November 29, 2019 K-pop stars sentenced to prison for gang rape Two Korean pop stars were sentenced to prison Friday for gang-raping unconscious women, secretly recording the act and distributing the tapes as part of a scandal that has rocked the K-pop industry, according to South Korean media.
November 27, 2019 South Korean military fires warning shots at North Korean ship over boundary dispute South Korea on Wednesday fired warning shots at a North Korean merchant ship for allegedly crossing into the south’s sea boundary said, Seoul officials said.
November 24, 2019 South Korean K-pop star Goo Hara found dead at 28, police say South Korean singer and actress Goo Hara has been found dead at her home in Seoul on Sunday, according to Gangnam police who are investigating the cause of death. She was 28.
November 20, 2019 Ex-Boston College student accused of urging boyfriend to kill himself claims she did opposite, releases texts A former Boston College student who prosecutors said encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself says the text messages — which she plans to present to authorities — she sent to her lover in his final moments prove otherwise.
November 17, 2019 US, South Korea postpone joint military exercise criticized by North Korea The United States and South Korea on Sunday said they were postponing a joint military air exercise that North Korea has criticized as provocative.
November 13, 2019 North Korea warns of ‘bigger threat and harsh suffering’ over nuclear talks deadline North Korea expressed its displeasure over the stalled nuclear negotiations with the United States, warning of a “bigger threat and harsh suffering” if Washington ignores the end-of-year deadline set by Kim Jong Un.
November 12, 2019 In South Korea, mass pig slaughter stains river blood-red A river near the inter-Korean border ran red after being polluted by blood from pig carcasses after an outbreak in South Korea of African swine fever.
November 7, 2019 North Korean fishermen accused of killing 16 crew members before fleeing to South Korea are deported Two North Korean fishermen who were discovered to have killed 16 other crew members on their boat before fleeing to South Korean waters last week were deported back to the communist nation on Thursday, according to officials.
October 31, 2019 North Korea fires 2 missiles amid stalled denuclearization talks, officials say North Korea conducted a missile launch on Thursday, firing two projectiles into its eastern sea amid stalled denuclearization talks with Washington, military officials said.
October 23, 2019 South Korean baseball player forced to apologize for trash talk during Korean Series A South Korean baseball player was forced to apologize for trash-talking that was determined to be over the line and earned him some heat with fans in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO).