Jan 25, 2026 Doyoung Lim koreajoongangdaily.joins.com North Korea newly declared that the relationship with South Korea is hostile by displaying the message “South Korea is the number one hostile country” at the “Class Education Center,” a space for instilling hostility toward South Korea. The Central Class Education Center was established in 2016 to promote ideological education of residents in Pyongyang. It is filled with lots of exhibits aimed at criticizing South Korea an

Jan 25, 2026 Doyoung Lim en.yna.co.kr Starting last Saturday, a world-famous annual ice fishing festival kicked off in a remote mountain town in the northeastern province of Gangwon, offering weeks of ice fishing and seasonal activities. The 2026 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival will run through February. “Sancheoneo” is a type of trout known to live only in immaculate water and is also one of Gangwon Province’s local specialties. The festival is held at a 300,000-square-mete

Jan 3, 2026 Seoyeon Kim www.koreaherald.com In recent college admissions cycles in South Korea, a surprisingly large share of students who earned spots at the prestigious SKY universities—Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University—have decided not to enroll even after receiving official acceptance. According to the most recent data from early decision results, approximately 33.7 % of all initially accepted SKY applicants chose to decline enrollment ins

Jan 3, 2026 Doyoung Lim www.bbc.com So far, four people have been arrested for allegedly hacking more than 120,000 video cameras in homes and businesses and using the footage to make sexually exploitative materials for an overseas website. National police announced the arrests on Sunday, saying the accused exploited the Internet Protocol cameras’ vulnerabilities, such as simple passwords. Those cheaper IP cameras-otherwise known as home cameras-connect to a home network and a

Jan 3, 2026 Seoyeon Kim koreajoongangdaily.joins.com A fishing boat accident occurred off the coast of Cheollipo near Taean County in South Chungcheong Province on the evening of December 4, 2025. The vessel was a small fishing boat of about 9.77 tons and was registered in Incheon. At the time of the accident there were seven people on board including the captain and six crew members. The boat had been operating in the waters off Taean when it suddenly capsized at around 6:20

Dec 1, 2025 Seoyeon Kim koreatechdesk.com South Korea is confronting one of the largest personal information leaks in its digital history after Coupang confirmed that data from approximately thirty three point seven million customer accounts had been exposed. The scale of the incident is staggering because it is almost equal to the entire active user base of the company. Since Coupang is the most widely used e commerce platform in the country, the leak has caused strong conce

Dec 1, 2025 Seoyeon Kim www.koreaherald.com A serious traffic accident occurred on Udo Island, Jeju, when a passenger van suddenly sped forward right after coming off the Udo–Seongsan Ferry. Instead of slowing down near the Udo Ferry Terminal, the vehicle continued to accelerate and drove straight into a large crowd of tourists waiting on the dock. According to local authorities, three people lost their lives, and ten others suffered injuries ranging from minor wounds to seve

Dec 1, 2025 Doyoung Lim www.bbc.com The current tension between China and Japan was ignited during a Japanese parliamentary meeting on 7 November. During the session, Sanae Takaichi was asked whether a contingency involving Taiwan could qualify as a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan. Takaichi responded that it could, invoking a legal term under Japan’s security legislation. A “survival-threatening situation” refers to circumstances in which an armed attack on a forei

Dec 1, 2025 Eunyo Hwang aparc.fsi.stanford.edu In South Korea, public attitudes and perception toward China are shifting noticeably. These behaviors are witnessed not only among political commentators, but also Korean citizens. Anti-China sentiment has been growing across various age groups but it is especially strong among younger generation, who are concerned about recent international political tensions and cultural disputes. Analysts say that this trend is more than just

Dec 1, 2025 Dogeon Lim phys.org South Korea reached a major new landmark in its space today, as a nationally developed rocket successfully launched the country’s largest satellite yet. The three-stage Nuri rocket lifted off on November 27th from Naro Space Center in Goheung, carrying a 516-kilogram science satellite along with 12 smaller microsatellites. Shortly after launch, the main satellite slated to operate about 600 kilometres above Earth established contact with the Ki