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South Korea reports North Korea missile test as US plans new UNSC bans on Pyongyang
May 04, 2022 02:29South Korea’s military has claimed that North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea off its east coast, amid reports that the US intends to seek new anti-Pyongyang sanctions at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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Iranian newspaper warns South Korea could be blocked from Persian Gulf shipping
Apr 17, 2022 08:56Iran’s leading conservative newspaper Kayhan has urged government authorities to block South Korea from shipping traffic to and from the Persian Gulf over the East Asian country’s refusal to repatriate more than $7 billion worth of funds it owes Iran for energy imports in the past.
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US aircraft carrier deploys off Korean peninsula amid tensions with North Korea
Apr 12, 2022 02:56A US nuclear-powered carrier strike group has been deployed to the waters off the Korean peninsula for the first time since 2017 amid rapidly escalating tensions with North Korea over its missile tests.
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South Korea’s president-elect wants return of US nuclear assets
Apr 07, 2022 02:28South Korea’s President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol has sought the redeployment of US strategic assets, such as nuclear bombers and submarines, to the Korean Peninsula, after North Korea warned of a nuclear response to the South if provoked.
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South Korea successfully test-fires first solid-fuel space rocket: Ministry
Mar 31, 2022 02:50South Korea has successfully test-fired its first solid-fuel space rocket, the South’s Defense Ministry says, days after North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
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COVID-19 cases in Asia surpass 100 million
Mar 30, 2022 05:56Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant.
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South Korea reports record COVID deaths as daily cases surge past 600,000
Mar 17, 2022 12:16South Korea reported record daily COVID infections and record deaths caused by the virus, as the country which once took an aggressive anti-pandemic approach is set to end COVID restrictions.
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North Korea to launch reconnaissance satellites to monitor military actions of US, allies
Mar 10, 2022 04:21North Korea says it will launch a number of reconnaissance satellites in the coming years to collect information on military actions by the United States and its allies.
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Conservative wins South Korea’s presidential elections
Mar 10, 2022 03:03Opposition conservative Yoon Suk-yeol has been elected South Korean president, after rival Lee Jae-myung from the ruling Democratic Party conceded defeat.
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N Korea fires ‘suspected’ ballistic missile ahead of South's election
Mar 05, 2022 04:51North Korea has reportedly fired at least one suspected ballistic missile in what rival South Korea and Japan describe as an “apparent test” just ahead of the presidential election in the South.