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South Korea Calls On UNESCO To Step In If Japan Reneges On Pledge Over Forced Labour Site
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 15 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday called on UNESCO's heritage oversight body to step in if Japan continues to backtrack on its promise to honour wartime forced labour victims from its UNESCO World Heritage-listed...
South Korea, U.S. accelerate talks on tariff-security package
Donga Ilbo
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With the August 1 deadline for the U.S. reciprocal tariff waiver imposed by President Donald Trump just two weeks away, South Korea and the United States are speeding up talks on a comprehensive tariff and security package. To secure tariff cuts...
South Koreans wear red to draw line on Israeli genocide
Press TV
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July 16, 2025
Frank Smith Press TV, Seoul South Koreans joined Palestinians and the people from around the world to rally against Israel's ongoing attacks in Gaza and the West Bank even as ceasefire talks take place. Protesters wore red like those demonstrating...
Senate committee seeks safeguard against US troop reductions in South Korea
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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U.S. soldiers participate in an Eighth Army run at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, June 9, 2025. (Michelle Lessard-Terry/U.S. Army) A version of next year’s defense spending bill forwarded recently by the Senate Armed Services Committee would bar the...
South Korea summons Japan's defence attache in protest over island claims
Channel News Asia
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July 15, 2025
SEOUL: South Korea's defence ministry summoned Japan's defence attache on Tuesday (Jul 15) to protest over an annual white paper published by Tokyo, which made a territorial claim over disputed islands located in the East Sea. Both sides claim...
Democratic lawmaker says 7 drones were sent into Pyongyang by South Korea last year
Hankyoreh
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July 15, 2025
In October of 2024, North Korea released images of a drone it said had crashed in Pyongyang, claiming that it was of the same model used by the South Korean military. (KCNA/Yonhap) Democratic lawmaker and retired four-star general Kim Byung-joo...
South Korean Actress Kang Seo Ha Passes Away at 31 After Battle with Cancer
OtakuKart
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July 15, 2025
The South Korean entertainment industry is mourning the loss of actress Kang Seo Ha, who tragically passed away at the young age of 31. According to a report by Sports Kyunghyang, the actress died early in the morning on July 14, 2025, following a...
South Korea Begins Hydrogen-Powered K3 Main Battle Tank Development
The Defense Post
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July 15, 2025
Home/Asia Pacific/South Korea Begins Hydrogen-Powered K3 Main Battle Tank Development South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem has kicked off development of the K3 main battle tank, a next-generation platform powered by hydrogen fuel cells and is set to...
South Korea vs Japan, EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2025 Live Streaming Online in India: How To Watch East Asian Cup Football Match Live Telecast on TV & Football Score Updates in IST?
Latestly
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July 15, 2025
Japan national football team are currently locking horns with hosts South Korea national football team in the EAFF East Asian Cup E-1 Football Championship 2025. The South Korea vs Japan EAFF E-1 Football Championship match is being played at the...
South Korea’s ticking age time bomb
The Spectator Australia
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July 14, 2025
Think of South Korea, and K-pop, Korean cuisine, films and perhaps even skincare products spring to mind. The fact that anything preceded by a “K” immediately invokes something Korean is testament to the success of South Korea’s global soft power....
T'way Air makes inaugural flight between Vancouver and South Korea
Richmond News
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July 14, 2025
Korean budget airline T’way makes its North America debut at YVR. Travellers can now fly between South Korea and Vancouver with a new low-cost airline that officially launched this weekend. South Korean airline T'way Air made its inaugural flight...
South Koreans slam Trump extortion amid higher tariffs, defense share
Press TV
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Frank Smith Press TV, Seoul South Koreans roundly reject US President Donald Trump's attempt to extort even more money as he plans to raise tariffs for exports to the United States. Trump also said Seoul should pay almost ten times more toward the...
Taihan completes export cable installation at 364.8 MW South Korean offshore wind farm
Offshore Energy
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July 15, 2025
Taihan Cable & Solution has completed the installation of export cables for the 364.8 MW Yeonggwang Nakwol offshore wind project in South Korea. Source: Taihan Cable & Solution The export cable installation, covering two 28-kilometer lines and...
South Korean Actress Kang Seo Ha Passes Away At 31
Zee News
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South Korean actress Kang Seo Ha, beloved for her role in First Love Again, has died at 31 after reportedly battling stomach cancer, leaving fans and family mourning her loss. New Delhi: South Korean actress Kang Seo Ha, best known for her role in...
Theft of exam papers puts focus on South Korea’s high-pressure education system
South China Morning Post
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July 15, 2025
A teacher and a student’s parent have been arrested in South Korea after allegedly breaking into a high school in the wee hours to steal final exam papers in a case that has renewed concerns over a decline in academic integrity and illegal...
South Korean Defence Minister Nominee Vows To Militarily Support Gov Efforts To Establish Peace
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 15 (IANS) South Korean Defence Minister nominee Ahn Gyu-back pledged Tuesday to militarily support the government's push to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula and mend strained ties with North Korea. "(If I take...
South Korean Nominee Denies US Troop Withdrawal
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea’s nominee for foreign minister, Cho Hyun, clarified that there have been no talks regarding a reduction or pullout of American troops stationed in the country. In a written statement submitted to the parliamentary Foreign...
South Korea to order airlines to check Boeing fuel switches, Air India inspects fleet
Yahoo News
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By Lisa Barrington and Abhijith Ganapavaram SEOUL/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -South Korea is preparing to order all airlines in the country that operate Boeing jets to examine the fuel switches at the centre of an investigation into a deadly Air India...
South Korea Aims To Regain Wartime Command From US Within Lee's Term: Defence Minister Nominee
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 15 (IANS) South Korea's Defence Minister nominee Ahn Gyu-back said on Tuesday the Lee Jae Myung government aims to take back the wartime command of the country's troops from the United States within Lee's five-year...
South Korea: Special Counsel Fails At 2Nd Attempt To Bring In Yoon For Questioning
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 15 (IANS) South Korea's special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team failed Tuesday at its second attempt to bring in former President Yoon Suk Yeol from his detention cell for questioning over his martial law bid.The team had...