Imagine walking into a cafe 25 years from now. What would you expect? A smoky atmosphere, walls lit with lasers and furniture that looks like it was once part of a spaceship, right? What if we told you there’s a place in South Korea that looks just like something from the future? A cafe in … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Families of victims of December’s devastating plane crash in South Korea have filed a complaint against 15 people including the transport minister and the airline chief who they believe are responsible for the disaster that killed all but two of the 181 people on board. Police and … Read more
South Korea’s top court cast doubt on Thursday on frontrunner Lee Jae-myung’s eligibility to run for the presidency, while the resignations of the prime minister and finance minister shook the interim government in place since December’s martial law. Education Minister Lee Ju-ho took over as acting president, the third since the martial law decree, barely a … Read more
South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol from office Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up a new election, four months after he threw the nation into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law. The verdict capped a dramatic fall for Yoon, a former star prosecutor who became president in 2022, … Read more
South Korea’s central bank is set to launch CBDC trials for real-world transactions under the “Digital Test Project Hangang,” according to local reports citing BoK officials. The three-month programme is said to involve seven banks and 100,000 participants that will be testing blockchain technology’s role in finance. The BoK reportedly sees this large-scale pilot as … Read more
BTS has already won millions of hearts with their chart-topping albums. But did you know where they love to eat? Turns out, Jungkook (Jeon Jungkook) and V (Kim Taehyung) are big fans of Wasedaya Omotesando, a popular Japanese restaurant known for serving “Japan’s best cold noodles” and authentic Korean yakiniku. The eatery’s owner recently spilled … Read more