North Korean engineers gave Oracle’s database management system low marks in a research paper published by Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung University, according to a South Korean press report.
South Korea military does not rule out BTS service postponement
Exceptions could be made for South Korean boy band BTS so members could postpone military service, Seoul’s defense ministry has suggested.
Taubman Asia and Shinsegae Group Celebrate the Opening of Starfield Anseong in South Korea Today
The new Starfield Anseong, the second joint venture between Taubman Asia and Shinsegae Property, opened today in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The one million square foot, modern shopping, …
South Korea denies report of Kim Yo Jong visit to U.S., reports say
Reports of Kim Yo Jong’s plans to travel to the United States contain baseless claims about South Korean involvement, Seoul officials say, according to South Korean press reports.
North Korean ambassador who vanished in Italy defected to South Korea, lawmakers say
Lawmakers in Seoul say that a senior North Korean diplomat who vanished in Italy in 2018 is living in South Korea under government protection.
North Korean Defector Who Vanished in Rome Is Now in South Korea
The whereabouts of diplomat Jo Song Gil, who fled with the help of a clandestine group dedicated to toppling Kim Jong Un’s dictatorship, had been a mystery until legislators confirmed his presence in …
Lawmaker: N Korea’s Ex-Ambassador to Italy Defected to South
A South Korea lawmaker says a senior North Korea diplomat who vanished in Italy in 2018 lives in South Korea under government protection.
BTS fans and politicians in South Korea call for military service exemption
Fans of K-pop stars BTS are calling for the band to be given exemptions or delays to mandatory military service in South Korea.
Trump says U.S. economic recovery is faster than any other country’s — but China is leaps and bounds ahead
China’s economic growth is in double digits, Japan’s Nikkei index is doing better than the Dow, and South Korea’s unemployment rate is almost back to pre-pandemic levels.
The Latest: South Korea has biggest case jump in a week
South Korea has reported 114 new cases of the coronavirus, its first daily jump of over 100 in a week. Health officials had raised concerns that infections will rise because of increased travel during …