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WORLDAug 31South Korea jails Unification Church leader for briberyA leader of the Unification Church has been jailed in South Korea due to bribery charges. This reports on a legal outcome concerning a religious figure in the country.crookwellgazette.com.au · Australia
POLITICSAug 31South Korea hands jail term to Unification Church leaderHan Hak Ja has been convicted on bribery charges after giving the former first lady several luxury gifts. She has denied any wrongdoing.DW News [en]
POLITICSAug 31South Korea court gives Unification Church leader 2-year jail sentence for briberyA South Korean court on Monday sentenced Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja to a combined two years in prison over political funding and bribery offences linked to efforts…Japan Today
WORLDAug 31Seoul district offers foreigners multilingual help to navigate South Korean rental marketNavigating the intricacies of South Korea’s residential real estate market is notoriously complex even for long-time local residents. For the country’s steadily growing international population, however, steep language barriers, unfamiliar administrative procedures, and unique tenant laws make securing rental housing a particularly daunting endeavour – and one fraught with potential financial risk. To help bridge this informational divide and protect vulnerable foreign renters, Gangbuk, a...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 31Survey of 4,000 Young People in Japan and South Korea; Private Sector of Both Countries Leads Joint Research on Declining Birthrate MeasuresAsahi Shimbun
SCI & TECHAug 30South Korea may be getting too old to take advantage of its AI boomSouth Korea faces concerns that its aging population might hinder its ability to fully capitalize on the artificial intelligence boom. This highlights a demographic challenge impacting technological and economic growth.fortune.com · United States
HEALTHAug 29South Korea and UNICEF Support Cuban Pregnant Women with Vital Prenatal SupplementsSouth Korea and UNICEF are collaborating to provide crucial prenatal supplements to pregnant women in Cuba. This initiative aims to enhance maternal health and support healthy pregnancies in the region.cubaheadlines.com · Cuba
BUSINESSAug 29The rise of K-Beauty: Can South Korea overtake France?South Korea’s beauty industry has surpassed the US to become the world’s second-largest cosmetics exporter.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARYAug 28South Korea leans toward military conscription for womenFacing a population decline, fewer potential service members and calls for social equality to be extended to national military service, Korea is inching closer to breaking the taboo on women on the front line.DW News [en]
MILITARYAug 28US, South Korea, and Japan to conduct trilateral exercises as the North increases pressure on the USClarín
MILITARYAug 28South Korea says will hold joint military drills with US and JapanThe three allies will carry out air defense, maritime missile defense, anti-submarine and cyber defense exercises, even as Donald Trump seeks to revive dialogue with Pyongyang.Le Monde [en]
MILITARYAug 28U . S ., South Korea and Japan to hold drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on U . S . The U.S., South Korea, and Japan are scheduled to hold a military drill amidst North Korea's increasing pressure on the U.S. This signifies a coordinated military response to rising geopolitical tensions in the region.wvasfm.org · United States
MILITARYAug 28South Korea, Japan and U.S. to hold North Korea-focused nuclear missile drillSouth Korea, Japan and the United States ‌will conduct joint military drills from September 9 to 11 to test ‌readiness against North Korea's ⁠missile and nuclear weapons ⁠threats,…Japan Today
MILITARYAug 28U . S ., South Korea and Japan to hold drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on U . S . The U.S., South Korea, and Japan are preparing to conduct a joint military drill in response to increased pressure from North Korea on the U.S., indicating rising regional tensions.kgou.org · United States
MILITARYAug 28U . S ., South Korea and Japan to hold drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on U . S . The United States, South Korea, and Japan are preparing for a joint military drill. This exercise comes as North Korea reportedly increases pressure on the U.S.northernpublicradio.org · United States
MILITARYAug 28U.S., South Korea and Japan to hold drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on U.S.NPR News
BUSINESSAug 28South Korea Kospi falls 1 . 2 % as Asian shares riseThe South Korea Kospi stock index experienced a 1.2% decline while other Asian shares generally rose. This indicates a divergent performance in the region's financial markets.businesstimes.com.sg · Singapore
POLITICSAug 28South Korea backs Trump’s North Korea outreach, but warns against being sidelinedSouth Korea supports US President Donald Trump’s efforts to resume dialogue with North Korea, ‌but aims to ensure its security posture is not weakened and that Seoul is not sidelined, according to South Korea’s national security adviser. Seoul believed the resumption of talks between the US and North Korea should focus on progress on the North Korean nuclear weapons issue and must not undermine the country’s security readiness, Wi Sung-lac told reporters on Friday. “One point to keep in mind is...South China Morning Post
MILITARYAug 28South Korea, Japan and US set joint drills despite Trump cutsSouth Korea said on Friday it would hold joint military exercises with the United States and Japan in September, after Washington scaled back annual drills with Seoul in an apparent bid to encourage dialogue with North Korea. The three countries would conduct the North Korea-focused Freedom Edge exercise from September 7 to 11 in international waters east and south of South Korea’s Jeju Island, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. “This exercise is a defensive drill conducted annually by...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 27‘Strong signal’: South Korea raises rates again to fight inflation, rising home pricesSouth Korea’s central bank has raised interest rates for a second straight month, with analysts saying its semiconductor boom has given policymakers room to confront inflation, a weak won and rising home prices, but at the cost of a deeper squeeze on indebted households and small businesses. The Bank of Korea (BOK) lifted its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage point to 3.0 per cent on Thursday, a month after an identical increase took it to 2.75 per cent in July. The latest move brought the rate...South China Morning Post
CONFLICTAug 27North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ to US$125 million US-South Korea arms dealSouth China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 27South Korea announces second successive rate hikeSouth Korea has announced its second consecutive increase in interest rates. This decision signals a continued shift in the nation's monetary policy.freemalaysiatoday.com · Malaysia
DISASTERAug 27South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about concrete structure in Jeju Air crashSouth China Morning Post
MILITARYAug 27South Korean ex-spy reveals toll of secret missions to North: ‘treated as expendable’In 1984, Ha Tae-jun, then 24, spotted a notice recruiting for a special unit at the Military Manpower Administration office in central Seoul’s Yongsan district. The notice was scrawled on the wall in marker, with little explanation. Ha applied, and his life was changed forever – training as a South Korean operative for covert missions into North Korea. “About a month after submitting background check documents, they said I’d passed and told me to meet at a cafe near my house,” said Ha, now 66...South China Morning Post
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