Just when you thought the news couldn't get any more ridiculous ...
A company in North Korea has developed a cure for everything. North Korea's state-run news agency is reporting that Kumdang-2, a type of ginseng grown in "rare-earth molecular fertilizer" can "prevent different malignant epidemics."
The story was picked up in South Korea, which is currently experiencing a deadly outbreak of MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), which the makers of Kumdang-2 claim it can cure.
According to this website, just a simple injection of this compound can cure a vast array of diseases:
The original article comes from Popular Science, with additional coverage by The Guardian.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2015, @08:03AM
It makes the news because it's hilarious.
It's not racist in the least. Koreans are great! The North Korean government is ridiculous though. They're fair game. Unfortunately, no information leaves NK unless the government approves it, and therefore it should be rightful to assume that the NK government wholeheartedly endorses this new miracle ginseng! Hurrah!