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Military · South KoreaSouth Korea has successfully launched its second military spy satellite into orbit, days after North Korea reaffirmed its plan to launch multiple reconnaissance satellites this year.
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South Korea launches its 2nd military spy satellite amid animosities with North Korea
44% Center coverage: 57 sources
Asia · South KoreaSoaring prices for green onions and apples. Striking doctors. A politician’s allegedly sexist jab at a female candidate. These are among the issues animating voters in South Korea this year. As South Koreans prepare to vote for a new 300-member parliament next week, many are choosing their livelihoods and other domestic topics as their most important election issues, staying away from traditionally popular agendas like North Korean nuclear threats and the U.S. security commitment. “I feel drawn to someone who talks about things that can be truly helpful to our neighborhoods,” said Kim Yun-ah, a 45-year-old Seoul officer worker. “I often don’t know when North Korea test-fired missiles.” Experts say up to about 30% or 40% of South Korea’s 44 million voters are politically neutral and that who they end up supporting will likely determine the results of the April 10 elections.See the Story
South Korea election issues: Green onions, striking doctors, an alleged sexist jab at a candidate
72% Center coverage: 14 sources
Kim Jong-Un · South KoreaNorth Korea said Wednesday it had tested a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile powered with solid propellants, extending a run of weapons tests that’s deepening a nuclear standoff with neighbors and the United States.See the Story
North Korea says it tested a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile that’s easier to hide
Coverage: 54 sources
Kim Jong-Un · South KoreaSouth Korea’s military says it has detected that North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast, adding to a series of weapons demonstrations that have raised tensions in the region.See the Story
North Korea launches ballistic missile as elections loom for South
51% Center coverage: 88 sources
Yoon Seok-Yeol · South KoreaSouth Korea’s president has vowed not to back down in the face of vehement protests by doctors seeking to derail his plan to drastically increase medical school admissions. In a nationally televised speech on Monday, President Yoon Suk Yeol called the walkouts by doctors “an illegal collective action” that poses “a grave threat to our society.” See the Story
South Korea's Yoon vows not to back down in the face of doctors' strike over medical school plan
42% Center coverage: 31 sources
Offbeat · South KoreaSouth Korea is launching a high-speed train service that will reduce the travel time between central Seoul and its outskirts, a project officials hope will encourage more youth to consider homes outside the city, and start having babies.See the Story
South Korea hopes new speed train links will help boost birthrate
62% Center coverage: 8 sources
Kim Jong-Un · United StatesThe U.S. and South Korea announced jointly coordinated sanctions on March 27 against six individuals and two entities involved in financing North Korea's weapons of mass destruction program. Two of the individuals named are North Korean nationals based in Russia.
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US, South Korea announce joint sanctions targeting financers of North Korea's weapons program
55% Center coverage: 11 sources
