Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A South Korean man who ate to the point of obesity in an attempt to dodge the army has avoided prison after he pledged to take up his mandatory military service. Seoul, ...

A South Korean man was given a one-year suspended sentence for evading military service. He was found guilty of intentionally putting on weight to get out of a combat role. This is just the latest ...

A court in South Korea has sentenced a man to prison after he was found guilty of evading mandatory military service by deliberately gaining weight. The 26-year-old man was sentenced to a year in ...

Exemption loopholes in military conscription requirements were taken to heart — and midsection — when one man intentionally put on more than 44 pounds. (Mike Morones/Staff) South Korean men between ...

The $55 million project features oversized units averaging 1,300 square feet. Routine patrol in local township turns into manhunt after man flees police, crashes The officer attempted to follow the ...

Join three friends as they embark on a road trip in South Korea, stopping at a vibrant hyugeso (Korean rest stop). Experience the excitement of trying classic Korean food like cheese donkatsu, sundae ...

Sweet red bean, green tea and milky varieties are keeping South Koreans cool. SEOUL, South Korea -- It's been a record hot summer in South Korea and locals are turning to a sweet treat to beat the ...

And for audience members feeling trepidatious about watching dogs suffer on screen, Abrahams points out that the film ends on a hopeful note: In January 2024, the South Korean government passed a bill ...

A South Korean man who ate to the point of obesity in an attempt to dodge the army has avoided prison after he pledged to take up his mandatory military service. The man, who was not publicly ...