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Record South Korean early voting in poll triggered by martial law
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» SEOUL - South Koreans lined up in record numbers to pick their president on Friday, joining lengthy queues to vote early in a poll triggered by the ex-leader's disastrous martial law declaration.
World’s lowest birth rate spurs Korea to hire foreign nannies
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/08/2024
» SEOUL - South Korea will start allowing families to hire foreign nannies as the nation grapples with the world’s lowest birth rate.
BTS's Jimin first S. Korean solo artist to top US songs chart
AFP, Published on 04/04/2023
» NEW YORK - Jimin, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, has made history as the first South Korean solo artist to land the number one spot on the top US songs chart, Billboard announced Monday.
Major fire in Seoul’s Gangnam neighbourhood destroys 60 homes
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/01/2023
» SEOUL: A blaze destroyed at least 60 homes in one of Seoul’s last remaining shantytowns on Friday, forcing the evacuation of about 500 people just before Lunar New Year, South Korea’s biggest holiday.
Seoul to ban ‘Parasite’-type basement homes after storm deaths
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/08/2022
» After at least four people drowned in basement homes during the worst storm to lash Seoul in more than a century, South Korea’s capital city is planning to phase out such dwellings that came to symbolise yawning inequality in the Oscar-winning film "Parasite".
Record rainfall, flooding in Seoul kill 7
AFP, Published on 09/08/2022
» SEOUL: Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said Tuesday.
Record rain leaves at least 7 dead in Seoul
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2022
» SEOUL: At least seven people died in the South Korean capital of Seoul and metropolitan area overnight, authorities said on Tuesday, after torrential rain knocked out power and left roads and subways submerged.
10 years after 'Gangnam Style', Psy is happier than ever
AFP, Published on 03/06/2022
» SEOUL - Ten years after "Gangnam Style" became a global phenomenon, South Korean rapper Psy is living his best life –- proud of his "greatest trophy" and free from the pressure of repeating that unprecedented success.
No Psy but BTS play on as Seoul bans fast gym music
AFP, Published on 13/07/2021
» SEOUL - South Korean mega-hit "Gangnam Style" may be taken off gym playlists in the great Seoul region -- but K-pop giants BTS can stay -- under new rules aimed at stemming a rising tide of coronavirus infections.
Yangon announces night curfew
News Agencies, Published on 18/04/2020
» Authorities in Yangon have announced a nighttime curfew in Myanmar’s largest city in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus.