K-pop band Blackpink receive honorary MBEs from Britain’s King Charles
By Reuters and published by CNA BRITAIN’S King Charles on Wednesday (Nov. 22) presented K-pop band Blackpink with honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire medals in the presence of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during his state visit to the United Kingdom, Buckingham Palace said. The quartet – Jennie, Jisoo, […]
Read MoreSouth Korea reports first death from ‘brain-eating amoeba’
By Korea Herald Seoul – South Korea reported its first case of infection from Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as “brain-eating amoeba,” health authorities said on Monday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed that a Korean national in his 50s had died after returning from Thailand. The man came back to […]
Read MoreApec summit marred by suspected North Korea ICBM test, protest
By Reuters and published by BusinessWorld.com ASIA-PACIFIC leaders gathered in Bangkok today (Nov. 18) for a summit to focus on economic woes but their schedule was disrupted by a suspected North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile test while police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters. US Vice President Kamala Harris convened a meeting of leaders […]
Read MoreFear of F-35 stealth jets may be why N.Korea is firing so many missiles, analysts say
By AFP and published by CNA Seoul – North Korea has fired more missiles in the last 24 hours than it did during the whole of 2017 – the year of “fire and fury” when leader Kim Jong Un traded barbs with then-US president Donald Trump. What has triggered the record-breaking blitz of weapons […]
Read MorePolice beef up security to prevent repeat of S. Korea tragedy
AFTER at least 153 people were killed and dozens more injured in Seoul when a crowd surged into an alleyway during Halloween festivities on Saturday night, Thai National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittiprapas this morning (Oct. 31) ordered police teams to strictly supervise Halloween events taking place tonight for the safety of partygoers, […]
Read MoreOne Thai dead, one missing in Halloween stampede that killed at least 151 people
By Matichon and Agencies published by CNA THE Thai embassy in Seoul confirmed this afternoon (Oct. 30) that one Thai national was among at least 151 killed in a crush at Seoul’s Itaewon district, which happened when a huge crowd celebrating Halloween surged into an alley, while another one is missing, Matichon Newspaper said […]
Read MoreNorth Korea fires two ballistic missiles after series of recent launches
By Reuters and published by Yahoo! News Tokyo – North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday (Oct. 9), Japanese authorities said, in what marked the seventh such launch by Pyongyang in recent days, a series of exercises that has sparked widespread alarm in both Washington and Tokyo. Both missiles reached an altitude […]
Read MoreYoung South Korean man dies after 2 Covid jabs
A 38-YEAR-OLD South Korean man who is a director of a hotel in Kanchanaburi died today (Feb. 19) after having received the second Moderna jab on Jan.13 with this leading to fever, fatigue and inability to lift any object with his left arm, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Capt. Sumit Boonyanit, deputy inspector at Tha […]
Read MoreNavy plans to buy second Bhumibol Adulyadej-class frigate from S.Korea
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI NAVY has planned to buy a second Bhumibol Adulyadej-class frigate from South Korea within fiscal 2023, said a navy source today (Jan. 21). The navy has been deploying HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej, the first frigate of the class by the same name, since 2019 and planned to buy the […]
Read MoreIn South Korea, hair loss emerges as new election issue
By AP and published by Channel NewsAsia Seoul – South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung isn’t bald. But he is enjoying the support of many bald voters over his push for government payments for hair loss treatments. Since his proposal was disclosed earlier this week, hair loss has emerged as a hot-button topic ahead […]
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