South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief
Park Jong-joon (Picture credit: AP) SEOUL: South Korea‘s acting leader on Friday accepted the resignation of the chief of the presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, as he faced police questioning over how his forces blocked law enforcement efforts to detain…
Why South Korean Students Are Worried Of Rose and Bruno Mars’ K-Pop Song ‘APT’
Students in South Korea are scared. Smash K-pop global hit “APT” by Blackpink’s Rosé and Bruno Mars has left them worried about the fate of their academic life. Students preparing for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), also known as…
North Korean balloon filled with trash drops on South Korean Presidential compound
Trash carried by a North Korean balloon landed on the presidential compound in central Seoul on Thursday, South Korean officials confirmed in a startling breach of security. This marks the second incident of its kind since North Korea resumed sending…
Lawmakers: South Korea’s spy chief says North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to Russia
SEOUL: South Korea‘s spy chief told lawmakers Wednesday that North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. Last week, the National Intelligence Service said it had confirmed that North Korea sent 1,500 special…
North Korean leader stresses troops to treat South Korea as hostile foreign enemy
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left on red carpet, visits the headquarters of the North Korean People’s Army’s 2nd Corps at an undisclosed place in North Korea Thursday, October 17, 2024. (AP) SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…
North Korea blows up inter-Korean roads amid rising tensions with South
Barricades placed near Unification Bridge, which leads to Panmunjom in demilitarized zone in South Korea (AP photo) North Korea has destroyed sections of inter-Korean roads on its side of the heavily fortified border, according to South Korea‘s Joint Chiefs of…
South Korea records highest average temperature
South Korea witnessed its highest average temperature since the weather agency set up nationwide observation posts in 1973, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). The average temperature, from June to August, in South Korea was 25.6 degrees Celsius (78.08…
South Korea opposition leader Lee indicted over funds transfer to North Korea
SEOUL: South Korea‘s main opposition leader was indicted on Wednesday on bribery charges in an alleged scheme to use an underwear maker to transfer funds to North Korea and facilitate a visit to Pyongyang when he was a provincial governor,…
New Zealand to deploy more soldiers to UN mission in South Korea
New Zealand defence minister Judith Collins (Reuters photo) SYDNEY: New Zealand said on Tuesday it would send 41 more military personnel to the United Nations mission along the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone between North and South Korea, as it looks…
South Korea, US to hold new round of nuclear planning talks in Seoul
SEOUL: South Korea and the United States were set to hold talks on Monday in Seoul on better coordinating an allied nuclear response during a war with North Korea, amid anxiety over Pyongyang’s growing arsenal, Seoul officials said.The third meeting…