The secret to fighting baldness may be locked away inside stem cells, according to a new study. Researchers in South Korea may give hope to millions after using something called adipose-derived stem cell constituent extract topical solution (ADSCS) on a…
Son Heung-min: Tottenham forward wins award during military service
Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min has completed his three-week mandatory military service in South Korea – and won an award for the best performance. Officials said the 27-year-old excelled in shooting skills and was the top performer among 157 trainees.…
Coronavirus: South Korea holds elections in masks and clinics
South Korea is holding an election unlike any other. Voters must come wearing masks and stand at least 1m apart. They will have their temperature taken, disinfect their hands and wear plastic gloves. Only then will they be given their…
North Korea plays South Korea in empty stadium for World Cup qualifier (TMZ)
North Korea faced off with South Korea in a historic soccer World Cup qualifier … but nobody saw it — ’cause North Korea didn’t allow fans in the stadium OR a TV broadcast. The meeting between the two teams on…
Wa-ha-la – Doctor performs abortion on the wrong woman
A doctor performed an abortion on the wrong woman in South Korea after mixing up two patients. The victim, from Vietnam, visited a hospital in the Gangseo district, Seoul, where doctors confirmed she was six weeks pregnant on August 7,…
FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers rip Koreans apart to seal first win (Guardian)
Nigeria’s D’Tigers Wednesday crushed South Korea 108-66 in their last game of Group B to record their first win of the on-going FIBA Basketball World Cup in Wuhan, China. The win ensured that Africa’s top-ranked team advanced to the Classification…
S Korea ex-leader Park and Samsung heir Lee face bribery retrials (BBC)
South Korea’s top court has set aside part of jailed former President Park Geun-hye’s conviction and ordered a retrial. The court said separate verdicts should have been reached on the bribery allegations against her and sent the case back to…
North Korea rejects peace talks with South Korea (BBC)
North Korea has rejected any further talks with South Korea, calling its decision “completely the fault of South Korea’s actions”. It issued a statement in response to a speech by South Korea President Moon Jae-in on Thursday. Meanwhile, early on…
South Korea hits back at Japan in WW2 dispute (BBC)
South Korea has said it will take Japan off its favoured trade partners’ list. The move is a tit-for-tat response to Japan’s decision earlier this month to do the same to South Korea. Industry Minister Sung Yun-mo said Japan would be…
North Korea fires more missiles as South begins joint drill with US (BBC)
North Korea has fired two unidentified missiles, its fourth such launch in less than two weeks, South Korea’s military has said. They were fired from South Hwanghae province across the peninsula into the sea to the east, a statement said.…
