Six cloned Labrador retrievers are now using their olfactory prowess to help officials find drugs and explosives at airports and harbors across South Korea. The dogs—which all share the name “Toppy,” a combination of “tomorrow” and “puppy”—became the world’s first working cloned sniffer dogs when they reported for duty last Thursday, according ... read full post picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

North Korea threatened South Korea with destruction Sunday.

"Everything will be in ashes, not just a sea of fire, if our advanced pre-emptive strike once begins." picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Fish with human faces are making waves in South Korea.

The "humanoid" carp are attracting attention in the town of Chongju in the centre of the country where they live in a small pond. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Pretty amazing story... woman in South Korea uses internet phone service to call 911 as she is being strangled. Because she failed to tell the phone company (Vonage) that she left the country, her 911 call gets routed to Illinois... and the 911 operator STILL manages to get help to her! -- Link includes news article and video report. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Seismologists noticed an earthquake of 4.5 in South Korea, and minutes later North Korea confirmed having carried out a nuclear test underground. picked by Ankabout 6 months ago

South Korea's high court has upheld a ruling ordering Citibank Korea Inc., to pay menstruation leave allowances to former and current women employees. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

An impressive crop circle formation from Boryoung, South Korea. More photos from the original photographers website here picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

On second thought, maybe it was not a good idea to give an award for drinking to local government officials. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Yes, they finally let go of disco... picked by kxmk 2 years ago

OK Suebe, you won, I submit.
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and South Korea will be added to the U.S. visa waiver program.
In related news Hungarian president rejects agreement needed for U.S. visa waiver. picked by SkandarGraun 1 year ago

All of them had gone to South Korea to get plastic surgery and had come back so unrecognizable that customs officers couldn't use their existing passport pictures to place them. picked by suebe 3 months ago

South Korea has agreed to the terms of the PSI (Proliferation Security Initiative) which keeps WMD's away from naughty people. North Korea says that is a declaration of WAR!

I'm confused.... picked by bcgrote 6 months ago

For a country of about 50 million people, there are a lot of protests in South Korea. With a national average of 11,000 public protests a year, the average South Korean riot policeman is mobilized to contain 85 demonstrations a year. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

After the U.S., Japan and South Korea publicly opposed North Korea's rocket launch last week, the UN has agreed to reinstate sanctions against the country. picked by brwneyedgrl08 8 months ago

South Korean students who have trouble with school bullies can soon call on the government to provide them with bodyguards.

Hmmm... Kind of like what the South Korean government did in 1950. picked by Bandit 3 years ago

A top South Korean university has confirmed that a team of researchers at the school has cloned two wolves. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A new trend in South Korea has healthy people reading their wills and then getting nailed into coffins. The fad is called "well-dying," and is supposed to improve people's outlook on life. Some businesses are using to "improve employee performance." picked by NotPhil 2 years ago

Fresh from summit diplomacy with North Korea, South Korea's government now faces an entirely new challenge -- trying to set international quality and size standards for condoms.

Yes, really. picked by rambler 2 years ago

The heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea is impossible to cross alive, so if you want to escape from North Korea, you have a better chance taking the more circuitous route of sneaking into China, and then slowly and cautiously making your way across the country to freedom in South Korea.
But this route presents plenty of obstacles... picked by bingo 6 months ago

Oh no, here we go. picked by jiggsy 3 years ago