‘Get Ready to Scream’: How to Be a Baseball Fan in South Korea
In the United States, many Major League Baseball games feature long periods of calm, punctuated by cheering when there’s action on the field or the stadium organ plays a catchy tune.
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Number of South Korea marriages edges up in 2023 after 11 years of falls
SEOUL — The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade, lifted by pent-up demand from couples delaying nuptials during the pandemic, but the data did not point to a sustained rebound in a rapidly ageing society.
Blinken Warns of Disinformation Threat to Democracies
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken warned on Monday that a malicious “flood” of disinformation was threatening the world’s democracies, fueled in part by the swift rise of artificial intelligence, which he says sows “suspicion, cynicism and instability” around the globe.
North Korea's Kim oversees firing drills with 'super-large' rocket launchers, state media says
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen firing drills by artillery units in the western region involving "newly-equipped super-large" multiple rocket launchers, state media KCNA said on Tuesday (March 19).
Russia's delegation led by vice culture minister arrives in North Korea, KCNA says
SEOUL — A delegation led by Russia's vice culture minister and including an art troupe arrived in North Korea on Monday (March 18), the official KCNA news agency said on Tuesday.
South Korea eyes new Japan pact to mark 60 years of ties, but can it cement improving relations?
Yoon’s hopes to further enhance the relationship were outlined in comments by a senior official from his office to foreign and domestic media earlier this month. Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper reported on March 13 that the official said Yoon hoped to visit Japan and that Seoul wanted to build on the 1998 Japan-Republic of Korea Joint Declaration, which outlined a future-oriented relationship.
South Korea’s Nvidia wannabe, AI chip start-up Rebellions, to begin mass production of NPUs, backed by Samsung
A version of this article was first published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post.
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea on Monday fired ballistic missiles into the sea for the first time in two months as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Seoul for a conference hosted by President Yoon Suk Yeol.