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Guru's Weekly Buzz: Jan 23-29
Guru, Guru writers, Published on 23/01/2026
» Guru By Bangkok Post's weekly pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
North Korea woos foreign golfers
Published on 09/08/2023
» SEOUL: North Korea has invited foreign golfers to a tournament in Pyongyang, another tentative step in the reclusive country’s reopening after Chinese and Russian officials attended a military parade last month.
Art of Precarity
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 13/10/2022
» What is the possibility of art in a precarious and even dangerous environment? The answer could be found everywhere at documenta fifteen.
Sweet and savoury
Life, Punsita Ritthikarn, Published on 14/12/2021
» Over The Influence (OTI) recently opened its third art gallery near Odeon Circle (the Chinese Gate Circle) in Bangkok's Chinatown as a gateway into Southeast Asia's art community, with contemporary American artist Todd James' first solo show "Clean Jellybean". This inaugural exhibition is currently on view until Jan 10.
US charges N.Korean hackers in $1.3bn theft scheme
AFP, Published on 18/02/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department charged three North Korean military intelligence officials Wednesday in a campaign of cyberattacks to steal $1.3 billion in crypto and traditional currencies from banks and other targets.
UN report: North Korea stole $300m in crypto to fund nukes
AFP, Published on 10/02/2021
» SEOUL: North Korea has stolen more than US$300 million worth of cryptocurrencies through cyberattacks in recent months to support its banned nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, according to a confidential UN report.
BTS hit song brings hope of further thaw in China-South Korea relations
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/12/2020
» Four years after South Korea and China had a falling out over the former's stationing of United States missiles ostensibly directed at deterring a North Korean attack, which led to a ban on Korean entertainment, K-pop supergroup BTS' newest hit song, Dynamite, was played on Beijing radio for the first time this week.
South Korea wants the world to learn Korean with K-pop
DW News, Published on 12/10/2020
» Riding on the global popularity of South Korean pop, Seoul plans a rapid expansion of government-run "King Sejong Institutes" around the world to promote the Korean language and culture.
China launches final satellite to complete rival to GPS
AFP, Published on 23/06/2020
» BEIJING: China on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its homegrown geolocation system designed to rival the US GPS network, marking a major step in its race for market share in the lucrative sector.
Small pockets of hope
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 22/05/2020
» Jewish author Avi Jorisch's book Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs The World was born in the summer of 2014.