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A normally serene two-and-a-half-hour ride on Japan’s famously efficient bullet train turned into a zombie apocalypse on October 19, 2024. Billed as the “world’s first haunted house experience on a running shinkansen”, the adrenaline-filled trip from Tokyo to Osaka was inspired by the hit 2016 South Korean horror fi…
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North Korea blew up sections of deeply symbolic roads connecting it to the South on October 15, 2024, according to the South Korean military, which has responded with a “counter-fire” operation. Officials in the North accused the South of using drones to drop anti-regime propaganda leaflets on its capital Pyongyang …
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, warned South Korea of a “horrible disaster” if Seoul sends more drones into its territory. The strongly worded message came after the South sent several unmanned drones and dropped anti-regime leaflets on Pyongyang, according to North Korean state media on …
How good are you at just sitting there and doing nothing? At the ninth International Space-Out Competition held in Hong Kong, 71 teams with more than a hundred participants took up the challenge. All they had to do was sit still for 90 minutes. Top prizes were handed out to participants based on who earned the most …
Thousands of esports fans flocked to Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo to meet players from the famous South Korean video gaming team T1 during their first visit to the city. The popularity of esports has been rising in Hong Kong in recent years, but is still less developed than it is in mainland China and South Korea wher…
South Koreans are celebrating after Han Kang became the first person from the country to win a Nobel Prize in literature on October 10, 2024. At a major bookstore in central Seoul, residents were seen taking pictures of Han’s book collections and celebrating posters. The 53-year-old author is also the first Asian fe…
North Korea says it will sever all road and rail links with the South. The announcement by the country’s army was Pyongyang’s first publicised military action to cut physical ties with its neighbour. The North’s military general staff made the declaration on October 9, 2024, after the Supreme People’s Assembly – Nor…
Read more on this: https://sc.mp/lktx5 South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr agreed to boost defence cooperation on October 7, 2024. The move came as the countries elevated ties to a strategic partnership amid growing regional security challenges. In a joint press confere…
Protests broke out across Asia the weekend before the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack that triggered the Israel-Gaza war. Over the weekend, the Lebanese capital Beirut also saw the most intense bombardment since Israel escalated its air strikes against Hezbollah in September. Asian countries, including …
South Korean fashion model Choi Soon-hwa nearly became the oldest-ever contestant to participate in the Miss Universe pageant, after the 81-year-old earned a finalist spot in the Miss Universe Korea contest in September 2024.
South Korea has unveiled a formidable “bunker-busting” Hyunmoo-5 missile that Seoul claims is the world’s largest conventional warhead. The “monster missile” was showcased for the first time at the nation’s Armed Forces Day parade on October 1, 2024. The South’s President Yoon Suk-yeol warned North Korea against dar…
China’s People’s Liberation Army launched its first known intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test in 44 years on September 25, 2024. The Chinese defence ministry announced the ICBM test launch of the missile carrying a simulated warhead into the Pacific Ocean. The test came amid increased missile activities i…
The famous Korean dish kimchi is under threat from climate change because its main ingredient, cabbage, thrives in cooler climates. In South Korea, farmland has become less suitable for growing the vegetable amid rising temperatures. The Rural Development Administration, a state farming think tank, says climate chan…
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South Korean netizens have uncovered large networks of sexual “humiliation” chats, where male users have been sharing images of schoolmates, colleagues and relatives to thousands of strangers online. The scandal, propagated on private Telegram groups and channels, comes as the social media platform’s CEO Pavel Durov…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a demonstration of new exploding drones designed to crash into targets and pledged to spur development of such weapons to boost the country’s war readiness, state media said on August 26, 2024. The demonstration came as South Korean and US militaries held joint drills on th…
At least seven people died after a fire broke out in a hotel in the South Korean city of Bucheon on August 22, 2024. Twelve others were injured in the blaze. Officials said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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South Korea has deployed a bedbug sniffer dog at Incheon international airport as athletes, officials and fans return from the Paris Olympic Games. Leading the campaign to prevent possible infestations is a two-year-old beagle named Ceco, who can detect the insects in travellers’ suitcases without a need to fully op…
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South Korea could rupture its alliance with the US and shock financial markets if it were to start building nuclear weapons, Seoul’s Defence Minister said on August 7, 2024. Shin Won-sik dismissed renewed domestic calls for the South to develop its own arsenal to deter the North. As Pyongyang rapidly expands its nuc…
Despite a small population and limited resources as one of the poorest countries in the world, North Korea has historically performed relatively well in the Olympics. The country consistently ranks high in lists comparing Olympic medals won by a country to its economic output. However, as the Games evolve, one exper…
The North Korean government has reportedly been seeking alternative medicine to address their leader Kim Jong-un’s health problems linked to excess weight and stress as well as heavy smoking and drinking. The information was gathered by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS). The reports have renewed spec…
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The International Olympic Committee has issued an apology after the South Korean Olympic team was introduced as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, which is the official name of North Korea. The mistake, which happened during the opening ceremony on July 27, 2024, sparked angry reaction in South Korea as both…
North Korea has sent about 500 balloons laden with trash into South Korea’s air space over the past 24 hours, Seoul officials said on July 25, 2024, disrupting flights and sparking a fire on the roof of a residential building. South Korea’s military said some trash balloons were equipped with timed poppers that coul…
Judo world champion Huh Mi-mi was born in Japan, but decided to give up her Japanese citizenship to compete under South Korea’s colours. The decision, made nearly three years ago, was in keeping with her late grandmother’s wishes. She is now training hard in hopes of earning a gold medal for South Korea at the 2024 …
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Japan and the Philippines have signed a historic defence agreement, allowing both countries to station troops on each other’s soil. The pact is the first of its kind for Japan in the region. At the same time, Tokyo and Manila have been strengthening their alliances with the US and its allies in the region, including…
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More than 811,000 people have signed a petition calling for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to be impeached. The petition, which went live on June 20, 2024, on the National Assembly’s website, calls on parliament to introduce a bill to impeach Yoon on grounds that he is unfit for the job. The petition accuses Y…
North Korea says it successfully tested a missile that can carry multiple warheads to hit several targets at once on June 27, 2024. Japan and South Korea say the launch failed, but do not agree on how things went wrong.
A fire caused by a lithium battery plant explosion in Hwaseong, South Korea, claimed 22 lives on June 24, 2024. The blaze was set off when a series of battery cells exploded inside the factory. Most of the victims were Chinese nationals. South Korea is a major manufacturer of batteries for electric vehicles. The fir…
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Once viewed with distrust, shamanism has become more popular among South Korean youth. Lee Kyoung-hyun, better known as Aegi Seonnyeo or Baby Angel to her hundreds of thousands of followers, is one of a growing number of young Korean shamans who have embraced the internet and social media to attract young clients. A…
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The leaders of North Korea and Russia have signed what they called their “‘strongest-ever”’ mutual defence agreement. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 19, 2024, that “mutual assistance” would be provided in case either country faces aggression. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un added that the pledge has g…
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Chinese football fans have flooded social media with praise for Singapore after their heroic effort against Thailand brought China a step closer to qualifying for the Fifa 2026 World Cup. Thailand won against Singapore in a 3-1 match on June 11, 2024, but needed one additional goal to remain in the season. As a resu…
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