Culture
Film on haenyeo, Korea's 'mermaids,' shows women who fight to preserve sea and sisterhood
South Korea’s “haenyeo,” or women divers, say that they’ve become inseparable from their deep blue environment. In Nobel Peace Prize…
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Business
South Korea: import sales rise 10% in September
Sales of imported light passenger vehicles in South Korea increased by 10% to 24,839 units in September 2024 from 22,565 units a year…
Lifestyle
Indian travel vlogger says he was racially abused in South Korea
[Source] Nomadic Indian, a travel vlogger from India with over 1.7 million YouTube followers, claimed he was subjected to racial…
Politics
Can families returning after centuries solve S Korea's population crisis?
At first glance, Dunpo Elementary is no different from the thousands of elementary schools dotted across South Korea. But look just…
Business
Former Japanese premier was not pictured 'bowing to South Korea's ex-president'
Screenshot of the false post, captured on September 19 The same altered image was shared alongside a similar claim on Facebook here, here…
Politics
North Korea says it tested missile capable of 'super-large' warhead
North Korea successfully tested a new ballistic missile capable of carrying a "super-large conventional warhead," Pyongyang's state media…
Politics
South Korea ruling party chief targeted by doctored 'probe banner' photo
Screenshot of the misleading claim shared on Facebook, captured September 2 The image made the rounds in pro-Han Facebook groups here,…
Politics
Chinese tourists not covered under cash handout proposal, says South Korean opposition
Screenshot of the false post captured on August 8 The post surfaced after the opposition-controlled National Assembly passed a bill to…
Politics
World governments urge citizens to leave Lebanon as fears of Israel-Hezbollah war grow
The News The US, the UK, Australia, Sweden, France, Italy, Canada, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan have issued warnings to citizens…
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Seoul: N Korean trash balloon landed on S Korean presidential office
North Korea has again sent balloons believed to be carrying rubbish across the heavily guarded border into South Korea, the Yonhap news…
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South Korea to play ‘full-scale’ loudspeaker broadcasts in response to North Korea’s trash balloons
North Korea on Sunday sent a new batch of balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea, which vowed to play “full-scale” loudspeaker…
News
North Korea flies more balloons likely carrying trash after the South resumes propaganda broadcasts
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched more balloons likely carrying rubbish toward South Korea on Sunday, two days after the…
Politics
South Korea makes N Korean defector vice minister
Former North Korean diplomat Tae Yong-ho has been named the new leader of South Korea's presidential advisory council on unification. This…
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Samsung Electronics and striking union to resume talks on Friday
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and representatives of its biggest workers' union in South Korea that has been on a strike since…
Politics
Ex-North Korean diplomat appointed a vice minister in South Korea, the highest post for any defector
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president on Thursday appointed a former North Korean diplomat as a vice minister, the…
Politics
North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, Seoul says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the…
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South Korea plans to roll out 'Star Wars' laser weapon to melt North Korean drones for just $1.50 a hit
South Korea plans to deploy a low-cost laser weapon to shoot down North Korean drones. The weapon, called Block-I, will cost around just…
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Samsung Electronics workers announce 'indefinite' strike
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics declared an indefinite strike Wednesday to pressure South Korea’s…
Politics
South Korean opposition party leader's photo altered to show him with 'boycott Japan' banner
A picture of Cho Kuk, a minor third party leader in South Korea, has been edited to falsely portray him holding a banner calling for a…
Business
Scotland fire footage misrepresented as South Korea factory blaze
Screenshot of the misleading Facebook post, taken on July 1 The clip also shows a watermark that read "World Forum", a Facebook page which…
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Samsung Electronics workers to strike on July 8-10, union official says
By Heekyong Yang and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -A workers' union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea has called a strike for July 8-10,…
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Old video shows explosion in Beirut in 2020, not South Korean factory fire
Screenshot of the false TikTok post, captured on June 27, 2024 The video was shared alongside similar claims on YouTube as well as on…
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South Korean rescuers search burned factory after a blaze killed 22, mostly Chinese migrants
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescue workers were combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea's capital to find…
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Fire at lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 9, leaving 15 others missing
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital on Monday left at least nine people…