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Green News

Selling dog meat will soon be illegal in South Korea

Some dog farmers plan to challenge the upcoming ban on production and sales of dog meat.

World News

Seoul calls North Korea drills on disputed sea border a 'provocation'

North Korea fired artillery rounds near its disputed sea boundary with South Korea in violation of a fragile 2018 military agreement, prompting the South to plan similar drills.

Korea

South Korean opposition leader stabbed in the neck on public visit

Emergency officials said Lee Jae-myung was conscious after the attack and wasn't in critical condition.

Culture news

‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead at age 48

The South Korean actor has been found dead in an apparent suicide.

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Travel News

This East Asian nation is launching a digital nomad visa in 2024

Immerse yourself in 'K-culture' with this new remote work visa.

Culture news

Culture Re-View: The day Gangnam Style broke a billion views

21 December 2012: ‘Gangnam Style’ gets 1 billion views on YouTube.

Culture news

Changing of the Guard play PSY's 'Gangnam Style' and BLɅϽKPIИK's hits

A tribute to South Korea took place in front of Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon during the Changing of the Guard, as the military band played songs from the country.

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Watch: South Korean DM visits US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson

In response to the launch, the South Korean government partially suspended the 2018 inter-Korean agreement and restored aerial surveillance in the area near the Military Demarcation Line.

Culture news

King Charles III praises K-pop band BLɅϽKPIИK during state banquet

King Charles III praises K-pop band BLɅϽKPIИK for "their role in bringing the message of environmental sustainability to a global audience" during formal state visit of South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol.

Tech News

How AI is driving an explosive rise in deepfake pornography

An analysis has revealed how the overwhelming majority of deepfake videos found online are pornography.

Tech News

Meet South Korea's new artificial intelligence-based virtual avatars

Meet Zaein, one of South Korea's most active virtual humans, created with artificial intelligence (AI).

Hungary

A captain has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for 2019 boat crash

A Ukrainian captain of a cruise liner was sentenced to five years in prison in Hungary on Tuesday for his role in a 2019 accident when his boat hit and sank a smaller boat on the River Danube, killing 25 South Korean tourists and two crew.

Experiences

'I got €20 botox in South Korea and I’m hooked’

Inside South Korea’s viral beauty clinics - where botox costs only €20.

South Korea

European scouts to flee South Korean world jamboree ahead of typhoon

Young people from some 160 countries had tired faces and more than 600 had to be treated for the searing heat.

North Korea

UN Command: North Korea offers 'brief response' on US soldier T.King

North Korea responded to the multinational military force's request for information on the US Private with a brief statement. Travis King sprinted across the heavily armed border with South Korea in July

World News

S. Korean president boards nuclear-capable US sub in Busan

Periodic visits by US nuclear ballistic missile-capable submarines to South Korea were one of several agreements reached by President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in April in response to North Korea’s expanding nuclear threat.

North Korea

North Korea silent about apparent detention of the US soldier

North Korea was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas' heavily fortified border although it test-fired short-range missiles Wednesday in its latest weapons display.

North Korea

US soldier arrested in North Korea after crossing border from South

A US soldier is being held in North Korea after crossing the heavily fortified border from the South

Ukraine

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol makes a surprise visit to Ukraine

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, offering support to the country while demonstrating his own nation's cooperation with NATO.

World News

North Korea fires ICBM in protest over alleged US spy plane presence

North Korea fired its first Intercontinental ballistic missile in three months after warning of “shocking” consequences to protest alleged US surveillance activity close to its territory.

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