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The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

Montenegro Court Of Appeal To Review Decision On Do Kwon's Extradition

Late last month, the Montenegrin High Court announced that it has "approved the extradition" of Kwon as requested by his home country South Korea and the U.S.

International Business Times

Twitch exits South Korea over 'prohibitive' costs—and a net neutrality violation is to blame

Welcome to the inevitable consequences of the "fair share" telecoms concept.

Fortune

Twitch is shuttering its services in South Korea next year, claiming network fees are '10 times more expensive than in most other countries'

"Unfortunately there is no pathway forward for our business to run more sustainably in that country."

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Twitch To Shut Down In SKorea Over 'Seriously' High Fees

US-based streaming platform Twitch said Wednesday it would stop its service in South Korea in February because of "seriously high" network costs, dealing a blow to millions of users in one of the heartlands of e-sports.

International Business Times

2023's Most Grueling Apocalypse Movie is the Best Disaster Thriller of the Decade

South Korea’s Oscars selection brings the class disparity of 'Parasite' to the apocalypse.

Inverse

4 more members of K-pop supergroup BTS to begin mandatory South Korean military service

Four more members of the K-pop supergroup BTS are to begin their mandatory South Korean military duties soon

The Independent UK

Covid wiped out British pupils’ gains in maths and English

The UK saw an ‘unprecedented’ drop in results and now ranks behind countries like Singapore and Japan

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Ho-sung Choi Bringing Viral Golf Swing To Final Stage Of PGA Tour Champions Q-School

The iconic South Korean player will be attempting to secure his card at TPC Scottsdale's Champions course this week

Golf Monthly

Confident India start favourites against Korea in men's Junior Hockey World Cup opener

Two-time champions India will look to make a winning start against Asian rivals Korea in their pursuit of another podium finish in the FIH men’s Junior World Cup hockey tournament starting December 5

The Hindu

Gyeongseong Creature: release date, plot, trailer and everything we know

A monster is coming to Netflix in Gyeongseong Creature, a historical thriller show about an entity in war-time Korea.

WhatToWatch

North Korea accuses US of double standards for letting South Korea launch spy satellite from US soil

North Korea has accused the U.S. of double standards, slamming it for allowing rival South Korea to launch a spy satellite from U.S. territory after condemning the North’s earlier satellite launch

The Independent UK

The North Korean leader calls for women to have more children to halt a fall in the birthrate

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it is a duty of women to halt a fall in the country’s birthrate

The Independent UK

South Korea tests solid-fuel rocket amid space race with North Korea

South Korea on Monday successfully conducted a test flight of a solid-fuel space rocket over the sea near Jeju Island, the defence ministry said, amid a growing space race with neighbouring North Korea.

The Hindu

Do Kwon Suffers Another Major Legal Defeat Amid Imminent Extradition From Montenegro

Aside from charges in the U.S. and in his home country, Kwon could be facing another class-action lawsuit in Singapore.

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Al Jazeera

South Korea launches spy satellite with SpaceX amid space race with North

Satellite launch comes as Seoul seeks to bolster its ability to monitor nuclear-armed North Korea.

Al Jazeera

The South Korean woman who adopted her best friend

How Korean women are rejecting marriage while reimagining what family means in an increasingly lonely, ageing society.

International Business Times

S. Korea Launches First Spy Satellite With SpaceX

A SpaceX rocket on Friday launched South Korea's first military spy satellite, intensifying a space race on the peninsula after Pyongyang launched its own first military eye in the sky last week.

The Independent UK

South Korea launches its first spy satellite after rival North Korea does the same

South Korea has launched its first military spy satellite, a little over a week after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time

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The Independent UK

Watch Live: South Korea launches first spy satellite on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

Watch live as South Korea launches its first military spy satellite, from the Vandenberg US Space Force Base in California on Friday 1 December 2023.

WhatToWatch

New on Netflix in August 2024: every TV show and movie

Here's what's new on Netflix in August 2024 and our picks for what you should be watching on the streaming service.

Wallpaper

Is the new Genesis G90 a contender for the world’s best luxury car?

The Korean carmaker pulls out all the stops for its flagship Genesis G90 saloon, with an extended-wheelbase model providing the ultimate in rear seat comfort

The Independent UK

South Korean farmers rally near presidential office to protest proposed anti-dog meat legislation

Dozens of South Korean dog farmers have scuffled with police during a rally near the presidential office to protest a recent push by authorities to outlaw dog meat consumption

Newcastle Herald

Uni, port sign deal with Korea for Newcastle ammonia energy research centre

The research will try to develop an emerging electricity source.

PC Gamer

With Sam Bankman-Fried in the slammer, now the fugitive crypto 'Lunatic' behind 2022's $40B crash is being extradited from his Montenegrin getaway

The question is whether he goes to South Korea or the US.

The Independent UK

Passengers trying to open plane doors in the air leads South Korea to change airline rules

The new pre-takeoff warnings will be introduced after a series of incidents

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