Koreas

10 Must-Know Facts About Korea’s Figure Skating Phenom

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Cha Jun-hwan has captivated the figure skating world at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics with a season-best short program that landed him sixth, setting the stage for a dramatic final. The 24-year-old South Korean phenom delivered a 92.72-point performance—highlighted by a quad Salchow and a triple Lutz-triple loop combination—positioning him as Korea’s best hope … Read more

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un chooses teen daughter as ‘successor’, says Seoul’s spy agency

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has selected his teenage daughter Kim Ju Ae as his “successor”, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday. In the past months, Kim Ju Ae has been shown standing taller than her father, and walks beside him (AP) South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), which said that the … Read more