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Why is North Korea upping the pressure?
Today's Big Question Pyongyang launched the latest of its missile tests on Wednesday, with one projectile landing close to the South Korean coast
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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South Korean police chief says he feels "heavy responsibility" for Halloween crowd crush
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By Justin Klawans Published
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How the Seoul Halloween crowd crush happened
feature Authorities criticised after at least 154 people killed in stampede in South Korean capital
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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At least 150 people dead, hundreds injured in South Korea following Halloween crowd crush
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No passengers harmed after Korean Air flight overshoots runway at Filipino airport
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North Korea launches another missile toward South Korean waters
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North Korea launches longest-range missile test yet
Speed Read Intermediate-range ballistic fired over Japan in ‘dramatic escalation’ of tensions
By Kate Samuelson Published
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Recipe: Judy Joo’s stir-fried sweet potato noodles
The Week Recommends Japchae, a traditional South Korean dish, is gluten-free and can be made with any protein, from beef to tofu
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North Korea rejects aid-for-denuclearisation offer from Seoul
Speed Read Pyongyang dismisses South Korean proposal, describing it as ‘pipedream-like’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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North Korea ‘ready to mobilise nuclear forces’
Speed Read Kim Jong Un uses ‘fiery’ rhetoric to warn South Korea against confrontation
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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A ‘gutter fight’: South Korea’s election plumbs new depths
Under the Radar South Korea’s presidential election didn’t involve sober debate, but campaigns dominated by personalities and mud-slinging
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‘Select and focus’: exploring South Korea’s controversial new Covid strategy
In Depth Government has changed tack to prioritise the elderly and vulnerable
By Kate Samuelson Published
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Seals found to feed on sharks
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Squid Games: the real-life crisis that inspired hit Netflix show
feature Brutal survival drama portrays fictional victims of South Korea’s soaring household debt
By The Week Staff Published
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