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September 22, 2017 North Korea

NK hacking bitcoin exchanges to skirt sanctions: report

North Korean hackers are cyberattacking cryptocurrency exchange services in South Korea and related sites to secure bitcoins, Bloomberg Businessweek reported in its latest issue. The weekly business...

Korean kids have their face evaluated for fun on YouTube despite concerns

A growing number of Korean children, some appearing to be younger than 15 years in age, are having their appearance evaluated by strangers on YouTube despite a raft of concerns about privacy and mali...

September 21, 2017
Social affairs
Tension mounts over upcoming pro-LGBT event at Haeundae beach

The first LGBT festival to take place in Busan this weekend is hiking up tensions between pro- and anti-LGBT groups, according to Haeundae Police on Tuesday. The possibility of clashes between the t...

September 19, 2017
Social affairs
McDonald’s Korea to resume sales of bulgogi burgers

McDonald’s Korea said Thursday that it would resume sales of the bulgogi burger starting Friday, as a set of inspections by authorities -- including Jeonju‘s local government -- found no sanitary iss...

September 14, 2017
Industry
Spartan race to take place in Korea

Sports junkies are raving about the 13th Reebok Spartan Race in Korea slated to take place on Sept. 23 in Incheon. Those interested can still sign up for the event at its official website . The o...

September 13, 2017
More sports
Train collision in Gyeonggi leaves 1 dead, 6 injured

Two trains collided during a test run on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. One of the train operators died and six others were injured. The accident occurred between Yangpyeon...

September 13, 2017
Social affairs
Senior unconscious after scuffle with foreign neighbor

An argument between a local resident from the US and an older Korean man escalated, leaving the latter with a cerebral hemorrhage, according to investigators in Muan, South Jeolla Province, Wednesday...

September 13, 2017
Social affairs
Siblings tortured by acquaintances

Four 20-somethings were arrested for imprisoning and torturing two people in their early 20s, Busan Gangseo Police said Tuesday. The group, demanding 2.6 million won ($2,300) from the victims for pr...

September 12, 2017
Social affairs
Kim Jong-un revealed as Manchester United fan

Kim Jong-un, the head of the belligerent North Korea regime, is a devoted fan of Manchester United, according to an exclusive report by The Sun on Monday. (The Sun) In an interview with the Britis...

September 12, 2017
North Korea
Seoul bus lets off kid, leaves with mother

A Seoul city bus came under fire, Monday, for letting out a young child at a bus stop and driving off with her mother who could not disembark in time. The child appeared to be less than 5 years old. ...

September 12, 2017
Social affairs
[Photo News] Korean politicians share surprise smooch

South Korean politicians Kim Moo-sung and Yoo Seung-min kissed each other on the lips during a Bareun Party lawmakers’ dinner held Sunday. The two reportedly kissed as the dinner mood grew raucous a...

September 11, 2017
Politics
S. Korean Protestant group to consider banning yoga

A Protestant religious group in South Korea is set to decide whether it will block its members from practicing yoga and magic tricks, both of which they deem “heretic.” “(Yoga) not only has its orig...

September 8, 2017
Social affairs
Modern-day hanbok to grace Cheonggyecheon catwalk

Modern interpretations of Korean traditional attire hanbok will showcase at the “Seoul 365 Fashion Show” slated for Saturday along the Cheonggyecheon stream in central Seoul. The area is known as on...

September 8, 2017
Fashion
Man lifting weights at gym found dead: police

A 69-year-old man suffered a fatal accident while lifting 90-kilogram weights unattended, according to police, Thursday. The accident took place early morning at a gym in Geoje, located off the coas...

September 7, 2017
Social affairs
Police under fire for mishandling Busan teen girl attack case

Teenage female students brutally attacked another student in Busan, Friday, resulting in the hospitalization of the victim. The attackers stand accused of hitting the victim with construction materia...

September 6, 2017
Social affairs

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