South Korea

According to a South Korean diplomat, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is in a coma. On Sunday, as The Mirror reported, Chang Song-min, a former aide to South Korea’s late president Kim Dae-jung, told the press that the authoritarian ruler is still alive but that his sister, Kim Yo Jong, is taking over. “I […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly ordered an expansion of an artillery test site located near the nation’s capital of Pyongyang. The move came as the chairman has sought to strengthen his commitment to being prepared for a hypothetical attack against neighboring South Korea. According to Daily NK, a source claimed that the […]

North Korea has reportedly decided to end its communication with South Korea. The move comes as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly desired his country to “get rid of unnecessary things.” According to the Associated Press, North Korea’s Central News Agency claimed all cross-border communication lines would be cut off at noon on […]

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will postpone the Group of Seven (G7) summit until September, The Hill reported. The annual meeting was scheduled to take place in the U.S. this year, but the coronavirus pandemic upended those plans. In March, the White House said that the meeting would be hosted virtually, via […]

Only hours after Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance after false rumors of his demise, North Korea reportedly fired several shots against its southern neighbor, prompting South Korea to return fire. According to CNN, the shots were fired at the wall of a South Korean guard post in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). No […]

The distributor of the Oscar-winning movie Parasite is firing back after President Donald Trump slammed the movie at a rally in Colorado, saying they’re not sure if Trump can actually understand the subtitled movie. At his rally in Colorado Springs, Trump took time to criticize the South Korean movie, the first foreign language film to […]

While the Oscars themselves may have seen record low ratings, the cast and crew involved in making Parasite are experiencing all-time highs, as their film has been cemented in history as the first-ever foreign-language film to win Best Picture. The movie, directed by Bong Joon-ho, focuses on a low-income family who slowly works their way […]

Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un, have brought about “the end of hostility” on the Korean Peninsula, says South Korea’s President, Moon Jae In. As Yahoo News reports, Moon spoke to his cabinet on Tuesday, and told his ministers that the meeting between Trump and Kim days earlier marks “an end […]

Donald Trump attended a dinner at The Blue House as a guest of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, along with daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner. Also invited were the K-pop band, Exo, who presented the U.S. president’s daughter with a signed copy of their album. The Daily Mail reports that while wife […]

The South Korean women’s national team is looking to continue the growth of women’s soccer in the country as they enter the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, with a squad in its prime aiming to make it to the knockout stages for the second consecutive tournament. The majority of the 2019 team consists […]

The dangers of single-use plastics has become more and more common knowledge in recent years, and countries around the world have been clamping down on them in what seems to be slow progress. But 2018 saw a number of countries introduce new rules that would finally ban single-use plastic bags from being available in grocery […]

In Seoul, the capital of South Korea, the banks are closed. Construction work has been halted. Military training has ceased. Planes are grounded. The city is silent as teenagers spend eight hours taking the test that will affect every aspect of the rest of their lives. It’s Suneung, and it’s the most important event for […]

According to the Guardian‘s Benjamin Haas, South Korean women are throwing out all of their makeup and posting the results of the trashing online. The reason behind this protest is partly to do with a South Korean feminist movement called Escape the Corset. This movement is a rebellion from young women who are against the […]

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un has invited Pope Francis to visit his country, according to the South Korean presidential office. As reported by BBC News, Kim’s invitation to Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang will be officially delivered by South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in, who will be in the Vatican next week. Moon will embark on a […]

Many people in several Asian countries still enjoy consuming dishes made with dog meat despite the stigma attached to it. America’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell wants this practice to stop and has donated more than $32,000 to the Humane Society International in the United Kingdom to help the charity rescue pups from a South […]

In a monumental announcement, North Korea and South Korea have expressed their interest in co-hosting the 2032 Summer Olympics. This information was delivered on the second day of a three-day summit between the two leaders, Kim Jong Un and President Moon Jae-in, according to Fox4 News. It’s another goodwill gesture between the two leaders, as […]

History was made today when North and South Korea agreed to peace. Presidents Moon Jae-in of South Korea and Kim Jong Un of North Korea held a joint press conference Wednesday to make an epic announcement: they’re committed to an “era of no war.” This is the second in a three-day summit the two leaders […]

President Moon Jae-in said North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un agreed to shut down one of the country’s biggest missile testing and launch sites. According to CNN, North Korea said it was willing to dismantle its primary nuclear complex if the United States agreed to “corresponding measures.” The two presidents made the joint announcement on […]

Apple’s iPhones and iPads face possible ban in South Korea. Reports have emerged that the South Korean government will likely ban the imports of Apple devices, which include the iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPad Pro. The Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy is reportedly reviewing allegations that the Cupertino-based company infringed on a […]

South Korea has ordered daily searches of its capital city’s public toilets to fight the growing menace of “spy camera porn,” according to BBC. Seoul finds itself gripped in an epidemic that targeted more than 6,000 people last year, with more than 80 percent of those recorded being women. These cameras are placed in public […]

Dozens of South Korean families crossed the border into North Korea to reunite with relatives, some of which they haven’t seen in nearly seven decades. This was the first family reunion to take place in three years, but many of these people hadn’t seen each other since the war began about 70 years ago. Many […]

Blizzard fans and FPS aficionados alike will be overjoyed to hear the latest rumblings echoing about the gaming community — Overwatch is receiving a free to play weekend where gamers can suit up with one of the 28 current heroes and battle at absolutely no charge. According to Polygon, the free weekend will actually encompass […]

The Pentagon has released a projected cost savings of $14 million to the Washington Examiner Monday, after saying they did not know last month. President Trump called for an end to the “war games” after his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June and claimed that the U.S. would save a “fortune.” […]

It looks like the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un may be a go after all. In a tweet today, Trump confirmed that Kim Yong-chol, a high-level official from North Korea, is traveling to New York. The White House subsequently indicated that he will meet there with Secretary of […]

There may have to be another seat at the negotiating table if President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un actually sit down in Singapore, USA Today reports. According to the newspaper, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is reportedly interested in attending the historic summit with the other leaders should it actually come […]

The much-anticipated summit between Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in now in danger of not happening, thanks to recent threats and posturing by the secretive regime, CNN is reporting. For weeks, the Trump administration has been touting the planned June 12 summit in Singapore as a major accomplishment of his early […]

When U.S. President Donald Trump was issuing inflammatory tweets mocking the “little rocket man” and warning about unleashing fire and fury, the political and media cohort, including blue-check Twitter, seemed convinced that the world was on the verge of being plunged into nuclear war. Even among a segment of Trump supporters there is a feeling […]

Rumors were flying around today that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was making a trip to North Korea, and for good reason. Trump announced that Pompeo is indeed on a surprise visit in order to prepare for the Trump-Kim summit that is expected to take place sometime soon. The summit would be the first of […]

Almost six years ago, South Korean rapper Park Jae-sang (a.k.a. Psy or PSY) created an international mega hit with his “Gangnam Style” music video, which has received an astounding 3.1 billion views on YouTube since then, in addition to becoming No. 1 on Billboard’s K-Pop chart at the time. The popular production that took the […]

After years of conflict and tension, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In will meet on Friday in an effort to ease tensions related to North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. The North Korean leader will travel to South Korea, marking the first time a North Korean leader has been in […]

A Turkish television network, Show TV, has been fined for using photos of Ivanka Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in mistakenly as a “killer couple” on their news broadcast. Trump and Moon were depicted as a couple who killed their maid in Kuwait City. The Turkish television network, Show TV was fined and forced […]

The United States Marines and the South Korean military have reportedly canceled their planned amphibious landing drills this week. The joint military exercises will serve as a show of force and cooperation between the two groups. According to a report from Yonhap, the long-delayed combined military exercise, which was supposed to be held at the […]

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. first daughter Ivanka Trump have been called many things before, but no one expected them to be described as a “killer couple.” A Turkish broadcaster apparently mistook Moon and Trump as the couple suspected of murdering a Filipino national in Kuwait. The Korean government is demanding an apology […]

The Twitterverse is up in arms once more as users shred Donald Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, to pieces over a tweet the president posted a few days ago. The elder Trump heaped praise on Ivanka as he sent the first daughter to South Korea to represent the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics […]

Olympic athlete Nadezhda Sergeeva, who appeared in promotional video wearing a sweatshirt with the words “I don’t do doping” in large letters on the front, has failed a doping test at the 2018 PyeongChang Games in South Korea. The pilot of the Russian two-woman bobsled team tested positive for the heart drug trimetazidine, which is […]

Chloe Kim is on top of the world right now and people are already jumping on her bandwagon. A senator described her as a perfect example of what good immigration brings to the United States while a radio show host thought Kim is a “hot piece of a**.” Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois just had […]

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has scored a media victory over the Trump administration by sending his sister, Kim Yo-jong, to the Winter Olympics in South Korea. As reported by the New York Times, the North Korean leader’s sister was immediately dubbed “North Korea’s Ivanka Trump” by the world’s media, who speculated that Kim Yo-jong […]

The men at South Korea’s Olympic hockey team may not be all Korean–but they’re working just as hard to deliver that first men’s hockey medal to South Korea. Unlike the bombshell debut of Korea’s unified women’s hockey team at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, things are a little quieter at the South Korean men’s […]

Two impressionists made quite the impression last Friday after they showed up in Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium dressed as U.S. president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. In a rare feat that continues to fascinate many, Australian-Chinese Howard X (not his real name) and Chicago native Dennis Alan arrived at the 2018 Winter Olympics […]

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un impersonators took their craft to the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics on Friday and were promptly kicked out of the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium but not before causing quite a commotion in the stands. The faux Kim, identified as Howard, wore the same hairstyle, pair of glasses, and […]

The countdown is on the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and we now know who will represent the American contingent of athletes in the opening and closing ceremonies. Vice President Mike Pence will represent the United States at the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics and Ivanka Trump will serve as the American representative […]

Latvia and South Korea will meet each other on February 3 for an international friendly match. The kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. GMT at Mardan Stadium in Antalya, Turkey, reports FootballDrug. South Korea traveled to Turkey in January to play training matches against Moldova, Jamaica, and Latvia. South Korea won their first friendly against […]

Ever since the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal Net Neutrality, the organization and its chairman, Ajit Pai, have been facing bipartisan criticism from the public. A poll conducted and published by the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation shows 89 percent of Democrats, 75 percent of Republicans, and 86 percent of independents, oppose […]

More than 30 people are dead after a horrific fire ripped through a hospital in Miryang, a city located in South Korea’s Gyeongsangnam-do Province. An additional 70-plus people were injured, with the blaze breaking out at around 7:30 a.m., local time. According to ABC News Australia, authorities believe that the death toll will continue to […]

Looks like the United States Olympic team just found their newest cheerleader. As the Inquisitr reported last week, Kelly Ripa started to get into the Olympic spirit by posting a photo of her only daughter, Lola, ice skating in an adorable throwback picture. In the caption of the image, the 46-year-old seemingly refers to the […]

The inevitable cryptocurrency regulation is coming. Last week, it was an announcement from the government of South Korea, who was looking at a possible ban on cryptocurrency trading. This week, the countries of France and Germany began talks of bitcoin regulation. Governments across the globe are looking to get involved with cryptocurrencies. Regulatory Shutdowns Started […]

The threat of an incident that could lead to a World War 3 scenario has been an ongoing topic in 2018 headlines due to comments from President Donald Trump as well as other political leaders such as North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un. Responding to the idea that a World War 3 might be pending, Dr. […]

Following reports of a possible shutdown of all Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea, the market immediately reacted over the weekend with massive dips in prices. The continuing decline of almost all of the cryptocurrencies over the past few weeks can also be attributed to the recent raids on Coinone and Bithumb, which are […]

In an apparent reversal of an earlier plan, Megyn Kelly won’t be traveling to South Korea to cover the 2018 Winter Olympics there after all. Instead, she will anchor her 9 a.m. Eastern time NBC News Today show platform from the New York City studio at Rockefeller Center, as usual, Fox News reports. Today show […]

The cryptocurrency revolution is well underway. That said, it’s time to get more knowledgeable about what that means. Cryptocurrencies are popping up all over the place. Bitcoin and Ethereum are only part of the news. Here are some questions to ask. What’s driving this revolution? How might it impact us all in the future? What […]