Regional Craft Beers Catch on in Korea
Regional craft beers are starting to enjoy the same popularity in Korea as they do in other hipster parts of the world. "It lends uniqueness and an air of luxury to a beer if it's produced in small batches, and it stimulates the curiosity of consumers over mass-produced mainstream beers," an industry insider says.
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NATIONAL/POLITICS
Sex Slavery Victim Fulfils Dream to Become a Singer
An 89-year-old victim of Japan's forcible conscription of sex slaves in World War II is releasing an album of 15 songs she recorded herself. Kil Won-ok sang some of the songs at an event at the War and Women's Human Rights Museum.
NORTH KOREA
N.Korea Details Plans to Attack Guam
North Korea on Thursday called U.S. President Donald Trump's bluff with detailed plans to surround the U.S. territory of Guam in the Pacific Ocean in "enveloping fire." It said the plans will be finalized next week.
BUSINESS
Staph Found in McDonald's Burger
A burger at McDonald's has been found contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus, which causes food poisoning, the Korean Consumer Agency warned Thursday. The bacteria were found only in a single burger at one McDonald's branch.