Text of report in English by South Korean newspaper Choson Ilbo website on 26 May [Original headline: "Woodside, KNOC Start Oil Exploration in East Sea"] With international oil prices climbing almost daily, South Korea has started exploring its continental shelf in the East Sea [Sea of Japan] for oil and gas reserves for the first time in 16 years.

Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap [By Lee Joon-seung: "Australian company to seek oil, gas in East Sea"] Seoul, May 25 (Yonhap) - Australia's Woodside Energy Ltd. has begun seeking oil and gas in the East Sea with a South Korean company, the government said on Sunday.

Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap [Yonhap headline: "N. Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles Towards East Sea: S.