by REERA YOO North and South Korean navy patrol boats exchanged fire at the western maritime border on Tuesday, just three days after top officials from both nations agreed […]
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SKoreans Consider Leaving KakaoTalk Amid Concerns Of Government Surveillance
by JAMES S. KIM Many South Koreans are considering leaving KakaoTalk and switching to other mobile messaging applications due to concerns over a government crackdown on rumors circulating on social media, according […]
South and North Korea Agree to Resume High-Level Talks
by REERA YOO South Korean officials made a small breakthrough on Saturday when top-ranking officials of the North Korean delegation dropped in for a surprise visit to Incheon for […]
North Korea Believed to Still Be Digging Tunnels to Seoul
by REERA YOO South Korea recently discovered tunnels believed to be dug by North Koreans, according to Gen. Hahn Sung-chu. Hahn, a former two-star general who is now a […]
SKorean Military Punishes Generals Over Shooting Rampage and Private’s Death
by REERA YOO The South Korean army said it has punished its two major generals over the two violent incidents that prompted criticism over the military’s long history of […]
The Kansas City Royals’ Magical Season May Stem From Their Biggest Fan
by JAMES S. KIM The Kansas City Royals have had one heck of a season so far. After squeezing into the playoffs for the first time in 29 years […]
SKorea Beats NKorea With Last Kick and Claims Asian Games Gold Medal
by STEVE HAN South Korean under-23 men’s soccer team scored a dramatic last-minute goal in the gold medal game of the Asian Games’ soccer tournament for a 1-0 win […]
SKorea And NKorea To Square Off In Asian Games Soccer Final
by STEVE HAN South Korea edged out its rival Japan and weathered the storm against dark horse Thailand, reaching the men’s soccer finals at the Asian Games for the […]
Japan Soccer Coach Wants To “Take Asian Games Away From Korea On Their Own Turf”
by STEVE HAN South Korean under-23 men’s soccer team is vying for a gold medal at the Asian Games for the first time in 28 years, but it will […]
Seoul Plans to Build Its Own High Line Park
by REERA YOO Downtown Seoul will have its own grassy elevated park similar to New York’s High Line Park by the end of next year, said Seoul Mayor Park […]
Thomson Reuters Predicts Two Korean Researchers to Win Nobel Prizes
by REERA YOO Thomson Reuters, a multinational media and information firm, announced its 2014 Nobel Prize predictions earlier today and named two Koreans as top contenders to win Nobel […]
3 Weird Things That Happened At The 2014 Incheon Asian Games
by STEVE HAN South Korea’s port city of Incheon, about 15 miles southeast of capital Seoul, was given the honor to host the Asian Games, a multi-sport quadrennial event […]
South Korea to Buy 40 F-35A Fighter Jets for $7 Billion
by REERA YOO South Korea announced on Wednesday that it plans to buy 40 F-35A fighter jets from Lockheed Martin for about $7 billion, reported Retuers. South Korea agreed […]
More SKorean Women In Their 20s Have Jobs Than Ever Before, But Future Remains Uncertain
by STEVE HAN South Korean women in their 20s are outpacing their male counterparts in the country’s job market at the highest ever recorded rate, according to recent data […]
Multicultural Students Increase in South Korean Schools
by REERA YOO For the first time ever, children from multicultural families now account for more than 1 percent in South Korean schools, reported The Chosun Ilbo. According to […]
