The Biden administration s plan to release 6 billion of Iran s frozen assets in South Korea in exchange for five detained Americans has drawn criticism and warnings that the funds will be used to …
Can Japan and South Korea Unite to Face the Chinese Threat?
The collaboration is ostensibly mainly about North Korea. Both Japan and South Korea live at risk of nuclear annihilation by the volatile despot in Pyongyang, and a formal platform of security cooperation with the U.S. is vital for their defense and Mr. Kim’s deterrence.
Lioness escapes farm in South Korea, shot dead by hunters
The owner of the farm, which mostly raises beef cattle, told investigators the female lion had come with the property.
Google-backed Anthropic raises $100 million from South Korea’s SK Telecom
South Korea’s largest telco SK Telecom said it will invest $100 million in U.S. artificial intelligence firm Anthropic to strengthen its telecommunications-driven AI business. Anthropic, a startup competing with OpenAI in building AI foundation models,
Blinken to Meet Japan, S.Korea Foreign Ministers Virtually on Monday
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold a virtual meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday, the U.S. State Department said.
‘Don’t Ask Why’: South Korea grapples with back-to-back ‘Mudjima’ stabbings
These nightmares have played out in the minds of many South Koreans following a mass stabbing attack last week – the country’s second in as many weeks. On 3 August, 14 people were injured in Seongnam,
The Chilling Crimes Of South Korea’s ‘Raincoat Killer’ Who Targeted Sex Workers After Being Dumped By Lover
South Korea’s ‘raincoat killer’ went on a killing spree from 2003-2004, first targeting people from wealthy families and then sex workers and massage parlour workers.
Iran says unblocked South Korea funds to be used for ‘non-sanctioned goods’
Iran appeared to confirm comments by the U.S. that there would be restrictions on what Iran could do with funds unfrozen under an emerging deal that has led to the release of five Americans.
Scout jamboree in South Korea closes with regrets and K-pop concert
Ceremony at Seoul’s World Cup stadium wraps up event beset by heatwave, unsanitary conditions and threat of typhoon
South Korea throws huge K-Pop concert for Scouts after storm Khanun disrupted their Jamboree
Flights and trains resumed and power was mostly restored after a tropical storm blew through South Korea, which was preparing a pop concert for 40,000 Scouts whose global Jamboree was disrupted by the weather.