South Korea will end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile

South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about ...

This college entrance exam was so hard an official had to resign. Could you ace these questions?

You’re a South Korean teenager taking a notoriously grueling 8-hour college entrance exam. You’ve been studying for this for months, perhaps years. You reach the English portion, and you see this: ...

US submarines are outnumbered in the Pacific. South Korea has a plan to help

Seoul wants to join the undersea naval elite – and has received the blessing of US President Donald Trump to do just that.

North Korea reveals new images of its first ‘nuclear-powered’ submarine

North Korea on Thursday released new images of what it claims is its first nuclear-powered submarine, a massive vessel equal in size to some of the United States Navy’s attack subs.
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A North Korean defector who struggled in South Korea stole a bus and tried to drive across the border, police say

A North Korean defector who escaped to the South more than a decade ago was detained after attempting to cross back into North Korea on a stolen bus, police said. The man drove about 800 meters on the ...
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South Korean politician who grabbed soldier’s gun says she was the ‘last line’ in protecting parliament during martial law

A South Korean politician who grappled with an armed soldier in a show of defiance outside the country’s National Assembly on Tuesday night said she felt like the “last line” of defense in preventing ...

Naval nativity: As their mothers fled North Korean forces 75 years ago, five Christmas babies were born at sea

How 14,000 people crammed into a ship’s cargo hold fled hostile forces in Korea. And the miracle of five births during the journey.
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FBI seizes websites that North Koreans allegedly used to impersonate American companies

The FBI has seized multiple websites that North Korean operatives used to impersonate legitimate US and Indian businesses in a likely effort to raise money for the nuclear armed-North Korean regime, ...
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North Korea sends more trash balloons as Kim’s sister warns of ‘new counteraction’

North Korea sent a new wave of trash-laden balloons toward its southern neighbor late Sunday, after Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister warned of further responses if the South keeps up its “psychological ...
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North Korea sends another wave of trash balloons into South Korea

North Korea has yet again sent hundreds of trash-laden balloons toward its southern neighbor, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange after South Korean activists sent floating packages in the other ...
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Want to train like a K-pop star in South Korea? A new visa will make it easier

South Korea will soon launch a new visa for foreign nationals who dream of training like a K-pop idol, in a bid to boost its tourism industry back to pre-pandemic levels. The “K-Culture Training Visa” ...
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What it’s like to undergo 15 beauty treatments in just 3 days in South Korea

At the beginning of the year, Yerim Lee landed in Seoul, South Korea with the intention of spending around a week there with her extended family — and undertaking a serious, fast-tracked regime of ...