Tag: South Korea

Purdue University student freed from ICE detention after outcry from faith leaders

A Purdue University student from South Korea has been freed from federal detention, tearfully reuniting with her family…

Will South Korea’s Latest Gesture to North Ease Tensions?

A North Korean soldier standing guard in a watch tower next to a giant loudspeaker near the Demilitarized…

South Korea dismantles its propaganda loudspeakers on the border with North Korea

South Korea has begun dismantling loudspeakers that blare anti-North Korean propaganda across the border, as President Lee Jae…

By Max Kim

Japan sets new record high temperature of 41.8C

Japan logged a new heat record on Tuesday, with the mercury hitting 41.8C, the weather office said, warning…

Top Asian News 4:05 a.m. GMT

Top Asian News 4:05 a.m. GMT

South Korea begins removing border propaganda speakers in conciliatory gesture toward North

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said Monday it had begun removing loudspeakers along its border…