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Tuesday Morning Spice
13 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Japan braces for a once-in-a-century earthquake, Crime intelligence officers arrested for kidnapping, Bad news for tech job seekers in SA, Sniffer dogs deployed at airport to detect bed bugs after Paris Olympics, and 4.4 magnitude earthquake hits Los Angeles area.
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Monday Morning Spice
10 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
2024 Comrades Marathon results, Putin’s daughters make rare appearance, Secret ANC, DA talks ‘positive’, Body of missing British TV presenter found on Greek island, and Good news for load shedding in 2024.
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“Tit-For-Tat” Tactics Sees North Korea Fly Balloons Filled With Trash Over To South Korea
30 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
North Korea’s most bizarre provocation against its rival in years included flying hundreds of balloons carrying trash and manure toward South Korea.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
20 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Rose Hanbury breaks silence on Prince William affair, Green-hued Banksy mural pops up in London, The 10 best hotel pools in Cape Town, Joburg mayor says there is no water crisis, Monopoly gets the ‘Dune’ treatment, and World Happiness Report sounds alarm about the welfare of young people.
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South Korean Companies Are Offering Workers A R1.4 Million Bonus To Have Babies
29 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Making babies in South Korea just became a very lucrative side hustle.
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Monday Morning Spice
29 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Protesters hurl soup at Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Rassie Erasmus accident scare for Springboks, X makes Taylor Swift’s name unsearchable, The scandal shaking up South Korean politics, and 2024 Wine insights and predictions
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Gangnam Style’s Psy Is Still Selling Out Massive Stadiums After 11 Years [Video]
21 Aug 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
When Gangnam Style dropped in 2012, the whole planet woop whooped along with Psy as the hit sent musical shockwaves across all continents and cultures. It was one of those ‘viral songs’ that almost everyone liked, something that was universally welcomed post-Makarena.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
28 Jun 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
South Koreans become younger under new law, Brewery leak turns Japanese sea red, New details around Epstein death, and Elon Musk touts Ketamine for depression.
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One Country Stands Out As The World’s Biggest Spender On Luxury Goods
27 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
There’s a new epicentre of luxury spending and it’s not New York, Milan, Shanghai or Abu Dhabi.
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‘Korea’s Got Talent’ Singer Who Faked Cancer Dies At 33 [Video]
23 Jun 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
At the time of his appearance on Korea’s Got Talent, Choi was compared to Susan Boyle, and seemingly had the world at his feet.
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Get Ready For The ‘Squid Game’ Reality Show Coming To Netflix Soon [Video]
19 Jun 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ will be hitting our screens on Netflix this coming November, and no, there won’t be any killing of contestants in the new reality show. Bummer.
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WATCH: South Korean President Does Karaoke Version Of American Pie At White House Dinner [Video]
28 Apr 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
This is such a wholesome moment that one could almost forget about politics for a moment.
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Rotten Tomatoes Gave Netflix’s ‘Seoul Vibe’ 80% – Check It Out [Trailer]
05 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
If ‘The Fast and the Furious’, ‘Baby Driver’, and ‘Ocean’s 11’ had a threesome in South Korea, this blockbuster action heist movie would eventually pop out.
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That Time A Macadamia Nut Complaint Diverted A Flight And Led To An Arrest
21 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The airline’s VP was served some macadamia nuts before take-off, which quickly turned into a whole debacle fit for a Netflix drama.
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Please Enjoy South Korea’s ‘Nose Only’ COVID-19 Mask For Eating
04 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Behold, the ‘kosk’ – a portmanteau of “mask” and the Korean word for nose, “ko”.
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We’re Not So Sure About This Dairy Ad Turning Women Into Cows [Video]
13 Dec 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Seoul Milk’s unfortunate ad is wrong on multiple levels, as it depicts a man spying on women who suddenly morph into dairy-producing cattle.
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South Korean Couples Are Getting Very Savvy When It Comes To Giving Gifts
12 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Young South Korean couples are redefining romantic gestures by giving their partners stock gift cards instead of the usual cliched stuff.
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South Korea COVID-19 Outbreak Shows Danger Of Easing Lockdown
12 May 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One night out, and nearly 80 new coronavirus cases – South Korea’s relaxing of lockdown measures backfired pretty quickly.
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K-Pop Industry Rocked By Sexual Bribery Case [Videos]
14 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
One of K-pop’s biggest bands, BIGBANG, has been shown to have sinister connections to rape-themed chat groups, sexual bribery, and prostitution.
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BREAKING: North And South Korean Families Reunited After Nearly Seven Decades [Video]
20 Aug 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you thought the falling of the Berlin wall made for teary reunions, how about being reunited after nearly seven decades?
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Chilling Story Of How A North Korean Spy Blew Up A Plane In 1987 To Disrupt The Olympics
23 Jan 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
When Korean Air Lines Flight 858 blew up in 1987, a North Korean spy was captured. Now she has a stern warning for all as the Winter Olympics heads to South Korea in February.
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Dramatic Footage Shows North Korean Defector Fleeing For His Life As Soldiers Give Chase
22 Nov 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
During an attempt to defect from his native North Korea, a soldier was wounded and rescued by soldiers from the south. He survived, and the whole ordeal was caught on camera.
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Burning Out? Everything We Know About The ‘Fast Healing’ Industry Exploding In Seoul
28 Sep 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
As schedules in the south get busier and busier, stressed out and exhausted Koreans are looking for anything to “fast heal”. Ever heard of the nap cafe?
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Five Charts That Offer Some Insight Into Life In North Korea
26 Sep 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Since North Korea and America are almost at war, the BBC published a few charts looking at the current state of the “socialist” nation. They make for interesting reading.
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This Korean Coffee Art Puts Every Cape Town Barista To Shame
25 Aug 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Latte art might be a somewhat tired trend, but what this South Korean can do with a cup of coffee is nothing short of remarkable. Challenge set, Cape Town.
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South Korean President’s ‘Hot’ Bodyguard Breaks Internet
22 May 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae-in has brought along a new bodyguard for protection. He quickly became the latest Internet crush as Twitter went off.
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South Korea Will Stop Using Coins On Thursday – This Is How They Will Deal With Change In Stores
24 Apr 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The saying goes that ‘cash is king’, but over in South Korea they’re kind of over their coins. So how are they going to handle cutting the small guys out of the equation?
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Wow, South Korea Are Ready To Assassinate Kim Jong-Un
23 Sep 2016 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
We may have our own evil dictator to the north, but at least he doesn’t claim to have access to nuclear weapons. South Korea now have a plan.
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The North Korea / South Korea Olympic Selfie Everyone’s Raving About – Will There Be Repercussions?
10 Aug 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Michael Phelps’ angry face might be the meme that has so far won Olympic gold, but the most talked about selfie is one you wouldn’t expect to see.
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You Won’t Believe The Rock Star Welcome Conan O’Brien Gets When He Lands In South Korea [Video]
15 Feb 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You know you’ve cracked it when you’re universally popular, but even Conan wouldn’t have expected such a wild reception when touching down in Seoul.
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