Koreas
Old Jeju killing falsely tied to S. Korea’s visa-free policy for Chinese tourists
After South Korea began receiving Chinese tour groups under a temporary visa-free policy, a nearly decade-old photo resurfaced in posts falsely claiming it showed a tourist let into the...
It Established South Korea’s Fashion Identity. Now, Wooyoungmi Is Ready for More
It’s a fall evening in Seoul, and a small group of Korean dancers dressed in traditional black and white robes are clanging brass gongs and chanting at the entrance...
Donald Trump says he wants to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un again – as soon as ‘this year’
Donald Trump has said he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again.Speaking at the White House as he held talks with the new South Korean president...
North Korea’s opened its doors to Russian tourists. So… how was their holiday?
The world's most secretive state is a mystery for billions of people - but not Anastasiya Samsonova.She has returned from a week's holiday in North Korea. "We saw nothing...
Amazon Just Bet $4 Billion on South Korea’s AI Boom — Here’s Why It Could Be a Game-Changer
Amazon Web Services (NASDAQ:AMZN) and SK Group are teaming up to build what could become South Korea's most powerful AI infrastructure project to date. The two giants are putting...
North Korea’s Partially Sunk Frigate Has Already Been Ceremoniously Relaunched
New satellite imagery indicates that North Korea has held a new launch ceremony or a similar event for its second Choi-Hyun class frigate, or that one may be imminent....
Old photo of abandoned workplace misrepresented as S. Korea’s presidential office pre-transition
After South Korea's newly elected President Lee Jae-myung likened the vacated Yongsan workspace of his impeached predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol to a tomb, an old photo was shared in...
How an abandoned mine became Korea’s moon lab
An abandoned mine has reopened its doors–not for miners, but for scientists.The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) is converting a former mine shaft in Taebaek City...
North Korea’s sacred Mount Paektu designated as UNESCO Global Geopark
High atop the Korean Peninsula, past military checkpoints and bumpy dirt roads in one of the world’s most secretive countries, rises a volcano and deep crater lake steeped in...
South Korea’s Yoon attends first trial for insurrection charges
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Monday for the start of his trial on charges of insurrection and treason, following his declaration...
