A South Korean court gave three police officers prison sentences on Monday over their botched handling of a 2022 Halloween crush in a Seoul nightlife district that killed nearly 160 people, News.Az reports citing AP .

Japan launched a rocket with a reconnaissance satellite to monitor North Korea, News.Az reports citing the Yomiuri newspaper .

Korea's investment firm GG56 Korea Ltd will invest US$1 billion (RM4.37 billion) in Forest City to develop Malaysia’s first Korean Culture Town, News.az reports citing Bernama .