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What to know about the cargo ship Dali, a mid-sized ocean monster that took down a Baltimore bridge

Mar. 28, 2024 08:48 AM EDT

Here's what to know about the cargo ship Dali that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and leaving six bridge construction workers presumed dead. MONSTERS OF THE OCEAN If stood upright, the Dali would reach almost to the top of the...

Stock market today: Asian shares trading mixed after Wall Street’s momentum cools

Mar. 25, 2024 23:00 PM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Tuesday, as buying in some markets was soon erased by profit-taking. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225, where computer chip-related issues had interested investors early, reversed course to slip nearly 0.2% in morning trading to...

North Korea says Japan's prime minister offered to meet with leader Kim Jong Un soon

Mar. 25, 2024 10:19 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday that Japan's prime minister has offered to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but stressed that prospects for their countries’ first summit in about 20 years would depend on Tokyo tolerating the North's weapons program and ignoring its...

Senior doctors in South Korea submit resignations, deepening dispute over medical school plan

Mar. 25, 2024 09:32 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Senior doctors at major hospitals in South Korea began submitting their resignations en masse on Monday in support of medical interns and residents who have been on strike for five weeks over the government’s push to sharply increase medical school admissions. ...

North Korean leader Kim visits tank unit and touts war preparations in face of tensions with Seoul

Mar. 24, 2024 23:13 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a tank exercise and encouraged his armored forces to sharpen war preparations in the face of growing tensions with South Korea, the North’s state media said Monday. Kim made those comments Sunday while visiting...

Why are striking doctors in South Korea facing license suspensions and what’s next?

Mar. 21, 2024 22:40 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is poised to start suspending the licenses of thousands of striking junior doctors as a punitive measure against their weekslong walkouts that have shaken hospital operations. Starting next week, the government said it will inform the striking...

South Korea will take final steps to suspend licenses of striking junior doctors starting next week

Mar. 21, 2024 01:49 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government will take final steps to suspend the licenses of striking junior doctors next week as they refuse to end their weekslong walkouts that have burdened the country’s medical services, officials said Thursday. More than 90% of the...

South Korea’s government says it will start suspending the licenses of striking doctors next week

Mar. 20, 2024 22:48 PM EDT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government says it will start suspending the licenses of striking doctors next week.

Ohtani and Dodgers rally to beat Padres 5-2 in season opener, first MLB game in South Korea

Mar. 20, 2024 16:59 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers started their Shohei Ohtani era with a memorable win on a night of firsts. Ohtani's RBI single capped a four-run eighth-inning rally in his Dodgers debut, and Los Angeles beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 in Wednesday night’s opener,...

Montenegro court confirms mogul known as 'cryptocurrency king' to be extradited to South Korea

Mar. 20, 2024 11:54 AM EDT

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — An appeals court in Montenegro on Wednesday confirmed that a South Korean mogul known as “the cryptocurrency king” will be handed over to his native country. Both South Korea and the U.S. had requested Do Kwon’s extradition from Montenegro. A...