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World Cup: China social media lauds new Singapore ‘heroes’ valiant for keeping Chinese dream alive | South China Morning Post
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…
On balloon drama, Russian state media sides with North Korea.
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South Korea to resume loudspeaker propaganda in response to North’s trash balloons | South China Morning Post
South Korea announced that it would resume using loudspeakers to blast propaganda toward the North. It was described as a response to Pyongyang sending more than 300 balloons carrying trash across the border on June 9, 2024. For decades, both sides have used balloons and amplified sound in their propaganda campaigns…
'It's the tensest city': South Koreans on border with North fear conflict | South China Morning Post
Residents in Paju, a South Korean city located near the border of North Korea, have grown increasingly concerned about escalating tensions threatening their livelihoods. Before South Korea intensified military activity along the demilitarised zone in June 2024, Paju was crowded with visitors eager for a peek at the …
South Korea suspends peace pact with North over trash-filled balloons, raising risk of clashes | South China Morning Post
South Korea suspended its 2018 peace pact with the North on June 4, 2024, resuming military activities near the demarcation line separating the border between the two Koreas. The resumption was sparked by the arrival of nearly 1,000 balloons loaded with trash, including excrement reportedly sent across the border fr…
North Korea sends hundreds more trash-filled balloons over border then says it will stop | South China Morning Post
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Analysts see signs of strain in North Korea-China ties
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South Korea kicks up a stink about faeces-filled balloons from the North | South China Morning Post
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South Korea’s ‘jeonse’ real estate scams a housing nightmare for young tenants | South China Morning Post
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North Korea fails in attempt to launch second spy satellite into orbit | South China Morning Post
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Kim Jong-un portraits displayed alongside former leaders for first time in North Korea | South China Morning Post
Portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were displayed along with images of his predecessors at the inauguration ceremony of a school of ruling-party cadres. It was the first time portraits of the three Kim leaders were officially displayed together. The move was seen as a way to portray the younger Kim as an e…
Korean American dance group celebrates middle-aged women
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South Korean YouTuber feud triggers fatal stabbing on live stream outside Busan court | South China Morning Post
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Australian leader slams China for ‘unacceptable’ use of flares near military helicopter | South China Morning Post
Australia has accused China of endangering an Australian military helicopter during what it said was an unsafe and unacceptable confrontation over the Yellow Sea. The incident happened on May 4, 2024, as Australia took part in an operation to enforce UN sanctions on North Korea. A Chinese fighter jet reportedly drop…
Kim Jong-un mourns death of North Korean propaganda chief who served all three leaders | South China Morning Post
Kim Ki-nam, one of North Korea's longest-serving officials who has worked for all three leaders of the reclusive state, has died aged 94. As head of the propaganda unit, he played a key role in cementing the political legitimacy of the Kim dynasty. Current leader Kim Jong-un paid tribute to the late official describ…
North Korea, supplier of long-range missiles Russia used to kill Ukrainian civilians, accuses US of ‘escalation’.
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TikTok grooves to upbeat North Korean propaganda song praising Kim Jong-un | South China Morning Post
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‘It’s gaining momentum’: Russian teens dance to K-pop, enjoy anime amid Asian culture boom | South China Morning Post
Young Russians are increasingly turning to countries like South Korea and Japan as sources of pop entertainment, amid economic sanctions that have limited their access to Western cultural products. For many, it is the all-roundedness of K-pop idols and the sense of community that appeal to them.
South Korean singer Kyuhyun on his love for fans and why he could not be a K-pop rookie today | South China Morning Post
Fans have long played an integral role in K-pop – they are loyal, dedicated consumers with deep emotional attachments to their idols. Kyuhyun, of K-pop boy band Super Junior, has experienced all the sweet and sour moments that fans’ love have brought him in the past 18 years since his debut in May 2006. During his r…
Smaller cities in South Korea experiencing doctor shortages with strike on going | South China Morning Post
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‘The one who survives is victorious’: North Korean defector hopes to reunite with her sister | South China Morning Post
North Korean defector Kim Kyu-li is afraid for her younger sister Kim Cheol-ok, who was allegedly deported by Chinese authorities in October 2023 after living in China for decades. Her sister is believed to be among hundreds of North Koreans who were deported after North Korea reopened its borders in early 2024 foll…
Young South Korean activists take government to court over climate change | South China Morning Post
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un guides country’s 1st ‘nuclear trigger’ simulation drills | South China Morning Post
North Korea has carried out its first nuclear counter-attack drills to simulate the country’s “nuclear trigger” management system, state media said on April 23, 2024. Leader Kim Jong-un guided the exercises, which also involved the country’s artillery forces and manoeuvring troops.
‘So many doubts’: victim’s mother questions investigation decade after South Korea ferry disaster | South China Morning Post
It has been 10 years since more than 300 people were killed in a passenger ferry disaster off South Korea’s southern coast on April 16, 2014. The 6,825-tonne Sewol ferry had sailed from the western port of Incheon the previous evening before running into trouble some 20km (13 miles) off the island of Byungpoong. Of …
South Korea’s opposition in landslide parliamentary election win, striking blow to ruling party | South China Morning Post
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South Korea bans protest onions at polling stations ahead of parliamentary elections | South China Morning Post
Ahead of South Korea's 2024 parliamentary elections, a ban forbidding voters from bringing spring onions to polling stations was announced amid political discontent towards conservative president Yoon Suk-yeol. Economic woes, including surging vegetable prices, have taken centre stage, exacerbated by allegations sur…
South Korea’s first lady absent from public eye ahead of parliamentary polls | South China Morning Post
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‘It feels like yesterday’: rising K-pop boy group Xikers on being newcomers in a saturated market | South China Morning Post
K-pop fans gathered for the world’s largest Korean cultural convention Kcon starting March 30, 2024, to see artists like Aespa, BoyNextDoor and emerging stars Xikers, a 10-member group that debuted one year ago. The Post sat down with the newcomer boy band, managed by KQ Entertainment, to learn more about their firs…
South Korean scientists develop a new meat alternative: beef rice | South China Morning Post
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South Korean football player Son Jun-ho released after being held in China over bribery case | South China Morning Post
South Korea’s foreign ministry reported on March 25, 2024, that footballer Son Jun-ho had been released recently by China after he was detained in May 2023. At the time of Son’s arrest, China's foreign ministry said that Son was arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes. Son played for both the South Korean national…
‘Ohtani Fever’ Hits Korea as MLB Opens Season in Seoul
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Beijing criticises South Korea for inviting Taiwan to democracy summit | South China Morning Post
China lashed out at South Korea on March 18, 2024, for inviting Taiwan to the annual Summit for Democracy, an initiative started by US President Joe Biden that brings together foreign officials to discuss threats to democracy. The 2024 summit focused on measures to counter digital threats to freedom. Similar to the …
US Says North Korea Shipped 10,000 Containers of Munitions to Russia
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‘I immediately signed-up’: Russian influencer among first tourists to enter North Korea post-Covid | South China Morning Post
After years of harsh Covid-19 related restrictions, North Korea has finally opened to its first group of tourists in years. Andrei Gerasimenko was among the 98 Russian influencers and journalists who were allowed in, a testament to the growing ties between Moscow and Pyongyang.
South Korean national detained in Russia over espionage charges amid fraying Moscow-Seoul ties | South China Morning Post
The South Korean foreign ministry said on March 12, 2024, that it has been providing “necessary consular assistance” to a citizen detained in Russia earlier in 2024. The man, identified as Baek Kwang-soon, was reported to be a missionary supporting North Korean labourers based in Russia’s Far East. He was accused of…
Son of Korean Immigrants Takes Charge of Los Angeles Police Department
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‘Sad to say goodbye’: South Korea’s first panda cub prepares for return to China | South China Morning Post
A South Korean zoo has thrown a farewell party for Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in the country. The four-year-old cub is scheduled to be sent back to China in April 2024 and must go into isolation for a one-month, pre-trip quarantine.
Why China's young, disgruntled workers identify with this pink cartoon beaver from South Korea | South China Morning Post
A 20-year-old South Korean cartoon character named Loopy has found new fame on Chinese social media. Conceived as a shy and timid character two decades ago, the new Loopy persona is now a sarcastic and outspoken office intern. She has also become the go-to subject for various memes among China’s labour force, known …
What can South Korea do to reverse its dramatically falling birth rate? | South China Morning Post
South Korea’s fertility rate, already the world’s lowest, dropped to a fresh record low in 2023, defying the billions of dollars spent by the country to try to reverse the trend as the population shrank for a fourth-straight year. The average number of expected babies for a South Korean woman during her reproductive…
North Korean false eyelashes sold worldwide as ‘made in China’ products | South China Morning Post
In the eastern Chinese town of Pingdu, semi-finished false eyelashes imported from North Korea are processed and packaged before being exported. Their final destinations include the West, Japan and South Korea. Millions of dollars in sales of the product last year helped drive the country’s recovery despite internat…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says he has lawful right to annihilate South Korea | South China Morning Post
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