Silkworm chrysalis. Dukai Photographer | Moment | Getty Images From locusts to superworms to honey bees, Singapore has approved 16 species of insects for human consumption. “With immediate effect, SFA will allow the import of insects and insect products belonging to species that have been assessed to be of low regulatory concern,” the Singapore Food … Read more
Sinenkiy | Istock | Getty Images In the wake of 9/11 on an American military base in South Korea, then-Army Staff Sergeant Dave Yeager sat down at a slot machine operated by the Defense Department and made what he now calls the biggest mistake a budding problem gambler can make: He won. “All that stress, … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Jan. 17, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they … Read more
Emergency vehicles are parked next to the site of a fire at a lithium battery factory owned by South Korean battery maker Aricell in Hwaseong on June 24, 2024. Anthony Wallace | Afp | Getty Images At least twenty-two people died after lithium battery combustion ignited a massive fire in a South Korean factory, local … Read more
(NewsNation) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was in South Korea Friday to see some of the top international threats facing the United States. The Republican governor recently visited the Korean Demilitarized Zone as part of a 10-day trip during which he’s expected to highlight major tech investments heading to the Peach State. Kemp joined … Read more
North Korea has sent trash-filled balloons in waves across the border, since May. New Delhi: In a move signalling heightened tensions with its neighbour, South Korea has announced its decision to resume loudspeaker broadcasts directed at North Korea for the first time in six years. This decision comes on the heels of recent provocations from … Read more
A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash and excrement, is seen over a rice field at Cheorwon, South Korea, May 29, 2024. Yonhap News Agency | Reuters The battle of the balloons continues. North Korean defectors, part of an activist group in Seoul, … Read more
North Korea announced it will stop sending balloons carrying trash and manure across the border, hours after South Korea warned its northern neighbour on Sunday that it would unleash “unbearable” retaliatory measures. However, it seems that the end to the balloon campaign is still not been enough to cool tensions between the two nations, as … Read more
Korean Central News Agency said that the rockets fired had “accurately hit an island target 365 km away” Seoul, South Korea: North Korean state media on Friday released images of leader Kim Jong Un supervising tests of a multiple rocket launcher system, a day after Seoul accused Pyongyang of firing a volley of short-range ballistic … Read more
Chey Tae-won, billionaire and chairman of SK Group, prepares to leave after speaking during the Nikkei Forum Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of SK Inc., one of South Korea’s biggest conglomerates, surged as much as 16% on Thursday after a court … Read more
