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South Korea’s surprising new face of public safety: dog walkers
South China Morning Post
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June 23, 2025
On a warm summer evening in Seoul’s Seodaemun district, more than 30 joggers and police officers in vests run alongside a stream, weaving between cyclists and passers-by. It may look like an ordinary fitness meet-up, but this is one of South...
South Korea’s surprising new face of public safety: dog walkers
South China Morning Post
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June 23, 2025
On a warm summer evening in Seoul’s Seodaemun district, more than 30 joggers and police officers in vests run alongside a stream, weaving between cyclists and passers-by. It may look like an ordinary fitness meet-up, but this is one of South...
Is Kashmir the Next Japan? The Falling Fertility Rate Says Yes.
Kashmir Observer
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July 19, 2025
Representational Photo By Mohammad Younus Bhat Yesterday evening, I went for a walk with my cousin, Advocate Zia Sultan. As we strolled, our conversation took a thoughtful turn. We were discussing the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS)...
AP News: 6 Americans detained in South Korea for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Six Americans were detained Friday in South Korea for trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, miniature Bibles, $1 bills and USB sticks toward North Korea by sea, police said. The Americans were apprehended...
Six Americans detained in South Korea for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea
The Gleaner
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June 27, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Six Americans were detained Friday in South Korea for trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, miniature Bibles, US$1 bills and USB sticks toward North Korea by sea, police said. The Americans were...
L.A. Army veteran with Purple Heart self-deports to South Korea under threat of deportation
The Daily Pilot - Calfornia
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June 27, 2025
An Army veteran who grew up in Van Nuys and was awarded a Purple Heart self-deported to South Korea this week as he was threatened with being detained and deported by federal immigration forces. On Monday, veteran Sae Joon Park, who legally...
6 Americans Detained In South Korea For Trying To Send Rice, Bibles, Dollars To North
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, Six Americans were detained in South Korea on June 27 for allegedly attempting to send thousands of plastic bottles filled with rice, U.S. dollars, and Bibles to North Korea by sea, according to...
asia South Korea police detain six Americans trying to send cash, rice to North Korea
Asiaone
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June 27, 2025
SEOUL — South Korean police have detained six US citizens who were attempting to deliver around 1,300 plastic bottles filled with rice, dollar notes and Bibles to North Korea, a police official said on Friday (June 27). The group had been trying...
Will AI Make South Korean Democracy Stronger?
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 27, 2025
South Korea stands at the cusp of a transformation. It is not merely a digital one but something deeper and more consequential: the redefinition of work, governance, and national purpose in the age of AI. With the election of President Lee...
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Six US nationals held in South Korea attempting to send rice and Bibles to North Korea
Firstpost
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June 27, 2025
South Korean police on Friday arrested six US nationals attempting to send plastic bottles packed with rice and Bibles to North Korea, the head of the investigation team said. Local police said the six were trying to send thousands of plastic...
Americans detained in South Korea for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea
KSBW 8 - California
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June 27, 2025
Six Americans were detained Friday in South Korea for trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, miniature Bibles, $1 bills and USB sticks toward North Korea by sea, police said.The Americans were apprehended on front-line Gwanghwa...
Kian84 calls BTS' Jin 'world star' and thanks him for not running away from Kian's Biza...
Pinkvilla
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July 19, 2025
The 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards were held on July 18, where actors and variety show hosts were honored for entertaining viewers with their craft. Popular South Korean internet personality Kian84 was among the show hosts who bagged accolades at...
North and South Korean Relations Will Not Improve Under President Lee
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 27, 2025
Very few people in South Korea believe that North Korea will give up its nuclear weapons program. In light of the governing principles and laws on which North Korea operates, the likelihood of its abandoning nuclear weapons, agreeing to allow...
UN votes to renew LGBTQ+ expert’s mandate just after the US withdrew from Human Rights Council
LGBTQ Nation - California
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July 8, 2025
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted yesterday to extend the term of its current expert on LGBTQ+ rights by three years. The LGBTQ+ rights expert, South African author and scholar Graeme Reid, investigates human rights abuses against LGBTQ+ people...
Poll Finds What Makes Someone ‘Cool’ Similar Across Cultures
The Onion - Illinois
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July 8, 2025
Researchers who polled 6,000 people from the U.S., Australia, Chile, China, Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, and Turkey found a cross-cultural consensus about the personality traits that make someone “cool,” in...
Six Americans Detained In South Korea For Attempting To Send Rice, Bibles To North Korea
The Will
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June 27, 2025
June 27, (THEWILL) – South Korean authorities have arrested six American nationals for attempting to send plastic bottles filled with rice, one-dollar bills, and Bibles to North Korea. The suspects, reportedly aged between their 20s and 50s, were...
Purple Heart veteran self-deported to South Korea…
USA Today - Virginia
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An Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient who has lived in the U.S. for more than four decades self-deported to South Korea after immigration officials said he would otherwise be forcefully removed from the country. Sae Joon Park's removal order...
6 Americans detained in South Korea for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea
Associated Press
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June 27, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Six Americans were detained Friday in South Korea for trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, miniature Bibles, $1 bills and USB sticks toward North Korea by sea, police said. The Americans were apprehended...
Six Americans held in South Korea over bid to send rice, Bibles to North Korea
Mid Day Mumbai
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June 27, 2025
A South Korean police officer said that the group of six tried to release around 1,600 plastic bottles into the water from Gwanghwa Island, a frontline area near the North Korean border. The aim was for the bottles to drift to North Korea with the...
Miniso opens first flagship store in South Korea
Inside Retail Asia
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June 27, 2025
Lifestyle brand Miniso has opened its first flagship store in South Korea, marking a major milestone for the company’s expansion. The store, located at 429 Gangnam-daero in Seoul’s bustling Seocho District, spans two floors and more than 500sqm....