SEOUL: The hotel fire in South Korea that left seven people dead and 12 others injured was likely caused by a short circuit or other electrical causes, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday (Aug 23). The blaze erupted on Thursday night in a room on the eighth floor of a hotel in Bucheon, around 25km west …
About a thousand cases and counting of food poisoning have been reported from South Korea’s Namwon City. Incidentally, as per a BBC report, this sudden surge has been a result of consuming kimchi, a traditional Korean staple, taken with most meals. The ailment in question has been identified as the highly contagious norovirus, something which …
Many students go abroad to study a course and then find a suitable job there. The number of expat staff has been increasing in developed countries. It is mainly because people from developing nations are shifting to these places for better work and life opportunities. Many people are moving abroad in search of better work …
Samsung has released the second One UI 6 Watch beta update in South Korea, and it could also be released soon in the US. The update is available for the Galaxy Watch 6 series. The update comes two weeks after the first beta update was released. Galaxy Watch 6 One UI 6 Watch Beta 2 …
North Korea said it will stop sending trash-carrying balloons into South Korea, claiming Sunday that its campaign left the South Koreans with “enough experience of how much unpleasant they feel.” The North’s announcement came hours after South Korea said it would soon punish North Korea with “unbearable” retaliatory steps over its balloon activities and other …
After North Korea launched trash-carrying balloons across the border, South Korea on Sunday said it’ll take “unbearable” retaliatory steps against Kim Jong Un soon. In the past week, North Korea has floated hundreds of huge balloons to dump rubbish on South Korea. In an escalation of animosities between the neighbours, North Korea also simulated nuclear …
By Jamie McGeever May 27 – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Trading volume and activity across Asia on Monday will be among the lightest this year owing to the U.S. and UK public holidays, but markets are open and there is no shortage of issues for investors to chew on. The …
North Korea on Sunday accused the United States and South Korea of conducting more aerial espionage around the peninsula, warning it would take “immediate action” if its sovereignty was breached. America has deployed dozens of military planes “in air espionage against the DPRK from May 13 to 24”, the North’s vice defence minister Kim Kang …
Following is a summary of current health news briefs. South Korea publicly orders some doctors who walked off the job back to work South Korea’s government late on Friday publicly ordered 13 doctors, at least some of whom have been vocal about a walkout by roughly 9,000 physicians over a health system reform plan, to …
Mark Zuckerberg is poised for a packed week in Asia, with stops in Japan, South Korea and India to work on artificial intelligence services and forge ties with business and government leaders in the region. Meta Platforms Inc.’s chief executive officer, who’s been in Japan the past week to accompany his family on a ski …