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Millions of lovebugs swarmed Mount Gyeyangsan in Incheon, South Korea, on June 28, 2025. Experts say warming climate is ...
The insects do not transmit diseases or sting humans, but there have been increasing public complaints about lovebugs sticking to car windows and the walls of houses, restaurants and subway trains.
Netflix's "Squid Game" did something entirely unsatisfying in its final season, veering from the prospect of timely, eat-the-rich vengeance to unflattering commentary about the rest of us.
Min Young-jae has not seen or heard anything about her eldest brother for 75 years. He was 19 and she was only 2 when, during ...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is honoring the late clarinetist Petroloukas Chalkias, whose hypnotic, note-bending performances over the course of more than 70 ye ...
The North Korean side of the mountain was recently designated a UNESCO Global Geopark, marking North Korea’s first natural site to be included on the list. The executive board of the United ...
The North Korean side of Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano on the North Korean-Chinese border, was designated a Unesco Global Geopark.
Hiking is something of a national pastime in South Korea, and I was envisaging the park’s trails as rugged, earthy tracks — the sort of paths that single out true lovers of the mountain.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a new Starbucks at a South Korean border observatory. Customers have to pass ...
The SPA also scrapped a law regulating the Mount Kumgang special tourism zone, a scenic North Korean mountain resort area that was once a destination for South Koreans. The mountain became a rare ...
"North Korean brokers risk their lives to make 500,000 to 600,000 won per transfer," Mr Hwang says. At today's exchange rates, that's about $375-$450 (£295-£355).