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Dongguk University Finishes the 2025 KUSF University Basketball U-League in 5th Place!
Oct 13, 2025 Joanne Lee m.sports.naver.com On October 1, 2025, Dongguk University faced Kyung Hee University in their final regular season game. With a victory over Kyung Hee, Dongguk secured sole possession of 5th place and closed out the regular season with three straight wins. Dongguk struggled early in the game due to defensive gaps and Kyung Hee’s strong perimeter shooting, falling behind 6-11. Despite calling a timeout in the first quarter, Dongguk couldn’t turn things

Joanne Lee
Oct 13


Chinese Trainee Stops Taxi Assault in Seoul
Oct 13, 2025 Hajin Kim www.chosun.com On October 5, a video spread online showing a scary moment in Seoul’s Gangnam area. A man was attacking a taxi driver on the street. Several people tried to stop him, but one young man stood out. That person was Sun Hengyu, a Chinese trainee who dreams of becoming a K-pop star. In the video, he quickly stepped in and used a move called a “chokehold” to stop the attacker. Thanks to him, the situation didn’t get worse. Later, Sun Hengyu pos
Hajin Kim
Oct 13


Korean Health Officials Dismiss Rumors That COVID-19 Shots Cause Cancer
Oct 13, 2025 Minseo Kim www.bbc.com South Korea’s health authorities have stepped in after online rumors spread claiming COVID-19 vaccines could cause cancer. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said there’s no scientific proof that the vaccine directly leads to cancer, adding that such claims are “hard to verify and lack evidence.” The controversy started when a Korean research group published a study suggesting that vaccinated people might have slightly h

Minseo Kim
Oct 13


IZNA Announces First Fan Concert Amid Rising Global Success
Oct 13, 2025 Jin Lee biz.chosun.com K-pop girl group IZNA, who has been captivating audiences in both Korea and Japan, has announced its first-ever fan concert series titled Not Just Pretty, signaling an exciting new chapter for the rising group. According to WakeOne Entertainment, IZNA will hold its Korean fan concert on November 8–9 at Blue Square SOL Travel Hall in Seoul, followed by a Japanese fan concert on December 9–10 at the Makuhari Event Hall in Chiba. The group unv

Jin Lee
Oct 13


Biosecurity risk from AI-designed biology
Oct 13, 2025 Seoyoung Kang www.synbiobeta.com Recently, due to an increase in AI usage, not only daily life but also biosecurity is getting threatened. Just as a new virus mutation that avoids vaccines has emerged, protein variants created by AI can avoid the existing security system. A Microsoft research team tried to create tons of millions of variants of dangerous proteins (toxin) with AI protein design tools, and the problem is that the existing DNA order screening system

Seoyoung Kang
Oct 13


Coffee Linked to Liver Health and Healthy Aging, New Studies Show
Oct 13, 2025 Gyeonghyun Cho edition.cnn.com A recent study has shown that coffee has surprising benefits for liver health, especially for women, and healthy aging. According to a review published in Biochemical and Pharmacology, coffee has the benefits of anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic, metabolic, and intestinal microbial communities that benefit the liver. Drinking two cups a day can reduce the risk of cirrhosis and fibrosis, slow the progression of hepatitis C, and reduce

Gyeonghyun Cho
Oct 13


South Korea Issues Stronger Travel Warnings for Cambodia After Abduction Case
Oct 2, 2025 Seoyeon Kim www.bbc.com The South Korean government has raised its travel advisories for parts of Cambodia, urging citizens...

Seoyeon Kim
Oct 2


South Korea Turned Off its Loudspeakers Broadcasting North Korea Propaganda
Oct 2, 2025 Eunyo Hwang www.bbc.com South Korea’s military shut down its loudspeakers towards North Korea, intending to ease prolonged...

Eunyo Hwang
Oct 2


Ladium Battery Blaze in South Korea Paralyzes Government Services
Oct 2, 2025 Doyoung Lim edition.cnn.com A massive fire at South Korea’s National Information Resources Service data center has paralyzed...

Doyoung Lim
Oct 2


Díaz Makes KBO History
Oct 2, 2025 Daewon kang en.yna.co.kr Samsung Lions’ slugger Lewin Díaz reached a historic milestone by hitting his 50th home run of the...

Daewon Kang
Oct 2
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