VNG co-founder Le Hong Minh’s first taste of international competition was as a gamer for Vietnam at an early e-sport tournament in South Korea.Two years before Minh co-founded Vinagame, he travelled …
A US expat in South Korea says plastic surgery is advertised on trains, passport pictures are edited, and shares 5 other surprising differences
Chen Teng moved to South Korea from New York eight years ago, and has been documenting the surprising differences she has found on TikTok.
How South Korea is harnessing AI to ease its ‘super-ageing society’ crisis
This is only possible because she is not a human, but an AI robot. South Korea has an ageing problem. With the lowest birthrates in the world – this year plummeting to 0.7 children per woman – it is …
South Korea says warship named for torpedoed vessel begins new mission
Seoul: A South Korean vessel named after a warship torpedoed by Pyongyang in 2010 resulting in the deaths of 46 sailors began a new mission with …
GOPIZZA lands as the third-leading, fastest-growing pizza chain in Singapore
The Korean pizza chain has expanded to 27 outlets. South Korea-based pizza chain GOPIZZA has solidified its foothold in Singapore with 27 new outlets, making it the third leading pizza chain in the …
3.0 magnitude quake felt in South Korea
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck Jangsu in South Korea on Saturday, firefighting authorities said, but no damage has been reported.
Court decisions reignite World War II tensions, straining Japan and South Korea’s new amity
SEOUL, South Korea — Rapidly warming Japan-South Korean relations felt a distinct chill at the end of 2023 as an emotive historical dispute between the two U.S. East Asian allies – compensation for …
A South Korean religious sect leader has been sentenced to 23 years in prison over sex crimes
A South Korean religious sect leader whose sex crimes were featured in the popular Netflix series “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal” has been sentenced to 23 years in prison.
US, S.Korea, Japan condemn N.Korea’s ballistic missile launches; urge dialogue
The top diplomats of the United States, South Korea and Japan on Wednesday condemned North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launches and urged Pyongyang to engage in “substantive dialogue without preconditions,
Kim Jong Un’s ICBM Launch Sparks Heated Debate In UN Meeting: North Korea, Russia Dub The Launch A ‘Retaliatory Measure’
In a recent emergency U.N. Security Council assembly, North Korea and Russia were at loggerheads with the United States, South Korea, and their allies over North Korea’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch.