World
Diplomacy
China Urges Japan and South Korea to Align with Beijing
China’s top diplomat has urged Japan and South Korea to foster a sense of “strategic autonomy” from the West and cooperate with Beijing to “revitalize Asia.”
The comments by Wang Yi on Monday come as Japan and South Korea forge...
World
At Least 150 Die in South Korea Halloween Stampede
At least 150 people have died in a stampede among Halloween crowds in a popular nightlife area of South Korea's capital, officials say.
Yonhap news agency cited emergency services saying 150 more had been injured in Seoul's Itaewon district.
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Celebrities
BTS Members To Serve Military Duty in South Korea
Members of the world famous K-pop band ''BTS'' will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law. Their management company made the announcement on Monday, meaning the members will officially join the South Korean army. That news effectively...
Food
Dalgona: The Greek Frappe-Like Coffee Taking Over South Korea
Dalgona, a Greek Frappe-like coffee is taking South Korea by storm! As the hot summer months are closing in upon us, iced coffee enthusiasts are longing for established favorites, such as the Greek Frappe and are coming up with...
Animals
South Koreans Urged to Stop Eating Dog Meat
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has spoken out against the practice of eating dog meat. The President is even considering banning the dish entirely.
Eating dog meat has been a part of the country's culinary tradition for many generations, and...
World
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Visits South Korea
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew recently visited the demilitarized area of Cheorwon-gun, near Gangwon-do, South Korea for a memorial service for those fallen in the Korean War.
According to the website of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea website, the Ecumenical Patriarch...
Greek news
South Korea’s Greek Orthodox Celebrate Easter With Unique Epitaphios Liturgy (video)
The small Greek community in Seoul, South Korea joined local Orthodox to celebrate the Easter with an Epitaphios liturgy.
Greek Reporter was live from the St. Nicholas Korean Orthodox Cathedral where the liturgy was recited in the Korean language and...
Greek News
Local Greek Community Celebrates Easter With Unique Epitaphios Liturgy in Seoul, South Korea (video)
Greek communities around the world are celebrating the Orthodox Easter holiday in traditional ways. Greek Reporter was live from Seoul, South Korea where the unique Epitaphios liturgy recited in the Korean language was attended by locals and Seoul's Greek...
Greek News
South Korea: Greek Envoy Marks National Day for First Time in 5 Years
In a first for Greece’s top diplomat here in the past five years, Greek Ambassador to South Korea Sourvanos Dionysios underscored commercial and political ties between his country and South Korea during a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day in...
Culture
Constantine P. Cavafy’s Work Honored in South Korea
As the Greek State declared, the year 2013 is the “Year of Cavafy” and in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the famous Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy, a special event took place in Seoul, South Korea. The event...
USA
American Soldier Flees to North Korea
Travis King, the American soldier who fled to North Korea, had been detained after getting into fights in South Korea prior to crossing the border.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed concern about the soldier, who the US military in...
Military
North Korea Unveils New Tactical Nuclear Weapons
North Korea has claimed that it has tactical nuclear weapons with the capability to hit targets in neighboring South Korea.
The North Korean government has maintained for years that the country is armed with tactical nuclear weapons. However, this is...
World
Koreans Sing Greek Song in Popular TV Talent Show
The Greek song "Ti Pathos" (What Passion) by Giorgos Dalaras, with lyrics and music by Dimitris Lagios from Zakynthos, was chosen by two contestants in popular South Korean TV talent show.
The two contestants, Hwang Geon-ha and Ko Young-Yeol, participated...
Greek News
Greek Journalist who Lived in North Korea Tells Her Story in New Book (video)
Journalist Fragkiska Megaloudi, the only Greek citizen known to have resided in Pyongyang, North Korea, tells her story in her new book entitled “In the land of Kim: Two years in North Korea,” published this week in English in...
events
Hundreds of Greek Artifacts to Be Exhibited in Korea for the First Time
South Korea's capital city of Seoul will receive for very the first time, hundreds of artifacts from ancient Greece for a unique exhibition which will open on Wednesday, June 5.
The exhibition, called ''The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great''...