According to the report, during his tour of North Korea's navy warship, Kim personally oversaw a test of strategic cruise missiles.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/204946/North-Korean-leader-vows-to-modernize-country-s-navy

A meeting between Kim Jong-un and CIA director Mike Pompeo in North Korea's capital Pyongyang led to the duo joking about attempts on the world leader's life.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/incredible-plot-assassinate-kim-jong-31547252

Among the results of the leaders' summit were Russian promises of help with North Korea's fledgling space program, according to Russian news agencies, while Putin told reporters he saw "possibilities" for military cooperation.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/14/world/politics/putin-kim-invitation-north-korea/

An official at South Korea's finance ministry declined to confirm the report, citing the legal and diplomatic sensitivity of the matter.

Source: https://www.aol.com/news/frozen-iranian-assets-transferred-swiss-044245184.html

BENGALURU : South Korea's economy narrowly escaped a recession in the first quarter of 2023, barely growing after shrinking in the fourth quarter, underscoring the challenge for policymakers trying to shore up growth, a Reuters poll found.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/south-korea-economy-likely-narrowly-avoided-recession-q1-reuters-poll-3434041?cid=cna_flip_070214

Brunelle was second in 1:32.780 and South Korea's Songmi Oh took third in 1:32.960.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-sports/canadian-short-track-speedskater-brunelle-wins-silver-at-world-juniors-6453818

"Choosing inactivity to North Korea's unlawful behaviour will worsen the security of not only the Korean peninsula, in the Pacific region but also the entire world," Lee said.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/south-korea-says-some-countries-ignore-n-koreas-unlawful-behaviour/article_cbd5177e-69b4-535f-a295-0eea67ba7a04.html

Citing South Korea's defense ministry, Yonhap reported that "the satellite was placed in orbit approximately four minutes after launch at 10:19 am, and succeeded in communicating with a ground station at 11:37 am, which means it is operating normally."

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/south-korea-launches-its-1st-military-spy-satellite-amid-north-korea-threats-4626087

Despite North Korea's continued improvements in money laundering and programming techniques, its cryptocurrency nuclear agenda remains unpredictable.

Source: https://worldcrunch.com/business-finance/africa-demographic

During the pandemic Korea's movie industry slumped, while K-drama viewership rose sharply.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67583282

Earlier Wednesday, the United States flew at least one B-1B bomber for a joint aerial training exercise with other South Korean and U.S. warplanes, according to South Korea's Defense Ministry.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/north-korea-launches-missile-sea-after-us-flies-102707491

Foreign and defense officials from the two countries are said to have discussed ways to deal with North Korea's nuclear and missile development.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/18/national/japan-south-korea-security-dialogue-resumes/

He was caught near Incheon, on South Korea's west coast, after the jet ski he fled on got stuck in mud flats.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/chinese-dissident-flees-south-korea-jet-ski-1718819

His son, Kim Jong Un, succeeds him as North Korea's ruler.

Source: https://time.com/6313095/russia-north-korea-relationship-timeline/

"HYBE and SM together accounted for 52% of record sales last year according to data from the Circle Chart," Align Partners CEO Lee Chang-hwan said in an interview, referring to South Korea's sales tracking agency.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/k-pop-monopoly-bts-agencys-plan-buy-big-slice-rival-stokes-concern-says-activist-fund-1712901

In 2022, South Korea's arms sales jumped to more than $17 billion from $7.25 billion the year before, including a $13.7 billion arms deal with Poland - Seoul's biggest ever - supplying rocket launchers and fighter jets.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/south-koreas-yoon-pledges-more-military-supplies-aid-to-ukraine/article_29014f6c-3fc6-514f-9766-07a8fe3b4007.html

Korea's Suneung exams take 8 hours to complete and are so important to academic and career success that the country grinds to a halt to ensure students aren't interrupted.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/12/21/south-korea-students-sue-after-important-exam-ended-90-seconds-early.html

Lee Sun-kyun, an actor in South Korea's Oscar-winning film "Parasite", was found dead on Wednesday by authorities following up a report that he had gone missing, a fire official in the capital said.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27parasite%27-actor-lee-found-dead-amid-drug-allegations-yonhap1

Meanwhile, Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell -1.3% and South Korea's Kospi lost -0.8%.

Source: https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/the-gbp-is-the-strongest-and-the-jpy-is-the-weakest-as-the-na-session-begins-20230814/

No country was named, but China and Russia have blocked attempts at the United Nations to respond to North Korea's series of missile tests.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-as-us-south-korean-drills-go-on/article_37dca3f0-8af4-51e4-a4b4-476fb2db23fe.html