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FDA issues norovirus warning on frozen oysters from South Korea
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that certain half-shell oysters that are frozen and raw harvested in South ...
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South Korea’s Female Free Divers May Have Evolved to Thrive Underwater, Study Finds
The Haenyeo, a group of skilled divers on Jeju Island, plunge beneath the ocean’s surface without any breathing equipment, ...
Inside South Korea’s secretive air defence hub that aims to scramble jets in 2 minutes
On Wednesday, local media were given access to the Korea Air and Space Operations Center (KAOC), a highly secured command ...
North Korean leader furious over failed destroyer launch, vows to arrest those responsible
A statement from North Korea on its handling of the botched launch came after leader Kim Jong Un expressed fury over the ...
On This Day: South Korean president dies amid corruption probe
On May 23, 2009, police said South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, 62, linked to a corruption investigation, died in a leap ...
The US and South Korea just rewrote the rulebook on salvaging a downed F-35
When an F-35A belly-landed in South Korea in 2022, engineers wrote it off. But a novel plan to remove and reattach its wings ...
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South Korea to prepare support for food exporters to weather US tariffs
South Korea will prepare support measures for agricultural and food exporters, while closely monitoring the impact of U.S.
Starbucks bars customers in South Korea from turning their orders into political statements
The company is trying to stop South Koreans from using their orders to express support for or opposition to candidates in the upcoming presidential election.
Satellite images show the catastrophic damage to North Korea's new destroyer that's lying on its side
After a bungled launch, the vessel appears to be stuck and lying on its side in the water. North Korea said it was a ...
South Korean shares rise 1% as pharmaceutical stocks jump
South Korea pledged on Wednesday more support measures for key export industries such as biopharmaceuticals and autos, as U.S ...