Korea: Man kills son so he can go to internet cafe to play games
In a disturbing story from Taegu, South Korea, a 22-year-old man has confessed to suffocating his 28-month-old son and putting him in a garbage bag because the child wouldn’t sleep and kept him from going More...
Four dead, nearly 300 missing after South Korea ferry sinks
A ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea’s southern coast on Wednesday, leaving nearly 300 people missing. South Korea ferry disaster More...
North Korean state media blasts Park Geun Hye’s European visit
South Korean President Park Geun Hye was in Germany last week where she met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and later gave a speech concerning her vision for unification with North Korea. North Korea flag “Germany and More...
South Korea CDC issues travel advisory for the Philippines due to measles outbreak
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory for travelers to the Philippines today in response to the measles outbreak in the Southeast Asian country, according to an Arirang report today. The More...
Australia, South Korea among W. Pacific countries declared measles-free
With outbreaks of measles raging in areas of the Pacific–the Philippines and Vietnam to name a couple, the World Health Organization in the Western Pacific Region announced this week that four countries were More...
South Korea: Dog infected with H5N8 avian influenza as over 10 millions birds have been culled
South Korean agricultural authorities are reported that a dog has tested positive for antibodies against H5N8 avian influenza at a farm in Korea’s Chungcheongnam-do province, according to a Arirang News report More...
George W. Bush visit to Seoul draws North Korea reaction: ‘Scum’, ‘Wicked’ are some of the words used
The North Korean state media had no shortage of dramatic language to use in describing the former US President and those he visited on a recent trip to Seoul. On Monday, George W. Bush visited South Korean President More...
North Korea from space: Witness the darkness that’s the Hermit Kingdom
A photograph of the Korean Peninsula at night taken by the astronauts at the International Space Station shows the darkness of the Hermit Kingdom. The picture (below), taken on Jan. 30, 2014, show the shining lights More...
Bird flu update: Five more human H7N9 avian influenza cases reported from China, HK bans poultry import from South Korea due to H5N8 bird flu outbreak
The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) received notification yesterday (January 29) of five additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) respectively in Guangzhou More...
Korean actress, Kim Soo Hyun auditions for ‘Avengers 2: Age of Ultron’
A small portion of the Marvel sequel, “Avengers 2: Age of Ultron” will be filmed in Seoul’s Gangnam area and Gyeonggi Province and it is reported the South Korea’s own Kim Soo-hyun has reportedly auditioned More...
South Korea culls over 600,000 birds in effort to slow spread of H5N8 avian flu
The South Korean government has begun much larger measures to get the H5N8 avian influenza (AI) outbreak, that began about two weeks ago, under control, according to a Korea Joongang Daily report Monday. Image/CIA A More...
South Korea H5N8 avian flu update, virus spreads to chicken farm
On Saturday, Michael Coston, owner and writer for the website, Avian Flu Diary joined me on the Outbreak News This Week Radio Show to give an update on latest from the South Korean outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza. Image/CIA This More...
South Korea: H5N8 bird flu spreads to four farms
The outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza (AI) has spread to at least four farms in South Korea and officials fear the migration of birds may increase it’s spread, according to a Korea Joongang Daily report Wednesday. Authorities More...
‘Dongchimee’ or Poop Guy, South Korea’s most bizarre character
At the Dalki Cafe, in the heart of Seoul, stands one character who brings celebrity to bowel movements, and his name is Dongchimee. The website, Simply2Suitcases describes the Dalki Cafe as “a way cooler, More...
Norovirus sickens nearly 250 Taiwan tourists in South Korea
About 60 percent of the 412 Taiwanese tourists visiting South Korea have been sickened by the symptoms of the gastrointestinal bug, norovirus, according to the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in a Taipai More...
South Korean woman eats live octopus, dies two weeks later, boyfriend charged with murder
A woman in South Korea stopped breathing after eating a live octopus, and died 16 days later in hospital. The arm and suckers of an octopus, drying in the sun in preparation for eating. 2007 photo by Henry Hartley More...
Gilas Pilipinas loses to Iran, grabs silver at 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, headed to Spain for the 2014 FIBA World Cup
After beating rival South Korea in a hard fought win, Gilas Pilipinas was set to meet the Iranian team Sunday with hopes of a gold in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship Finals. However, before a packed Mall of More...
North Korea still seeking attention on world stage, holds sixth missile launch in three days
North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Monday, making six launches in three days, and it condemned South Korea for criticizing what it said were its legitimate military drills. The projectile landed safely More...
US helicopter crashes near North Korean border
A US military helicopter crashed near the North Korean border during a South Korea-US drill. Fhe crashed US military helicopter consisted of three crews and 13 other personnel – 21 total. The crashed US military More...
US Moves F-22 fighters to further warn the North Korea regime
U.S. F-22 stealth fighter jets arrived in South Korea on Sunday for exercises as part of an effort to demonstrate advanced military capabilities, seeking to deter provocations from North Korea, according to reports. F-22 More...
