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Amid speculation about his three-week absence from public life, South Korea said Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not undergo surgery or another medical procedure over that period. “Our assessment is that (Kim) did not undergo surgery,” a South Korean official told reporters. North Korean state media released footage of Kim, 36, …
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No one knows. There are unconfirmed media reports that the North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un may be incapacitated or even dead following a medical emergency, possibly heart surgery. Both the South Korean and U.S. governments have said they do not believe anything is amiss, but Kim’s failure to appear in public since April 11 …
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South Korea is confident that “there is nothing unusual” about the situation in North Korea, following reports that its leader Kim Jong-un is dead or gravely ill, a senior South Korean official said Sunday. “Our government has enough information-gathering capabilities to say confidently that there is nothing unusual” about Kim’s status, Kim Yeon-chul, South Korea’s …
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A man watches footage of a news report on North Korea firing an unidentified projectile, in Seoul, South Korea, March 9, 2020. South Korea said its northern neighbor launched cruise missiles and conducted training exercises with fighter jets on Tuesday — North Korea’s first use of cruise missiles since June 2017 and a significant military …
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Hapless trolls learned the hard way not to trash the multi-Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” with their complaints about it being a Korean language film with subtitles. The streaming service Hulu, which made “Parasite” available to stream on Wednesday, crafted the perfect clapback to critics who slammed the darkly comic tale of class conflict, directed by Bong …
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K-pop star Jaejoong is facing the music online after a tone-deaf April Fools’ Day prank. The JYJ band member apologized Wednesday for an egregious gag on Instagram in which he falsely claimed that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, much to the chagrin of his devastated fans. He characterized the harebrained stunt as a …
Amid speculation about his three-week absence from public life, South Korea said Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not undergo surgery or another medical procedure over that period. “Our assessment is that (Kim) did not undergo surgery,” a South Korean official told reporters. North Korean state media released footage of Kim, 36, …
