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Politics
Jun 19, 2025
Visitors rush to see South Korea’s Blue House before presidential return
Public access to some buildings at the Blue House will be restricted from mid-July as the new president moves in.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2025
South Korea hopes to use break in weather to contain deadly wildfires
At least 28 people have died and more than 45,000 hectares of largely forest land in the country’s southeast have been charred or are burning.
BASEBALL
Dec 13, 2023
South Korean island is a field of dreams for young baseball hopefuls
A sports academy in remote Deokjeok has breathed life into the island, which was struggling to retain, and attract, youngsters in the aging nation.
ASIA PACIFIC
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Society
Nov 27, 2023
South Korea’s canine farmers protest proposed ban on dog meat
Despite its declining popularity and opposition from animal rights activists, previous attempts to ban dog meat have failed because of industry protests.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2023
South Korean market tests seafood to dispel Fukushima radiation fears
Shoppers say they want policy steps by the authorities that are backed by science, rather than sensational claims aired during debates.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2022
How Halloween parties turned deadly in a popular Seoul district
The intimacy of backstreets in the Itaewon district turned sinister this Halloween weekend, with a deadly crush killing at least 151 people.
ASIA PACIFIC
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Society
Feb 21, 2022
Will a presidential election mark the end of South Korea’s tattoo taboos?
Almost all of the country’s 50,000 tattoo artists are at the mercy of potential police raids and prosecution, facing huge fines as well as prison terms, in theory as much as life.
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