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Bizarre, 591-foot spokeless ferris wheel and zipline coming to major city
Below the Twin Eye is a proposed entertainment district with an exhibition space, performance hall, monorail, and a zip line attraction "to add an extra experience for visitors."
North Korea artillery drills violated long-established buffer zones, South Korea claims
North Korea directly violated the agreement establishing the zones by firing hundreds of rounds of artillery into the region.
South Korea expresses ‘concern and regret’ over military cooperation talks between Kim and Putin
Washington has warned that the summit on Wednesday between Kim and Putin could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
Banana artwork worth $120K eaten by 'hungry' visitor at South Korea museum
An art installation that featured a ripe banana taped to a wall at a Seoul art museum was devoured by a college student.
Zebra runs loose on the streets of Seoul
A young zebra escaped a zoo in Seoul and spent hours trotting around South Korea’s capital before emergency workers tranquilized the animal and brought it back to a zoo.
South Korean cop investigated for stampede found dead in likely suicide
A senior South Korean cop being investigated over the horrific Halloween stampede in Seoul was found dead in a suspected suicide Friday. The 55-year-old intelligence chief, only identified by the...
US student shared smiling photo hours before stampede death
Nursing student Anne Gieske posted heart-rending images of herself and fellow US exchange student Steven Blesi just hours before they were killed in the Halloween stampede in South Korea.
Two US college students among 153 killed in Seoul Halloween stampede
A 20-year-old college student from Georgia was identified Sunday as one of the 153 people killed in a stampede during Halloween festivities in the Itaewon district of Seoul.
'There was no exit': Witness recalls harrowing moment of Halloween Seoul crowd surge
As he watched a dozen or more unconscious partygoers carried out from a narrow backstreet packed with youngsters dressed like movie characters, an overwhelmed Ken Fallas couldn’t process what was...
Partygoers attempted CPR on stampede vics -- they were already dead
Partygoers celebrating in Itaewon were asked to help resuscitate victims of the stampede — some of whom were already dead by the time they got help.
At least 153 dead, dozens injured in Halloween stampede in Seoul, South Korea
At least 151 people were killed and between 65 to 150 more hurt in a stampede during Halloween festivities in the Itaewon district of Seoul, South Korea, local media reported.
Massive flooding engulfs South Korea
South Koreans are reeling from record rainfall in the capital city of Seoul, as residents and soldiers sweep up flooded supermarkets and streets full of mounting debris.
Biden signs $40B Ukraine aid as country rules out ceding territory
The bill was delivered to Biden under unusual circumstances: a US official carried a copy on a commercial flight to Seoul for the president to sign after it was held...
Ex-South Korean President Roh Tae-woo dies at 88
Former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, who participated in a military coup then won the election that was the country’s first move toward democracy before he was imprisoned for corruption,...
S. Korea's 'comfort women' face life's end as political fight rages on
Members of South Korea’s rapidly dwindling sisterhood of surviving "comfort women", who were forced into Japan's violent wartime brothels, are waging political battles with Toyko for compensation.
Top 10 tallest buildings in the world: China dominates despite 'ghost cities'
For almost half a century, NYC held the title. Now China claims five of them.
Seoul court orders Japan to compensate twelve Korean WWII sex slaves
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to financially compensate 12 South Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World...
South Korea installs anti-virus bus shelters with temperature sensors
Bus shelters in South Korea’s capital, Seoul, are now on the front lines of the coronavirus response. In an effort to curb the spread of the illness, authorities have installed...
Late Seoul mayor says he felt 'sorry to all people' in apologetic will
Park, 64, was found dead early Friday in a wooded hill of northern Seoul hours after he vanished amid sexual harassment allegations.
Seoul mayor found dead amid salacious allegations
Police found Park Won-soon dead after they launched a massive search for him in the hills stretching across northern Seoul where his cellphone signal was last detected, the Yonhap news...