Every October, the Sweden and Norway committee names six winners of prizes in a variety of  categories, including physiology or medicine, physics, chemistry, economic science, literature, and peace work.  According...

On Oct. 15th, a fire Saturday at a Kakao data center caused a server outage for nearly 10 hours in Kakao services that include Kakao Messenger, Kakao Map, Kakao Metro, Kakao Bank, and Kakao-owned music...

On Oct. 4th, the US Supreme Court began hearings on Merrill v. Milligan, which challenges the legality of Alabama’s newly drawn congressional districts in accordance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  The...

On Sept. 28, Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida’s West Coast at Category 4 strength. The death toll continues to rise, with current numbers confirming at least 109 people killed in Florida and North...

On Oct. 4, North Korea fired two missiles 22 minutes apart from the North’s capital region. The missiles landed between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.  Later that evening, South Korea launched two...

On Sept.14, Jeon Joo-hwan killed a woman after stalking her in the Sinsadang station. Jeon waited at the station, where the victim worked, for approximately one hour and 10 minutes. Then, when she entered...

On Sept. 19, Britain’s longest reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral took place at Westminster Abbey. At 6 a.m., the doors of Westminster Hall where the queen lay in state closed to the public...

Magnus Carlsen, considered by many as the greatest chess player of all time, released a statement on Sept. 26 accusing Hans Neimann of cheating after being defeated by him in a chess match on Sept. 4....

On Sept. 22, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol courted another controversy against President Biden in a now-viral, hot mic moment.   The pair met at the Global Fund conference—a discussion amongst...

The Korean government lifted all its requirements to wear masks outdoors in events with 50 or more people starting Sept. 26.  However, the loosened outdoor mask mandate does not heavily affect the...

On Sept. 1, an annual survey published by the East Asia Institute and Genron NPO, conducted with 1028 Korean citizens and 1000 Japanese citizens, revealed that public perceptions of South Korea and Japan...

On Sept. 14, Typhoon Nanmadol crashed into Japan, killing four and injuring more than one hundred people.  To avoid any further damage, nine million people evacuated and sought shelter after a series...