PETALING JAYA: A Malaysia Airlines(MAS) flight headed for Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea was forced to turn back shortly after taking off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) According to data obtained from flight tracking website FlightRadar24, Malaysia Airlines flight MH66 departed from KLIA just after 12am on Sunday (Sept 2) and returned to the...
In other words, the Hanteo Music Awards was a hot mess. Korea’s annual Hanteo Music Awards took place last weekend at Seoul’s Dongdaemun Design Plaza. In attendance was a star-studded lineup of K-pop groups including NCT Dream, Zerobaseone, Ateez, Aespa, and Kep1er. While lucky fans were able to snag tickets to the show, it was an experience they definitely did not sign...
The acclaimed actor had just submitted a request to the police for a lie detector test yesterday (Dec 26) in a bid to prove his innocence. South Korean actor of Parasite fame Lee Sun Kyun was found dead this morning (Dec 27) at 10.30am at the age of 48. The police found his body inside a car next to charcoal briquettes...
The remaining four members of K-pop supergroup BTS will begin their 18-month military service in South Korea this week, joining three others already serving, with fans pledging to wait until 2025 for them to perform as a group again. A group of fans braved rainy weather on Monday (Dec 11) to bid a temporary farewell to...
It’s been awhile! Super Junior’s Yesung will hold his first solo concert in six years. The concert, Yesung Solo Concert – Unfading Sense, will be held at the YES24 Live Hall on October 21-22 in Seoul. In particular, this will be his first solo concert in about six years and five months since his last concert in May 2017. In addition, he...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians in South Korea should make use of the knowledge they learn from the nation's first nationwide civil defence exercise set to take place on Wednesday (23 August), says an academic. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's (UKM) strategic studies and international relations senior lecturer Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping told Bernama that raising awareness of disaster management...
The United Nations Human Rights office in Seoul called on North Korea on Tuesday (March 28) to confirm the fate and whereabouts of people who have been disappeared under its regime, accusing Pyongyang of violating the rights of the victims and their loved ones for decades. In a report on enforced disappearance and abductions by North...
North Korea on Friday (March 24) tested a new nuclear underwater attack drone that can generate a radioactive tsunami, state media said, as a US amphibious assault ship arrived in South Korea for joint drills. During the drill, the new North Korean drone cruised underwater at a depth of 80 to 150m for over 59 hours...
Halloween celebrations in the Itaewon area of Seoul, South Korea turned tragic after a huge crowd surge on the night of October 29 as thousands gathered to participate in the festivities of the upcoming Halloween Day. It has been reported that about 100,000 people were present in the Itaewon area when the stampede first began and the...
South Korean parent and teacher groups protested on Monday (Aug 1) against a plan to bring forward school enrolment by one year to age five, saying such young kids were intellectually unprepared and the change would increase difficulty in finding childcare. The Education Ministry said last week it would lower the age in stages, beginning as early as...
