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nuclear-powered submarine arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan on Sunday, the Yonhap news agency reported citing the South Korean navy. The arrival of the USS Missouri, also known as SSN-780, comes after South Korea and the U.S. held their second Nuclear Consultative Group meeting in Washington on Friday. «Any nuclear attack by North Korea against the United States or its allies is unacceptable and will result in the end of the Kim regime,» a joint U.S.-South Korean statement from the meeting said. A senior South Korean official said earlier this week that North Korea may test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile this month. Visits by U.S.

By Hyonhee Shin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected photos taken by the country’s new spy satellite of “major target regions”, including the South Korean capital of Seoul and cities that host U.S. military bases, state media said on Saturday. Nuclear-armed North Korea launched the satellite on Tuesday, but South Korean defence officials and analysts said its capabilities have not been independently verified. Kim examined photos of Seoul and other cities of Mokpo, Kunsan, Pyeongtaek and Osan, where U.S. and South Korean military bases are located. The photos were taken as the satellite passed over the peninsula on Friday morning, state news agency KCNA said.

The South Korean pro golfer Lee Ye-won has scooped a crypto prize worth over $457,000 by winning a KLPGA Tour event in Busan.

A branch of the South Korean High Court has jailed a convicted crypto scammer who operated a bogus token trading platform for nine and a half years.

A new report warns that the proliferation of child sexual abuse images on the internet could become much worse if something is not done to put controls on artificial intelligence tools that generate deepfake photos

Paradise' won the Kim Jiseok Award at the Busan International Film Festival 2023 on Friday. 'Paradise' jointly shares the Kim Jiseok award with Mirlan Abdykalykov's 'Bride Kidnapping'. The Kim Jiseok Award, established in 2017, commemorates the late Kim Jiseok, who dedicated his life to discovering and supporting the growth of Asian cinema.

MAMI, returns in physical form after a hiatus of four years. After an online-only avatar during the pandemic, MAMI 2023, sponsored by Jio, will be back for ten days in the Maximum City. Starting October 27, the film fest goes on till November 5. Across the opening weekend of October 27-29, films will be screened at the swank 2,000-plus-seater Grand Theatre at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre.

League of Legends esports, is back in South Korea for the 2023 edition. After hosting the final stages of the 2014 competition and the entire 2018 event, South Korea welcomes the world's best teams once again, following the 2022 competition held in Mexico and the United States. With Worlds 2023 now underway, Team BDS secured their spot through the Qualifying Series, leaving an indelible mark with a decisive 3-0 victory over the Golden Guardians. This victory surprised many, considering the initial favoritism towards North America's representative. Here's everything you need to know about the 2023 World Championship: Worlds 2023: Streaming The tournament will be available for streaming on Riot Games' official Twitch channel. Additionally, viewers can choose from over 50 official co-streams, featuring notable personalities like Marc 'Caedrel' Lamont, Yiliang 'Doublelift' Peng, Ibai 'Ibai' Llanos, and Kamel 'Kameto' Kebir. Worlds 2023: Dates, Format, and Venues To accommodate LoL Esports pro players participating in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Worlds 2023 will run from October 10 to November 19 at four different venues in South Korea. The tournament's schedule is as follows:

Bopanna stayed solid with his big serves as India came back from a set down to win the tennis mixed doubles gold at the Asian Games, here Saturday. The second-seeded Indian team rallied to win the title clash 2-6 6-3 10-4 against Chinese Taipei's combo of Tsung-hao Huang and En-shuo Liang.

24 Hours With Gaspar' will have its world premiere at the Busan Film Festival, where it has been put in the prestigious Jiseok competition. Before that, the producers unveiled its first trailer. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Indonesian author Sabda Armandio. The movie narrates the story of Gaspar, a private detective with 24 hours to live. He finds clues about the mysterious disappearance of his childhood friend Kirana. The clues lead him to a human trafficking syndicate.

Gannibal" unfolds within a fictional Japanese village. In the first season of 'Gannibal', viewers witnessed the arrival of police officer Agawa Daigo, who had recently moved to this new location, carrying the heavy burden of guilt related to a traumatic incident involving his daughter. Initially, things seemed hopeful for Agawa in his new surroundings.

South Korea's second-largest city Busan is developing a public blockchain network compatible with mainstream blockchain platforms such as Ethereum and Cosmos. The aim is to integrate blockchain-based services from various blockchain mainnets onto a single platform at a city level and develop Busan into a Blockchain city.

SAG Actors. The film festival will hold a 'Special Program in Focus: Korean Diasporic Cinema'. It will screen six films, and organize public talk sessions that include Oscar-winning actor Youn Yuh-jung, Lee Isaac Chung, director of the Oscar-winning film 'Minari', and John Cho, the Seoul-born Star Trek' and 'Searching' stars. Chon, Yeun and Yoo Teo, director of Sundance sensation 'Past Lives', Han Yeri and Christina Oh will join them.

The central Bank of Korea (BOK) has narrowed down the choices for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot venue to three regions. Notably, the nation's capital Seoul is not among these.

The Bank of Korea has narrowed down three regions for the piloting of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), which does not include the country’s capital Seoul, according to a report from a local South Korean media outlet. 

Deepti Naval and Kalki Koechlin's drama movie 'Goldfish' will be released in theatres across the country on August 25, the makers announced on Wednesday. Featuring Naval and Koechlin as a mother and daughter duo, the London-set film deals with the themes of memory and identity. It is directed by Pushan Kripalani and presented by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. «Anamika (Koechlin), the child of a mixed marriage, returns home to her estranged mother Sadhana (Naval) because she is suffering from the onset of dementia. Ana returns to a neighbourhood she barely remembers, to a woman who sometimes doesn't remember her,» according to the official plotline. 'Goldfish' also features Rajit Kapur, Bharti Patel, Gordon Warnecke, Ravin Ganatra and Shanaya Rafaat. The movie will be released in the US as well on August 25. Kashyap said he loved the film when he watched it during the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in October 2022. «The relationship between Kalki and Deepti Naval ,with some brilliant writing and performances, directed with so much nuance ,all the incredible supporting performances.

A nuclear-powered US submarine has reached South Korea in the second deployment of a significant US naval asset to the Korean Peninsula this month, as reported by South Korea's military on Monday. As reported by AP, the arrival of the USS Annapolis at a port on Jeju Island comes approximately a week after the USS Kentucky docked at the mainland port of Busan. This deployment serves as a display of strength and solidarity between the allies to deter potential nuclear threats from North Korea.

   North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea Saturday, South Korea's military said, marking the second launch event this week apparently in protest of the docking of a nuclear-armed US submarine in South Korea. While adding to its barrage of missile launches in recent months, North Korea remained publicly silent for a fifth day on the fate of an American soldier who bolted into the North across the heavily armed Korean border this week.

Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday. The warning came after Pyongyang had said the deployment of a US nuclear-capable submarine and other strategic assets here could meet the conditions for its use of nuclear arms.

South Korea has warned North Korea that any nuclear attack from the latter's side would mean an «end» of the Kim Jong Un-led regime, Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday. Seoul's warning has come after Pyongyang had said the deployment of a US nuclear-capable submarine and other strategic assets here could meet the conditions for its use of nuclear arms.