South Korea

Paris 2024: The Games to reignite the Olympics

Sports
Daniel Miller

NEW YORK — Olympians assembled Wednesday in the cultural capital of the world to amplify a long-awaited moment. There are 100 days ...

Girls with a male twin develop ‘manly’ behaviors – because of extra testosterone passed to them in the womb, study shows

Health
Rachel Carter

If you’re a female twin, your brother might’ve rubbed off on you in the womb.  Scientists have known for a long time ...

Old clip shared as S. Korea politician’s ‘Chinese campaign speech for 2024 elections’

World
David Turner

Screenshot of the misleading Facebook post. Captured April 8, 2024 The clip was also shared in posts on multiple South Korean forums ...

Why Experts Say South Korea Shouldn’t Just Throw Cash at Its Low Birth Rate Problem

World
David Turner

A social worker cares for a baby at the Jusarang Community Church in southern Seoul on May 24, 2017. Credit – Jung ...

Seoul says Pyongyang launched ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan

World
David Turner

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, the South Korean military said on Tuesday. North Korea launched what appeared to be an ...

‘Artificial sun’ sets record for time at 100 million degrees in latest advance for nuclear fusion

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Scientists in South Korea have announced a new world record for the length of time they sustained temperatures of 100 million degrees ...

S.Korea factory activity contracts in March as weak domestic demand drags, PMI shows

World
David Turner

By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s manufacturing activity weakened in March as slowing domestic demand offset robust overseas sales, a ...

Why a company is offering staff a $75,000 incentive to have children

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Seoul — South Korea’s overall birth rate hit a record low of 0.72 in 2023, and with that figure projected to fall even ...

Asian Stocks Gain Ahead of Key US Inflation Data: Markets Wrap

Business
Jessica Roberts

(Bloomberg) — Shares in Asia rose following gains on Wall Street, with focus shifting to key US consumer price data due later ...

S.Korea consumer sentiment drops as food inflation emerges as top election issue

World
David Turner

By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s consumer sentiment dropped sharply in March on growing worries about higher produce prices, a central ...