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80 years on, Korean survivors of WWII atomic bombs still suffer
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» HAPCHEON (SOUTH KOREA) - Bae Kyung-mi was five years old when the Americans dropped "Little Boy", the atomic bomb that flattened Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
South Korean fans soak up nostalgia with vintage Japanese superheroes
AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» SEOUL - Die-hard South Korean fans cheer and clap as their favourite superheroes strike poses in brightly coloured uniforms to the sounds of a soulful Japanese ballad, a nostalgic throwback to the days of VHS.
Flights halted so young Koreans can focus on exams
AFP, Published on 16/11/2023
» SEOUL - More than half a million students in South Korea are sitting the crucial national university entrance exam on Thursday, with authorities set to take extraordinary measures including halting flights to minimise distraction.
Asian Games fans await first eSports medals
AFP, Published on 26/09/2023
» HANGZHOU, China - Indonesia, South Korea and hosts China scooped gold at the Asian Games on Tuesday as eSports fans eagerly awaited the outcome of the first gaming medal ever at a major multisports event.
Scheffler, Hovland and Conners share lead at PGA Championship
AFP, Published on 20/05/2023
» ROCHESTER (UNITED STATES) - Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Corey Conners delivered clutch birdies and grinded out par saves to share the lead after Friday's second round of the PGA Championship as rivals stumbled at rainy Oak Hill.
Netflix to invest $2.5 bn in South Korean content
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» SEOUL - Netflix will invest $2.5 billion in South Korean content over the next four years, the streaming giant's CEO Ted Sarandos announced after meeting with the country's President Yoon Suk Yeol in Washington.
Oscar short docs race showcases booming art form
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» LOS ANGELES - When marine biologist Maxim Chakilev flings open the door of his ramshackle Siberian hut in the Oscar-nominated short documentary "Haulout" to find 100,000 honking and heaving walruses, the effect is breathtakingly cinematic.
Oscar short docs race showcases booming art form
AFP, Published on 07/03/2023
» LOS ANGELES - When marine biologist Maxim Chakilev flings open the door of his ramshackle Siberian hut in the Oscar-nominated short documentary "Haulout" to find 100,000 honking and heaving walruses, the effect is breathtakingly cinematic.
S Korean truckers end week-long strike
AFP, Published on 15/06/2022
» INCHEON: South Korean truck drivers will return to work Wednesday after reaching an agreement with Seoul to end an eight-day protest over wages and fuel costs that had snarled global supply chains.
Kim's sister: N Korea nukes could 'eliminate' South
AFP, Published on 05/04/2022
» North Korea will use its nuclear weapons to "eliminate" South Korea's army in the event they launch a pre-emptive strike, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday.