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This First Person column is written by Graham Nichols, a Canadian who lives in South Korea. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. The puck sailed off the edge of my stick and connected with the bottom of the crossbar, making a satisfying ping as …
Read More »Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit North Korea for first time since 2019
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week, both countries announced Friday, in …
Read More »Neukgu the runaway wolf is captivating South Korea — and now has his own meme coin
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A wolf that escaped from its enclosure in a South Korean zoo has spent three days …
Read More »North Korea expands its nuclear arsenal after witnessing Iran’s vulnerability
Kim Jong-un’s speech to North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly last week could have been reduced to a simple “I told you so.” Ever since becoming leader in 2011, Kim has made his nuclear weapons program a national goal — almost a doctrine — arguing it is the only way for …
Read More »North Korea conducts engine test for missile capable of targeting U.S.
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observed a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine and hailed it …
Read More »North Korea qualifies for the Women’s World Cup for the first time since 2011
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. North Korea has qualified for the Women’s World Cup for the first time since a doping …
Read More »Canada and South Korea sign a defence agreement
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canada and South Korea have signed a new defence agreement, roughly a month after Prime Minister …
Read More »Former South Korea leader handed 5-year jail term for charges related to martial law
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in …
Read More »Kim Jong-un’s daughter visits family mausoleum, promoting her potential status as heir in North Korea
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum, a …
Read More »North Korea says it test-fired cruise-missiles hours ahead of Trump’s arrival in South Korea
North Korea said Wednesday it fired sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters, in another display of its growing military capabilities as U.S. President Donald Trump travels to South Korea for a regional summit. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) described Tuesday’s tests as a success, saying the …
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