North Korea sending young conscripts to Ukraine as cannon fodder, says South

Most of the North Korean troops deployed to the Russia-Ukraine war are inexperienced conscripts in their teens and early twenties, according to South Korean military authorities Thursday.

2024-10-24

Seoul government develops kit to detect dog meat fraud

The Seoul Metropolitan Government's Institute of Health and Environment has developed a new kit that can detect if dog meat is being fraudulently sold as beef or pork by dog breeding farms and restaurants.

2024-08-14

Korea to help dog meat restaurants get out of the business

The Korean government said Tuesday it would help the owners of dog meat-related businesses leave the industry or close their establishments before the grace period for a recently enacted ban on the controversial dish ends.

2024-08-06

Dog rescue livestreamers face allegations of animal abuse, donation misuse

Animal protection groups streaming live broadcasts of their apparent rescue of abused animals from dog farms and puppy mills are facing public backlash.

2024-07-22

Dog meat restaurants empty, alternative summer delicacies thrive after ban

Although Monday marked chobok, the first of the three hottest days of summer known as boknal, a once bustling street in Seoul with dog meat restaurants was eerily quiet. Instead, people flocked to establishments serving other energy-boosting dishes.

2024-07-16

Researchers create 'meat rice' with higher protein value

The rice, made with cow's stem cells, could provide a boost for various forms of food provisions.

2024-02-16

Nice to meat you

Shinsegae Food started selling Better Meat, a plant-based lunch meat, at all E-mart stores along with three baked goods containing the meat alternative on Thursday.

2024-01-25

Dog meat ban faces backlash as farmers bite back

Korea's recently passed dog meat ban is facing a backlash from dog farmers threatening to unleash 2 million dogs in front of the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul.

2024-01-10

Lawmakers pass bill banning dog meat in Korea

The National Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday that bans the breeding, slaughter, distribution and sale of dogs for consumption, marking the end of the centuries-old practice of dog meat consumption in Korea.

2024-01-09

Lawmakers pass dog meat ban in Korea

The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill that will end the centuries-old practice of dog meat consumption in Korea.