Kim Jong Un marks 68th anniversary of Korean War as North and South reopen communications

Kim Jong Un has marked the 68th anniversary of the end of the Korean War with a military ceremony as North and South Korea exchanged messages for the first time in a year. Thousands of veterans and and supporters gathered in Pygongyang for the celebrations with a big firework display in front of the Monument … Read more

South Korean president scraps Tokyo Olympics visit after ‘masturbating’ comment

South Korean president scraps Tokyo Olympics visit after Japanese diplomat describes his attempts to improve countries’ relations as ‘masturbating’ By William Cole For Mailonline Published: 01:41 BST, 20 July 2021 | Updated: 01:41 BST, 20 July 2021 South Korea‘s President has scrapped plans to visit Japan for the upcoming Olympics after a diplomat described his … Read more

McDonald’s and Volkswagen become latest corporate hacking victims in recent cases of data breaches

McDonald’s becomes latest company to be hit by a data breach on the same day Volkswagen announces hack impacted 3.3 million customers McDonald’s was hit by a data breach on Friday after unauthorized activity on its network exposed personal data of some customers in South Korea and Taiwan  The same day, Volkswagen announced a similar … Read more

Belgian envoy to South Korea’s wife claims diplomatic immunity after SLAPPING shop worker

Belgian ambassador to South Korea’s wife claims diplomatic immunity after SLAPPING shop assistant who accused her of stealing a jacket Xiang Xueqiu is accused of hitting two boutique staff in the head on April 9 in a row over shop lifting, police said on Monday The Belgian embassy ‘has expressed it would maintain the right … Read more

UK could share 20% of its available Covid vaccines with poorer countries

UK could share 20% of its available Covid vaccines with poorer countries and still hit its target of offering a jab to every adult AHEAD of schedule, UNICEF claims The UK has already ordered 517million doses of different coronavirus vaccines But it only needs 160million to vaccinate all adults and give them booster jabs Analysis … Read more

Why China’s bid to woo the world with vaccines is backfiring

China‘s Covid-19 vaccines were developed fast, rolled out rapidly around the world and proclaimed by President Xi Jinping as a ‘global public good’ to showcase his country’s benevolence. Hundreds of millions of doses have been despatched abroad after being sold to 28 countries and given away free to more than 60 poorer or strategically important … Read more

Belgian ambassador’s wife SLAPS South Korean shop worker after being caught ‘shoplifting’

Belgian ambassador’s wife SLAPS South Korean shop worker in the face after being accused of ‘shoplifting’ clothes in alleged ‘assault’ Security camera footage shows ‘slap’ after angry confrontation in clothes store  Xiang Xueqiu is the wife of Belgian ambassador Peter Lescouhier South Korean police say she is wanted for questioning over the alleged assault Xiang ‘cannot … Read more

Identical twins separated at birth in South Korea discover each other through DNA testing

Identical win sisters who were separated at birth in South Korea and adopted by two different American families recently learned that one another existed — and reunited for the first time on their 36th birthday.  Neither Molly Sinert nor Emily Bushnell knew that they were twins, or had much information at all about their backgrounds … Read more