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North Korea launches fresh wave of trash balloons toward South Korea

North Korea launched a fresh wave of “trash balloons" toward its southern neighbors Wednesday night, according to local media.

The New York Times · 19h

A North Korean Trash Balloon Hits a Seoul Government Compound, Again

Debris was found more than a day after the North’s latest balloon launch. South Korea says it’s essentially impossible to track every balloon.

Yonhap News English on MSN · 1d

N. Korean garbage balloon at gov't complex

South Korean soldiers retrieve the remnants of a garbage-carrying balloon sent by North Korea at the parking lot of the government complex in Seoul on Sept. 20, 2024. (Pool photo) (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your News Tips] We invite our readers to submit news tips,

ViewusGlobal on MSN · 1d

Seoul’s Scare: Quick Response to Fire Blamed on North Korean Balloons

A fire in a Seoul apartment complex, reportedly ignited by balloons from North Korea, was extinguished quickly with no injuries.

South Korea, adoption

PBS · 9h

‘South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning’ Reporters & Director Spotlight How Western Demand Played A Role in the Korean Adoption Boom

The filmmaker and reporters of "South Korea's Adoption Reckoning" documentary talk about how their reporting challenges some Korean and Western assumptions about international adoption, and how the practice is now facing a reckoning.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions

Western governments eagerly approved and even pushed for the adoption of South Korean children for decades, despite evidence that adoption agencies were aggressively competing for kids, pressuring mothers and bribing hospitals,

Oregonian · 9h

Widespread adoption fraud separated generations of Korean children from their families

She believes the government of France — along with many Western nations — allowed families to “mail order children” through international adoption, and did nothing to protect them. “They were reckless,

US Soldier Who Fled to North Korea Is Free

U.S. News & World Report · 5h

US Soldier Who Fled to North Korea Is Free After Sentencing

U.S. Army Private Travis King, who last year ran into North Korea and was taken into custody there, was sentenced on Friday to one year of confinement then freed based on time already served, his lawyer said in a statement.

New York Post · 1h

US Army soldier Travis King, who fled to North Korea, is ‘now free’ after pleading guilty to desertion

King bolted across the heavily fortified border from South Korea in July 2023 and became the first American detained in North Korea in nearly five years.

Bloomberg on MSN · 4h

US Soldier Who Bolted to North Korea Pleads Guilty to Desertion

A US Army soldier who ran across a border into North Korea from the South pleaded guilty to five charges including desertion and disobeying an officer, receiving a sentence of confinement for a year,

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South Korea’s Financial Services Commission Supports Second Phase of Crypto Legislation

Korean FSC pledges support for second-phase crypto legislation, focusing on regulations aligning with global standards for ...

A Stock Trader’s Guide to South Korea’s Upcoming Value-Up Index

Investors are looking for potential stock-market winners from South Korea’s launch of the Value-Up Index, a key plank of the ...

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Exclusive-South Korea's Yoon confident Czech nuclear plant deal will be completed despite legal concerns

South Korea is confident it can overcome any obstacles to a multi-billion dollar project to build a nuclear plant in the ...

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A millennial couple who moved to South Korea says $400 a month for full-time childcare is a huge perk

The South Korean government has invested billions of dollars in an effort to entice more people to have kids, including a ...

Golf on MSN2d

In South Korea, getting better at golf is a lifestyle commitment for the whole family

Pressure to reach the game’s upper echelons is so full-on for young South Koreans that “Drills, baby, drills!” doesn’t ...

GOLF.com on MSN18h

How to describe South Korea’s golf courses? Unique, elusive and very, very exclusive

The best South Korean tracks are typically outside of Seoul, where they capitalize on the country’s uncommon beauty and ...

As medical strike drags on in South Korea, patients are on edge

Seven months have passed since South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced a plan to increase the number of doctors.

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South Korea was the world’s biggest ‘baby exporter.’ New evidence shows some mothers were forced to give up children

South Korea has for decades been known as the world’s largest “baby exporter” – sending hundreds of thousands of children ...

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South Korea removed 1,300 cameras from its military bases after discovering they're designed to feed back to a Chinese server

South Korea's military removed 1,300 cameras from its bases after discovering they were Chinese and could connect to a server ...

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