South Korea
How South Korea’s ‘real-life mermaids’ made Malala want to learn to swim
[ad_1] What if someone told you mermaids were real?Forget the fish tails, we mean women capable of holding their breath for minutes on end as they dive under the sea...
Film on haenyeo, Korea’s ‘mermaids,’ shows women who fight to preserve sea and sisterhood
[ad_1] South Korea’s “haenyeo,” or women divers, say that they’ve become inseparable from their deep blue environment.In Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai’s first executive-produced film, she explores the divers’...
South Korea: import sales rise 10% in September
[ad_1] Sales of imported light passenger vehicles in South Korea increased by 10% to 24,839 units in September 2024 from 22,565 units a year earlier, according to registration data released...
Indian travel vlogger says he was racially abused in South Korea
[ad_1] [Source]Nomadic Indian, a travel vlogger from India with over 1.7 million YouTube followers, claimed he was subjected to racial discrimination during a recent visit to South Korea. The content...
Can families returning after centuries solve S Korea’s population crisis?
[ad_1] At first glance, Dunpo Elementary is no different from the thousands of elementary schools dotted across South Korea.But look just beneath the surface and the differences are stark.For one...
Former Japanese premier was not pictured ‘bowing to South Korea’s ex-president’
[ad_1] Screenshot of the false post, captured on September 19The same altered image was shared alongside a similar claim on Facebook here, here and here.Comments indicated some users appeared to...
North Korea says it tested missile capable of ‘super-large’ warhead
[ad_1] North Korea successfully tested a new ballistic missile capable of carrying a "super-large conventional warhead," Pyongyang's state media reported on Thursday.State-controlled KCNA news agency quoted the country's Missile Administration...
South Korea ruling party chief targeted by doctored ‘probe banner’ photo
[ad_1] Screenshot of the misleading claim shared on Facebook, captured September 2The image made the rounds in pro-Han Facebook groups here, here and here as Han and Lee met for the first...
Chinese tourists not covered under cash handout proposal, says South Korean opposition
[ad_1] Screenshot of the false post captured on August 8The post surfaced after the opposition-controlled National Assembly passed a bill to provide a cash handout of 250,000 won to all...
World governments urge citizens to leave Lebanon as fears of Israel-Hezbollah war grow
[ad_1] The NewsThe US, the UK, Australia, Sweden, France, Italy, Canada, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan have issued warnings to citizens to leave Lebanon; the UK has also deployed...
Seoul: N Korean trash balloon landed on S Korean presidential office
[ad_1] North Korea has again sent balloons believed to be carrying rubbish across the heavily guarded border into South Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday.At least one of...
South Korea to play ‘full-scale’ loudspeaker broadcasts in response to North Korea’s trash balloons
[ad_1] North Korea on Sunday sent a new batch of balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea, which vowed to play “full-scale” loudspeaker broadcasts in response.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of...