Blackpink made history as the first Korean act to headline Coachella. After the ‘Pink Venom’ hitmakers – comprising Jennie, Jisoo, Rosé and Lisa — became the first K-pop girl group to play the world-famous music extravaganza in 2019, they are…
Zebra escapes zoo in Seoul and spends hours galloping through city’s busy streets
A zebra escaped from a zoo in South Korea’s capital and galloped around Seoul’s busy streets and residential areas for several hours Thursday before being captured. The two-year-old zebra escaped after damaging a wooden deck in its enclosure at Seoul…
North Korea fires long range missile ahead of Japan-South Korea talks
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) just hours before the leaders of South Korea and Japan were due to meet for landmark talks. Both Japanese and South Korean officials confirmed the long-range missile’s launch on Thursday morning. It…
South Korea pushes to resolve historical labour dispute with Japan
South Korea said on Monday that its companies would compensate people forced to work under Japan’s 1910-1945 occupation, seeking to end a dispute that has undercut U.S.-led efforts to present a unified front against China and North Korea. The proposal was welcomed in Tokyo but…
Court rejects sect’s request to block release of documentary on Netflix
A South Korean court on Thursday rejected a local religious group’s request for an injunction to stop the release of a new Netflix documentary series about its chief. The Seoul Western District Court rejected the request that the religious fringe…
North Korea test-fires ICBM as US and South Korea prepare joint drills
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Saturday which landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Seoul and Tokyo said, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming US-South Korean military drills. The launch, Pyongyang’s first in seven weeks, comes…
S.Korean parliament votes to impeach interior minister over crowd crush
South Korea’s parliament on Wednesday voted to impeach Lee Sang-min, Minister of the Interior and Safety, to hold him responsible for the deadly Itaewon crowd crush in Oct. 2022. The National Assembly, dominated by the main liberal opposition Democratic Party,…
N. Korea warns of ‘overwhelming nuclear force’ to counter US
North Korea said Thursday it’s prepared to counter U.S. military moves with the “most overwhelming nuclear force” as it warned that the expansion of the United States’ military exercises with rival South Korea is pushing tensions to an “extreme red…
Freighter sinks off South Korea, several crew members still missing
At least 14 crew members have been rescued after a cargo ship sank in the sea between South Korea and Japan, a spokesperson for the South Korean coastguard said on Wednesday. He, however, said it was unclear how many of…
South Korea slum fire: Hundreds evacuated in Seoul
Hundreds of people have had to be evacuated after a fire broke out in a shanty town in South Korea’s capital, Seoul. Roughly 60 homes are reported to have been destroyed in Friday morning’s blaze in Guryong Village. There have…
