South Korea, Japan Protest Chinese-Russian Military Patrols
South Korea and Japan have condemned recent Chinese-Russian military patrols near their territories, with both nations scrambling jets. The patrols involved Russian Tu-95 bombers and Chinese H-6 bombers, which flew over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. Japan called the flights a direct show of force, while South Korea lodged formal complaints […]
South Korea to Install Bird Detection Radars at Airports
All South Korean airports have been ordered to install bird detection cameras and thermal imaging radars, after an air crash in December last year killed 179 people. The rollout, according to the Ministry of Land, is set to happen in 2026. This comes after investigators found evidence of a bird strike on the Boeing 737-800 […]
Nigeria fails to book a spot in Table Tennis knockout stage in South Korea, as Quadri withdraws
Acting coach of the national table tennis team, Segun Toriola, has rued Aruna Quadri’s withdrawal from the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships after the country failed to make it to the knockout stage of the tournament. The country’s top-ranked table tennis player through his Facebook page announced his withdrawal from the ongoing championship in Busan, […]
North Korea abandons unification goal with South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said unification with the South is no longer possible, and that the constitution should be changed to designate it the “principal enemy”. Mr Kim also said three organisations dealing with reunification would be dismantled. South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol, said it would respond “multiple times stronger” to […]
Dog meat production and sales will soon become illegal in South Korea
South Korea’s parliament passed a historic ban on the production and sale of dog meat, as calls for the ban grew amid concerns over animal rights and the dog’s international image. Recent surveys show that more than half of South Koreans want a ban on dog meat and a majority no longer eat it, although […]
