South Korea

North Korea’s trash rains down onto South Korea, balloon by balloon. Here’s what it means

World
David Turner

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Manure. Cigarette butts. Scraps of cloth. Waste batteries. Even, reportedly, diapers. This week, North Korea floated hundreds ...

Germany’s Merck, Korean science institute set up R&D partnership

World
David Turner

German science and technology major Merck and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) are set to collaborate to speed ...

North Korea fires missile barrage days after failed satellite launch

World
David Turner

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to ...

Off-colour Alcaraz made to work to beat qualifier

Sports
Daniel Miller

Carlos Alcaraz reached the semi-finals of last year’s French Open [Getty Images] An off-colour Carlos Alcaraz had to dig deep to beat ...

Asian Stocks Tread Water Before Inflation Data: Markets Wrap

Business
Jessica Roberts

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks traded in a narrow range on Tuesday ahead of a swath of global inflation prints that’s expected to ...

North Korean spy satellite explodes mid-air after launch

World
David Turner

Politics By Ryan King Published May 27, 2024, 6:07 p.m. ET North Korea’s attempt to blast a second spy satellite into orbit ...

North Korea says attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit fails, ends in mid-air explosion

World
David Turner

A North Korean rocket carrying its second spy satellite exploded midair on Monday, state media reported, after its neighbors strongly rebuked its ...

North Korea informs Japan of satellite launch plan, a likely bid to put 2nd spy satellite into orbit

World
David Turner

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has revealed plans to launch a satellite by early next week, Japan said Monday, an ...

Emma Hayes’ first USWNT roster reveals a team that already evolved in her absence

Sports
Daniel Miller

Incoming U.S. women’s national team manager Emma Hayes is inheriting a team that’s mostly already been rebuilt. (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images ...

Will North Korea be a bigger threat under Biden or Trump?

Politics
Amanda Smith

Faced with other more pressing developments in Ukraine and Gaza, the Biden administration has largely kept the threat of North Korea’s nuclear ...