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South Korean wildfires spread, 3 more disaster zones named
Published on 24/03/2025
» SANCHEONG COUNTY, South Korea - Deadly wildfires spread further across South Korea on Monday as authorities designated three more counties 'special disaster zones'.
North Korea sends more troops to Russia
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2025
» SEOUL — North Korea has deployed additional troops to Russia, but the scale of the contingent was not immediately known, South Korean media reported on Thursday, citing the country's intelligence agency.
Moscow says Ukraine launches new attack in Russia's Kursk region
Published on 05/01/2025
» Russia said on Sunday that Ukraine had launched a counter-attack in the Kursk region, an area of western Russia from which Russian troops have been trying to eject Ukrainian forces for the past five months.
Follow Jungkook's journey in new documentary
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 19/11/2024
» As Korean heartthrob Jungkook is serving in the military, Disney+ Hotstar will premiere a new three-part docuseries titled The Original on Dec 3, allowing fans to follow his growth from being a member of BTS to becoming an acclaimed solo artist.
N.Korean hackers sent stolen crypto to Cambodian payment firm
Published on 15/07/2024
» LONDON - A major Cambodian payments firm received crypto worth over $150,000 from a digital wallet used by North Korean hacking outfit Lazarus, blockchain data shows, a glimpse of how the criminal collective has laundered funds in Southeast Asia.
Netflix to edit Squid Game S. Korean phone number after woman inundated with calls
Life, Reuters, Published on 08/10/2021
» A South Korean woman who was deluged with thousands of prank calls and text messages after her phone number was highlighted as a key plot point in Netflix's hit show Squid Game may soon get some relief.
A Summer to Remember
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 06/08/2021
» After a year hiatus, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finally kicked off and will conclude on Sunday. More than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries marched joyously in front of thousands of empty seats (due to Covid-19 restrictions), while millions of sports fans cheered from home. This year's motto is "United By Emotion", expressing the power of sport to connect people from diverse backgrounds from all over the globe. Guru has created a timeline of all the memorable moments till the time of going to print, as well as interesting facts about the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, for your reading pleasure.
BTS' Dynamite costumes set to light up US music charity auction next month
Life, Published on 02/12/2020
» The K-pop band members of BTS are offering up their outfits from the music video of their hit single Dynamite to the highest bidder in a Beverly Hills, California, charity auction next month.
Rough sailing
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 29/06/2020
» Life aboard a Chinese fishing vessel was a nightmare of abuse for Mashuri, who says he's never going to sea again. The 22-year old Indonesian is now safely back on dry land, working as a technician at a motorcycle garage in Lumajang, East Java.
Iran cases surge, new Malaysia, Singapore infections: Virus update
Published on 01/03/2020
» Four new infections were reported in Malaysia and Singapore after Thailand, the United States and Australia recorded their first deaths caused by the coronavirus and cases in Iran and South Korea jumped by 376 but the number of new deaths fell in the epicentre of Hubei, China.