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South Korea signals military exemption cuts for athletes after Asian Games
South Korea signals cuts to military exemptions for gold medallists after backlash over athletes' Asian Games comments.
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South Korea’s military service exemption could be cut for athletes
South Korea’s military service exemption could be cut for athletes after backlash
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South Korea to review military service exemption after Asian Games row
South Korea are discussing making changes to military exemptions for athletes after Asian Games controversy.
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South Korea considers steps to force North Korea apology for DMZ mine blast
Seoul has urged Pyongyang to remove any other mines planted on the southern side of the military demarcation line.
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Football Daily | South Korea’s golden boys and a brouhaha over military service
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! In his 1965 song Draft Dodger Rag, Phil Ochs detailed the occasionally ludicrous lengths some young American men went to avoid conscription to the military. While he listed ruptured spleens, poor eyesight and flat feet as more mundane ailments, mentions of bone spurs…
The GuardianWorld
Fuel from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds on
Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds more than 150,000 tonnes of fuel was shipped to Russian ports in July and August, some using sanctioned tankers Fuel is being shipped from South Korea to Russia via sanctioned tankers as Moscow scrambles for supplies amid the war in Ukraine, a move one expert said “undermines…
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South Korea Investigates Possible Use of A.I. in Hacks on Its Banks
The president said there were signs that such models were used in recent attacks on several banks involving customer data. Police are investigating.
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North Korea launches ballistic missile after Seoul demands apology over wounded soldiers
Pyongyang fires towards sea a day after Kim Jong-un sister denounces South Korea for claiming North’s mines wounded South’s soldiers in DMZ North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea on Saturday, South Korea and Japan said, a day after it rejected Seoul’s accusation of its mines wounding soldiers. The…
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South Africa in running to stage Africa’s first Olympics as 2036 race hots up
Qatar frontrunners of bidders, with India and Hungary Turkey, Germany and Korea to present to IOC next month South Africa is in the hunt to stage Africa’s first Olympics after it was named as one of seven countries that will formally present its case to host the 2036 Games in November. However its bid, which would…
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Qatar and India among seven countries bidding for 2036 Olympics, IOC says
South Africa, Turkiye, Germany, Hungary and South Korea are on the list of countries revealed by the IOC.
BBC SportSports
Captain apologises for gloating over military service exemption
Lee Gi-hyuk apologises for gloating about avoiding South Korea's mandatory military service by captaining his country to the football gold medal at the Asian Games.
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The Humanoid Robot Future Has Arrived at a South Korean Park. Sort of.
I went to Galaxy Robot Park in Seoul to see how we might one day live with robots. It was part cutting-edge technology, part theatrics.
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