North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has condemned South Korean media outlets for “fabricating” the scale of damage from recent floods in his country, state media reported Saturday, in his first public reaction to the South over the downpours. In a sharp-tongued message, Kim called South Korea an “unchangeable enemy” but made no response to Seoul’s … Read more
The following is the weather forecast for South Korea’s 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain (%) Seoul 34/27 Cloudy 0 Incheon 32/26 Cloudy 0 Suwon 34/26 Cloudy 0 Cheongju 35/27 Rain 20 Daejeon 34/27 Heavy Rain 60 Chuncheon 34/26 Cloudy 0 Gangneung 36/29 Cloudy 20 Jeonju 34/27 … Read more
Soprano Yun Sim-deok and her lover, playwright Kim U-jin, take their own lives by jumping into the sea from a ship traveling between Japan and the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. They were both 29. Yun, born into a poor family in Pyongyang, became a music teacher with her gifted voice and passion for … Read more
World No. 1 An Se-young advanced to the semifinals of the women’s singles badminton event at the Paris Olympics on Saturday after knocking off her longtime rival from Japan. An, the 2023 world champion, defeated Akane Yamaguchi 2-1 (15-21, 21-17, 21-8) in the quarterfinals at La Chapelle Arena in Paris. Yamaguchi was in control of … Read more
Yang Ji-in captured the gold medal in the women’s 25-meter pistol shooting event at the Paris Olympics on Saturday for South Korea’s third shooting gold of the competition. Yang defeated Camille Jedrzejewski 4-1 in a shoot-off after the two finished the 10 series of shots in the final all tied at 37-37 at the Chateauroux … Read more
Yang Ji-in captured the gold medal in the women’s 25-meter pistol shooting event at the Paris Olympics on Saturday for South Korea’s third shooting gold of the competition. Yang defeated Camille Jedrzejewski of France 4-1 in a shoot-off after the two finished the 10 series of shots in the final all tied at 37-37 at … Read more