Samsung’s profits have soared by more than 25 per cent in three months as working from home during the pandemic has driven demand for its technology. The South Korean tech giant said their operating profits have soared to $8.23billion (9 trillion won) as a result of their fourth quarter successes which they announced on Friday. … Read more
AI-powered Lipstick Factory chooses flattering shades from 2,000 color options that compliment users based on selfies uploaded to an app and mixes the cosmetic on the spot Amorepacific’s Color Tailor uses AI to determine the most flattering hue It sends the info to the Lip Factory machine, which mixes a tube while you wait The … Read more
North Koreans face the gulag for using slang words after Kim Jong-un unleashed a bizarre new crackdown on ‘perverted’ language. The secretive state adopted the new measures in December, fearing that its teenage citizens were growing too comfortable with words popular in democratic South Korea. Now the authorities will inspect citizens’ phones, hunting for any … Read more
South Korea has demanded the release of a tanker that was seized by Iran on Monday in the latest Gulf stand-off pitting Tehran against America and its allies. Seoul said it had dispatched an anti-piracy unit to the sensitive waters near the Strait of Hormuz after the Korean-flagged Hankuk Chemi and its crew of 20 … Read more
Starving dogs who had to resort to cannibalism have been rescued from an illegal dog farm in South Korea. The dogs were caged in deplorable conditions on a junk yard farm in Gimpo where they were bred and sold for the dog meat trade. Many of the dogs were suffering from severe malnutrition with fragile bones … Read more
Dog tired! Adorable puppies enjoy a nap in tiny sleeping bags at a South Korea day-care centre Puppy Spring in Goyang-si, South Korea, organises a daily nap for its puppies Daycare workers play music to help the dogs sleep after a day of activities Footage shows the cute puppies curl up in miniature sleeping bags together … Read more
As Ken Jennings gets ready to take over as the new temporary hosts of Jeopardy!, in the wake of Alex Trebek’s passing, Ken Jennings is receiving a distinguished honor. The 46-year-old Jennings, who has won the most money from game shows ever, was awarded the 2020 Alumnus of the Year from the Seoul Foreign School … Read more
Katherine Heigl explains how she discusses racism and racial injustice with her children during appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com Published: 02:58 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 02:58 GMT, 4 December 2020 Katherine Heigl had some choice words to say about how she raises her daughters. In an … Read more
North Korean gymnast defects to the South ‘by leaping over border fence’: Seoul officials ‘then made him jump twice to prove he was telling the truth’ A North Korean man in his 20s crossed the DMZ into South Korea on November 3 The military is investigating how he crossed the fence without an alarm going … Read more
Rising cases of Covid in Asia are causing alarm and could lead to harsh new measures, months after many of its countries were praised for their handling of the pandemic. South Korea, which has been heralded as the model for controlling the crisis, reported 386 new daily cases on Saturday. The resurgence could force authorities … Read more