A galaxy too far, far away? Why the Star Wars franchise never really took off in Korea.

Published: 10 May. 2025, 08:00 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI The ending scene of ″Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back″ (1980) [WALT DISNEY COMPANY KOREA, LUCAS FILM]   Long before the world was filled with aspiring wizards under the spell …

North Korea Photos Show Nuclear Counterattack Missile Test

By John Feng is Newsweek's contributing editor for Asia based in Taichung, Taiwan. His focus is on East Asian politics. He has covered foreign policy and defense matters, especially in relation to U.S.-China ties and cross-strait relations between …

Putin parades China, North Korea ties in victory day show of force

Putin drew parallels between Moscow’s war in Ukraine and World War II, as he delivered a speech to assembled world leaders in Red Square, covered in celebratory red banners. He has cast the invasion of Ukraine as a “special military operation" to root …

Seoul, Washington "targeted" in North Korea nuclear drill

2025-05-09T11:38:48+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw drills simulating nuclear counterattacks targeting Washington and Seoul, state media reported on Friday. The announcement came a day after …

North Korea’s Kim visits Russian embassy as his generals meet Putin

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare visit to Russia’s embassy in Pyongyang with his daughter on Friday and reaffirmed “the invincible alliance” between the two countries, while Russia’s leader greeted North Korean generals in Moscow. …

N. Korea's Kim says participation in Russia's war against Ukraine justified

SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the North's deployment of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine was justified, defending his country's participation in the war as an exercise of its sovereign rights, …

North Korea confirms missile tests in nuclear strike simulation

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a series of short-range ballistic missile tests simulating tactical nuclear counter attacks against US and South Korean forces, state media have reported, as Pyongyang blamed joint military drills by its …

US seeks UN sanctions against six named vessels for alleged North Korea links

Crypto Heists By North Korea Set To Face G7 Fire In Canada

G7 world leaders will gather in Alberta, Canada this June with a new type of threat in mind — North Korea’s increasing role in cryptocurrency heists and cyberattacks. Though wars in Gaza and Ukraine will dominate much attention, the North Korean hackers’ …

South Korea’s conservatives move to switch presidential candidates

Mr Kim Moon-soo has resisted a push by the People Power Party to merge his campaign with former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.PHOTO: REUTERS SEOUL - South Korea’s conservatives dropped their presidential candidate on May 10 and reopened the nomination …