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INTERVIEWWhy 'Following' is thriller with twist of humor

	K-pop fan events fuel costly race for face time with idols

	Actress Song Ji-eun to wed wheelchair-bound YouTuber in Oct.

	Medical professors set to take day off amid protracted walkouts by junior doctors

	Stray Kids faces discrimination at Met Gala, sparking calls for respect

INTERVIEWInternational community should keep condemning North Korea's provocations

	Singer Lee Hyo-ri's new travelogue to premiere on May 26

	Pentagon refuses to comment on whether Korea should offer lethal arms support to Ukraine

	Han River, Gwanghwamun Square picked as Seoul's representative landmarks

Young Syrian refugees explore new world through World Taekwondo's Hope and Dreams Sports Festival

	President apologizes for wife's acceptance of Dior bag

	Stock-rich K-content industry players hit by fall in stock valuation

	BTOB's Yook Sung-jae unveils first solo album in 4 years

	Russia celebrates victory in World War II as Putin accuses West of fueling global conflicts

Koreans are financially better off than they think, survey shows

Kang Min-ku, a 40-something CEO of a medium-sized manufacturing company in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, thinks he belongs to the middle class, although he owns a business that hires more than 100 ...

Kakao attributes solid Q1 earnings to advertising fees from AliExpress, Temu

Kakao is reaping the benefits of an aggressive expansion by AliExpress, Temu and Shein in Korea, as the Chinese e-commerce companies have paid handsome amounts of advertising fees to the Korean IT f...

Moody's keeps 'Aa2' rating on S. Korea with stable outlook

Global credit appraiser Moody's Investors Service said Thursday it has affirmed its credit rating on South Korea at 'Aa2,' with a stable outlook.

Household debt-to-GDP ratio falls below 100% for first time in over 3 years

Korea's household debt-to-GDP ratio fell below 100 percent for the first time in three and a half years, influenced by monetary tightening that began in 2021.

India emerges as new land of opportunity for Korean game companies

Krafton, Devsisters, and other Korean game companies are exploring new business opportunities in India as they increasingly view the South Asian country as the next frontier, according to the compan...

Iris scanning resumes in Korea for Sam Altman's Worldcoin amid controversy

A woman who goes by the English name Emma said she recently took her husband to Seongsu-dong in Seoul to have his iris scanned after Worldcoin resumed its service in Korea.

FSS chief reiterates need to repeal financial investment income tax plan

Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Gov. Lee Bok-hyun echoed President Yoon Suk Yeol's opposition to a plan to implement a financial investment income tax next year.

Stock trading hours to extend to 12 hours a day from March 2025

The new stock exchange, intended to challenge the monopoly of the Korea Exchange (KRX), will extend the operating hours of the Korean stock market by introducing pre-market and after-market sessions...

TripleS returns as 24-member group with 'Assemble24'

TripleS, the largest K-pop girl group with 24 members, dropped a new album, 'Assemble24,' featuring the lead single 'Girls Never Die,' Wednesday.

Saemangeum transforms into attractive industrial complex

GUNSAN, North Jeolla Province - Saemangeum is shaping itself as the country's key industrial hub, taking advantage of its vast 397 million square meter-large landfilled region next to the West Sea t...

American Ballet Theatre's Seo Hee returns to Korea after 11 years with 'Romeo & Juliet'

The Universal Ballet Company (UBC), marking its 40th anniversary this year, will present Kenneth MacMillan's iconic ballet 'Romeo & Juliet' from Friday to Sunday.

Agnes Martin's sublime abstractions light up Gangneung in her first solo exhibition in Korea

Like many abstract paintings, American icon Agnes Martin’s (1912-2004) canvas works - populated by meticulously penciled grids and horizontal bands of translucent, pale colors - may not immediately ...

Ex-Finance Minister Choo elected as new floor leader of PPP

Rep. Choo Kyung-ho, a two-term lawmaker who served as the first finance minister under the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, was elected as new floor leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Thu...

Ma Dong-seok hauls in huge profits as 'The Roundup: Punishment' nears 10 mil. viewers

'The Roundup: Punishment' is on the brink of reaching 10 million viewers, achieving this milestone for the third time following the series' second and third installments — a first for such a K...

Line app developer Shin to step down from board of Japan's LY

The developer of the messaging app Line, who is a key Korean executive at Japan's LY, owned by a joint venture between Naver and SoftBank, will step down from the board of the Japanese firm, accordi...

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Disappointing press conference

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Korea's temple food

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Springtime in Korea and the expectation of change

New Axis and liberal international order

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National

Daejeon-based artist explores mortality

Companies

Political circles urge gov't action on Naver's Line app row in Japan

South Korean politicians urged the government Thursday to take action on Japan's implicit demand for Naver Corp. to reduce its control in the operator of the popular Line messagi...

Tech

Gov't to ensure Naver continues to operate popular instant messaging app in Japan: ICT minister

SEJONG - The government has been closely communicating with Naver over Japan's apparent attempt to exclude the company from joint management of ...

Video

Lifestyle

Seoul's Lotus Lantern Festival to welcome all in illuminating weekend nights

North Korea

NK leader voices 'firm support' in his message to Putin over Victory Day

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II, expressing his 'firm s...

Finance

Yoon vows support for chipmaking 'within fullest extent of fiscal means'

President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed support for semiconductor manufacturers 'within the fullest extent of the fiscal means,' responding to calls to provide direct government subsidies ...

Sports

Baseball star Ohtani's ex-interpreter agrees to plead guilty to bank fraud

Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges he fraudulently wired nearly $17 million stolen from the athlete's bank a...

Business

Political circles urge gov't action on Naver's Line app row in Japan

South Korean politicians urged the government Thursday to take action on Japan's implicit demand for Naver Corp. to reduce its control in the operator of the popular Line messagi...

Blog

Alien lights in the sky over Jeju

On February 24, 1893, the British warship, HMS Caroline, sailed along the coast of Korea near Geomundo Islands. On board was 32-year-old Sub-Lieutenant William Stanley Lambert - ...

Multicultural Community

Daejeon-based artist explores mortality

Paul Fortunato, a Daejeon-based artist whose surname means “lucky” in Italian, survived a horrific episode of internal bleeding that could have ended his life. During his illness...

World

Ukraine drone hits refinery nearly 1,200 km inside Russia: defence source

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