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Tall Tales: thousands slip in Gloucestershire cheese-rolling raceTall Tales The Week's round-up of the latest odd news
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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How green onions could swing South Korea's electionThe Explainer Country's president has fallen foul of the oldest trick in the campaign book, not knowing the price of groceries
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Why K-pop stars keep relationships hiddenUnder The Radar South Korea's £8bn music industry imposes strict rules on its biggest stars
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Is war on the horizon in North Korea?Today's Big Question Kim Jong Un is ratcheting up the rhetoric. Some observers are concerned.
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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'A troubling scenario': the geopolitical consequences of Kim Jong Un's latest Korea moveThe Explainer North Korea dictator has abandoned aim of reconciliation and reunification with South Korea
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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South Korea passes law banning sale and production of dog meatSpeed Read Rare bipartisan support 'highlights changing attitudes' as young people shun centuries-old tradition
By The Week UK Published
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South Korea's opposition leader stabbed in the neckSpeed Read Lee Jae-myung is recovering from surgery following the attack
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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South Korean students sue after exam ends 90 seconds earlySpeed Read 'One of the hardest exams in the world' can determine career prospects, social standing and even marriage prospects
By The Week UK Published
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Hundreds of children hit with heat exhaustion at World Scout Jamboree in South KoreaSpeed Read One British parent said children ‘think they are going to die’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Council accused man of stealing his gardenfeature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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South Koreans suddenly become younger thanks to new 'international age' lawSpeed Read
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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South Korean man facing up to 10 years in prison after opening airplane door in midairSpeed Read
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Japanese PM expresses sorrow for Korean colonial victims, but does not directly apologizeSpeed Read
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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French say coronation quiche is nothing but a ‘savoury tart’feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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