Topic: korea

South Korea bans liquid e-cigarettes on army bases

South Korea bans liquid e-cigarettes on army bases

Reuters
Posted at Nov 12 04:52 AM

SEOUL - The South Korean Army has banned the use and possession of liquid e-cigarettes on its bases for health reasons, the military said on Monday, following a government warning for people to stop using the devices. Read more »

N.Korea slams door on Japan PM Abe visit, calls him an 'idiot'

N.Korea slams door on Japan PM Abe visit, calls him an 'idiot'

Reuters
Posted at Nov 07 09:25 PM

"Abe is an idiot and villain as he is making a fuss as if a nuclear bomb was dropped on the land of Japan, taking issue with the DPRK's test-fire of super-large multiple rocket launchers," the North's KCNA state news agency said, citing a statement by Song Il Ho, its ambassador for ties with Japan. Read more »

BTS member Jungkook causes minor car accident

BTS member Jungkook causes minor car accident

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 05:12 PM

Jeon Jungkook, the youngest member of the K-pop boy band BTS, admitted to committing a traffic law violation after he was involved in a car accident last week, his agency BigHit Entertainment said in a statement.  Read more »

Samsung third-quarter net profit slumps 52 percent

Samsung third-quarter net profit slumps 52 percent

Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 04:09 PM

The firm is the flagship subsidiary of the giant Samsung Group, by far the largest of the family-controlled conglomerates known as "chaebols" that dominate business in the world's 11th-largest economy. Read more »

North Korea's Kim orders demolitions at South-built resort

North Korea's Kim orders demolitions at South-built resort

Kang Jin-kyu, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 02:08 PM

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has condemned a flagship tourist development with the South as an eyesore and ordered buildings there demolished, state media reported Wednesday, in a stark illustration of dire relations between Pyongyang and Seoul.   Read more »

S.Korea warns of 'serious risk' from vaping, considers sales ban

S.Korea warns of 'serious risk' from vaping, considers sales ban

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 01:47 PM

SEOUL - South Korea on Wednesday advised people to stop using liquid e-cigarettes due to growing health concerns and vowed to speed up an investigation into whether to ban sales, a move likely to hit major producers such as Juul and local tobacco company KT&G.   Read more »

Samsung heir's corruption retrial hangs over phonemaker

Samsung heir's corruption retrial hangs over phonemaker

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 12:15 PM

The heir to the Samsung empire returns to court this week for a retrial over a sprawling corruption scandal that could see him return to prison and deprive the world's largest smartphone and chip manufacturer of its top decision-maker.  Read more »

Japan's Uniqlo pulls ad after South Korean fury

Japan's Uniqlo pulls ad after South Korean fury

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 21 02:08 PM

Japanese retail giant Uniqlo has pulled a commercial featuring a 98-year-old US fashion figure from South Korean screens, it said Monday after it was accused of whitewashing colonial history. Read more »

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