Should airlines weigh passengers? It’s for safety, say airlines
Starting Monday, passengers flying on Korean Air may be asked to step on a scale before boarding their flight. The exercise, which will last about three weeks, is required by…
South Korea knife and car attack: 14 people injured
CNN — At least 14 people were injured on Thursday after a man drove his car into pedestrians then went on a stabbing rampage near a subway station in Seongnam…
South Korea: ‘No-kids zones’ ring alarm bells for some in country with world’s lowest fertility rate
Seoul CNN — For a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate – one that has spent hundreds of billions of dollars trying to encourage women to have more babies…
British man climbs 72 floors up the outside of South Korea’s Lotte Tower in Seoul
Seoul, South Korea CNN — A British man made it more than halfway up the exterior of the world’s fifth tallest building Monday before he was stopped and handed to…
China chip stocks rally after Beijing says Micron is ‘security risk’
Micron Technology Double-Data-Rate Synchronous Random-Access Memory (SDRAM) chip Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s chip stocks rallied on Monday morning following Beijing’s announcement to bar some purchases of…
South Korea’s LGBT festival bumped from venue in favor of Christian youth concert
Seoul, South Korea CNN — For years, South Korea’s biggest annual LGBTQ pride celebration has been held in the same grassy square in central Seoul, which fills up with performers…
Samsung union threatens firsts strike in tech giant’s history
Samsung is facing a testing time with profit slumping due to weak demand for its memory chips. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images An influential Samsung Electronics workers union…
Best restaurants in Asia — most are in Japan, Singapore and Thailand
Japan is the top destination in Asia for gastronomes this year, according to new rankings released by the 50 Best organization. The country is home to 17 of the region’s…
US Navy, South Korean troops practice an amphibious invasion as North Korea ramp up missile tests
Pohang, South Korea CNN — North Korea has been building up a ballistic missile arsenal on the stated premise that it needs to deter an attack on it by US…
Zebra on the loose gives zookeepers the runaround in Seoul
Seoul, South Korea CNN — A male zebra broke loose in South Korea’s capital on Thursday, trotting down busy roads and back alleys for hours before being tranquilized and returned…