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Tue, October 20, 2020 | 05:40

North Korea not paying back its $875 mil. loan to South Korea

North Korea not paying back its $875 mil. loan to South Korea

North Korea has a huge amount of loans to pay back to South Korea, but chances of repayment seem to be very slim. The South Korean government has offered more than trillion won in loan to North Korea, according to government data. The loan, worth some $875 million, covers food loan, $130 million worth infrastructure loans for rail-highway contruction, and light industry mater...

2020-10-19 09:40

Massive blaze burns 33-story building in Ulsan, dozens injured

Massive blaze burns 33-story building in Ulsan, dozens injured

A blaze broke out at around 11:07 p.m. Thursday at the 33-story Samhwan Art Nouveau commercial and residential building in Ulsan, sending hundreds of people to evacuate. The fire has been extinguished completely as of Friday morning. At least 88 people were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment for smoke inhalation, but no deaths were reported, officials said. Investigation...

2020-10-09 14:27

Tower block fire sends 93 to hospital; no deaths reported

Military duty: Should we let BTS go or stay?

Military duty: Should we let BTS go or stay?

K-pop mega group BTS who took the global music scene by storm once again with its latest hit single Dynamite is at the center of a national debate over their mandatory military service.

2020-10-07 19:03

K-pop stars jailed for gang-raping women

K-pop stars jailed for gang-raping women

Jung Joon-young, 31, a singer and TV personality who debuted through Mnet's audition show "Superstar K" in 2012, and Choi Jong-hoon, 31, a former member of boy band FT Island, have been sentenced to 5 years and 2 1/2 years, respectively, in prison after being convicted for gang-raping women on multiple occasions. The two singers were convicted of gang-raping unconscious women...

2020-09-25 18:06

North Korea kills, burns body of South Korean official

North Korea kills, burns body of South Korean official

North Korea shot a missing South Korean official to death and burned his body earlier this week, the defense ministry confirmed Thursday.The 47-year-old official affiliated with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries disappeared while on duty aboard an inspection boat in waters off the western border island of Yeonpyeong.The official appears to have expressed his desire to defe...

2020-09-24 17:17

Why we should start building homes out of wood

Why we should start building homes out of wood

Concrete, the most widely used construction material in the world, is responsible for 8% of the world’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. And as the world's concern about climate protection is growing, the contruction industry is exploring new technologies to reduce the use of concrete. One way, experts say, is to return to wood as our primary building material. Building all-wo...

2020-09-21 10:31

[INTERVIEW] The case for building cities out of wood

What do Koreans think about Filipinos joining #cancelkorea movement?

What do Koreans think about Filipinos joining #cancelkorea movement?

The controversy began on Sept. 5 when Filipina TikTok star Bella Poarch posted a video of her dancing which exposed a Rising Sun flag tattoo on her left arm. The flag is associated with Japanese Imperialism and remains sensitive to Koreans even to this day. Even after she apologized saying she did not know the history behind the flag and would remove her tattoo, some Korean T...

2020-09-17 14:05

Speeding Porsche crashes into Grandeur sedan, causing seven vehicle collision in Busan

Speeding Porsche crashes into Grandeur sedan, causing seven vehicle collision in Busan

A seven-vehicle collision occurred in Busan's tourist district of Haeundae at 5:43 p.m. Monday, when a Porsche sedan driven by a man in his 40s collided from behind into a Grandeur sedan. Seven people were seriously or lightly injured in the collision, police said. Police said the driver was under the influence of drugs.

2020-09-16 16:25

Seven people injured in Busan accident; man under probe for driving under influence of drugs

Is COVID-19 really over in China?: Xi announces victory while the world still suffers

Is COVID-19 really over in China?: Xi announces victory while the world still suffers

"We have exerted great effort which led to a momentous and strategic victory in the battle against COVID-19." China has announced its victory over COVID-19 on Sep. 8 and presented medals to honor disease experts who were seen as role models in the country's fight against the virus. The country has reported zero cases of local infections for nearly a month. While China has off...

2020-09-10 18:49

BTS money: How the K-pop supergroup is saving the Korean economy

BTS money: How the K-pop supergroup is saving the Korean economy

BTS has released its new digital single 'Dynamite' on Aug. 21. With the disco hit Dynamite, BTS became the first Korean act to top Billboard's Hot 100. According to government data, BTS' top spot entry into the HOT 100 chart is expected to generate about 1.7 trillion won ($1.43 billion) worth of economic effect. Exports of consumer goods related to the debut of Dynamite are f...

2020-09-08 16:04

BTS tops Billboard Hot 100 chart for second consecutive week

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