Do Kwon, Cryptocurrency Founder Indicted For Fraud, Jailed In Montenegro

[ad_1] Do Kwon was arrested in March this year. (Reuters File Photo) Do Kwon, the cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion or more last year, has been sentenced to four-month jail in Montenegro. According to the BBC, he was found guilty of forging official documents. Kwon was arrested in … Read more

North Korea Calls Its Satellite Launch One Of “Most Serious” Failures

[ad_1] North Korea claimed the second stage contained a new engine. A North Korean satellite launch that ended in failure will provide a trove of information about the secretive state’s rocket program as South Korea salvages large sections from the bottom of the sea. South Korea on Friday released photos of a 14.5-meter (15-yard) portion … Read more

Seoul Says North Korea Fired Ballistic Missile Towards Sea Amid Tensions

[ad_1] “North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea.” (Representational) Seoul: North Korea fired a ballistic missile, South Korea’s military said Thursday, the latest in a string of banned weapons tests carried out by Pyongyang so far this year. “North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea,” Seoul’s Joint … Read more

Woman In South Korea Kills And Dismembers Victim ”Out Of Curiosity”, Arrested

[ad_1] Police said they are conducting tests to see if she is a psychopath. A 23-year-old true crime fanatic in South Korea has been arrested for killing and dismembering a woman, the Independent reported. According to the police, the killing was done “out of curiosity,”  as the woman was obsessed with true crime TV shows … Read more

Japan Issues Brief Missile Alert As North Korea Fires Space Launch Vehicle

[ad_1] Japan urged people to take shelters inside buildings or underground after North Korea launched missile. Tokyo: Japan briefly activated its missile alert warning system for the Okinawa region on Wednesday morning after South Korea’s military said North Korea had launched what it called a “space launch vehicle”. The launch initially prompted the activation of … Read more

North Korea Fires ‘Space Launch Vehicle’ Amid Tensions, South Korea Says

[ad_1] North Korea has fired what it claims is a “space launch vehicle”, the South’s military said. Seoul: North Korea has fired what it claims is a “space launch vehicle”, the South’s military said early Wednesday, prompting confusion in Seoul as the city briefly issued an evacuation warning in error. North Korea had confirmed Tuesday … Read more

Flyer Who Opened Emergency Exit Mid-Air “Wanted To Get Off Plane Quickly”

[ad_1] The man opened the door when the plane was about 700 feet above the ground. Seoul: A passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight told police he opened a door on the plane minutes before it landed in Daegu, South Korea, on Friday because he was “uncomfortable”, Yonhap News Agency reported. The man, in his … Read more

South Korea Launches Homegrown Rocket After Delay

[ad_1] The three-stage rocket, more than 47 metres (155 feet) long and weighing 200 tonnes. Seoul: South Korea launched its homegrown Nuri rocket on Thursday, officials said, a day after it was forced to postpone due to a technical glitch just hours before lift-off. It marks the third launch of the Nuri, which successfully put … Read more

China Warns US, S Korea Against “Provoking Confrontation” With N Korea

[ad_1] China urged against “deliberately stirring up tensions, provoking confrontation and playing up threats”. Beijing, China: China warned Washington and Seoul against “provoking confrontation” with North Korea on Thursday, after President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart said Pyongyang would face the “end” of its leadership if it uses its nuclear arsenal. “All parties … Read more

Crab Cakes, Banana Splits: Biden’s South Korea State Dinner Menu Unveiled

[ad_1] The main course features beef, butter bean grits, sorghum-glazed carrots and pine nuts. WASHINGTON: Guests at President Joe Biden’s and first lady Jill Biden’s state dinner with their South Korean counterparts will feast on Maryland crab cakes and braised beef short ribs followed by banana splits for dessert, the White House said on Monday. … Read more