Samsung’s profits SOAR to $8bn thanks to rise in working from home

Samsung’s profits have soared by more than 25 per cent in three months as working from home during the pandemic has driven demand for its technology. The South Korean tech giant said their operating profits have soared to $8.23billion (9 trillion won) as a result of their fourth quarter successes which they announced on Friday.  … Read more

Kim Jong Un vows to ‘improve’ North Korea’s relationship with West

Kim Jong Un has vowed to drastically improve his nation’s ties with the outside world as he addressed a major political conference for the third day. State media said the leader also reviewed relations with rival South Korea but didn’t explain what steps he said he wanted to take.  Observers have expected Kim to use … Read more

AI-powered lipstick machine chooses best shade and makes it on spot 

AI-powered Lipstick Factory chooses flattering shades from 2,000 color options that compliment users based on selfies uploaded to an app and mixes the cosmetic on the spot Amorepacific’s Color Tailor uses AI to determine the most flattering hue It sends the info to the Lip Factory machine, which mixes a tube while you wait The … Read more

North Korean teens face gulag for ‘perverted’ slang on mobile phones

North Koreans face the gulag for using slang words after Kim Jong-un unleashed a bizarre new crackdown on ‘perverted’ language. The secretive state adopted the new measures in December, fearing that its teenage citizens were growing too comfortable with words popular in democratic South Korea. Now the authorities will inspect citizens’ phones, hunting for any … Read more

North Korean teens face gulag for using ‘perverted’ slang words

North Koreans face the gulag for using slang words after Kim Jong-un unleashed a bizarre new crackdown on ‘perverted’ language. The secretive state adopted the new measures in December, fearing that its teenage citizens were growing too comfortable with words popular in democratic South Korea. Now the authorities will inspect citizens’ phones, hunting for any … Read more

South Korea demands release of Gulf tanker seized by Iran

South Korea has demanded the release of a tanker that was seized by Iran on Monday in the latest Gulf stand-off pitting Tehran against America and its allies. Seoul said it had dispatched an anti-piracy unit to the sensitive waters near the Strait of Hormuz after the Korean-flagged Hankuk Chemi and its crew of 20 … Read more

Dogs are found starving to death and resorting to cannibalism on South Korean meat farm

Starving dogs who had to resort to cannibalism have been rescued from an illegal dog farm in South Korea.  The dogs were caged in deplorable conditions on a junk yard farm in Gimpo where they were bred and sold for the dog meat trade. Many of the dogs were suffering from severe malnutrition with fragile bones … Read more

Dog tired! Adorable puppies enjoy a nap in tiny sleeping bags at a South Korea day-care centre

Dog tired! Adorable puppies enjoy a nap in tiny sleeping bags at a South Korea day-care centre Puppy Spring in Goyang-si, South Korea, organises a daily nap for its puppies Daycare workers play music to help the dogs sleep after a day of activities Footage shows the cute puppies curl up in miniature sleeping bags together  … Read more

Protesters throw eggs and shout insults at South Korea’s most notorious paedophile Cho Doo-soon

Angry protesters threw eggs and shouted insults as one of South Korea’s most notorious child predators was released from prison on Saturday. Cho Doo-soon, 69, was freed from the jail, in southern Seoul, on Saturday at the end of a 12-year term. He was strapped with an electronic ankle tag before being escorted to his … Read more

Ken Jennings honored as 2020 Alumnus of the Year at the Seoul Foreign School in South Korea

As Ken Jennings gets ready to take over as the new temporary hosts of Jeopardy!, in the wake of Alex Trebek’s passing, Ken Jennings is receiving a distinguished honor. The 46-year-old Jennings, who has won the most money from game shows ever, was awarded the 2020 Alumnus of the Year from the Seoul Foreign School … Read more