Report: With Greg Norman out, LIV Golf tabbing new CEO with major sports experience A former executive with the NHL and NBA appears ready to assume the post. USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 27, 2024
Plastics lobbyists make up biggest group at vital UN treaty talks Fossil fuel and chemical industry representatives outnumber those of the EU or host country South Korea The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: White House presses Ukraine to draft 18-year-old men to help fill manpower needs – as it happened Biden’s administration urges Ukraine to increase size of its military by drafting more troops to help expand pool of fighting men against Russia The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024
First Thing: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon takes effect Reports of cars heading south inside Lebanon despite Israeli army warning. Plus, record South Korea snowfall The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024
Seoul Hit By Record November Snowstorm Seoul, South Korea, hit by historic snowstorm causing disruptions and tragic incidents. Continued snowfall forecasted until Thursday. Top News · Nov 27, 2024
South Korean leader meets Ukraine delegation and calls for response to North Korean troops in Russia South Korea’s president has met a visiting Ukraine delegation and called for a joint response to the threat posed by North Korea’s recent dispatch of more than 10,000 soldiers to support Russia’s war against Ukraine The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024
South Korea’s fertility rate set to rise for first time in nine years Birthrate in South Korea has been steadily declining since 2015, falling below one child per woman in 2018 The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024
Worst November snowstorm in half century hits Seoul and grounds hundreds of airplane flights The worst November snowstorm in half century has hit Seoul, grounding hundreds of lights countrywide and disrupting commuter traffic in the capital The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024
‘We’d rather perish’: protests roil South Korean women’s university over plan to admit male students Dongduk women’s university in Seoul was set up to help women in a deeply patriarchal society, but a demographic crisis is putting that under pressure The Guardian - AU · Nov 26, 2024
Controversy Surrounding Sado Island Gold Mines Memorial Ceremony Japanese officials hold memorial ceremony at Sado Island Gold Mines, sparking controversy over omission of acknowledging forced labor, straining Japan-Sout... Top News · Nov 26, 2024
South Korean Man Avoids Prison By Pledging Military Service South Korean man avoids military service by overeating, sparking debates on conscription and gender equality. Top News · Nov 26, 2024
South Korean man convicted for deliberately gaining weight to evade military service An acquittance of the man received a suspended one-year prison term for aiding his crime The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024
‘Korean Zombie’ keeps UFC comeback thoughts at bay thanks to growing Z Fight Night promotion "The Korean Zombie" admits UFC comeback thoughts are there, but he's keeping them at bay thanks to Z Fight Night. USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 26, 2024
South Korea becomes first country to fill 10% of workforce with robots The country has invested billions into robotics to address a shrinking working population due to low birth rates The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024
Radio France Internationale · Nov 25, 2024 France leads charge in UN talks to tackle global plastic pollution crisis A final week-long round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea, with deep differences between nations emerging almost immediately. The ‘high ambition coalition' – which includes France – will be fighting for a legally binding framework that will definitively curtail global plastic…
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024 South Korea convicts man who avoided military service by binge eating Man, 26, doubled food intake to deliberatly gain weight, the court heard
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024 South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event South Korea has paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines in a memorial ceremony
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024 In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis Negotiators are gathering in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2024 South Korean man guilty of trying to avoid mandatory military service by deliberately gaining weight The 26-year-old, who now works behind a desk at a government agency, had his methods uncovered by officials
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2024 Countries urged to be ambitious in final push for UN plastic pollution treaty Negotiators are meeting in Busan, South Korea, for talks to agree a global plastic pollution treaty.
Top News · Nov 24, 2024 Japan Holds Memorial Ceremony Despite South Korea's Boycott Japan's memorial ceremony at Sado Island Gold Mines, marred by South Korea's boycott, highlights historical tensions over Korean forced labor during WWII.
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2024 Japan will hold Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions Japan will go ahead with a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, despite South Korea’s last-minute boycott of the event that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the issue of Korean forced laborers at the site before and during World War II
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2024 South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions South Korea’s government says it has decided not to attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to disagreements with Japan over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions over the abuse of Korean forced laborers at the site before the end of World War II
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2024 Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why? Japan will hold a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of disputes with South Korea and reluctantly acknowledged the dark side of their history
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2024 Satellite images show North Korea breaking sanctions to get million barrels of oil from Russia Pictures show North Korean tankers repeatedly loading oil at Russian port, report by UK group claims