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North Korea launches two medium-range missiles into East Sea: South Korea

North Korea launched two medium-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Sunday, Yonhap news agency said citing South Korean military

North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast, says Seoul official

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Sunday off its east coast, South Korea said. South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff said the launch was made on Sunday morning but gave no further details. The launch came three days after North Korea said it tested a high-thrust solid-fuel motor for a new strategic weapon, a development that could allow it to possess a more mobile, harder-to-detect arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach the U.S. mainland. In recent months, North Korea has test-fired a barrage of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles including last month's launch of its developmental, longest-range, liquid-fueled Hwasong-17 ICBM designed to carry multiple warheads. Some experts say North Korea would eventually use an expanded arsenal to seek sanctions relief and other concessions from the United States.

Fifa World Cup 2022: A tournament of underdogs and major upsets in Qatar

Fifa World Cup 2022, Qatar: The tournament has seen a lot of upsets, and Morocco has been the best team that has upset many big teams in the world.

S Korea to hold international forum on N Korea's human rights situation

South Korea's new envoy for the North's human rights, Lee Shin-hwa, plans to serve as a moderator for the seminar

S Korea logs 54,319 fresh Covid-19 cases amid virus surge worries

South Korea reported more than 50,000 new Covid cases on Sunday, the largest for a Sunday in more than three months, amid concerns of another surge as government mulls easing the indoor mask mandate

South Korean truckers end 16-day strike over freight rates, return to work

Thousands of South Korean truckers are returning to work after voting Friday to end their 16-day walkout that disrupted construction and other domestic industries. Thousands of truckers seeking financial protections as fuel prices rise went on strike November 24. The government took aggressive steps to minimise interruptions such as by widening back-to-work orders on truckers and mobilising military vehicles to ease delays in industrial shipments. About 3,600 of the Cargo Truckers Solidarity union's 26,000 members participated in Friday's vote, and about 62 per cent of them voted in favour of ending the strike and returning to work. The union, which was striking to demand the government make permanent a minimum freight rate system that is set to expire at the end of 2022, said it will continue fighting for minimum fares it says are crucial for drivers' safety and financial stability in the face of rising fuel costs. The vote came a day after the government widened its contentious w

'Underweight' on India, China to lead Asian outperformance in 2023: Nomura

The key risks identified by the brokerage are stretched government finances and oil prices going past $120 a barrel

Covid-19: S Korea to decide on indoor mask mandate by end of month

The mandate is the last remaining Covid-19 restriction South Korea has kept in place following the scrapping of all other distancing rules

North Korea once again fires artillery rounds over South Korea's drills

North Korea on Tuesday fired a barrage of artillery rounds into waters near rival South Korea for the second consecutive day in a tit-for-tat response for the South's live-fire drills in an inland border region. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected North Korea firing around 90 artillery rounds from a front-line area along its eastern coast around 10 a.m. It said the shells, which were likely from multiple rocket launchers, landed in the northern side of a maritime buffer zone the Koreas established in 2018 to reduce border tensions. The firings came shortly after the North Korean People's Army's General Staff said it instructed front-line units to launch artillery into the sea as a warning following South Korean artillery exercises in a region near their land border. North Korea also on Monday fired around 130 artillery rounds into waters near the buffer zones with South Korea, while accusing the South of raising unnecessary tension in front-line areas. The latest .

North Korea military orders new artillery firing over South Korea drills

North Korea's military says it has ordered frontline units to conduct artillery firings into the sea for the second consecutive day in a tit-for-tat response to South Korean live-fire drills in an inland border region. The statement by the North Korean People's Army's General Staff came a day after the North fired about 130 artillery rounds into waters near its western and eastern sea boundaries with South Korea in the latest military action raising tensions between the rivals. An unidentified North Korean military spokesperson said the planned artillery firings Tuesday were meant as a warning to the South after the North detected signs of South Korean artillery exercises in the border region. The South Korean army is conducting live-fire exercises involving multiple rocket launching systems and howitzers in two separate testing grounds in the Cheorwon region, which began on Monday and continues through Wednesday. North Korea's military said Monday that it instructed its western an

Neymar scores, Brazil beat S Korea 4-1 to advance to quarterfinals

Neymar scored a goal in his return from injury and Brazil beat South Korea 4-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup on Monday. Neymar converted a first-half penalty for his 76th goal with Brazil and move one shy of Pel all-time scoring record with the national team. The 82-year-old Pel said he was going to watch the match on television while hospitalized in Brazil to treat a respiratory infection. Vincius Jnior, Richarlison and Lucas Paquet also scored in the first half for Brazil, which made it to the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the eighth straight time. South Korea was trying to advance past the round of 16 for the first time since its historic run as a co-host in 2002, when it made it to the semifinals and ended up fourth. Paik Seung-ho scored South Korea's goal in the 76th minute.

Fifa World Cup, BRA vs KOR Highlights: Brazil into qf courtesy easy 4-1 win

Fifa World Cup 2022, Brazil vs South Korea, Round of 16 Highlights: Vinicious Jr, Neymar, Richarlison and Paqueta scored as Brazil thrashed South Korea 4-1 to make the last 8 where they play Croatia

Samsung Electronics appoints Lee Young-hee as its first female president

She is the first female president at Samsung, the country's biggest conglomerate, to come from outside the founding family

South Korean President Yoon's approval rating rise to 38.9%: Poll

Positive assessment of Yoon's performance climbed 2.5% points from the previous week, posting an increase for the second consecutive week in a Realmeter poll

FIFA: This serves as a warning, says Portugal coach after loss to S Korea

With this win, the Koreans made it to the pre-quarters

Fifa World Cup: Korea through to last 16; Uruguay go out even after winning

Fifa World Cup 2022 Highlights: South Korea would be the biggest story of the night as they repeated the feat of their neighbours Japan after they beat Portugal 2-1, coming from 0-1 down. Uruguay out

Seoul announces additional sanctions on Pyongyang for missile tests

South Korea announced additional sanctions on North Korea in response to growing security threats from Pyongyang, highlighted by its long-range missile launch last month

FTAs and their discontents: Do free trade agreements benefit India?

India's balance of trade has worsened with countries with which it has signed free trade agreements

Fifa World Cup: Why are players wearing Batman-style facemasks in Qatar?

Fifa World Cup masked men: Who are these players wearing stylish black masks and why are they wearing the masks? Find out here

S Korea scrambles jets after China, Russia planes enter air defence zone

Wagner Group may get terror tag