BEIJING (AP) — A week in which long-standing tensions between neighbors China and Japan escalated economically and politically ended Friday with no signs of improvement, as the Chinese ambassador to Tokyo rebuffed his host country and the Japanese reported delays in deliveries to Chinese suppliers because of the conflict. The two events capped a week … Read more
Who would have thought that serums infused with snail mucin—the sticky substance it secretes—would become a part of skincare routines around the world? Well, it happened — and sticky elasticity is key, according to a viral TikTok challenge promoting the serum. It made its producer, the small South Korean label CosRX, go global. It is … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is promising to reduce its reliance on coal-fired power as part of its pledge to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change, but that ambition is at odds with the Trump administration’s push for more U.S. natural gas exports. At recent United Nations climate talks, South Korea’s … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government said it plans to end foreign adoptions of Korean children, while United Nations investigators expressed “serious concern” over what they described as Seoul’s failure to ensure truth-finding and reparations for widespread human rights abuses related to decades of mass overseas adoptions. The announcement on Friday came hours … Read more