Author: Seoul Reporter

By Kim Myoung-in, literary critic and professor emeritus of Inha CollegeOnce I first heard about younger Koreans being kidnapped in Cambodia and compelled into working for prison operations involving voice phishing, romance scams, inventory fraud, and different on-line monetary crimes, I believed, properly, I suppose such issues occur generally. I’d simply watched “Citizen of a Sort,” a film a few lady who travels to China to dismantle a voice phishing operation and rescue kidnapped Koreans, so I believed related incidents had been occurring in Cambodia. Nevertheless, as time went on, I spotted that it wasn’t only a small variety of victims…

The Grammy-nominated soundtrack KPop Demon Hunters continues to make historical past—each in awards season and on the charts.Golden, carried out by the movie’s digital Ok-pop woman group HUNTRIX, has retained the highest spot on the U.Ok. Official Singles Chart for a second consecutive week, marking its tenth week at No. 1 total.In keeping with the most recent chart launched on Friday, Golden ranked No. 1 on the Official Singles High 100 for the week of Nov. 7–13, extending its dominance after reclaiming the crown from Taylor Swift’s The Destiny of Ophelia final week. Swift’s single slipped to No. 2.The observe,…

The explanation for waking up within the morning, IU, was born within the yr of the rooster. Luck brightens her path in the present day, because it ought to each day. [NEWS1]   These fortunes emphasize heat, understanding and emotional steadiness — many indicators are urged to cherish household, talk gently and act with persistence and empathy. Kindness, gratitude and regular effort foster concord, whereas restraint in speech and perspective ensures peace and lasting happiness. Listed here are your fortunes for Sunday, Nov. 9.   💰 Wealth: Monetary outlook for the day 💪 Well being: Wellness and vitality forecast ❤️…

MAE SAI, Thailand — The cargo of chemical substances from China was meant to remain close to Bangkok. However a tracker, planted by Thai drug authorities based mostly on a tip from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, confirmed it shifting north towards the porous 1,500-mile-long border with Myanmar.Thai anti-narcotics officers believed the chemical substances can be used to synthesize methamphetamine, a extremely addictive stimulant flooding international locations throughout the Asia-Pacific area. And so they knew that on the opposite aspect of the border, in jungled hills dominated by China-backed warlords, was what the United Nations thought-about the largest meth manufacturing…

BERLIN — Boris Pistorius, the German protection minister, is a social democrat in a authorities led by conservatives, and the person now chargeable for revamping and increasing the armed forces in a rustic that has been allergic to militarization for 80 years since instigating two world wars.

Trot Star Jeong Dong-won performs on the SBS Prism Tower in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Nov. 16. [NEWS1]   Eighteen-year-old trot star Jeong Dong-won has been given a “suspended indictment” for driving with no license.   In keeping with the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Workplace on Saturday, Jeong was granted a suspended indictment on Nov. 6 for violating the Highway Visitors Act. Prosecutors had introduced in September that Jeong was below investigation for unlicensed driving.     A suspended indictment is a type of non-prosecution by which prosecutors acknowledge the offense however resolve to not pursue a trial, taking…

South Korea defeated the Czech Republic 3-0 on Saturday within the first of their two exhibition baseball video games scheduled in Seoul.Seven pitchers mixed to carry the Czechs to a few singles, as South Korea held on after scoring a few early runs earlier than a sellout crowd of 16,100 at Gocheok Sky Dome.The groups will return at it at 2 p.m. Sunday on the dome.Made up of younger up-and-coming stars and established veterans within the Korea Baseball Group (KBO), South Korea opened the scoring within the backside first. Kim Ju-won drew a leadoff stroll from Jan Novak and superior…

About to be posted for groups in Main League Baseball (MLB), South Korean nationwide staff infielder Music Sung-mun has been producing some buzz within the U.S. media.Most just lately, The Athletic described the 29-year-old infielder for the Kiwoom Heroes as “a flexible defender who has enormously improved his plate manufacturing over the previous two seasons.”After seven principally mediocre seasons within the Korea Baseball Group (KBO), Music certainly had his breakout marketing campaign in 2024, batting .340/.409/.518 with profession highs of 19 house runs, 104 RBIs and 21 steals. This yr, Music emerged from a gradual begin to put up a…

Jung Jin-woo, the top of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Workplace, supplied to resign Saturday, the workplace stated, a day after prosecutors determined to not attraction a ruling in a high-profile growth scandal case.His supply got here simply 4 months after taking workplace, in what’s seen as a protest towards the prosecution’s determination to not file an attraction, reportedly consistent with the justice ministry’s opinion that the case didn’t warrant one.Final Friday, the Seoul Central District Court docket sentenced 5 figures to jail in reference to the event corruption scandal linked to President Lee Jae Myung, stemming from his tenure…

Czech Republic nationwide baseball crew supervisor Pavel Chadim mentioned Saturday he desires to profit from the video games in opposition to South Korea in Seoul this weekend, with each international locations gearing up for the World Baseball Traditional (WBC) subsequent spring.The 2 international locations will meet of their first sport of the WBC in Tokyo in March 2026 however will get an early peek at one another for a pair of exhibition video games scheduled at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.”Somewhat loopy (truth) is that we begin the WBC with Korea, however it’s life, and we actually recognize that we’re…