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South Korea on alert as major typhoon Bolaven nears
South Korea was Monday bracing for the arrival of major typhoon Bolaven with a main port and ferry routes closed, classes cancelled and officials put on high alert. Typhoon Bolaven – one of the most powerful storms in the region in decades – was churning Monday towards the peninsula after…
U.S. will judge North Korea ‘by its actions’
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — The United States said Monday it would judge North Korea by its actions as it declined to speculate on the implications of the removal of the secretive communist nation’s army chief. White House spokesman Jay Carney, traveling with President Barack Obama to Ohio, was asked…
South Korea liquor labels warn against drunken violence
South Korea’s top liquor maker said Thursday it has started labelling bottles with warnings against drunken violence, in a country which is one of the world’s heaviest alcohol consumers. Hite-Jinro said from Tuesday it began labelling soju and beer bottles sold in Seoul with messages reading: “No more drunken violence!…
U.S. health officials urge restaurants to stop selling South Korean oysters
US health authorities have urged restaurants and food outlets to stop selling all fresh, frozen and canned oysters, clams and mussels that came from South Korea over contamination fears. “These products and any products made with them may have been exposed to human fecal waste and are potentially contaminated with…
US commandos parachuted into N. Korea: report
US and South Korean special forces have been parachuting into North Korea to gather intelligence about underground military installations, a US officer has said in comments carried in US media. Army Brigadier General Neil Tolley, commander of US special forces in South Korea, told a conference held in Florida last…
North Korea warned amid fears of nuclear bomb test
BEIJING — China, Japan and South Korea warned North Korea Sunday they will not tolerate further nuclear tests, the South Korean president said, amid fears that Pyongyang is preparing a third atomic blast. Lee Myung-Bak made the remark after talks in Beijing with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime…
Asian authorities warn of risks in so-called ‘human flesh pills’
Some people believe that they contain the dried flesh of dead babies or aborted fetuses, others say just placental tissue. Chinese authorities claim they don’t exist, but so-called “human flesh pills” were first seized by authorities in South Korea last August. According to CNN, some 35 cases (approximately 17,000 pills)…
South Korean retailers suspend sales of U.S. beef on ‘mad cow’ news
The United States scrambled on Wednesday to contain the fallout from the discovery of mad cow disease in California as the top beef exporter insisted the outbreak posed no threat to consumers. The US Department of Agriculture on Tuesday reported the country’s fourth-ever case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), but…
South Korea Christians protest over Lady Gaga concert
SEOUL — Scores of conservative South Korean Christians will pray together on Sunday against Lady Gaga’s Seoul concert, organisers said, accusing the US pop star of advocating homosexuality and pornography. The pop diva arrived in South Korea on Friday, a week before her Seoul performance which kicks off her “Born…
North Korea rocket launch fails, draws condemnation
North Korea’s heralded long-range rocket test ended in failure on Friday, disintegrating in mid-air soon after blastoff and plunging into the sea in a major embarrassment for the reclusive state. The defiant launch drew condemnation from world leaders who described it as a “provocative” act threatening regional security, despite Pyongyang insisting it…
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