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South Korea Stampede: Sri Lankan man’s body to be brought home

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka is taking necessary measures to repatriate the body of the 27-year-old Sri Lankan man who died during the stampede in South Korea during the halloween weekend.Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC told News 1st that relatives of the deceased had requested for the body to be brought back to Sri Lanka.The Foreign Ministry said that diplomatic staff have been assigned to hospitals, and police stations in Seoul, South Korea to ascertain if more Sri Lankans have been killed, or injured from the tragedy.The Foreign Ministry, and the Sri Lankan Embassy in South Korea is coordinating such efforts.Secretary to the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment P. A.

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'The Recruit' Season 2 Cast: 9 Actors Return,10 Sign On & the Fate of 2 Still Unclear

Noah Centineo has officially embarked on another dangerous adventure as Owen Hendricks in The Recruit, and the cast has been unveiled.

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iPhone will soon be able to replicate your voice after just 15 minutes of training

FILE - Apple Inc. iPhone 14 smartphones at the companys store in the Gangnam District of Seoul, South Korea, on March 31, 2023.

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K-pop star Moon Bin, member of boy band Astro, dies at age 25

K-pop star Moon Bin, member of the popular boy band group Astro, was found dead at his home in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday evening, his management label announced. He was 25.Moon Bin, known professionally as Moonbin, was reportedly found unresponsive by his manager in the Gangnam neighbourhood of Seoul.Police are currently investigating the death, though local authorities have said there is no evidence of foul play. A police officer in Seoul told the Korean outlet Yonhap News that Moon Bin’s death appears to be a suicide.

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ASTRO’s Moonbin found dead at 25: Reports

FILE - Cropped image showing Moonbin of ASTRO during MBC music program 'Show Champion' at MBC Dream Center on May 25, 2022 in Goyang, South Korea. (The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images)Moonbin, a member of the popular Korean pop group ASTRO, was found dead Wednesday, according to multiple reports. The 25-year-old artist was found in his apartment located in the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea, by his manager, according to Soompi, an online media outlet that covers Korean entertainment and pop culture. "It appears that Moonbin took his own life," police reportedly said, adding, "We are currently discussing the possibility of an autopsy to determine the precise cause of death." Moonbin debuted with the group ASTRO in 2016, alongside members Jinjin, MJ, Cha Eun-woo, Sanha, and Rocky, according to ABS-CBN News. FILE - Musical Group Astro, including members JinJin, MJ, Cha Eunwoo, Moonbin, Rocky and Yoon Sanha attend the Red Carpet Photo Op at KCON 2017 at LA Conventtion Center on August 20, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

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BTS’ J-Hope becomes 2nd member of K-pop band to join South Korean army

SEOUL, South Korea - J-Hope, a member of K-pop sensation BTS, entered a South Korean boot camp Tuesday to start his 18-month compulsory military service, becoming the group’s second member to join the country's army.There was heated public debate in 2022 over whether to offer special exemptions of mandatory military service for BTS members, until the group’s management agency announced in October that all seven members would fulfill their duties.In December, Jin, 30 and the oldest member of BTS, became the band's first member to enter the army after revoking his request to delay his conscription.South Korean TV footage Tuesday afternoon showed what they called a black minivan likely carrying J-Hope moving into the boot camp in Wonju, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) east of Seoul. Hybe Corp., the parent company of BTS’ management agency Big Hit Music, later confirmed the 29-year-old singer entered the camp.FILE - J-Hope of BTS is seen outside Dior, during the Paris Fashion Week - Menswear Fall Winter 2023 2024 : Day Four on Jan.

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North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile for first time

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Friday it flight-tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, a possible breakthrough in its efforts to acquire a more powerful, harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continental United States.North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency issued the report a day after the country’s neighbors detected a launch of a long-range missile from near Pyongyang, which extended a run of weapons displays involving more than 100 missiles fired into the sea since the start of 2022.Thursday’s test did not appear to demonstrate the weapon’s full capacity, and it remains unclear how far North Korea has come in mastering technologies to ensure the warhead would withstand atmospheric reentry and accurately strike targets. Still, analysts said the test was likely a meaningful advance in North Korea’s goal to build a nuclear arsenal that could directly threaten the United States.Later Friday, the U.S.

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N. Korea test-fires 2 more missiles near its eastern coast

A man watches a television news screen showing a picture of North Korea's recent test-firing of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), at a railway station in Seoul on March 17, 2023. - North Korea said the projectile it test-fired o SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward waters off its eastern coast Monday, adding to a recent flurry in weapons tests as the United States prepared to deploy an aircraft carrier strike group to neighboring waters to step up military exercises with the South.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from a western inland area south of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang from around 7:47 a.m.

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US and South Korea hold drills as North Korea test-fires missiles from submarine

South Korean and US military vehicles are seen at a military training field in the border city of Yeoncheon on March 13, 2023. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images) SEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean and U.S.

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N. Korea launches two missiles from submarine in weapons test

A general view shows pedestrian and traffic amid the Pyongyang city skyline and Ryugyong hotel (R) on March 9, 2019.(Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Monday it has conducted submarine-launched cruise missile tests, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops to be ready to repel its rivals’ "frantic war preparation moves."The test on Sunday came a day before the U.S. and South Korean militaries begin large-scale joint military drills that North Korea views as a rehearsal for invasion.The official Korean Central News Agency said Monday that the missile launches were meant to confirm the reliability of the weapons system and gauge underwater-to-surface offensive operations of the country's submarine units.RELATED: Rapper Costa Titch dies at 28 after collapsing onstage during music festivalComing off a record year in missile testing, North Korea's weapons demonstrations this year include test launches of an intercontinental ballistic missile, short-range missiles and a purported long-range cruise missile system in recent weeks.The White House said Wednesday that North Korea is covertly sending a significant number of artillery shells to Russia amid the war with Ukraine.

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Sister of Kim Jong Un warns North Korea ready to act against US, South

FILE - North Koraen Leader Kim Jong Un (L) and sister Kim Yo Jong attend the Inter-Korean Summit at the Peace House on April 27, 2018 in Panmunjom, South Korea. (Photo by Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images) SEOUL, South Korea - The influential sister of North Korea’s leader warned Tuesday that her country is ready to take "quick, overwhelming action" against the United States and South Korea, a day after the U.S.

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N. Korea fires missile near Japan as US, S. Korea prepare for drills

People walk past a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on February 18, 2023. - North Korea fired a suspected long-range ballistic missile on February 18, South Korea's mi SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Saturday fired a long-range missile from its capital into the sea off Japan, according to its neighbors, a day after it threatened to take strong measures against South Korea and the U.S.

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Sri Lankan dead in Seoul stampede

COLOMBO (News 1st) – A Sri Lankan has died in the stampede which took place during a halloween festival in Seoul, South Korea.When inquired by News 1st, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry stated that a 27-year-old resident of Kandy had died.The minister mentioned that representatives have been directed to the Police and hospitals in Seoul to find out if more Sri Lankans have been killed, or injured.The Minister said that they are looking for more information regarding the incident through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Sri Lankan Embassy in South Korea.South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul.Yoon expressed condolences to the victims, mostly teenagers and people in their 20s, and his wishes for a speedy recovery to the many injured."This is truly tragic," he said in a statement. "A tragedy and disaster that should not have happened took place in the heart of Seoul last night."A huge crowd celebrating in the popular Itaewon district surged into an alley on Saturday night, emergency officials said, adding the death toll could rise.Choi Sung-beom, head of the Yongsan Fire Station, said 151 deaths had been confirmed, including 19 foreigners.

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Fears grow for Iranian female rock climber who competed without hijab abroad

A woman looks at a screen displaying a video of an international climbing competition is Seoul, South Korea, during which Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi competes without a hijab, in the Cypriot capital Nicosia on Oct. 18, 2022.

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North Korea confirms simulated use of nukes to 'wipe out' enemies

People sit near a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un overseeing a missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on October 10, 2022. (Photo by Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea’s recent barrage of missile launches were the simulated use of its tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to "hit and wipe out" potential South Korean and U.S.

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North Korea fires 2 more missiles toward sea as US redeploys aircraft carriers

FILE - A tv screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with file footage, is seen at a railway station in Seoul. North Korea fired a mid-range ballistic missile on Oct.

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North Korea fires ballistic missile toward eastern waters, South Korea says

FILE - People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on Sept. 29, 2022.

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South Korea proposes meeting with North on family reunions

A little girl looks through binoculars towards North Korea from a viewing platform covered with ribbons bearing goodwill messages during a visit to Goseong Unification Observatory on February 22, 2018 in Goseong-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Carl Court SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea’s new government on Thursday proposed a meeting with North Korea to discuss a resumption of reunions of families separated since the 1950-53 Korean War, despite long-strained ties between the rivals over the North’s nuclear weapons program.Family reunions are a highly emotional humanitarian issue because they involve people in their 80s and older who are desperate to see their long-lost relatives before they die.

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Record-breaking rainfall, flooding leaves at least 9 dead in Seoul, South Korea

The Korea Herald reports that hundreds of people have lost their homes in the flooding, and hundreds more have been forced to evacuate and seek higher ground after rivers and streams overflowed their banks, pouring water onto local streets and highways in the city.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON TVAt least nine people have died, and six were reported missing in the Seoul area on Tuesday, August 9, after record overnight rainfall flooded South Korean homes, roads, and the Seoul metro system, according to local news reports. (Credit: @dreaming_woorim via Storyful)Videos posted to social media show incredible amounts of water covering roads across the city, leaving cars stranded and traffic backing up as water rose.An emergency meeting was held Monday with South Korean Prime Minister Han Deok-soo to get more information on the unfolding situation and to mitigate other injuries and deaths as a result of the historic rainfall, according to a press release.South Korean President Seok-Yeol Yoon said it was "regrettable" that human lives have been lost and instructed local governments and other organizations to continue emergency work systems to do what they can to prevent more loss of life, the press release said.And because of the flooding in the Seoul area, access to low-lying areas like underpasses, riverbanks and other flood-prone regions will be restricted until further notice.A subway station in Seoul, South Korea, had to be closed after becoming inundated with floodwater on August 8.

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North Korea suggests balloons flown from South brought COVID-19

FILE IMAGE - North Korean defectors, now living in South Korea, prepare to release balloons carrying propaganda leaflets denouncing North Korea's nuclear test, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Oct. 10, 2014, in Paju, South Korea.

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BTS hiatus sparks debate on activism, South Korean military exemptions

SEOUL, South Korea - The surprise announcement by BTS last week that they were taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects stunned their global fanbase, shaking their label's stock price and leaving many questions about the K-pop supergroup’s future.HYBE, the company behind the band, denied the group was taking a hiatus — a word used in a translation of the group’s emotional dinnertime video announcement. In the days since, band members have remained active on social media, continuing the stream of posts, photos and assurances that the band wasn’t breaking up.Despite the immediate impacts — HYBE’s stock initially dropped more than 25% and has yet to fully recover — several factors may still affect BTS’ future.

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S. Korea says N. Korea launched suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, 2 other missiles

People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on May 25, 2022, after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan according to South Ko SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's government says one of the three weapons North Korea launched Wednesday was a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile. South Korea's government says the launches are "a grave provocation" that threaten international peace.

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Biden on Monkeypox: Outbreak should concern 'everybody,' as health experts are baffled

Biden said in South Korea, while speaking with a group of reporters before he boarded Air Force One for Japan, Reuters reported.The president’s remarks come as numerous outbreaks of monkeypox were reported in Africa, followed by other reported cases in Europe and the U.S."We’re working on it, hard to figure out what we do," added Biden.RELATED: What is monkeypox? Scientists stunned by cases in US, EuropeWhile there are at least 80 confirmed cases of the disease worldwide and another 50 suspected cases, the U.S. has only confirmed a pair of cases after a man in Massachusetts was diagnosed with the disease.

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Biden signs $40 billion in US aid for Ukraine during Asia trip

US President Joe Biden holds a press conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol following teir meeting at the People's House in Seoul on May 21, 2022. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - President Biden on Saturday signed legislation to support Ukraine with an additional $40 billion in U.S.

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Why Koreans could all get younger soon

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 10: After inauguration ceremony, president Yoon Seok-yeol greets people at the street in Seoul, South Korea on May 10, 2022. (Photo by Lee Yong-Ho / Pool/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Everyone in South Korea may soon be turning a year younger.

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North Korea fires ballistic missile in another round of weapons tests

This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on August 29, 2017 and released on August 30, 2017 shows North Korea's intermediate-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 lifting off from the launching pad at an SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, in a resumption of weapons tests following a monthlong hiatus and as the United States and its allies are focused on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The North Korean launch was the eighth of its kind this year and the first since Jan. 30.

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Sri Lanka’s Sirisena hopes for a Korean unification during World Summit 2022

Seoul (News 1st); Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called on the world to pledge to not be warmongers and war criminals but peacemakers and sacrifice in whatever way required to benefit humanity forever with bestowed peace.Sirisena was speaking at the World Summit 2022 (Summit for Peace on the Korean Peninsula) in Seoul, South Korea.World Summit 2022 (Summit for Peace on the Korean Peninsula) gathered world leaders and a worldwide virtual audience around topics related to peaceful reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula.It featured keynote speakers from around the world on a range of topics related to the peaceful reconciliation of the Korean Peninsula. Many speakers are from the 157 countries that have diplomatic ties with both North and South Korea.“The experiences in the unification of Germany and Vietnam show how two contrasting political ideologies could positively merge.

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BTS' Jin, Suga and RM test positive for COVID-19

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 03: (L-R) V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Jimin, and J-Hope of BTS attend 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2021 Presented By Capital One at The Forum on December 03, 2021 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/WireIm SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS – Jin, Suga and RM – have all been infected with the coronavirus after returning from abroad, their management agency said.RM and Jin were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Saturday evening, the Big Hit Music agency said in a statement.

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North Korea, Kim Jong Un mark 10th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death

People come to pay their respects before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il to mark the ten year anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il, the father of current leader Kim Jong Un, on Mansu hill in Pyongyang on Decemb SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Friday commemorated the 10th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s death with calls for greater public loyalty toward his son and current leader Kim Jong Un, who is struggling to navigate the country out of deepening pandemic-related hardships.In his 10 years at the helm of North Korea since his father’s death, Kim Jong Un, 37, has secured the same absolute power enjoyed by Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung, the current leader’s grandfather and state

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Former South Korean military dictator, Chun Doo-hwan dead at 90

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Former South Korean military strongman Chun Doo-hwan, who took power in a 1979 coup and brutally crushed pro-democracy protests before going to prison for misdeeds in office, died on Tuesday. He was 90.Emergency officials said Chun died at his home.

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North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un vows to build 'invincible' military, decries US

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed a rare exhibition of weapons systems and vowed to build an "invincible" military, as he accused the United States of creating tensions and not taking action to prove it has no hostile intent toward the North, state media reported Tuesday.In an apparent continued effort to drive a wedge between Washington and Seoul, Kim also said his drive to build up his military isn’t targeted at South Korea and that there shouldn’t be another war pitting Korean people against each other.Kim gave the speech Monday at the "Defense Development Exhibition ‘Self-Defense-2021’," an event meant to mark the previous day’s 76th birthday of the ruling Workers’ Party.

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North Korea says it successfully tested nuclear-capable hypersonic missile

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Wednesday it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile it implied was being developed as nuclear-capable as it continues to expand its military capabilities while pressuring Washington and Seoul over long-stalled negotiations over its nuclear weapons.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the missile during its first flight test on Tuesday met key technical requirements set out by defense scientists, including launch stability and the maneuverability and gliding flight characteristics of the "detached hypersonic gliding warhead." State media released a photo of a missile mounted with a finned, cone-shaped payload soaring into the air while leaving a trail of bright orange flames.The

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North Korea launches another missile as diplomat decries US policy

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea Tuesday at nearly the same moment its U.N. diplomat was decrying the U.S.'s "hostile policy" against it, in an apparent return to its pattern of mixing weapons displays with peace overtures to wrest outside concessions.The launch, its third round of weapons firings this month, came only three days after North Korea repeated its offer for conditional talks with South Korea.

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North Korea reportedly fires projectile toward eastern sea, South Korean officials say

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, two days after the North claimed to have tested a new missile in its first weapons test in six months.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement the North Korean projectile flew toward the waters of the Korean Peninsula's east coast on Wednesday. It gave no further details, and it wasn't clear what the projectile was.North Korea said Monday it tested a newly developed cruise missile twice over the weekend.

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North Korea holds toned-down military parade to celebrate founding

SEOUL, South Korea - Civil defense forces carrying rifles and health workers wearing gas masks and red hazmat suits paraded in North Korea’s capital in a celebration of the nation’s 73rd anniversary that was a marked departure from past militaristic displays.The parade late Wednesday — overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, wearing a cream suit and visibly slimmer than at the start of the year — centered around paramilitary organizations and public security forces protecting the capital, Pyongyang, instead of the military units that handle the most important weapons in Kim’s nuclear and missile arsenal.In January and last October, North Korea rolled out its most provocative strategic weapons, threatening Asian rivals and the American homeland, but

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North Korea appears to resume nuclear weapons fuel production, IAEA says

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor used to produce weapons fuels, the U.N. atomic agency said, as the North openly threatens to enlarge its nuclear arsenal amid long-dormant nuclear diplomacy with the United States.The annual report by the International Atomic Energy Agency refers to a 5-megawatt reactor at the North’s main nuclear complex in Yongbyon, north of Pyongyang.

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Kim Jong Un berates N. Korean officials for 'crucial' COVID-19 lapse

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated top officials for failures in coronavirus prevention that caused a "great crisis," using strong language that raised the specter of a mass outbreak in a country that would be scarcely able to handle it.The state media report Wednesday did not specify what "crucial" lapse had prompted Kim to call the Politburo meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, but experts said North Korea could be wrestling with a significant setback in its pandemic fight.So far, North Korea has claimed to have had no coronavirus infections, despite testing thousands of people and sharing a porous border with China.

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The Latest: South Korea reports highest jump in 3 months

SEOUL, South Korea __ South Korea has recorded its highest daily jump in new COVID-19 infections in about three months, as officials urge the public to maintain vigilance.

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The Latest: S Korea to resume AstraZeneca jab for ages 30-60

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says it will resume administrating AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine to all eligible people between the ages of 30 and 60.

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The Latest: S. Korea not ruling out curbing vaccine exports

SEOUL, South Korea — Health officials in South Korea are considering measures to prevent a shortage in coronavirus vaccines and haven't specifically ruled out curbing exports of AstraZeneca shots produced in the country.

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The Latest: South Korea mulls rapid tests for home use

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea is reviewing whether to approve rapid coronavirus tests that can be taken at home and produce near-immediate results as another tool to fight the pandemic.

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‘We feel grief and anger’: BTS condemns anti-Asian racism, says they’ve experienced it themselves

SEOUL, South Korea - K-pop superstar group BTS has condemned racism against Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in a statement saying they've experienced it themselves."We stand against racial discrimination," BTS tweeted Tuesday in English and Korean. The band said their own painful encounters with racism included "expletives" and being "mocked for the way" they look.

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The Latest: SKorea rights body to review virus testing rules

SEOUL, South Korea — Following complaints about discrimination, South Korea’s National Human Rights Commission says it’s reviewing decisions by health officials to mandate coronavirus tests for all foreign workers in the capital of Seoul and a nearby province.

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The Latest: S Korean capital orders tests for all foreigners

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s capital has ordered coronavirus tests for all foreign workers as the country expands mass testing targeting expatriates in a campaign that has triggered complaints of discrimination.

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The Latest: S. Korean-made vaccines roll off production line

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s top infectious disease expert has warned that vaccines will not end the coronavirus pandemic quickly as the country prepared to give its first vaccinations this week.

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South Korea offers free COVID-19 tests to pet cats and dogs

SEOUL, South Korea - Pet cats and dogs in the capital city of South Korea will be tested for COVID-19 for free if they come into contact with infected humans and show symptoms.In an online briefing, Seoul official Park Yoo-mi said that pets found infected with the virus must be quarantined at their homes or a city-run facility for 14 days. The announcement comes after a cat in the southeastern city of Jinju became the country’s first animal confirmed to have COVID-19.

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The Latest: S Korea confirms local cases of virus variants

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean health officials say they have detected the first local transmissions of what are feared to be more contagious forms of the coronavirus first identified in Britain and South Africa.

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TWICE tested for coronavirus as K-Pop star Chungha reveals she tested positive

attended the Mnet Asian Music Awards in Seoul, South Korea on Sunday along with other big groups including BTS, MONSTA X, MAMAMOO and NCT.The event had no live audience and was streamed online with pre-recorded performances.Chungha’s management MNH Entertainment said in a statement, as reported in Yonhap News: ‘After being aware that she has come into contact with a Covid-19 patient, Chungha got tested and received the positive result Monday.’The star herself added: ‘I’m so sorry again and again. I’ve tried to be cautious, but I think I needed to be more so.

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