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South Korea reports 25,125 fresh Covid cases, 43 deaths in last 24 hours
The daily caseload was down from 28,130 in the previous day and lower than 32,441 tallied a week ago, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)
 "South Korea reports 25,125 fresh Covid cases, 43 deaths in last 24 hours")
White House says Biden, Chin'as Xi Jinping may talk in coming weeks
Biden lands in South Korea on Friday evening, where he meets new President Yoon Suk-yeol with North Korea at the top of the agenda
 "White House says Biden, Chin'as Xi Jinping may talk in coming weeks")
Biden, South Korea's Yoon to meet amid concerns over North Korea
Leader Kim Jong Un abandoned a freeze on intercontinental ballistic missile testing and appears poised to resume testing of nuclear bombs, perhaps while Biden is in the region
 "Biden, South Korea's Yoon to meet amid concerns over North Korea")
Joe Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea and Japan
Biden departs Thursday and is set to meet newly elected South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
 "Joe Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea and Japan")
Crypto-loving S Koreans bet on Luna rising from ashes, worrying regulator
Reckoning they have little to lose with prices so ridiculously low, South Korean speculators in recent days have piled into Luna, a cryptocurrency that lost 99.99% of its value last week
 "Crypto-loving S Koreans bet on Luna rising from ashes, worrying regulator")
Biden's upcoming Asia visit for Quad Summit to focus on Indo-Pacific
In his first trip as President to the Indo-Pacific region, Joe Biden will use to assert American leadership in this vital region of the world: Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor
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S Korean companies likely to invest in US in line with Biden's visit
President Yoon Suk-yeol said on the 16th that he will discuss ways to strengthen global supply chain cooperation through the India-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) with U.S. President Joe Biden
 "S Korean companies likely to invest in US in line with Biden's visit")
Hyundai to set up $7 bn EV plant in US during Biden's Asia visit: Report
Hyundai is finalizing those plans as President Joe Biden is set to travel to South Korea next week as part of his first visit to Asia during his presidency
 "Hyundai to set up $7 bn EV plant in US during Biden's Asia visit: Report")
S. Korea seeks to resume construction of 2 nuclear reactors in 2025: Report
The project to build the two 1,400-megawatt reactors has been on hold since 2017; they had been scheduled to be completed by 2023
 "S. Korea seeks to resume construction of 2 nuclear reactors in 2025: Report")
PM Modi congratulates new S. Korean Prez, looks forward to bolstering ties
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's new president and the leader of the nation's first conservative government in five years was sworn in as new president on Tuesday
 "PM Modi congratulates new S. Korean Prez, looks forward to bolstering ties")
Why is the new South Korean prez moving out of the old presidential palace?
The new South Korean president wants to prioritise relations with the US and China may not like it
South Korea's new leader offers support if North Korea denuclearises
South Korea's new president says he'll present an audacious plan to improve North Korea's economy if it denuclearises.
New South Korean President takes office, briefed on North Korea
Conservative Yoon Suk Yeol took office as South Korea's president on Tuesday, facing a tougher mix of foreign policy and domestic challenges
South Korea, US begin drills involving F-35A radar-evading stealth fighters
The training is a scaled-back version of the large-scale Max Thunder exercise that the two countries staged in the past with the massive mobilization of their air assets and service members
South Korea's next leader Yeol faces escalating North's nuclear threat
North Korea has a history of trying to rattle new govts in Seoul and Washington to gain leverage in future negotiations. But if Kim orders a nuclear test, Yoon would be left with very limited options
North Korea test-fired missile from submarine: South Korea military
North Korea flight-tested a ballistic missile that was likely fired from a submarine on Saturday, South Korea's military said
 "North Korea test-fired missile from submarine: South Korea military")
Pyongyang fired unidentified projectile toward eastern sea: South Korea
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff didn't immediately say whether the projectile was ballistic or how far it flew
 "Pyongyang fired unidentified projectile toward eastern sea: South Korea")
North Korea launches projectile in an apparent weapon test: S Korea
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch was made on Wednesday but gave no further details.
 "North Korea launches projectile in an apparent weapon test: S Korea")
Ahead in curbing Covid-19 pandemic, India must monitor now: Experts
One of the few to contain Omicron well, it has seen stronger peaks followed by declines
 "Ahead in curbing Covid-19 pandemic, India must monitor now: Experts")
Top nuke envoys of South Korea, China discuss Korean Peninsula security
Chinese envoy expressed concerns over rising tension on the peninsula and reaffirmed commitment to play a "positive role" but said the key to a resolution to issue is in hands of Pyongyang, Washington
 "Top nuke envoys of South Korea, China discuss Korean Peninsula security")