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U.S. college exam scam leads South Korea to probe ‘cram schools’
South Korean officials on Monday launched a probe into cram schools after a cheating scandal that led to the nationwide cancellation of US college entrance exams earlier this month. The education office in the capital Seoul started the special investigation into a number of private academies suspected of illegally obtaining…
Climbers from Bangladesh and South Korea die on Mt. Everest
A climber from Bangladesh and another from South Korea have died on Mount Everest as hundreds flock to the world’s highest peak during good weather, Nepalese tourism officials said Tuesday. “Both men died while descending from the summit on Monday,” an official with the tourism ministry told AFP from Everest…
North Korea test-fires another short-range missile amid military drill
North Korea Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas from South Korea and the UN chief to halt the launches at a time of high tensions. The guided missile was fired into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Sunday afternoon,…
South Korea may launch world’s most ambitious cap and trade market
With roughly 18 months until launch, South Korea appears ready to create the world’s most ambitious cap and trade market, with the highest global price on carbon. These findings jump from a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) white paper analyzing how potential market designs could affect the nation… …
South Korea rejects ‘incomprehensible’ demands by North Korea
South Korea on Monday dismissed an “incomprehensible” list of North Korean demands for reviving suspended operations at a jointly-run industrial park. The Kaesong Industrial Complex, opened north of the border in 2004 as a rare symbol of cooperation, has been shut indefinitely with the withdrawal of all North and South…
U.S. deploys sea-based radar amid North Korea crisis
WASHINGTON — The United States has deployed a sophisticated sea-based radar to the ocean east of Japan to track any North Korean ballistic missile launches, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. The Sea based X-Band Radar (SBX) looks like an enormous balloon mounted on a large ocean oil rig. The large…
South Korean president vows ‘strong and immediate retaliation’ to North Korean ‘provocation’
South Korea’s new president on Monday promised a strong military response to any North Korean provocation after Pyongyang announced that the two countries were now in a state of war. President Park Geun-Hye’s warning came as North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament was set to hold its annual session and a day…
North Korea now says it is in ‘state of war’ with South Korea
North Korea announced Saturday that it had entered a “state of war” with South Korea and would deal with every inter-Korean issue accordingly. “As of now, inter-Korea relations enter a state of war and all matters between the two Koreas will be handled according to wartime protocol,” the North said…
South Korea’s ‘Top Gun’ high school cyber warriors train for battle against North
Cheon Joon-Sahng may not look like an elite warrior, but the shy, South Korean high school student has been fully trained for a frontline role in any future cyber battle with North Korea. Cheon, 18, was one of 60 young computer experts chosen in July from many applicants for a…
Ancient Korean king’s hat recovered more than 500 years after Japanese theft
A hat which belonged to South Korea’s most revered monarch King Sejong has been recovered more than 500 years after it was looted by Japanese invaders, a senior scholar said Wednesday. Apart from its intrinsic value as an historical relic, the discovery has thrilled scholars after documents were found stitched…
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