K-pop star Suga has become the third member of BTS to begin mandatory military service in South Korea during the band’s hiatus.
South Korean project aims to develop firefighting robots
A South Korean consortium is planning to develop a four-legged robot that could help save people from fires and extinguish flames, Rainbow Robotics announced Monday.
Loyalty Market in South Korea Set for Robust Growth, Expected to Surpass $3.16 Billion in 2023
The “South Korea Loyalty Programs Market Intelligence and Future Growth Dynamics Databook – 50+ KPIs on Loyalty Programs Trends by End-Use Sectors, Operational KPIs, Retail Product Dynamics, and …
South Korea begins evacuating thousands of global Scouts from its coast as a tropical storm nears
Buses began moving thousands of global Scouts from their campsite on South Korea’s coast to inland venues ahead of a tropical storm that is forecast to bring intense rains and strong winds to the peni …
South Korean shoppers hoard salt and seafood ahead of Japan’s release of treated radioactive water
In many supermarkets across South Korea, one item has conspicuously vanished from shelves: salt. For the past month, the country has struggled with severe sea salt shortages as shoppers snap it up …
Semifinals berth sealed, India edge out South Korea 3-2
Even before the action got underway at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, India had sealed their place in the semi-finals, following Japan’s loss to Malaysia earlier in the day.
Too hot for K-pop as South Korea scrambles to save scout jamboree
A K-pop music concert scheduled for Sunday at a World Scout Jamboree in South Korea was postponed due to heat safety concerns as the host pressed on with the meet despite extreme temperatures that led …
Kim Jong-Un pledges to advance North Korea military arms amid visit to weapons factories
The leader’s three-day inspections came as South Korea and the US prepared for another round of combined military exercises planned for later this month. Just last week Kim exhibited North Korea’s …
South Korea Braces for Disruption as Typhoon Khanun Changes Tack
South Korea’s weather agency urged the nation to take precautions as Typhoon Khanun changed its path to head toward waters near South Korea’s second-biggest city.
U.S., British contingents leave World Scout Jamboree amid South Korea heatwave
Aug. 5 (UPI) –The U.S., British and Singaporean contingents say they have left the World Scout Jamboree campsite in South Korea as a sweltering heatwave blanketed the country on Saturday. About …