a second ago UNDP chief calls for stronger ties with Korea in fight against global challenges

The world we once knew, shaped by decades of work toward multiculturalism, international governance and legal systems, is drifting apart. Conflicts, crises and rising hostilities are making international cooperation and development efforts increasingly difficult. Yet in this time of challenges, South Korea has been a valued partner and contributor to the United Nations Development Programme, stepping up to play a bigger role in several areas, chief Achim Steiner said in a recent interview with

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a second ago Seoul to mull more Ukraine support based on Pyongyang’s level of involvement: official

South Korea may mull expanding its support to Ukraine, including supplies of “offensive” weapons, depending on the extent of how deeply North Korea engages with Russia in the war efforts, a Seoul official said Tuesday. Kim Tae-hyo, the South Korean deputy national security director, told reporters following a National Security Council meeting convened on this day that Seoul would be tuning its response to match the role Pyongyang plays in the war. “All weapons, whether defensiv

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a second ago S. Korea, UK to initiate 2+2 ministerial talks, expand defense cooperation

Top diplomats of South Korea and the United Kingdom have agreed to launch foreign and defense ministerial "2+2" talks early next year in a bid to strengthen their joint response to regional and global security threats, while pledging further cooperation on co-developing defense capabilities, according to a joint statement released Tuesday. South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy met for the ninth Korea-UK Foreign Ministers' Strate

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a second ago Refugee status granted for Ugandan woman who fled over domestic violence

A South Korean court has recently granted refugee status to a Ugandan woman who fled her country to escape severe domestic violence, court officials said Tuesday. The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of the woman, who had filed a lawsuit against the Seoul Immigration Office to overturn a previous decision denying her refugee status, on September 25. The court determined that she demonstrated a well-founded fear of persecution and was not adequately protected by her home country. Judges

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a second ago [Oddities] What's in a name? How Koreans faked their way to Kim, Lee and Park

If you meet a South Korean, there's a 45 percent chance that their surname is either Kim, Lee or Park. And there’s an even higher probability -- some say nearly 90 percent -- that their surname originates from a bogus family tree. According to the latest census data from Statistics Korea, these three surnames account for nearly half the population, which is over 20 million people. Expand that to the top 10 surnames, and you're looking at 64 percent of the population. This remarka

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a second ago Top diplomats of S. Korea, Britain strongly condemn N. Korea's troop deployment to Russia

The top diplomats of South Korea and Britain have condemned North Korea's reported troop deployment to support Russia in Ukraine and its illegal arms trade with Moscow, noting they are monitoring what Russia might offer North Korea in return. Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy made the statements in a joint text released Tuesday following their strategic dialogue held in Seoul the previous day, South Korea's foreign ministry said. The statement on No

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a second ago N. Korea spurns alleged troop dispatch to aid Russia in Ukraine as 'groundless rumors'

North Korea on Monday dismissed as "groundless rumors" the accusations from South Korea and Ukraine that it is sending soldiers to fight alongside Russia in the war in Ukraine, arguing that its relations with Moscow are "legitimate and cooperative." It was the first public comment from a North Korean official since South Korea's spy agency last week said the North had decided to send around 12,000 troops to fight Russia's war in Ukraine, and it had already dispatche

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32 minutes ago South Korea leaves open possibility of lethal weapons support to Ukraine

South Korea leaves open possibility of lethal weapons support to Ukraine  The Hankyoreh

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43 minutes ago Seoul considering sending military personnel to Ukraine to monitor North Korean troops, Yonhap reports

Seoul considering sending military personnel to Ukraine to monitor North Korean troops, Yonhap reports  Kyiv Independent

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78 minutes ago North Korea says not sending troops to Russia for Ukraine war, Seoul’s claim ‘groundless rumour’

North Korea says not sending troops to Russia for Ukraine war, Seoul’s claim ‘groundless rumour’  Firstpost

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