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South Korea

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Presidents Moon Jae-in
Capital Seoul
Dialing code+82
Population51. 47
Currency South Korean won
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South Korea, an East Asian nation on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, shares one of the world's most heavily militarized borders with North Korea. It's equally known for its green, hilly countryside dotted with cherry trees and centuries-old Buddhist temples, plus its coastal fishing villages, sub-tropical islands and high-tech cities such as Seoul, the capital.

Why is North Korea saying it's watching the White House?

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Nov 29,2023 8:51 pm

... Closer to home, Pyongyang also listed South Korean military targets and its port city of Busan...

Robert De Niro tells Gotham Awards his speech was edited without his knowledge

Robert De Niro tells Gotham Awards his speech was edited without his knowledge
Nov 28,2023 6:21 am

... The top prize for best feature went to drama Past Lives, about childhood sweethearts in South Korea who are separated when one emigrates to the US...

North Korea: Kim Jong Un celebrates 'space power' after spy satellite launch

North Korea: Kim Jong Un celebrates 'space power' after spy satellite launch
Nov 24,2023 7:41 am

... It claimed it was a success but South Korea said it was too soon to tell if the satellite is functioning, after two previous launches failed...

Korean true crime fan murdered stranger 'out of curiosity'

Korean true crime fan murdered stranger 'out of curiosity'
Nov 24,2023 5:31 am

...By Frances MaoBBC NewsA South Korean court has given a life sentence to a true crime fan who told police she murdered a stranger " out of curiosity"...

Japan ordered to compensate wartime 'comfort women'

Japan ordered to compensate wartime 'comfort women'
Nov 23,2023 11:41 pm

...A South Korean court has ordered Japan to compensate a group of women who were forced to work in military brothels during World War Two...

Changing of the guard switches to K-pop

Changing of the guard switches to K-pop
Nov 22,2023 7:01 am

... Honouring the South Korean state visit, the band surprised tourists with a rendition of Gangnam Style by the group Psy and Ddu-du, Ddu-du by Blackpink...

BTS's RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook begin military enlistment process

BTS's RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook begin military enlistment process
Nov 22,2023 5:51 am

... In South Korea nearly all able-bodied men are obliged to enlist, like the three older band members currently serving...

King Charles deploys K-pop at South Korea state banquet

King Charles deploys K-pop at South Korea state banquet
Nov 21,2023 4:21 pm

... K-pop stars Blackpink and BTS were name-checked by the King as he welcomed South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the first day of his state visit...

Donald Trump: TikTok-user-and-K-pop-fans-told, behind poor Tulsa turnout

Nov 20,2023 3:51 am

Tik-Tok-users and K-Pop fans to get behind the smaller-than-expected figures on the US President Donald Trump 's first campaign event in months, Social Media users have claimed.

Mr Trump's campaign manager, accused of "radical" protesters and the media.

But the political strategist Steve Schmidt said to turn Young People in the USA tickets without the intention to ensure that empty seats would be.

The Campaign is reported to have had at least a million ticket requests for The Event .

Mr Schmidt, a critic of The President , said his 16-year-old daughter and her friends hundreds" of tickets have asked ".

A Number of parents are Mr. Schmidt's post answered to say that their children had done, as well.

Despite Mr. Trump's campaign large crowds, of the 19,000-seat anticipate-arena in Tulsa's Bank of Oklahoma Center was far from full, and plans for him, the abandoned one outside of the "overflow" area.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the leading progressive figure, praised the Young People and K-pop fans, She Said , had "flooded The Trump campaign w/ fake-ticket-reservation".

It is unclear how Many of The Hundreds of thousands of ticket reservation touted by The Trump -campaign for counterfeit goods, but to ensure that there would be empty seats in The Arena has received More Than 700,000 likes.

The video posted was after the original rally date was announced for the 19. June.

had The message sparked an angry response, because it is The Celebration of The End of slavery. fell on Juneteenth, The location of The Event , Tulsa, was also controversial, because it was The Site of one of the worst racial massacres in the history of the United States.

After The News of the smaller amount of numbers that created the account is the owner of Mary Jo Laupp praised the reaction of, say, Young People who were too young to vote: "Remember that you have to do a thing and the exchange of information, influence had. "

If true, it would not be the First Time that Social Media users have shown their political impact in the last few weeks.

Fans of K-pop, South Korea 's popular Music Industry , have been actively used to drown out hashtags, the opponents of Black Lives matter (BLM) in the last few weeks, and the money collected, after the death of the African-American George Floyd last month.

Coronavirus fears

It had health concerns about the holding of The Rally , The First of its kind since the lockdown measures began in Many U.S. States.

the participants of The Rally had to sign a Declaration that the protection of The Trump campaign, the responsibility for each disease. Hours before The Event began, officials said included six members of staff in the organization of The Rally had tested Positive .

Many of Mr. Trump's supporters were wearing masks at The Rally

The pandemic was striped to be a Problem, Mr Trump, in his wide, almost two-hour-long speech to cheering supporters in Oklahoma, a Republican heartland.

There was fierce resistance to the holding of The Rally during the pandemic on the health.

Some fear The Rally could be spreader to a coronavirus "super" event.

More Than 2. 2 million cases of Covid-19, and 119,000-associated deaths have been reported in the United States, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University.

What to say to Trump?

In his opening speech, Mr Trump said it was "very bad people outside, they did evil things," but did not elaborate. Black matter activists Lives were among the counter-demonstrators gather outside The Venue before The Event .

On the coronavirus response, Mr Trump said that he had asked to test the officials to be slower, because it led to more cases being discovered. He described the test as a "two-edged sword".

participants signed a waiver of the protection of The Trump campaign, the responsibility for any illness

"Here's The Bad part: If you want to test, if you are going to find out, more people, more and more cases," he told the cheering crowd. "So I said, 'slow the start of the test. You test and test. "

said The coronavirus, Mr. Trump, has had Many names, including "Kung flu", a xenophobic term, appears to be a reference to China, where Covid-19 emerged.

Almost 120,000 people have died, with Covid-19 in the United States since the pandemic began, A Number that health experts say, could be very had to be much higher, the examination not high dangers. Test, health officials say, is important to understand where and how far coronavirus spreads, and therefore to prevent further deaths.

A White house official later said The President was "obviously joking" about Covid-19 test.

taking aim at his Democratic presidential rival, Mr Trump, Joe Biden , described as "a helpless puppet of the radical left".

The President struck a combative tone as he touches on anti-racism protests and the toppling of statues - which began after The Killing of an unarmed Black Man , George Floyd, the police in Minneapolis.

"The graphical implementation of left-wing mob tries to vandalise our history, desecrating our Monuments - our most beautiful Monuments - not to pull down our statues and punish, cancel and keep track of who meets their demands for the absolute and Total Control . We are not compliant," he said of The Crowd .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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