Football fans in Ejigbo, Lagos State, have applauded the splendid display of the Black Stars of Ghana as they beat South Korea 3-2 in their second group game of the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Ghana, needing a…
South Korea 2-3 Ghana: Mohammed Kudus brace keeps Black Stars last-16 hopes alive
Ghana kept their World Cup campaign alive by edging South Korea in a 3-2 thriller as Mohammed Kudus and Gue-Sung Cho both scored twice in a rollercoaster Group H clash. The Black Stars needed to avoid defeat to avoid an…
South Korea reports 2 more avian influenza cases
South Korea on Friday confirmed two additional cases of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) strain of H5N1, bringing the total cases reported from poultry farms since this autumn to 18. According to officials, one of the cases was confirmed…
Yoon meets Buddhist, Christian leaders to seek advice after Itaewon tragedy
President of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, met privately with Buddhist and Christian leaders on Tuesday to seek their advice on how to help the nation emerge from the tragedy of the Itaewon crowd crush. His office reported that Yoon met…
South Korea scrambles fighter jets after spotting 180 warplanes maneuvering in North Korea
South Korea scrambled dozens of military aircraft, including advanced F-35 fighter jets, after tracking about 180 flights by North Korean warplanes inside North Korean territory in what appeared to be a defiant show of strength. North Korea’s aerial exercises came…
South hits back as North Korea fires most missiles in a day
North and South Korea have fired a number of missiles into waters near each other’s coasts in a marked escalation of hostilities. The North launched its most missiles in a single day – at least 23 – including one that…
PM apologises for quip at news conference over Itaewon tragedy
South Korea Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, on Wednesday, apologised for making a quip at a news briefing with foreign journalists with regard to the Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon. “Regardless of the circumstances, I apologise for making people feel uncomfortable,’’…
At least 146 dead after stampede during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, South Korea
At least 146 people have been killed after a stampede in the South Korean capital of Seoul, according to local fire authorities. The victims were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities near…
BTS members will serve in South Korean military, will return ‘around 2025′
The members of K-pop band BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company said Monday, effectively ending a debate on exempting them because of their artistic accomplishments. Big Hit Music said the band’s oldest…
North Korea’s Kim touts new large greenhouse farm built on ex-missile test site
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has attended the opening ceremony of a new massive greenhouse farm built on a former air base where the country had test-fired missiles until last year, state media said on Tuesday. The launch on…
