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☆ Flurry of North Korean launches demonstrates complexity of missile defences
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Josh Smith | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The challenge was evident in conflicting and sometime contradictory details released by South Korea and Japan about the launches. Early Thursday, the Japanese government said a North Korean missile had flown over its territory, but hours later said it had not. A former senior U.S. defence official who served in Korea cautioned that the confusion was not a reflection on missile defence capabilities. The United States, South Korea and Japan participated in a ballistic missile defence exercise off Hawaii's coast in August - the first since 2017. The three countries conducted another such exercise in early October after North Korea launched a ballistic missile that flew over Japan.

[1/2] People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing three ballistic missiles into the sea, in Seoul, South Korea, November 2, 2022. South Korean warplanes fired three air-to-ground missiles into the sea north across the NLL in response, the South's military said. The South's launches came after Yoon's office vowed a "swift and firm response" so North Korea "pays the price for provocation". The North Korean weapon was one of three short-range ballistic missiles fired from the North Korean coastal area of Wonsan into the sea, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. It was the first time a North Korean ballistic missile had landed near South Korean waters, JCS said.

☆ North Korea launches 23 missiles as Kim Jong Un climbs the 'escalation ladder'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Stella Kim | Jennifer Jett | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

North Korea's provocations on Wednesday, while highly symbolic, are "more for show than for military escalation," he told NBC News. Hours before firing its first missiles, North Korea threatened the United States and South Korea over joint military exercises continuing this week that the North considers a rehearsal for invasion. Yoon's office said the timing of the North Korean launches "clearly showed the nature of the North Korean government." Over the course of the day, North Korea fired at least 23 ballistic missiles toward the sea. But Russia and China are also wary of North Korea and its unpredictability, Foster-Carter said.

☆ S.Korea opposition boycotts Yoon budget speech in battle of wills
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol leaves after speaking on the government budget at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, 25 October 2022. JEON HEON-KYUN/Pool via REUTERSSEOUL, Oct 25 (Reuters) - South Korea's opposition lawmakers boycotted President Yoon Suk-yeol's first budget speech to parliament on Tuesday to protest against a criminal probe surrounding the opposition leader, in an escalating battle of wills that could complicate deliberations. They demanded an apology, while threatening to boycott the budget speech. Yoon refused, saying on Monday that attaching any conditions to attendance at his speech would be "unprecedented in our constitutional history". Yoon's Tuesday speech called for swift passage of the budget with bipartisan support, to ease households' economic hardship and improve people's livelihoods.

☆ Reports shed new light on last hours of S.Korean slain by North in 2020
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

REUTERS/Kim Hong-JiSEOUL, Oct 20 (Reuters) - An investigation by the government of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is raising fresh questions about the death of a South Korean official in 2020, which the previous administration wrote off as a failed defection attempt. Prosecutors on Tuesday filed for arrest warrants against a former defence minister and the former coast guard chief. The parliamentary report concludes that the coast guard and navy violated rules during their initial rescue efforts by failing to seek help from other vessels and authorities nearby. In June 2022, the coast guard apologised for "causing confusion", and its chief and eight other senior officials resigned. Prosecutors have raided a presidential archive and the offices and homes of two former intelligence chiefs, a former defence minister and the resigned coast guard head.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol told reporters that Pyongyang has been "indiscriminately carrying out provocations", vowing to devise "watertight countermeasures". North Korea's military issued a statement via state media KCNA early on Friday saying that it took "strong military countermeasures", over artillery fire by South Korea on Thursday. The unprecedented frequency of North Korea's missile launches has raised concerns it may be preparing to resume testing of nuclear bombs for the first time since 2017. It said the South Korean air force "conducted an emergency sortie with its superior air force, including the F-35A". "The KPA sends a stern warning to the South Korean military inciting military tension in the frontline area with reckless action," its spokesman said, according to KCNA.

☆ S.Korea's Yoon says 'untrue' media reports damage alliance amid hot mic controversy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol takes part in a wreath laying ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Blair GableSEOUL, Sept 26 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday "untrue" media reports over his remarks threatened to damage relations with the United States after he was caught cursing on a hot mic during his visit to New York last week. read moreIn the highest profile controversy, Yoon was caught cursing on a hot mic as he left an event in New York on Wednesday after a brief chat with U.S. President Joe Biden. "What an embarrassment ... if these bastards refuse to approve it in parliament," Yoon told Foreign Minister Park Jin in a video aired by South Korean broadcasters, which went viral on social media. His press secretary, Kim Eun-hye, dismissed the allegations, saying Yoon was referring to the South Korean parliament without mentioning Biden.

☆ Gaffes, controversy overshadow S.Korea's Yoon trips to U.N., London
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Amr AlfikySEOUL, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A series of gaffes and controversies is overshadowing South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's first major overseas tour, sending his ratings plunging and inviting scathing criticism from some lawmakers even within his own party. This week, Yoon visited London for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth and then New York in his first U.S. trip to attend the U.N. General Assembly, before arriving in Canada on Thursday. His press secretary, Kim Eun-hye, dismissed the accusation, saying Yoon was referring to the South Korean parliament without mentioning Biden. Yoon and Biden had planned informal talks in New York, but ended up having just a 48-second chat at the Global Fund. Yoon's office said that was a "Plan B" due to changes in Biden's schedule, and said they also met in London when Yoon raised the EV subsidies issue.

☆ Hot mic catches South Korean president insulting US Congress, describing them as 'idiots'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol was captured on a hot mic reportedly disparaging American lawmakers. Yoon was overheard calling members of US Congress "idiots" in a now-viral clip. The remarks were made after Yoon met with US President Joe Biden in New York City. Yoon and Biden met Wednesday at the Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Conference in New York City. The South Korean president's remark was apparently in reference to Biden pledging $6 billion in funding to the Global Fund, an international organization that aims to defeat HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria.

☆ South Korean, Japanese leaders meet, agree on need to improve ties
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozUNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held the first one-on-one talks between their countries' leaders since 2019 on Wednesday and agreed on the need to improve relations by resolving issues of dispute. The meeting took place in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. Japan's Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Hikariko Ono said the two leaders "shared the need to bring back the sound bilateral relationship with the resolution of various issues." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by David Brunnstrom and Chris Gallagher; editing by Grant McCool and Richard PullinOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Electric vehicles row overshadows S.Korean president's first U.S. visit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

He will fly to Canada on Thursday for the last leg of his trip before returning home on Saturday. Seoul officials have asked Washington to postpone the new rules until Hyundai completes building its Georgia factory in 2025. A number of high-level South Korean officials have been mobilised in recent weeks to relay concerns to their U.S. counterparts and press for exemptions, though solutions are far from clear. Trade Minister Lee Chang-yang will travel to the United States this week to discuss the IRA, the ministry said on Tuesday. However, the South Korean government is focusing on bilateral dialogue for now, he said, when answering a lawmaker's question in parliament.

☆ Row over EV subsidy rules overshadows S.Korean president's first U.S. visit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The KIA logo is seen on the new KIA Niro during a press day at the 2021 Seoul Mobility Show in Goyang, South Korea, November 25, 2021. Yoon, who was in London for the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, departed for New York late on Monday to attend the U.N. General Assembly. He will fly to Canada on Thursday for the last leg of his trip before returning home on Saturday. A number of high-level South Korean officials have been mobilised in recent weeks to relay concerns to their U.S. counterparts and press for exemptions, though solutions are far from clear. Yoon has also been struggling to make headway on other key diplomatic and security issues such as improving relations with Japan and enticing North Korea back to denuclearisation talks.

☆ South Korea's Yoon to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral, U.N. General Assembly
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-12 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol holds first official news conference, after taking office in May, to mark 100 days in office, in Seoul, South Korea August 17, 2022. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS - RC21YV9WUCRJSEOUL, Sept 12 (Reuters) - South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol will visit London, New York and Canada next week in his first trip to those countries, primarily to attend the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth and visit the U.N. General Assembly, Yoon's office said on Monday. The decision to attend the funeral on Sept. 19 reflected the historical importance of South Korea's bilateral ties with Britain, the achievements of Queen Elizabeth, and the affection the monarch had shown South Korea since her visit in 1999, Kim said. Yoon will then travel to New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly, where he is expected to give a keynote speech on Sept. 20, Kim said. Yoon's U.N. speech would be aimed at presenting South Korea's role as "a global leader country that contributes to resolving international issues and establishing a global order based on universal values," he said.

☆ South Korea, U.S. begin largest military drills in years amid North Korea backlash
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-22 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEOUL, Aug 22 (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military drills in years on Monday with a resumption of field training, officials said, as the allies seek to tighten readiness over North Korea's potential weapons tests. South Korea separately launched the four-day Ulchi civil defence drills on Monday, designed to boost government readiness, for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic emerged. North Korea fired two cruise missiles from the west coast last week, after South Korea and the United States kicked off preliminary training for the exercises. Yoon has said his government is willing to provide economic aid if Pyongyang takes steps toward denuclearisation, but North Korea has rebuffed his offer, openly criticising him. The United States, South Korea and Japan participated in a recent ballistic missile defence exercise off Hawaii's coast, the first such drills since 2017, when relations between Seoul and Tokyo hit their lowest point in years.

☆ Meet the chef who wants to change our diets one bug at a time
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-23 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York City-based chef Joseph Yoon started cooking insects four years ago for an art project. He now wants to change our perceptions of creepy crawlies so that we can have “delicious,” “nutrient-dense,” and “sustainable” insect diets. “I absolutely love insects,” says Yoon, who is the executive director of Brooklyn Bugs, an organization that promotes edible insects. An edible insect farm, Next Millennium Farms, opened in Canada in 2014. Incorporating edible insects into your diet once a week can make a big difference.”

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