American’s ‘craziest experience’ at North Korea marathon, completes record task

When American Cameron Mofid stepped out of the airport in Pyongyang he became one of the first tourists to visit North Korea in more than five years – and completed his mission to visit every country in the world. Mofid was one of about 200 foreigners who …

Military hospital head decries state of medical affairs in Korea

Published: 15 Apr. 2025, 17:50 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Director Lee Cook-jong of the Armed Forces Daejeon Hospital speaks during a joint emergency patient helicopter transport training exercise held at the Armed Forces Daejeon …

South Korea’s Amorepacific Weighs Faster US Manufacturing Pivot

South Korea’s leading cosmetics maker Amorepacific Corp. is accelerating efforts to bring manufacturing to the US as Donald Trump’s tariff blitz threatens to upend the company’s reliance on its major manufacturing hubs in Asia. The urgency comes as the …

After 18 years, Korea’s superintendent elections still struggle to find relevance

Published: 16 Apr. 2025, 00:02   Chun In-sung   The author is social policy editor at the JoongAng Ilbo.     When Busan held the nation’s first direct election for superintendent of education on Feb. 14, 2007, it marked a turning point for education …

Norway Grants Permit for Aker BP’s Drilling Ops in North Sea

Apr 15, 2025 Deepsea Stavanger rig (Credit: Odfjell Drilling) The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has issued Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea. The Permit is for wellbore 30/11-16 S in production license 873, operated …

South Korea unveils stimulus plan as tariff team readies US trip

In the heart of India’s cultural reawakening lies a roaring stage, a cheering crowd, and a spotlight that’s only getting brighter. The live entertainment industry in India, long seen as a vibrant but niche corner of the media and entertainment (M&E) …

US flies long-range bombers in drill with South Korea as North marks key anniversary

Proposed VA staffing cuts have local North Dakota veterans worried

BISMARCK — Expected cuts of between 70,000 to over 80,000 workers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to bring staffing down to 2019 levels by the end of August have some North Dakota veterans concerned that care could erode. The Associated Press …

Pentagon sends B-1B to Korea in show of force

The United States and South Korea conducted a joint air exercise on April 15 involving the deployment of U.S. B-1B strategic bombers over the Korean Peninsula. According to South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense, the exercise featured U.S. and South …

Beyond the 38th Parallel: A Tale of Hope and Empathy in South Korea

Reunification. Is it even possible? Well, Germany and Berlin managed to overcome the Great Power divide imposed on them 40 years later without a bloody upheaval, remarks Sotirov. “When relations were good in 2018, we thought of reunification. Now we don’t …