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As Ken Jennings gets ready to take over as the new temporary hosts of Jeopardy!, in the wake of Alex Trebek’s passing, Ken Jennings is receiving a distinguished honor. The 46-year-old Jennings, who has won the most money from game shows ever, was awarded the 2020 Alumnus of the Year from the Seoul Foreign School … Read more
North Korean gymnast defects to the South ‘by leaping over border fence’: Seoul officials ‘then made him jump twice to prove he was telling the truth’ A North Korean man in his 20s crossed the DMZ into South Korea on November 3 The military is investigating how he crossed the fence without an alarm going … Read more
South Korea closes all schools in Seoul and switches back to Zoom lessons as coronavirus cases continue to rise Education minister said 193 teachers and students have been infected in schools South Korea reported 280 new cases of Covid-19, pushing 12 -day total to 3,175 Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae ordered kindergartens, elementary, middle and high … Read more
The sudden death of Seoul’s mayor, reportedly implicated in a sexual harassment complaint, has prompted an outpouring of public sympathy. It has raised questions about Park Won-soon who built his career as a reform-minded politician and self-described feminist. Park was found dead on a wooded hill in northern Seoul early Friday, about seven hours after … Read more
Seoul’s mayor left a suicide note apologising to his family before he was found dead on Friday morning – but did not acknowledge claims of sexual harassment. Police discovered the body of Park Won-soon, 64, on a mountain in northern Seoul early Friday, after hundreds of officers scoured the area for more than seven hours … Read more
Search underway as Seoul’s mayor, 64, goes missing after ‘leaving a message like a will and turning his phone off’ Officers are looking for Park Won-soon at a site where his phone was detected The 64-year-old did not turn up to work today, the mayor’s office has revealed His daughter called police to say her … Read more
119 coronavirus cases in South Korea are now linked to clubs in Seoul after ‘super-spreader’ visited several gay bars A 29-year-old man was tracked by authorities after going to nightclubs in Seoul He went out in Itaewon on May 1 and tested positive for Covid-19 next Thursday Authorities are using mobile phone data to tell … Read more