Kim had finished scaling the 26,400ft Broad Peak before it is believed he fell into a crevasse. Aged 57, his climb made him the first ever disabled person to reach the summit of all of the world’s tallest mountains. An initial search has thus far failed to locate him, but …
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A summit between South Korea’s Moon Jae-in and Japan’s Yoshihide Suga on the sidelines of the Olympic Games would have been the first face-to-face meeting of the two leaders. On Monday, the president’s office said plans for the event have been canceled because no positive result was expected to come …
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“Police and related military agencies are looking into the case,” the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) spokesperson Colonel Suh Yong-won said, as quoted by Yonhap news agency. Suh said that the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has reported the incident to police. When asked if the cyberattack had been …
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“I am very sorry to the people over such an evil practice in the barracks culture that led to the tragic and unjust death,” Moon said in his Memorial Day speech at the Seoul National Cemetery on Sunday, as cited by Yonhap news agency. According to the president’s spokesperson Park …
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Hong Won-sik, chairman of Namyang Dairy Products, announced on Tuesday that he would no longer lead the company, adding that he took full responsibility for the dubious claim and the resulting scandal. Namyang’s research chief claimed last month that the company’s Bulgaris yogurt reduces the likelihood of coronavirus infection by …
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According to Korea’s National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, around 800 fishermen participated in demonstrations on Friday. Fishing boats set sail from nine ports across the country, protesting near the shore, chanting slogans and holding banners aloft. Slogans such as “withdraw Japan’s decision” and “condemn irresponsible nuclear attack” were chanted by …
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Son and his Tottenham team continued their trophy drought in Sunday’s cup final in from of 8,000 fans at Wembley Stadium as a single Aymeric Laporte goal secured Manchester City’s fourth Carabao Cup win in a row – and it appears that Son took the defeat to heart as he …
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The MT ‘Hankuk Chemi’ tanker was permitted to leave Iran on Friday morning, South Korea time, the ministry said in a statement, noting that the captain and crew are “in good health” and that the vessel is in working order. Departing from the Rajai Port near Bandar Abbas, Iran, the …
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Award-winning human rights activists tend not to join Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party. It’s for the elite, the rich, the upper class. You also wouldn’t expect one to stand up for the prime minister, who embodies privilege, having attended Eton College and Oxford University. But Jihyun Park is different. “Sometimes I …
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Before the two buses containing diplomats departed for the airport, North Korean Charge d’Affaires Kim Yu Song read out a statement on the porch of the embassy, blasting Malaysia as “subservient” to Washington. He accused Kuala Lumpur of “destroying the foundation of the bilateral relations based on the respect of …
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