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Rare jellyfish resembling an exploding firework seen off the Mexican coast

A seafloor exploration run by the Ocean Exploration Trust off Baja California, Mexico, captured the frilled tentacles of a rare jellyfish that resembled a firework.

Feature | 2018-01-21 15:00

Nigeria's first bobsleigh team dreams of Olympics medal

Nigeria is due to make a historic first ever appearance at the winter Olympics with their first ever bobsleigh team.

News | 2018-01-21 13:07

Metal crafting, Master seeks to popularize traditional metal craft

It is no accident that Cartier is one of the world's most esteemed luxury jewelry brands. The French jewelry maker has a 168-year-old tradition of producing jewelry and watches for royalty. Are there any well-known Korean brands that have been making jewelry for a long time, like Cartier? Video by Shim Hyun-chul

Feature | 2018-01-21 13:00

Keep whirling till retirement

Korea's oldest circus battles to survive amid government apathy. Video by Shim Hyun-chul

Feature | 2018-01-18 16:48

Curtain falling on Seoul's red-light district called 588

Cheongnyangni 588, a red-light district in Seoul, has had its heyday. At its peak in the 1980s, the district housed some 200 brothels with more than 500 sex workers, and was reputedly the biggest and busiest sex-for-sale area in the capital. Last year, however, the place was desolate and barren. Video by Choi Won-suk

News | 2018-01-18 15:58

Jihwa: paper flowers, Monk brings hanji flowers to life

Venerable Sukyong seems every bit a solemn Buddhist monk when he beats the drum and sounds the "moktak," a wooden percussion instrument. But when he grabs a piece of "hanji," or traditional Korean mulberry paper, he becomes like a skilled florist who turns the paper into life-like flowers. Video by Choi Won-suk

Feature | 2018-01-18 15:07

Swordsmithing, Master restores ancient swordmaking skill

Lee Eun-cheul, a swordsmith, sweats buckets in front of a furnace flaring to more than 1,300 degrees Celsius. He pushes and pulls wooden bellows to feed the charcoal fire in order to prepare to make a sword in the traditional way at his workshop in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. Video by Choi Won-suk

Feature | 2018-01-18 14:55

3D fly-through video reveals beauty of Orion Nebula

Audiences can ‘fly through’ the Orion Nebula in a NASA visualization of the star-forming region.

Feature | 2018-01-18 14:30

Fine robots display fuels worries about job loss

Nearly 200 companies gathered in Tokyo to showcase the latest in robotic industry technology, triggering amongst exhibitors and visitors a debate on the future of human labour.

News | 2018-01-18 14:14

Trump denies calling Haiti, Africa 'shithole countries'

Trump denies calling Haiti, Africa 'shithole countries'U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Friday that he used 'tough language' in a meeting about immigration, but denied he referred to Haiti and Africa as 'shithole countries'.

News | 2018-01-18 13:53

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Inter-Korean Summit in Pyongyang