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South Korea scrambles jets as Chinese, Russian warplanes approach

November 29, 2024 admin

Since 2019, China and Russia have regularly flown military aircraft into South Korea’s air defence zone without prior notice, citing joint exercises. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP South Korea’s military said Friday (November 29, 2024) it scrambled fighter jets as five Chinese and six Russian military planes flew through its air defence zone,…

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Childbirths In South Korea Rises By Largest Margin In 14 Years In September

November 27, 2024 admin

Seoul: The number of babies born in South Korea increased by the largest margin in almost 14 years in September, data showed on Wednesday, as the country is struggling to address the grim demographic changes of ultra-low birth rate and rapid ageing. According to data compiled by Statistics Korea, a total of 20,590 babies were…

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South Korean man convicted for deliberately gaining weight to evade military service

November 26, 2024 admin

A South Korean man has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for deliberately gaining more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds) to evade a tougher role in the country’s military conscription system, a Seoul court said Tuesday (November 26, 2024). In South Korea, all able-bodied men must serve in the military for 18-21 months, but…

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South Korean Man Caught Binge Eating To Get Out Of Military Service, Ends Up In Jail

November 25, 2024 admin

A South Korean man was sentenced to one year in jail for deliberately binge-eating to avoid mandatory military service. Ahead of his military physical exam, the 26-year-old, whose name has not been disclosed, intentionally gained significant weight, reaching over 102 kg (225 lbs), to be categorised as unfit for combat roles and assigned to a non-combat…

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South Korea will not attend Sado mine memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions

November 23, 2024 admin

South Korea’s Government said on Saturday (November 23, 2024) it will not attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to unspecified disagreements with Tokyo over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions over the abuse of Korean forced labourers at the site before the end of World War II. South Korea’s Foreign…

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Russia Gave North Korea Anti-Air Missiles In Exchange Of Troops: South Korea

November 22, 2024 admin

Seoul: Russia gave North Korea anti-air missiles in exchange for deploying troops to support Moscow’s war in Ukraine, Seoul’s top security advisor said Friday. The United States and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine, with experts saying Kim Jong Un was eager to…

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North Korea’s New Weapons Against South Korea

November 20, 2024 admin

Ganghwa-gun, South Korea: Gunshots, screams, eerie laughter: South Korea’s border island Ganghwa is being bombarded nightly with blood-curdling sounds, part of a new campaign by the nuclear-armed North that is driving residents to despair. Before it started, 56-year-old Kim Yun-suk fell asleep to the hum of insects and woke to the chirping of birds. Now,…

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How An Assault Changed Korean Woman’s Outlook

November 12, 2024 admin

Jinju, South Korea: Aspiring South Korean writer On Ji-goo never considered herself a feminist but changed her mind after being physically attacked by a man for having short hair. “I know you are a feminist,” her attacker yelled as he beat her up at the convenience store where she worked part time. Her assailant, in…

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Seoul Spending $327 Million To Stop “Lonely Deaths” Epidemic. What It Is

October 26, 2024 admin

Seoul Spending 7 Million To Stop “Lonely Deaths” Epidemic. What It Is

Seoul: Authorities in South Korea’s capital city Seoul plan to spend 451.3 billion won (around $327 million) in the next five years to tackle “lonely deaths” – a crisis that sees thousands of its citizens, mostly middle-aged men, dying alone every year after getting unnoticed by their family and friends. Known as ‘godoksa’ in Korea,…

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Kim Tells North Korean Soldiers South Korea Is ‘Hostile, Foreign’ Country

October 18, 2024 admin

Seoul: Kim Jong Un told North Korean soldiers that the South was a “foreign” country, state media reported Friday, saying Pyongyang had jettisoned any idea of reunification. Despite remaining officially at war, the two Koreas have long defined ties as a “special relationship”, not state-to-state relations, with a view to eventual reunification. But Kim in…

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