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Revellers jump into sludge at Korea's annual mud festival

Thousands of people flocked to the muddy and slimy venue to get messy at South Korea's 21st Mud Festival in coastal city of Boryeong on Saturday (July 14).

Feature | 2018-07-16 13:21

Sizzling weather grips Korea

Starbucks to phase out plastic straws

Starbucks Corp. said on Monday it will begin phasing out use of plastic straws at its restaurants by 2020, giving environmentalists a sizeable victory in their campaign to convince restaurants to abandon plastic utensils.

Feature | 2018-07-11 11:34

How plastic straw ban negatively affects people with disabilities

India, South Korea aim to more than double trade to $50 B

India and South Korea signed 11 agreements on Tuesday to expand business ties and more than double mutual trade to $50 billion by 2030, a day after the premiers of the two countries launched a Samsung mobile phone factory near Delhi.

News | 2018-07-11 11:11

All 12 boys and coach brought out of cave

All 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks deep inside a flooded Thai cave have been rescued, a Thai navy SEAL unit said on Tuesday (July 10) on their Facebook page.

News | 2018-07-11 09:27

Japan takes stock of damage as flood death toll rises

Japan took stock on Monday (July 9) of the damage from the country's worst flood disaster since 1983, as the death roll rises.

News | 2018-07-10 10:59

Thai cave: Four boys saved, the rest wait for rescue to resume on Monday

Four of 12 Thai schoolboys were rescued from a flooded cave on Sunday (July 8) in a daring and dangerous operation to save the children and their soccer coach who have been trapped underground for more than two weeks.

News | 2018-07-09 09:58

North Korea calls talks 'troubling' as Pompeo sees 'progress'

North Korea said on Saturday its resolve to give up its nuclear programs may falter after talks with the United States in Pyongyang, contradicting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who lauded progress made on nearly all key issues. (Narration)

News | 2018-07-08 14:12

How will rescuers get trapped Thai soccer team out of cave?

Twelve boys and their soccer coach were finally found nine days after going missing inside a northern Thailand cave, but the problem now is how to get them out.

News | 2018-07-08 12:42

South and North Korea hold first basketball friendly in 15 years

North and South Korean basketball players on Wednesday (July 4) held their first friendly game in 15 years in Pyongyang.

News | 2018-07-05 11:16

South Korean basketball teams arrive in Pyongyang

The South Korean women's and men's basketball teams arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday (July 3) for a series of friendly games with their North Korean counterparts.

News | 2018-07-04 13:16

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