#theguardian.com. × #Mar.27.2025 × South Korea wildfires become biggest on record as disaster chief points to ‘harsh reality’ of climate crisis. Officials point to ultra-dry conditions as death toll reaches 26 and fires threaten Unesco heritage sites
#Business #Weather #director #Asia #UNESCO #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.26.2025 × South Korea fires: 18 dead as acting president speaks of ‘unprecedented damage’. A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple is among buildings destroyed after dry and windy weather saw mostly contained blazes spread again
#Weather #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.25.2025 × Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of heart attack at 63. Head of tech giant’s consumer electronics and mobile devices division passed away at a hospital on Tuesday
#Tech #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.25.2025 × Tokyo court orders dissolution of ‘Moonies’ Unification church. Assassination of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe spurred official request for closure of South Korea-based sect
#Christian #Politics #Religious #Japan #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.25.2025 × Hyundai announces $21bn US investment as Trump tariffs loom. South Korean carmaker plans to create 14,000 full-time jobs and expand links with US firms on tech including AI
#Automotive #Tech #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.24.2025 × South Korea’s Han Duck-soo reinstated as acting president after court strikes down impeachment. The ruling is the latest twist in months of political turmoil since suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration last year
#Politics #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.11.2025 × Nothing to it: Australia to host ‘Space-out competition’ – where people compete in zoning out. Created by a South Korean artist suffering burnout, the serious but absurd contest is just one of 65 events coming to Melbourne’s winter arts festival
#Australian continent #Australia #Asia #Insular Oceania #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.11.2025 × K-pop singer Wheesung found dead at home aged 43. Tributes have been paid to singer who had a string of hits in South Korea including a cover of Craig David’s Insomnia
#Health #Showbiz #insomnia #Asia #music #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.09.2025 × Impeached South Korean president released from prison ahead of insurrection trial. Both supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol and those who backed his impeachment rallied in Seoul ahead of his release
#Politics #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.07.2025 × South Korea court cancels President Yoon’s detention as insurrection case continues. Ahead of his potential release, police and supporters of the impeached president were seen gathering around the presidential residence in Seoul
#Politics #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.06.2025 × Fighter jet accidentally bombs village, injuring seven, during South Korea military drill. Air force wishes those civilians injured when eight bombs were ‘abnormally released’ a swift recovery
#firefighter #Asia #South Korea ×
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