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Man crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea
Macau Daily Times
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July 7, 2025
A North Korean military guard post, loudspeaker, top left, and South Korean army soldiers, bottom right, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, last month An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified...
The role and future of nuclear power in South Africa
IOL
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July 15, 2025
Professor Bismark Tyobeka|Published 10 hours ago 5min South Africa has been a nuclear power since as far back as 1984 - 1985, when the first unit of the two-unit Koeberg Nuclear Power Station was commissioned. Over the years, nuclear-generated...
Why the United States Should Support South Korea's Naval Expansion
The Maritime Executive
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[By Ju Hyung Kim] When people think about the U.S.-ROK alliance, they often envision the Korean Peninsula: joint ground drills, combined air exercises, and the perennial challenge of deterring a North Korean invasion. But the next chapter of this...
Education minister nominee apologizes for sending daughter to study in U.S.
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 9, 2025
Published: 09 Jul. 2025, 17:57 Education Minister nominee Lee Jin-sook speaks to reporters as she arrives at the Korea Institute of Educational Facility Safety in western Seoul on June 30. [YONHAP] Education Minister nominee Lee Jin-sook, who has...
South Korea celebrates the transformative power of ‘Squid Game’
Los Angeles Times
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July 4, 2025
SEOUL — The third and final season of Netflix’s “Squid Game” broke viewership records on the streaming platform following its release on June 27, marking a fitting close for what has arguably been the most successful South Korean TV series in...
South Korea hosts chemical defense education for officials from 9 nations
Yeni Safak
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South Korea hosted a training program for officials from nine member countries of an international chemical weapons watchdog, the defense ministry said Friday. Nineteen officials from the nine countries, including Nepal, Malaysia, India and the...
Education minister nominee apologizes for daughter's unlawful studying abroad
Yonhap News Agency
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July 9, 2025
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Education Minister nominee Lee Jin-sook, who has caused controversy over her suspected academic misconduct, apologized Wednesday for violating a law in the process of sending her child to study abroad at an early age....
Saluting decades-old friendship between South Korea and Utah
KSL - Utah
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COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — Salt Lake City resident Jim Crane is a month away from celebrating his 100th birthday — and his experiences fighting in the Korean War happened more than seven decades ago. But for Crane — who is also a World War II veteran —...
South Korea’s Sovereign AI Gambit: A High-Stakes Experiment in Autonomy
The Diplomat
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July 3, 2025
South Korea’s new Lee Jae-myung administration made establishing the country as a global AI leader one of its top priorities and took immediate action upon assuming office in June. Lee appointed Ha Jung-woo, the former AI chief of Korean tech...
South Korea’s leader says trade deal with U.S. remains unclear ahead of Trump’s deadline
The Asahi Shimbun
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SEOUL--South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that it remained unclear whether Seoul and Washington could conclude their tariff negotiations by the deadline set by President Donald Trump for next week, noting Thursday that both nations were...
Seoul education office to revoke ex-first lady's teaching license
The Korea Times
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July 9, 2025
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) said Wednesday it has begun the process of revoking former first lady Kim Keon Hee's teaching certificate after accepting a request from a private university. Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul...
(Profile) Nol Universe CEO Chae Hwi-young nominated as culture minister
Yonhap News Agency
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July 11, 2025
SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- Chae Hwi-young, nominated Friday as the first minister of culture, sports and tourism under President Lee Jae Myung, is an expert in information technology and tourism who previously served as CEO of NHN, one of South...
North Korean man crosses heavily fortified border to South Korea
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 6, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the South's military said Friday. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military...
I Saw Firsthand Just How Much Even the Idea of Rosie O’Donnell Got Under Donald Trump’s Skin
IndieWire
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July 16, 2025
On July 12, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to threaten stripping his longtime nemesis Rosie O’Donnell of her U.S. citizenship, despite her having been born to American citizens and in the U.S. — something which legal experts say the president...
Action-Packed Trailer for Prime Spy Thriller Series BUTTERFLY Starring Daniel Dae Kim and Reina Hardesty
GeekTyrant - California
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July 15, 2025
Prime Video has released an action-packed trailer for the spy thriller Butterfly, starring Daniel Dae Kim, Reina Hardesty, Piper Perabo, Kim Ji-hoon, Park Hae-soo, Kim Tae-hee, Charles Parnell, Sean Dulake, and Nayoon Kim. They are joined by Sung...
Race and American Pop Culture in Zainichi Stories
JSTOR Daily
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July 11, 2025
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. International audiences likely recognize the name of the zainichi community—ethnic Koreans living in Japan as a result of colonial-era migration—because of Min Jin Lee’s acclaimed...
South Korea: Special Counsel Summons Education Minister In Martial Law Probe
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 4 (IANS) Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-suk on Friday summoned Education Minister Lee Ju-ho and Park Jong-joon, former head of the Presidential Security Service (PSS), in connection with his probe into former President Yoon...
Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025: 5 Singapore bars make the list, a drop from last year's 11
Asiaone
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July 16, 2025
The results of Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 are out, and while several of our local bars have done us proud once again, the number of Singapore-based establishments on the list this year has dropped compared to last year's. In 2024, Singapore had 11...
Chae Hwi-young's nomination as culture minister signals big tourism push
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 11, 2025
Culture Minister nominee Chae Hwi-young [TRIPLE] President Lee Jae Myung on Friday nominated Chae Hwi-young, co-CEO of one of the largest online travel platforms in Korea, as the minister of culture, sports and tourism in an apparent bid to...
South Korea faces 85 percent population decline by next 100 years
Weekly Blitz
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July 3, 2025
South Korea, long celebrated for its rapid economic growth, cutting-edge technology, and cultural global influence, is now confronting a silent yet monumental crisis: a population crash of unprecedented scale. A newly released study by the Korean...