South Korea

S.Korea voices 'strong regret' over Japan's mine heritage push

S.Korea opposes Japan's push for wartime mine as Unesco World Heritage site

South Korea has expressed "strong regret" over Japan's push to recommend a former gold mine associated with wartime forced labour as a candidate for a Unesco World Heritage site and called for its retraction.

Jan 29, 2022

Military service by BTS back as S. Korean poll campaign issue

Lee Jae-myung, presidential candidate of South Korea's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, again voiced his scepticism on Thursday over whether to grant special favours to K-pop superstar band BTS for mandatory military service by its members.

Jan 21, 2022

Four held in K'taka for providing fake RT-PCR report to Covid positive S. African [details]

K'taka police have taken 4 people into custody in connection to producing fake RT-PCR test reports to the authorities. The primary and secondary contact tracing has been conducted, none tested positive.

Dec 13, 2021

N.Korean media outlet calls S.Korean Nuri rocket launch a "failure"

The Nuri rocket was successfully launched by South Korea on October 21 but it failed to put its 1.5-tonne dummy satellite into orbit

Oct 30, 2021

S.Korean man given life sentence for murdering online friend he stalked [shocking details]

A Seoul court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for brutally killing an online game mate he stalked and her family members, in a case that raised awareness about stalking crimes.

Oct 12, 2021

North Korea responds to call by South, cross-border hotlines restored 55 days after suspension

The restoration of the hotlines is hoped to reduce military concerns with North Korea.

Oct 4, 2021

Hotline Goes Cold: North Korea doesn't respond to Seoul's urgent calls

North Korea shut off all communication connections with South Korea unilaterally in 2018, although they were eventually restored.

Oct 2, 2021

Changing face of South Korea: Over 42% youth in 30s unmarried in 2020, reveal Census

It was the first time that the number of unmarried adults in the age range of 30 topped 40%.

Sep 27, 2021

South Korean Man Buys Used Refrigerator, Finds $130,000 Taped Underneath; Hands it Over to Police

According to a recent report, a resident of Jeju Island, South Korea, found ₩110 million ($130,000) hidden in a kimchi refrigerator that he purchased online.

Aug 14, 2021

Why is South Korea developing "Iron-Dome" style defence system [Explainer]

Last month, the South Korean government had announced that it would spend $ 2.6 billion on research and development of this new system.

Jul 28, 2021

Battlegrounds Mobile India / PUBG Mobile

Battlegrounds Mobile India gets over 20 million pre-registrations in just 2 weeks

South Korean video game developer Krafton has announced that pre-registration for its upcoming battle royale game "Battlegrounds Mobile India" has surpassed 20 million within just two weeks.

Jun 5, 2021

Members of K-pop boy band BTS or Bangtan Sonyeondan

BTS pick their hardest songs

Korean Pop's BTS The world's most popular boy band talks about their efforts and hard work on their most popular albums.

Jun 3, 2021

Now You Can Pre-register PUBG Mobile's Indian Version on Play Store from May 18

Pre-registrations for PUBG's return to India on the Play Store will begin on May 18, according to South Korean video game developer Krafton.Game is exclusive only to India

May 15, 2021

Twitter appoints new JAPAC region VP as Hari moved to global role

Twitter on Thursday announced to appoint Yu Sasamoto as vice president for Japan, South Korea and Asia Pacific (JAPAC) region from May 1.

Apr 22, 2021

S Korean users seek to sue Facebook over leaked user data

A group of Facebook users in South Korea is pushing to sue the tech giant for passing users' information to other companies without their consent, judicial sources said.

Apr 20, 2021

S. Korea's observation satellite successfully launched into orbit; Spy satellite on cards next

South Korea's next-generation midsized observation satellite successfully entered its target orbit and made its first contact with a base station on Monday, the science ministry said, marking the country's latest step to boost its space industry.

Mar 23, 2021

Shocking: Social distancing useless indoors, study warns of COVID-19 infection from 20ft distance

A South Korean study showed how the novel coronavirus was transmitted from a carrier to a healthy individual in just 5 minutes exposure, with 20 feet distance between the two.

Dec 10, 2020

Vijay Sethupathi steps down from biopic 800

'800' controversy: Muttiah Muralitharan asks Vijay Sethupathi to 'drop out' from his biopic; here's why

In a statement, Muttiah Muralitharan said that doing 800 would cause harm to Vijay Sethupathi's career, and therefore he has asked the actor to quit the project.Scroll down to read the full official statement below.

Oct 19, 2020

Japanese lunar orbiter shows off stunning HD video of moon and earth

South Korea on track for 1st lunar mission in 2022

South Korea is on track for its first lunar mission, with its first launch of a lunar orbiter slated for the second half of 2022, the country's space research institute said on Sunday, after the country's lunar project suffered multiple delays.

Sep 28, 2020

Thousands protest against Moon as South Korea capital scrambles to curb virus resurgence

For the second day in a row in over four months, the country has reported a sudden jump in locally transmitted cases, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.

Aug 15, 2020

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