South Korea

  • Chinese president Xi Jinping played a crucial role in the US-North Korea Summit by repeatedly urging both presidents to toss their differences for global peace and emphasizing on the need for trust among Asian leaders, including Kim Jong Un, who represents an important ally and economic partner. Image: Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un (Source:…

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  • President Donald Trump says the U.S. will halt military exercises with South Korea because they are “provocative” and “tremendously expensive.” At Tuesday’s press conference in Singapore following his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Trump surprised America’s Asian allies, and reportedly his own Pentagon, by surrendering a major bargaining chip in the form…

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  • Luda, a member of the South Korean girl group “Cosmic Girls”, was in Seoul on Sunday for the ceremonial pitch ahead of the baseball game between Doosan Bears and NC Dinos. Here are some pictures from the event: Image source: Chosun Ilbo Luda (full names Lee Lu-da) was born on 6 March, 1997. The South…

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  • Ahead of the historic US-North Korea Summit, Kim Jong Un reportedly reshuffled his military ranks for improved security and his arrival in Singapore together with a “mobile toilet” buttresses this fact.   Image highlights Kim’s mobile toilet in the background (Source: Korean Central News Agency) The DPRK leader took appropriate steps to guarantee his safety…

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  • The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is set to close its Punggye-ri nuclear site in May and publicly dismantle it, Yonhap reported, citing the presidential office of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Sunday. The DPRK leader Kim Jong Un said there is no need to have nukes if the US “formally ends war”…

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  • South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed his support on Thursday for the North’s long-time demand to sign a full-fledged peace treaty instead of the Korean Armistice Agreement concluded in 1953 after the end of the Korean War. “We should put an end to the armistice that has lasted for 65 years and move toward signing a peace…

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  • In what came as a potentially historic breakthrough, South Korean officials announced on Tuesday that following peace talks, North Korea had offered to freeze its illicit nuclear weapons program. Image shows impersonators at the Winter Olympics Officials in Seoul said that North Korea was willing to engage in talks with the U.S. and had agreed…

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  • Since a female lawyer courageously shared her sordid experience in the hands of a sex predator, lots of South Korean women have stepped up with series of inspiring testimonies published on their #MeToo accounts. The pitiable stories detailed accounts of groping and other acts of sexual misconduct they have suffered at the hands of men…

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  • The South Korean government says plans are in progress to ensure that people who trade Bitcoin and other virtual currencies must do so under their real names. According to a report from The Korea Times, the country’s government said on Thursday that the effort is aimed at curbing frenzied market speculations. Bitcoin, the best-known virtual…

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  • South Korea’s military said Friday it has fired two ballistic missiles in a swift response to North Korea’s latest provocation. The Army shot the Hyunmoo-2 missiles from an eastern site near the inter-Korean border just six minutes after the North’s missile firing from Pyongyang. One “accurately hit” a simulated target in the East Sea about…

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  • Image shows actress Chiara Ferragni at the premiere of a new movie “Suburbicon,” presented out of competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, Italy, on September 2, 2017 / AFP 2017/ TIZIANA FABI South Korea’s Hyunmoo II ballistic missile is fired during an exercise at an undisclosed location in South Korea on September…

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  • The United States military has received President Donald Trump’s backing to shoot down North Korean missiles. According to a report from The Associated Press (AP), America is ready to destroy any Kim Jong Un’s missile flying within its continent or anywhere around Guam and Hawaii. The report comes after South Korea speculated another missile launch…

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  • North Korea‘s widely publicized plan to launch missiles near the United States territory of Guam has been canceled. DPRK’s military confirmed in earlier statements that nuclear warheads would be ready to launch on 15 August, pending approval from Kim Jong Un, who has decided to postpone the attack following joint sanctions, diplomatic meetings, and counter-threats…

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  • A female teacher in Daejeon, South Korea, was appalled after discovering that most of her teenage boys were masturbating during class. She felt so embarrassed after learning they were jerking off on her, and decided to quit the lesson. Images used for demonstration purposes. A report from The Korean Herald quoted Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education as saying…

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  • Gianni Infantino was pleased to meet the president of Korean Republic Moon Jae-in, whose country successfully hosted FIFA’s U-20 World Cup last Sunday. The global football competitions came to a close last weekend with England as pround and deserving winners. Image: Gianni Infantino and Moon Jae-in In the final match which was played at Suwon…

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  • The Malaysian police has just released an official statement which confirms that Kim Jong Un’s brother had a nerve agent on him, and the incidents surrounding Kim Jong Nam’s death clearly explains how one can become an international assassin. http://www.ilgiornale.it/sites/default/files/foto/2017/02/16/1487252128-kim-jong-nam.jpg Image shows Kim Jong Nam (Right) flanked by security officials. A surveillance video showed two…

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