ANN/KOREA HERALD – North Korea’s propaganda outlets continued to dismiss South Korea and the United States’ (US) move to reinforce their deterrence and military readiness as “bravado” against a “nuclear weapons state”, arguing that North Korea merely sees a US aircraft carrier as a “lump of scrap metal”. Multiple propaganda outlets simultaneously launched a flurry […]
Song Seung-hyun ANN/KOREA HERALD – Star actors from Asian countries will take part in the 27th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), to be held from October 5-14. Among the actors in attendance will be Thai film star Mario Maurer, as his new film, Six Characters directed by ML Bhandevanov Devakula, is screening at the festival. […]
ANN/KOREA HERALD – To go forth and become a monk is not a trivial matter. Its purpose is neither to seek bodily comfort nor to be warmly clothed and fully fed, nor to seek honour and wealth. Rather, its purpose is to escape the cycle of birth and death, to sever one’s affections, and to […]
Kim Hae-yeon ANN/KOREA HERALD – Experiencing a foreign country can turn out to be one that is quite different from one’s expectations. But that is the beauty of travel. As Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, said, “In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.” Those who wish to […]
ANN/KOREA HERALD – Korean actor Lee Jung-jae is joining the new Disney+’s Star Wars series The Acolyte, helmed by Emmy-nominated creator Leslye Headland. Lee will take a male lead in the series, according to the US online entertainment trade publication Deadline, but the detailed information about his character and role are yet to be revealed. […]