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Keywords: 32580Z; ROKZ@KS; ALLTOP; ASIA; CHINA; ELECT; EXE; GEN; GLOBALMACR; GOV; GOVTOP; JAPAN; NORTHAM; POL; SKOREA; US; WORLD EN 32580Z ROKZ@KS ALLTOP ASIA CHINA ELECT EXE GEN GLOBALMACR GOV GOVTOP JAPAN NORTHAM POL SKOREA US WORLD North Korea threated a "security crisis" over U.S.-led military drills, in what appeared to be a campaign to pressure South Korea's pro-engagement president for greater support before he leaves office next year. The U.S. and South Korea have been holding joint exercises for decades without any major incidents, but that has not stopped North Korea from denouncing them as a prelude to an invasion. QXP86ST1UM12 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea threated a "security crisis" over U.S.-led military drills, in what appeared to be a campaign to pressure South Korea's pro-engagement president for greater support before he leaves office next year. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Russia wants to buy millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea to use in its war against Ukraine, US officials said, in the latest sign that international sanctions are forcing Moscow to seek help from the nation’s smaller, impoverished neighbor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

012450@KS, 047810@KS, 064350@KS, ALLTOP, ARO, ASIA, ASIATOP, BUSINESS, COS, EUROPE, GEN, GOV, INDUSTRIAL, INDUSTRIES, POL, SKOREA, WORLD, WWTOP, WWTOPAS Keywords: 012450@KS; 047810@KS; 064350@KS; ALLTOP; ARO; ASIA; ASIATOP; BUSINESS; COS; EUROPE; GEN; GOV; INDUSTRIAL; INDUSTRIES; POL; SKOREA; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAS EN 012450@KS 047810@KS 064350@KS ALLTOP ARO ASIA ASIATOP BUSINESS COS EUROPE GEN GOV INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES POL SKOREA WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAS RH8ULAT0G1KW Hyundai Rotem Co. and Hanwha Defense Systems Corp. signed a $5.76 billion agreement for K2 tanks and K9 howitzers in Poland on Friday, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration said in a statement Saturday. The accord is part of a comprehensive arms deal between the two nations signed earlier this year under which South Korea will also supply FA-50 fighter jets. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: 32580Z; ROKZ@KS; ALLTOP; ASIA; CHINA; ELECT; EXE; GEN; GLOBALMACR; GOV; GOVTOP; JAPAN; NORTHAM; POL; SKOREA; US; WORLD EN 32580Z ROKZ@KS ALLTOP ASIA CHINA ELECT EXE GEN GLOBALMACR GOV GOVTOP JAPAN NORTHAM POL SKOREA US WORLD North Korea threated a "security crisis" over U.S.-led military drills, in what appeared to be a campaign to pressure South Korea's pro-engagement president for greater support before he leaves office next year. QXNYFAT1UM0X (Bloomberg) -- North Korea threated a "security crisis" over U.S.-led military drills, in what appeared to be a campaign to pressure South Korea's pro-engagement president for greater support before he leaves office next year. The U.S. and South Korea have been holding joint exercises for decades without any major incidents, but that has not stopped North Korea from denoucing them as a prelude to an invasion. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea doesn't back the use of force to bring downthe North Korean regime, President Yoon Suk Yeol said, adding he is opento speak with leader Kim Jong Un if he's willing to end his atomicambitions. Last month, Kim issued some of his harshest comments toward South Koreasince Yoon took office, saying, "US imperialists are pushing the SouthKorean authorities into a suicidal confrontation" with his country. [Extracted from the article]

His government has also raised South Korea's stature ininternational groupings such as NATO, and brought back jointmilitary exercises with the US that had been scaled down orhalted under former President Donald Trump to facilitate hisnuclear negotiations with North Korea. "President Yoon's vacation schedule and Speaker Pelosi's visit tothe Republic of Korea overlapped, and we did not rearrange ourschedule", his office said in a statement. [Extracted from the article]

"President Yoon's vacation schedule and Speaker Pelosi's visit tothe Republic of Korea overlapped, and we did not rearrange ourschedule", his office said in a statement. His government has also raised South Korea's stature ininternational groupings such as NATO, and brought back jointmilitary exercises with the US that had been scaled down or haltedunder former President Donald Trump to facilitate his nuclearnegotiations with North Korea. [Extracted from the article]

"President Yoon's vacation schedule and Speaker Pelosi's visit tothe Republic of Korea overlapped, and we did not rearrange ourschedule", his office said in a statement. His government has also raised South Korea's stature ininternational groupings such as NATO, and brought back jointmilitary exercises with the US that had been scaled down orhalted under former President Donald Trump to facilitate hisnuclear negotiations with North Korea. [Extracted from the article]

The US push to isolate Russia over its invasion ofUkraine, coupled with increasing animosity toward China,has allowed Kim to strengthen his nuclear deterrentwithout fear of facing more sanctions at the UN SecurityCouncil. Kim Jong Un Says He's Ready to Fight US, "Eliminate" South Korea (Bloomberg) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatenedto "eliminate" South Korea and said he was ready for anybattle with the US in a speech to mark the 69thanniversary of the deal that ended fighting in the KoreanWar. [Extracted from the article]

Yoon's People Power Party is now embroiled ininternal squabbles, with its leader Lee Jun-seok beingsuspended for six months in an alleged sex scandal, whichLee claims was a political set up by Yoon's innercircles. (Bloomberg) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol wasalready struggling with surging inflation, rising Covidcases and historically low approval numbers. [Extracted from the article]

Kim presided over the start of a top-level media of thestate's ruling party, official media reported Thursday,without providing further details. Kim's regime spent an estimated $400 million to $650million to build and test the 33 missiles it fired thisyear, data compiled by the Korea Institute for DefenseAnalyses, a government-affiliated military researchcenter show. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea may have spent as much as $650million on the missiles tested in a record barrage oflaunches this year, which comes as it battles Covid andfood shortages made worse by leader Kim Jong Un'sdecision to shut borders due to the pandemic. [Extracted from the article]

Yoon, who took office on May 10 after winning arazor-thin race, has pledged to spur economic growthdriven by the private sector, but his policy prioritiesare hitting a roadblock in the National Assembly, wherethe Democratic Party holds a solid majority. (Bloomberg) -- South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol'sconservative party took a decisive victory in electionsfor leaders of major cities and provinces, in a show ofsupport for his policies coming just three weeks after hetook office. The Democratic Party won the races in the two biggestcities four years ago but the former mayor of Busan, OhKeo-don, was forced out for sexually assaulting femaleemployees while Park Won-soon, the mayor of Seoul,committed suicide in 2020 when an investigation wasclosing in on him for sexually harassing his staffmembers. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol'sconservative party is on path for a decisive victory inelections for leaders of major cities and provinces, ajoint exit poll showed, in a show of support for hispolicies coming just three weeks after he took office. "The "PPP's victory would definitely help Yoon to pushfor his policies, but it does has its limits", said LeeJunhan, a political science professor at Incheonuniversity. The Democratic Party won the races in the two biggestcities four years ago but the former mayor of Busan, OhKeo-don, was forced out for sexually assaulting femaleemployees while Park Won-soon, the mayor of Seoul,committed suicide in 2020 when an investigation wasclosing in on him for sexually harassing his staffmembers. [Extracted from the article]

The man who challenged Yoon for the presidency, LeeJae-myung of the Democratic Party, is also running for amember of parliament seat in a special election takingplace in Incheon on the same day. (Bloomberg) -- South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol'sconservative party is expected to keep control of themayor's office in the country's two biggest cities in hisfirst election test, which comes about three weeks afterhe took office. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: ALLTOP; ARO; ASIA; BUSINESS; CHINA; COS; EUROPE; EXE; GEN; GENTOP; GLOBALMACR; GOV; GOVTOP; INDUSTRIAL; INDUSTRIES; JAPAN; NORTHAM; POL; RUSSIA; SKOREA; TOP; US; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAM; WWTOPAS; WWTOPEU EN ALLTOP ARO ASIA BUSINESS CHINA COS EUROPE EXE GEN GENTOP GLOBALMACR GOV GOVTOP INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES JAPAN NORTHAM POL RUSSIA SKOREA TOP US WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAM WWTOPAS WWTOPEU North Korea fired its first ballistic missiles in a year, providing an early challenge for U.S. President Joe Biden as he forms his policy toward Kim Jong Un's regime. Japanese and South Korean officials said the missiles flew about 450 kilometers (280 miles) at an altitude of under 100 kms, a distance and trajectory suggesting they were similar to the nuclear-capable shortrange ballistic missiles North Korea tested under the administration of Donald Trump. [Extracted from the article]

How Kim Jong Un Keeps Advancing His Nuclear Program: QuickTake North Korea on Sunday fired two cruise missiles that flew over the sea between the Korean Peninsula and China, a launch that is allowed under UN resolutions. Keywords: ALLTOP; ARO; ASIA; BUSINESS; CHINA; COS; ELECT; EUROPE; EXE; GEN; GLOBALMACR; GOV; INDUSTRIAL; INDUSTRIES; JAPAN; NORTHAM; POL; RUSSIA; SKOREA; US; WORLD; WWTOP EN ALLTOP ARO ASIA BUSINESS CHINA COS ELECT EUROPE EXE GEN GLOBALMACR GOV INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES JAPAN NORTHAM POL RUSSIA SKOREA US WORLD WWTOP North Korea fired its first ballistic missiles in a year, Japan said, providing an early test for U.S. President Joe Biden as he forms his policy toward Pyongyang. [Extracted from the article]

The last time Kim's regime tested a nuclear weapon aswell as an ICBM to deliver a warhead to the U.S. mainlandwas in 2017. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea may be looking at test firingits first intercontinental ballistic missile in more thanfour years as the strongest move it could soon make toratchet up tensions with the U.S., a South Koreanlawmaker said after a briefing by the country's spyagency. [Extracted from the article]

President Joe Biden's administration has told Kim thedoor is open for talks and indicated the U.S. could offerincentives to help North Korea's sanctions-hit economy inexchange for steps to wind down the state's nucleararsenal. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea's ruling party started a majorpolicy meeting to lay out priorities for the coming yearand how to respond to the Biden administration'sinvitation to return to nuclear disarmament talks stalledfor about two years. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea's leading opposition candidatefor president vowed to scrap a landmark military dealwith Kim Jong Un if elected, potentially putting one ofPresident Moon Jae-in's biggest achievements on theballot. Hong's mainchallenger in the party race is Yoon Seok-youl, a formertop prosecutor whose battles with Moon made him one ofthe country's most popular figures. Hong, who launched a failed campaign for presidency inthe last election in 2017, is offering a sharp-right turnin foreign policy that includes his long-sought goal ofreturning nuclear weapons to South Korea and for Seoul tolook into building its own nuclear program. [Extracted from the article]

Its main candidates are Yoon Seok-youl, a formertop prosecutor whose battles with Moon made him one ofthe country's most popular figures, and Hong Joon-pyo,another former candidate from the 2017 race. While a sitting president is required to be politicallyneutral before an election, a united front could helpfirm up party support for Lee, who comes from a differentfaction and was branded as the "main enemy" by Moon'ssupporters when they ran against each other. (Bloomberg) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in met theformer rival his party chose to replace him, in anattempt to build a united front before a March electionin which their bloc's control of government hangs in thebalance. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Korea said it staged its firstmilitary-style parade since Joe Biden became president,with leader Kim Jong Un presiding over what the state-runmedia said was a display of "paramilitary and publicsecurity forces." But there were no indications that Kim spoke or if theevent included displays of North Korea's latest weaponrydesigned to strike the U.S. and its allies. [Extracted from the article]

Kim has staged his recent military parades at night toincrease the dramatic effect of the events that have beena staple of the state for decades. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea said it staged its firstmilitary-style parade since Joe Biden became president,with leader Kim Jong presiding over what state media saidwas a display of "paramilitary and public securityforces.". [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Kim Jong Un's sister stepped up NorthKorea's campaign to halt South Korean-U.S. militaryexercises set to start next week, amid reports Seoul mayseek to delay the exercises to keep its recent detente withPyongyang on track. The U.S. and South Korea have been holding joint exercisesfor decades without any major incidents, but that has notstopped North Korea from complaining the drills are aprelude to an invasion and nuclear war. [Extracted from the article]

Despite the difficulties, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman isset to meet her counterparts from Japan and South Korea for three-waydiscussions Tuesday in Tokyo. President Moon Jae-in called off a possible trip to Tokyo for the startof the Olympics this week in the wake of a Japanese diplomat makingcontentious comments about the policies of the South Koreanpresident. [Extracted from the article]

"Space exploration will be the platform fornew businesses", Lim, who received her doctorate inelectrical engineering and computer science from theUniversity of Texas, said in interview with Bloomberg thisweek. (Bloomberg) -- South Korea's space program is set for amajor boost with new satellites to keep it at the forefrontof the 6G communications competition and more eyes in thesky for national security purposes, the science ministersaid. [Extracted from the article]

North Korea's perennial food shortages were made worse by typhoons in2020 that wiped out crops and Kim's decision to shut borders due toCovid, slamming the brakes on what little legal trade it has. (Bloomberg) -- North Korea is facing its worse food shortages in morethan a decade, it said in a report to the United Nations, giving the worldnotice Pyongyang is bracing for one of its biggest domestic challengessince Kim Jong Un took power. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea's space program is set for a major boostwith new satellites to keep it at the forefront of the 6G communicationscompetition and more eyes in the sky for national security purposes, thescience minister said. South Korea has been pushing to fully activate its "425 Project" ofhigh-resolution surveillance satellites as early as next year,which would have civilian and military applications to watchthe likes of North Korea and China. [Extracted from the article]

Kim Jong Un Sounds Alarm on Covid With Warning of "Great Crisis" Fear of the virus also meansit's unlikely North Korea will hold diplomatic talks withthe Biden administration anytime soon, according toDuyeon Kim, an adjunct senior fellow in Seoul at theCenter for a New American Security. (Bloomberg) -- Kim Jong Un's warning that North Koreafaced a "great crisis" over a quarantine breach israising more questions about what's going wrong insidehis secretive regime. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea's former top prosecutor whosebattles with President Moon Jae-in made him one of thecountry's most popular political figures launched a bidto seek the top job himself. Moon has no clear successorand no current PPP members poll as well for thepresidency as Yoon, who is not a party member. While Yoon was handpicked by Moon to lead a campaignagainst corruption, he later faced a backlash from thepresident for launching probes that helped force out twojustice ministers. [Extracted from the article]

Moon has no clear successorand no current PPP members poll as well for thepresidency as Yoon, who is not a party member. While Yoon was handpicked by Moon to lead a campaignagainst corruption, he later faced a backlash from thepresident for launching probes that helped force out twojustice ministers. (Bloomberg) -- South Korea's former top prosecutor whosebattles with President Moon Jae-in made him one of thecountry's most popular political figures launched a bidto seek the top job himself. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- North Koreans broke down in tears over seeing adramatically thinner Kim Jong Un, tightly controlled state TV cited acitizen as saying, allowing rare comments touching on the deeplysensitive subject of the leader's health. People were "were most heartbroken when they saw the emaciated figure ofthe respected comrade general", a Pyongyang citizen told Korean CentralTelevision in comments broadcast Friday. North Koreans "Heartbroken" Over Thinner Kim, State TV Reports. [Extracted from the article]

The official Korean Central News Agency released astatement from Kim Yo Jong on Tuesday about two hoursbefore Sung Kim, the U.S. special representative forNorth Korea, was due to meet South Korean President MoonJae-in in Seoul to talk about reviving dormantdisarmament negotiations with North Korea. (Bloomberg) -- Kim Jong Un's sister said the U.S. has"wrong" views in thinking North Korea might be offeringan opening to return to talks, in comments coming shortlyafter an envoy for President Joe Biden said the U.S. wasready for dialogue "anywhere, anytime" with Pyongyang. Kim's Sister Says U.S. Has "Wrong" Views on Talks With Pyongyang. [Extracted from the article]

ALLTOP, ASIA, ASIATOP, EXE, GEN, GLOBALMACR, GOV, GOVTOP, NORTHAM, SKOREA, US, WORLD Keywords: ALLTOP; ASIA; ASIATOP; EXE; GEN; GLOBALMACR; GOV; GOVTOP; NORTHAM; SKOREA; US; WORLD EN ALLTOP ASIA ASIATOP EXE GEN GLOBALMACR GOV GOVTOP NORTHAM SKOREA US WORLD South Korea's top diplomat said the U.S. ally will stand by Washington's side in its fight against hate crimes. [Extracted from the article]