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South Korea confirmed its first case of African swine fever (ASF) in about two months, Saturday, prompting authorities to cull thousands of pigs and issue a standstill order to prevent the virus from spreading. The outbreak was detected at a farm in Gangneung, about 170 kilometers east of Seoul in Gangwon Province, according to the provincial government. Authorities said 29 of 3...


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The South Korean football federation announced Saturday that the designation of the national team's base camp for this year's FIFA World Cup will be put on hold until further notice from the global governing body. The Korea Football Association (KFA) had been scheduled to reveal South Korea's base camp during the upcoming World Cup, Saturday. With the country scheduled to play a...


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A former aide to ex-ruling party Rep. Kang Sun-woo appeared before police Saturday to undergo questioning for a second time in connection to a bribery case. The former aide, surnamed Nam, arrived at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's office at 9:49 a.m., 11 days after being first questioned by police. Nam was seen covering his face with the hood of his windbreaker and remain...


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There is a saying in Korea: “In the North, we have Kim So-wol; in the South, we have Kim Yeong-nang.” The two stand as twin pillars of the country’s lyric poetry, their work still shaping the emotional landscape of modern Korean verse. Kim Yeong-nang (1903-50) left behind just 86 poems, written over the course of his 47-year life before it was cut short at the dawn of the 1950-5...


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For the most part, things seem to have died down for Coupang since its massive data breach last year and the messy aftermath. Bigger news stories have pushed it out of our minds. The issue is unresolved, though, and I’m sure in a few weeks when we can all concentrate properly and the news cycle returns to Coupang’s problems, everyone will again remember to feel properly outraged...


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