Korea

Starbucks struggles to quell outrage over ‘Tank Day’ ad campaign that evoked massacre in South Korea

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Even President Lee Jae Myung has weighed in, saying in a post on X last week that he was “outraged by this inhumane and disgraceful behavior by profiteers who deny the values of the South Korean community, fundamental human rights and democracy.” The marketing misfire comes at a sensitive time politically, as South Korea prepares … Read more

North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles toward sea, South says, in latest weapons demo by Pyongyang this year

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Seoul, South Korea — North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by North Korea this year. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from Jongju city on the North’s west coast. The body of … Read more

Could a soccer match help mend ties between North and South Korea?

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Rivals. Neighbors. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. It’s a storied sporting narrative, but one that has rarely carried such meaning. A North Korean women’s soccer team will take the field Wednesday in South Korea, becoming the first sports team from the isolated, nuclear-armed state to … Read more

A woman turned to ChatGPT before poisoning 3 men in South Korea, police say

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SEOUL, South Korea — “What happens if you take sleeping pills and alcohol together?” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “How much is dangerous if you take them together?” “Could you die?” Those are the questions police in South Korea say Kim So-young asked ChatGPT shortly … Read more

What’s at stake in Trump’s trip to Japan, South Korea and China

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What’s at stake in Trump’s trip to Japan, South Korea and China – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump will depart Washington on Monday for Asia. He’ll make stops in Japan and South Korea before traveling to China to meet with President Xi Jingping for a two-day summit. Anna Coren is in Taipei with … Read more

American YouTuber is jailed for 6 months in South Korea on public nuisance charge

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SEOUL, South Korea — An American livestreamer who enraged South Korea by kissing a statue honoring women forced into wartime sexual slavery was jailed for six months Wednesday on public nuisance and other charges. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Johnny Somali, 25, whose real name … Read more