Oscar recipient Lee Sun-kyun was found dead in his vehicle from an apparent suicide on Dec 27, 2023. This tragedy took place during his alleged drug abuse trials in which Lee desperately pled his case....

On Dec. 2, 110 hostages were released from captivity in Gaza as a result of negotiation between Hamas and Israel to mark a temporary pause in hostilities for six days. On Oct. 7, Hamas launched an unprecedented...

Electronic accessory company Casetify is currently facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit over allegedly stealing designs from rival DBrand. DBrand has cited exactly 45 cases of copyright infringement,...

The world mourned the death of the former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the spouse of the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, and an active advocate for mental health reform. Carter died at...

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was named Time Magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year as a result of her record-breaking Eras Tour and impact on the United States economy.  “I’m not surprised that...

On Nov. 16, all South Korean students in their final year of high school took South Korea’s annual College Scholastic Ability Test, also known as suneung. Over 500,000 students took this year’s college...

On November 15th, US President Joe Biden and China’s Leader Xi Jinping engaged in bilateral talks in Woodside, California. Alongside international affairs like the Russo-Ukraine War and China’s ever-growing...

In October, K-pop artist G-Dragon and actor Lee Sun-kyun made headlines on their drug scandals. Ever since actor Yoo Ah In’s drug scandal in March 2023, South Korea’s drug use has been on the rise...

The first sighting of bed bugs was reported in September at a university dormitory in the southwest of Daegu. Subsequent to this, the incidence of bed bug cases has surged, reaching a total of 30 suspected...

OpenAI’s board of directors fired Sam Altman, then CEO of OpenAI, on Nov. 17. After talks between Altman and OpenAI on Nov. 18-19, the board of directors opposed reinstating Altman as CEO, instead appointing...

Jeon Cheong Jo, 27-year-old ex-fiancé of the South Korean Olympic medalist Nam Hyun Hee was under arrest on Oct. 31 for fraud and attempted fraud.  In July, Nam Hyun Hee, 42-year-old Olympian publicly...

On Sep 19 ~ 20, 2023, the G20 Summit was held in New Delhi. The conference was primarily attended by various Asian nations including South Korea, Japan, Australia,  China (which later pulled out), Indonesia...