Feed aggregator

After more than a month in a narrow canal at Busan's North Port, the shark known as Bukangi (북항이) has finally been freed. On Wednesday, October 21, a rescue team successfully guided the three-meter-long shark out of the artificial waterway on its third attempt, ending a 34-day ordeal that had attracted national attention.

• Read more about Bukangi Is Free! Busan's Celebrity Shark Returns to Sea After 34 Days
• Log in or register to post comments

South Korea's exports more than doubled during the first 20 days of October, driven by extraordinary global demand for semiconductors. New figures from the Korea Customs Service show that the country exported $61.6 billion worth of goods between October 1 and 20, an increase of 105.4% compared with the same period last year.

• Read more about Korea's Exports Double as AI Chip Demand Fuels Record Sales
• Log in or register to post comments

North Korea says it will reactivate propaganda loudspeakers along its border with South Korea before the end of October, reviving a form of psychological warfare that has repeatedly contributed to tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, announced the plan in a statement reported by North Korean state media on October 21. She said loudspeakers would operate along the entire border and described the decision as a response to South Korean military activities.

• Read more about North Korea Says Border Loudspeakers Will Be Back by the End of October
• Log in or register to post comments

1. Bukangi: Huge crowds watch shark stranded in Busan, South Korea  BBC
2. South Korean officials free a shark trapped for a month in Busan canal  NBC News
3. Shark nicknamed 'Bukangi' returns to sea off South Korea after third rescue attempt  Reuters
4. Shark trapped for a month in South Korean canal is finally freed  The Guardian
5. Celebrity shark trapped in South Korean canal stirs concerns over warming seas  news - Mongabay
6. Stranded shark Bukang-i returns to sea after a month  The Korea Herald
7. Expert warns Busan shark 'Bukang-i' may have just two weeks to live  The Korea Herald