The kosk? Yes,the kosk:South Korea’s new nose-only COVID mask

The kosk? Yes,the kosk:South Korea’s new nose-only COVID mask

It can be used folded up when eating just to cover the nose,and unfolded to cover both the nose and the mouth after eating. And it’s gone viral online.

  • byMichelle Ye Hee Lee

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North Korea conducts biggest missile test since 2017

North Korea conducts biggest missile test since 2017

South Korea says this month’s flurry of missile tests is reminiscent of the heightened tensions in 2017,when North Korea conducted multiple nuclear tests.

  • byJosh Smith andCynthia Kim
Kim starts the year with a bang. Four to be precise

Kim starts the year with a bang. Four to be precise

The North Korean regime fired two ballistic missiles from Pyongyang airport on Monday,demonstrating the depth of Kim Jong-un’s arsenal,say analysts.

  • byJosh Smith
North Korean gymnast defector ‘climbs back across border’

North Korean gymnast defector ‘climbs back across border’

Gymnast who fled to South in late 2020 is believed to have returned home over barbed-wire fence.

  • byNicola Smith
Unidentified person defects across border into North Korea

Unidentified person defects across border into North Korea

The border crossing,which is illegal in South Korea,came as North Korea carries out strict anti-coronavirus measures.

  • byHyun-Jin Kim
‘Out with man haters’:Young angry men lead new political cry in South Korea

‘Out with man haters’:Young angry men lead new political cry in South Korea

After the nation’s slow gains in women’s rights,a backlash has seen young men become increasingly vocal about their anger towards feminists.

  • byChoe Sang-Hun
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Frenzy over high-end goods sees Koreans hoard Chanel bags,not toilet paper

Frenzy over high-end goods sees Koreans hoard Chanel bags,not toilet paper

Even during the deepest depths of the pandemic,you wouldn’t see people in South Korea stockpiling loo paper or pet food. Instead,they go for luxury bags.

  • byHeesu Lee
Facial recognition to track COVID cases as infections soar in South Korea

Facial recognition to track COVID cases as infections soar in South Korea

Positive cases to be followed along the streets,their contacts and mask-wearing habits recorded,in new program going live in January despite privacy concerns.

  • bySangmi Cha
‘Undermining our international image’:Dog meat harder to swallow for Koreans

‘Undermining our international image’:Dog meat harder to swallow for Koreans

Moon Jae-in,the president and a known animal-lover,has suggested it was time to ban the sale and consumption of dog meat.

  • byJulian Ryall
Move over,Squid Game:Arhats are the next thing out of Korea

Move over,Squid Game:Arhats are the next thing out of Korea

A farmer accidentally discovered some sacred Buddhist stone figures - a major archaeological find that is now leaving Korea for the first time for Sydney.

  • byJoyce Morgan
Ex-South Korean strongman Chun Doo-hwan dies at age 90

Ex-South Korean strongman Chun Doo-hwan dies at age 90

Chun,who seized power in a 1979 coup and brutally crushed pro-democracy protests before going to prison for misdeeds while in office,died at his home in Seoul.

  • byHyung-Jin Kim