnel at its Punggye-ri test facility, apparently in an attempt to repair the site, which was shuttered in 2018.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2022
Relocation of presidential office in Seoul heightens security concerns
The South Korean president-elect's decision to move both the presidential office and the Defense Ministry comes at a time when North Korea is rapidly escalating tension.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 25, 2022
With ICBM launch, Japan sees dramatic shift in North Korean missile testing
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the test would 'make the whole world clearly aware of the power of our strategic armed forces once again.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2022
Coronavirus rules are swiftly falling away in Asia, with a big caveat
Many Asian-Pacific countries are dismantling thickets of COVID-19 rules at bewildering speeds, even though the omicron variant of the coronavirus is still raging in parts of the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2022
The jobs — and aging faces — behind South Korea's record low unemployment numbers
The country logged a record-setting run of low unemployment through February, at 2.7%, with almost half of the job increases driven by people 60 and older.

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