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☆ Zelenskiy urges South Korea to provide defence systems - report
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shake hands during the G7 leaders' summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21, 2023. Yonhap via REUTERS/File PhotoSEOUL, May 30 (Reuters) - Ukraine "desperately hopes" that South Korea will provide defensive military equipment such as anti-aircraft systems to fend off Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was cited as saying in an interview with a South Korean newspaper. We have to have a sky shield to rebuild Ukraine, and I desperately hope that South Korea will support us in this area." He said South Korea's early warning system would help defend his country from Russian air raids, the report said. Zelenskiy also requested South Korean military support in a video address to South Korean lawmakers in April, including armoured vehicles, as well as anti-aircraft, anti-tank and anti-ship weapons.

☆ Asiana Airlines will stop selling exit row seats on some of its Airbus A321 jets after a man opened an emergency door during flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines has stopped selling certain exit row seats on its A321-200 planes. Window exit row seats 26A and 31A will no longer be bookable, according to Asiana. The carrier said the move was out of precaution after a passenger opened a door during landing on Friday. South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines said it will no longer sell certain exit row seats on all of its Airbus A321-200 jets after a passenger opened an emergency door in flight, Al Jazeera reported. On both planes, certain exit row window seats on the left-hand side of the cabin will no longer be bookable.

☆ South Korean court issues warrant for man who opened Asiana plane door mid-air, Yonhap reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, May 28 (Reuters) - A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant on Sunday for a passenger who opened an Asiana Airlines (020560.KS) plane door minutes before it landed in Daegu, South Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported. The Daegu District Court issued the warrant for him on charges of violating the Aviation Security Act, saying there was a risk he may try to flee before trial. Lee said he opened the door because he wanted to get off the plane quickly. "I feel really sorry for the kids," he told reporters as he was escorted to the Daegu court for a hearing on Sunday, apparently referring to students who were on board and taken to hospital with breathing issues. Asiana stopped sales of the seats closest to the exit on the A321-200 airbus model starting on Sunday, Yonhap said.

SEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) - A passenger on an Asiana Airlines (020560.KS) flight told police he opened a door on the plane minutes before it landed in Daegu, South Korea, on Friday because he was "uncomfortable", Yonhap News Agency reported. He told police that he opened the door because he "wanted to get off the plane quickly," Yonhap said on Saturday, citing the Daegu Dongbu Police Station. The man opened the door when the plane was about 700 feet (213 metres) above the ground, causing panic onboard. [1/2] Asiana Airlines' Airbus A321 plane, of which a passenger opened a door on a flight shortly before the aircraft landed, is pictured at an airport in Daegu, South Korea May 26, 2023. Police sought an arrest warrant for the detained man on Saturday for violation of the Aviation Security Act and other offences, Yonhap said.

☆ Passenger says he was suffering job-loss stress when he pulled open a plane's emergency door mid-flight causing panic, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A man who opened the door of a plane in mid-air said he "wanted to get off quickly." A South Korean news agency reported that the man also told police he felt "suffocated." The agency reported that the man, who was in his 30s, told police he felt "suffocated" and was struggling with stress after losing his job. Video footage of the incident showed wind roaring through the cabin as the door hung open while the plane was coming into to land, per Yonhap News Agency. Those sitting near the exit must have been shocked the most," the mother of one of the pupils told Yonhap.

☆ Biden invited Kishida, Yoon to meet in Washington -U.S. official
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol attend a photo op on the day of trilateral engagement during the G7 Summit at the Grand... Read moreHIROSHIMA, Japan, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden invited his Japanese and South Korean counterparts for another meeting in Washington at their trilateral meeting in Hiroshima on sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit on Sunday, a senior U.S. official said. Specifically, a scheme to share information on North Korea's missile launches among the three countries was discussed, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met bilaterally earlier in the day, their third meeting this year, as the East Asian neighbours improve ties to counter regional security threats. read moreBiden commended Kishida and Yoon on their "courageous work to improve their bilateral ties", saying the trilateral partnership is stronger because of their efforts, the White House said. Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt in Hiroshima, Japan; Writing by Kantaro Komiya Editing by Chang-Ran KimOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Another Foreigner Detained in China, This Time a Korean Soccer Pro
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Chun Han Wong | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Son Jun-ho was detained on Friday while trying to leave China via an airport in Shanghai. Photo: Lee Jin-man/Associated PressSINGAPORE—Chinese police have detained a South Korean soccer player on allegations of bribery, the latest in a spate of enforcement actions affecting foreigners in China. Son Jun-ho, a 31-year-old who plays in China’s top-tier soccer league and has appeared for the South Korean national team, was detained on Friday while trying to leave China via an airport in Shanghai, according to a report Tuesday by the semiofficial South Korean news agency Yonhap.

☆ Ukraine's first lady meets with South Korea's Yoon
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as a special presidential envoy, South Korea's presidential office said on Tuesday. Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is visiting South Korea to participate in a media conference. In an interview with South Korea's Yonhap news agency published on Tuesday, Zelenska expressed willingness to invite Yoon to her country, saying such a visit would be "very supportive" to Ukrainians. She also warned against the risk of war fatigue and called for "more radical" support for Ukraine to fight against Russia's aggression. South Korea, a major producer of artillery shells, has said it was not providing lethal weapons to Ukraine, citing its relations with Russia.

☆ Korean player held in China on suspicion of bribery - diplomatic source
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Round of 16 - Brazil v South Korea - Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar - December 5, 2022 Brazil's Raphinha in action with South Korea's Son Jun-ho... Read moreBEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) - South Korean soccer player Son Jun-ho has been detained in China on suspicion of bribery, a Korean diplomatic source said on Monday. Son was detained on Friday, the source told Reuters. Son is an international player who represents Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan, based in the northeastern province of Shandong. Son was currently in the custody of the Liaoning Public Security Department, which alleges that Son bribed a "non-government official", according to an official at South Korea's consulate-general in Shenyang. Reporting by Eduardo Baptista, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Japan PM Kishida meets lawmakers, business leaders to finish South Korea visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida talks to South Korean business leaders during their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, May 8, 2023. Yonhap via REUTERSSEOUL, May 8 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with South Korean lawmakers and business leaders in Seoul on Monday to discuss potential bilateral cooperation as he wrapped up the first visit by a Japanese leader in 12 years. "I would like to strengthen the relationship I have with (South Korean) President Yoon and join forces with him to forge a new era," Kishida told reporters in Seoul after meeting with South Korean lawmakers at his hotel. Kishida told South Koreans on Sunday his "heart hurts" when he thinks of suffering during Japanese colonial rule of South Korea. He arrived in South Korea on Sunday following South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's trip to Tokyo in March where they sought to close a chapter on the historical disputes that have dominated Japan-South Korea relations for decades.

☆ Japan’s Kishida Visits South Korea as Two U.S. Allies Confront ‘Grave’ Security Issues
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, wearing glasses, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a joint press conference Sunday. Photo: Yonhap News/Zuma PressSEOUL—The leaders of South Korea and Japan met Sunday, as the two U.S. allies continue rekindling cooperation to counter China’s regional aggression and North Korea’s nuclear threat. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Seoul for a two-day trip, the first visit to South Korea by a Japanese leader since 2018. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol traveled to Tokyo in March for the first formal summit between the two countries in more than a decade.

☆ Kim Jong Un's powerful sister calls Biden as 'old man with no future' and attacks US nuclear defense pact with Seoul
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Kim Jong Un's sister attacked a defense agreement between South Korea and the US. Kim Yo Jong criticized the Biden administration, calling the president an "old man with no future." Kim is a powerful figure in North Korea and plays a key role in her brother's regime. A tv screen shows a file image of Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul. Kim Jong Un's sister is considered his right-hand woman and crucial to his administration.

☆ Korea’s Stock Market Shines Even as Economy Dims
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Frances Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Inside a dealing room at Hana Bank in Seoul on April 25. Photo: yonhap/ShutterstockShould a slowing economy lead to a weak stock market? Not judging by the performance of South Korea’s benchmark index this year. The country’s stock market is the best performer in Asia and one of the top indexes in the world so far this year. The Kospi Composite Index has risen more than 11% since Jan. 1, fueled by a rally in the shares of big technology companies like Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., which together account for a fifth of the index.

☆ Why Korea Is Beating Other Asian Stock Markets
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Frances Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

South Korea’s stock market is the best performer in Asia and one of the top indexes in the world so far this year. Photo: yonhap/ShutterstockShould a slowing economy lead to a weak stock market? Not judging by the performance of South Korea’s benchmark index this year. The country’s stock market is the best performer in Asia and one of the top indexes in the world so far this year. The Kospi Composite Index has risen more than 11% since Jan. 1, fueled by a rally in the shares of big technology companies such as Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., which together account for a fifth of the index.

☆ DeSantis urges more cooperation with South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis shakes hand with South Korea's Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon during their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, April 26, 2023. DeSantis, in a meeting with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, vowed support for South Korean companies and exchanges between the state of Florida, of which he is governor, and South Korean counterparts, Han's office said. South Korea was a key partner for Florida's economy and job creation, Han's office cited DeSantis as saying. Han called for the governor's support for South Korean companies in Florida. His visit comes as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in Washington for a summit with President Joe Biden, accompanied by more than 120 South Korean business leaders.

☆ South Korea's Yoon to visit US on April 24-30, Yonhap reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

SEOUL, April 20 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit the United States on April 24-30 for a summit with President Joe Biden, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday. The two leaders are scheduled to hold a summit and joint news conference on April 26, and Yoon will deliver a speech to the U.S. Congress on April 27, Yonhap said. Yoon's trip would mark the South Korean leader's first state visit to the United States since 2011, and the 70th anniversary of the two countries' alliance. Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Moonbin, Member of K-Pop Band ASTRO, Dies at 25
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Moonbin, a member of the K-pop band ASTRO, died on Wednesday at his home in Seoul. The pop star’s death was confirmed by the band and its management agency in a statement in Korean posted to Twitter. “On April 19, ASTRO member Moonbin suddenly left us and has now become a star in the sky,” the agency said. Moonbin, born Jan. 26, 1998, was an actor, dancer and model as well as a singer, who also performed as part of the band Moonbin & Sanha. ASTRO, originally a six-person male K-Pop group, shot to fame in 2016 with their debut EP “Spring Up.” They were named to Billboard’s top 10 list of new K-Pop groups that year.

CNN —K-pop star Moon Bin, a member of the boy band Astro, has died at the age of 25, his music label Fantagio said Thursday. Members of K-pop band Astro, Yoon San-Ha, MJ, Moon Bin, Cha Eun-Woo, attend the 26th High1 Seoul Music Awards at Jamsil Arena on January 19, 2017. The Chosunilbo JNS/ImaZinS/Getty ImagesMoon Bin debuted with Astro in 2016. The other members of the group are Jinjin, MJ, Cha Eun-woo and Yoon San-ha. Moon Bin also performed as part of a subgroup called Moon Bin & Sanha, which toured in Asia in recent months.

☆ K-pop star and BTS member J-Hope starts mandatory military service
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, April 18 (Reuters) - J-Hope, a member of Grammy-nominated K-pop boy band BTS, began his mandatory military service in South Korea on Tuesday, the second member of the group to do so. REUTERS/Jeenah MoonJ-Hope, 29, is the second member of the popular septet to enlist following Jin, the oldest, who joined the military in December. All able-bodied men in South Korea between the ages of 18 and 28 must serve in the military for 18 to 21 months. The military enlistment of BTS members has drawn attention from not just fans but also politicians in South Korea. Some lawmakers floated the idea of granting the hit group an exemption from mandatory military service to allow them to continue to perform instead.

☆ S.Korea's top court tells Google to disclose user information sharing -report
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, April 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's top court on Thursday said Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google should disclose whether the technology giant had shared local user information with third parties, news agency Yonhap reported, sending the case back to a lower court. The group alleged that the tech company had shared private user information through PRISM, a U.S. National Security Agency surveillance programme. "We will review the Supreme Court's full written decision carefully," a Google spokesperson said. The Supreme Court's decisions on both cases are in line with South Korea's recent tendency to take a tough stance on regulatory matters concerning foreign technology giants. On Wednesday, South Korea's anti-trust regulator fined Google 42.1 billion won ($31.88 million) for blocking the release of mobile video games on a competitor's platform.

☆ South Korea to lend 500,000 rounds of artillery shells to US, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEOUL, April 12 (Reuters) - South Korea reached an agreement last month to lend the United States 500,000 rounds of 155 mm artillery shells that could give Washington greater flexibility to supply Ukraine with ammunition, a South Korean newspaper reported on Wednesday. The DongA Ilbo newspaper cited unnamed government sources saying that South Korea decided to "lend" the ammunition instead of selling in order to minimise the possibility of South Korean shells being used in the Ukraine conflict. It said the loaned shells would be used primarily by the United States to fill its stockpile. Having bought 100,000 rounds of the shells last year, the U.S. government had asked to buy the same amount or more in February, but the South Korean government sought another way to supply the ammunition to its ally. South Korea is a key U.S. ally and major producer of artillery ammunition, but has sought to avoid antagonising Russia in light of economic ties and Moscow's influence over North Korea.

☆ North Korea says U.S.-South Korea drills push tension to 'brink of nuclear war'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Yonhap via REUTERS/File PhotoSEOUL, April 6 (Reuters) - North Korea on Thursday accused the U.S. and South Korea of escalating tensions to the brink of nuclear war through their joint military drills, vowing to respond with "offensive action," state media KCNA reported. KCNA released a commentary by Choe Ju Hyon, whom it called an international security analyst, criticising the exercises as "a trigger for driving the situation on the Korean peninsula to the point of explosion." "Now the international community unanimously hopes that the dark clouds of a nuclear war hanging over the Korean peninsula will be removed as early as possible," it added. "The drills have turned the Korean peninsula into a huge powder magazine which can be detonated any moment," it added. North Korea has reacted furiously to the exercises, calling them a rehearsal for invasion.

☆ Top security aide for S.Korea's Yoon offers to resign
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, March 29 (Reuters) - A top security adviser for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday he had offered to step down. His resignation comes ahead of Yoon's summit with U.S. President Joe Biden next month. Media reports said earlier National Security Adviser Kim Sung-han could be replaced over planning issues related to Yoon's visit to Washington. He added that Yoon's upcoming trip to the United States was being well prepared so his successor could take over smoothly. Yoon nominated Cho Tae-yong, ambassador to the United States, as Kim's successor, Yonhap news agency reported following the announcement.

In recent years the 15-member body has been split on how to deal with North Korea. Although both Russia and China backed toughened sanctions after North Korea's last nuclear test, in May 2022 they vetoed a U.S.-led push to impose more U.N. sanctions over North Korea's renewed ballistic missile launches. North Korea fired several cruise missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, three days after firing a short-range ballistic missile into the sea. North Korea's last known firing of strategic cruise missiles was on March 12, when it said it fired two from a submarine. "But I think it is a much more dangerous North Korea than it has been in the past," Berrier said.

☆ North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles off its east coast, South Korea says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Soo-Hyang Choi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEOUL, March 22 (Reuters) - North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of tests of its weapons as its rivals, South Korea and the United States, conducted joint military exercises. North Korea fired the missiles at around 10:15 a.m. (0115 GMT) from its South Hamgyong province, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. Wednesday's North Korean missile launches come just three days after North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast. The North has long bristled at exercises conducted by South Korean and U.S. forces, saying they are preparation for an invasion of the North. South Korea and the United States deny that, saying instead, they have to prepare to defend against North Korean aggression.

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