6 hours ago [From the Scene] At this Starbucks, you need ID: Franchise opens store with view of North Korea

GIMPO, Gyeonggi Province -- South Koreans can now sip their Starbucks while taking in the rarest of views -- the shadowy realm of a forbidden land, North Korea. At a just-opened store, with seating for around 40 patrons, the glass walls frame panoramic vistas of Kaepung-gun and Songaksan in the North Korean city of Kaesong. It is located within the Jogang Observatory in the South Korean border city of Gimpo, part of the 154-meter-high Aegibong Peace Ecopark. This vantage point lies just 1.4 ki

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8 hours ago 'Absence of text is invitation to endless imagination,' picture book artist Lee Suzy says

BUSAN -- Picture books are not just for children, said celebrated picture book artist Lee Suzy, the first South Korean national to win the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration category in 2022. On the first day of the inaugural Busan International Children's Book Fair, Lee took the stage as one of the headliners, her popularity evident in the size of the audience -- the 100-seat venue was packed and latecomers gathered outside the venue to listen to her deliver her keynote speech.

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8 hours ago South Korean man convicted of dodging military service by binge eating

South Korean man convicted of dodging military service by binge eating  BBC.com

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11 hours ago Starbucks opens branch at South Korean observatory near border with North Korea

Starbucks opens branch at South Korean observatory near border with North Korea  Yahoo! Voices

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11 hours ago AFP journalist targeted over misinterpreted Ukraine aid question to South Korean president

AFP journalist targeted over misinterpreted Ukraine aid question to South Korean president  AFP Factcheck

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12 hours ago Starbucks offers glimpse of North Korean life from new South Korea cafe

Starbucks offers glimpse of North Korean life from new South Korea cafe  Business Standard

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14 hours ago South Korean politician calls for investigation of biomass energy material imported from Indonesia

South Korean politician calls for investigation of biomass energy material imported from Indonesia  The Hill

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23 hours ago Top US envoy to Seoul joins S. Korean YouTuber in fusion of traditions on Thanksgiving

US Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg celebrated Thanksgiving in his host country, joined by a South Korean YouTube celebrity for a cooking session blending the two countries' traditional cuisines, a video released by the US Embassy in Seoul showed Thursday. The video showed Goldberg, wearing a dark apron and white cooking gloves, carefully adding toppings to a pizza-shaped "yakbap," a Korean dessert made with glutinous rice and sweetened soy sauce, using ingredients common

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23 hours ago S. Korean, Latvian presidents agree to expand bio, defense cooperation

President Yoon Suk Yeol and his Latvian counterpart, Edgars Rinkevics, held a summit Thursday to enhance cooperation in the bio and defense industries and address shared security concerns, Yoon's office said. The two leaders agreed to expand partnerships in the bio and pharmaceutical sectors, with Rinkevics highlighting Latvia as a strategic gateway for South Korean companies seeking to enter the European market, the office said in a release. Latvia is home to prominent pharmaceutical fir

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