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14 South Korean delivery workers die because of pandemic overwork - union

Ju-min Park, Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 10:41 PM

Fourteen delivery workers in South Korea have died of overwork this year because they had to handle a sharply higher volume of packages due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the latest fatality this week, a union official said. Read more »

South Korean deaths spark flu vaccine safety fears

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 12:40 PM

South Korean officials refused to suspend the country's seasonal flu inoculation programme on Thursday, despite growing calls to do so following the deaths of at least 13 people who were vaccinated in recent days. Read more »

South Korea tries to quell anxiety over flu shots after 9 mysterious deaths

Choe Sang-Hun and Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 22 09:05 AM

South Korean authorities are investigating the mysterious deaths of nine people after they had been vaccinated against seasonal influenza. And although officials said there was no clear link between the deaths and the vaccinations, there was worry that the cases could cause panic at a critical time for vaccination efforts. Read more »

Beijing diplomats brush away K-pop Korean war controversy, saying relations are harmonious

South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 22 06:51 AM

Chinese diplomats have denied reports that Beijing has restricted imports of products related to K-pop band BTS and instead stressed the peace and friendship between China and South Korea. Read more »

North Korean gov't ship spotted in Japan's EEZ last month

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 21 06:42 PM

TOKYO - An unidentified ship that was spotted in Japan's exclusive economic zone last month was later found to belong to the North Korean government, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Wednesday. Read more »

Asia's biggest film fest opens in Busan as a shadow of its usual self

Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 21 03:24 PM

Asia's biggest annual film festival started in South Korea Wednesday at a fraction of its usual scale, but some movie fans will still be able to attend screenings despite the coronavirus forcing many events online. Read more »

A centuries-old Korean style gets an update

Hahna Yoon, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 20 06:01 PM

While a hanbok — which usually consists of a jeogori (jacket), paired with baji (pants) for men and a chima (skirt) for women — is generally reserved for holidays and special occasions, contemporary designers have been reimagining it.   Read more »

7 charged in flying squirrel trafficking ring, Florida officials say

Bryan Pietsch, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 20 12:02 PM

Seven people have been charged in a Florida-based international flying squirrel trafficking scheme in which thousands of the creatures were exported to Asia. Read more »

North Korean justice system treats people as 'less than animals': HRW

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 19 11:38 AM

Torture, humiliation and coerced confessions are rampant in North Korea's pretrial detention system which treats people as worth "less than an animal", a rights group said Monday in a report on the country's opaque legal processes. Read more »

Uber to invest in SK Telecom's mobility business

Joyce Lee and Hyunjoo Jin, Reuters
Posted at Oct 16 09:25 AM

Uber Technologies said on Friday that it will invest over $150 million into a joint venture and partnership with South Korea's SK Telecom Co Ltd, which is proposing to split off its mobility business.  Read more »

N.Korea's nuclear, missile programs 'serious threat' to security: Pentagon chief

Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 05:47 AM

WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday said North Korea's nuclear and missile programs pose a global threat, after Pyongyang's unveiling of previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missiles at a predawn military parade. Read more »

Kim Jong Un pledges thousands of new homes as economic push begins

Sangmi Cha and Josh Smith, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 14 10:37 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised to build at least 25,000 homes over the next five years as citizens begin an 80-day campaign to achieve economic goals despite growing crises, state media said on Wednesday. Read more »

Seoul's angels: South Korea food delivery giants rev up rider race amid coronavirus boom

Joori Roh and Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 12:54 PM

South Korea's food delivery market is expected to jump 40 percent this year to around $15.4 billion from $11 billion in 2019, Euromonitor data showed, topped only by China and the United States. Read more »

Blackpink says bond 'stronger' after shooting documentary

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 06:04 AM

'We were able to get to know each other even deeper and I think we realized just how much we mean to each other,' says Blackpink member Jisoo. Read more »

North Koreans rally wearing masks after military parade

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 03:32 PM

Thousands of North Koreans have packed into Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung square to pledge their support for the government -- all of them wearing masks, unlike at a military parade only two days earlier. Read more »

S.Korea reports first triple-digit rise in coronavirus cases in 6 days

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 12:01 PM

South Korea reported 102 new coronavirus cases as of Monday midnight, marking the first triple-digit increase in six days, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Tuesday. Read more »

'I have failed': Kim Jong Un shows tearful side in confronting N.Korea's hardships

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 11:30 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to shed tears at the weekend as he thanked citizens for their sacrifices, in the most striking demonstration yet of how he is relying on his "man of the people" persona to tackle his country's deepening crises.   Read more »

Big-brand BTS promotions disappear as band sparks uproar in China

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 12 08:14 PM

South Korean boyband BTS is facing a barrage of criticism in China after its leader made remarks about the Korean War and several big-name brands, including Samsung, have apparently distanced themselves from the K-pop group amid the uproar. Read more »

N.Korea hosts 'Mass Games' for 75th anniversary of ruling party

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 08:43 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched tens of thousands of dancers, gymnasts and other performers in a large-scale celebration on Sunday of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party. Read more »

Book review: Cho Nam-joo’s 'Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982' is as popular as it is polarizing

Johanna L. Añes- de la Cruz
Posted at Oct 11 04:17 PM

The author takes us through Jiyoung’s everyday struggles with gender discrimination across every phase of her life in modern-day South Korea. Read more »