Prime Minister of the Russian Federation H.E. Mikhail Mishustin has expressed his conviction that under the leadership of H.E. Kitti Tesaphibal Pundit Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the traditional ties between the two countries…
Day: August 26, 2023
Siem Reap to Host World Kun Khmer Event Later This Year
Cambodia will host the first ever World Kun Khmer Event at the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province later this year.To take place from Nov. 26 to 28, the event is expected to attract the participation of hundreds of athletes from nearly 100…
BTS Jungkook’s ‘Seven’ third most-streamed song on Spotify this summer
BTS member Jungkook’s debut solo single, “Seven,” became the third most-streamed song of the summer on the global streaming platform Spotify, his agency said Saturday.”Seven” was ranked only behind “Ella Baila Sola” by Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma at…
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Ex-Ssangyong Group Chairman Kim Suk-won dies at 78
Kim Suk-won, former chairman of the now-defunct Ssangyong Group, has died of old age, his aides said Saturday. He was 78.Kim took over the midsized business group, which started as a cement-making company in 1975. The business group went on to aggress…
Students released from custody after attempting to enter Japanese Embassy
Police on Saturday released 16 university students who were arrested for attempting to enter the Japanese Embassy in central Seoul in protest of Japan’s discharge of radioactive water into the ocean.On Thursday, the students attempted to enter the Jap…
Today in Korean history Date: 26-Aug-23
1980 — Chun Doo-hwan, a former army general, is named president by a hand-picked electoral college. Chun seized power in an internal military coup on Dec. 12 of the previous year, in which he arrested then martial law commander Gen. Chung Seung-hwa.1…
Another N. Korean airliner arrives in Beijing following resumption of Pyongyang-Beijing air route
Another flight operated by Air Koryo, North Korea’s national carrier, arrived in Beijing on Saturday, marking the resumption of regular passenger flights connecting the two countries after they were halted for more than three years due to the pandemic…
Thousands rally in Seoul to protest Fukushima water release
Thousands of people rallied in Seoul on Saturday to protest Japan’s release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.The rally was held near City Hall, with the participation of some 90 civic groups who have formed a coalit…
4 men found dead at bed and breakfast facility in Bundang
Four men were found dead Saturday at a bed and breakfast facility in Bundang, south of Seoul, sending police to investigate the cause of the deaths.Police received a report from the operator of the lodging service around noon that “four men were left …