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Coach apologizes for missing out on Olympic football qualification, calls for system overhaul

	The luck of the Narwhal in Korea: Part 1

	'The Roundup: Punishment' becomes fastest 2024 film to top 2 mil. admissions

	N. Korea reaffirms plan to bolster space reconnaissance capabilities

	Korea, US lay out respective visions for new defense cost-sharing deal: US negotiator

New head of doctors' association vows war if medical professors face disadvantages

	INTERVIEWHow Dan Lie's art grows, mutates and decays in real time

	Seoul's annual Space-Out Competition returns in May

	Actor Kim Kap-soo reveals criteria for choosing short-lived characters

NewJeans pushes ahead with double-single release despite Ador-HYBE conflict

NewJeans releases music video for 'Bubble Gum'

	Gazans mourn baby who dies after rescue from dead mother's womb

	Man who murdered neighbor over blocked sunlight dispute gets 23 years in jail

	Blue pilled Koreans

	Blinken buys Taylor Swift album in Beijing

This moment, this platform: North Korean human rights at Harvard University and beyond

Before I defected from North Korea, I never dreamed of giving a speech at Harvard University, the top university in the world. When I was in North Korea, I thought Kim Il-sung University was the bes...

Hamas reviews Israeli proposal for ceasefire in Gaza, as possible Rafah offensive looms

Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a possible Israeli ground ...

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity after Blinken leaves Beijing

Taiwan reported renewed Chinese military activity near the island, Saturday, with 12 aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, a day after U.S. Secretary State Antony Blinken...

Korean economy grows but public feels little effect

The surprise growth of the Korean economy in the first quarter of this year appears not to be felt by the public, as many households and businesses continue struggling with high inflation, costly bo...

US chip bans not meant to hobble China's growth: Blinken

U.S. export controls on sending advanced computing chips to China are not meant to hold back China's economy or technological development, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during an interview ...

CONTRIBUTIONWhy has forecasting foreign exchange rates become so challenging?

The Korean won’s traditional relationships with export growth and capital flows have been broken these days. It seems likely that elevated uncertainties and widening cross-country rate differences d...

INTERVIEW'Kick-START': TIOT embarks on new adventure with Ye-chan

After appearing on the 2023 audition program, 'Boys Planet,' the four contestants from the K-pop label Redstart ENM - Kim Min-seoung, Kum Jun-hyeon, Hong Keon-hee and Choi Woo-jin - came together to...

VIDEOGuess who: Which K-pop act is sitting behind our guests?

Shinhan Financial takes back leading status in Q1 earnings

Shinhan Financial Group has reclaimed its position as the leading financial conglomerate in the country for its first-quarter earnings, due mainly to the expansion of corporate loans and improved in...

President names ex-judge as new head of corruption investigation office

President Yoon Suk Yeol named former judge Oh Dong-woon as the new chief prosecutor of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), Friday.

Singaporean Embassy, CICI host lecture on nuclear proliferation, climate change, AI risks

The Embassy of Singapore in Seoul, together with the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI), hosted a lecture, April 23, focusing on the escalating challenges caused by nuclear proliferation, cl...

Singer Paul Kim announces marriage

Singer Paul Kim announced on Thursday his marriage via his official website, sharing plans to begin a new life with his partner of nine years.

DeepL unveils AI-powered writing assistant tool

DeepL, a German-based AI company, launched DeepL Write Pro, an AI-based writing assistant tool to help businesses communicate more clearly, particularly for internal and external communications and ...

Blinken meets with China's Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of “responsibly managing” the differences between the Unite...

Japan's yen hits fresh 34-year low after BOJ holds interest rates

The yen hit its weakest level in three decades against the U.S. dollar after the Bank of Japan left interest rates on hold on Friday, leaving traders on edge about the risk of official intervention.

Adult festival finds no happy ending in Korea

The controversy over an adult festival featuring Japanese adult video (AV) actors is escalating nationwide after multiple local governments barred the event, citing concerns about potential illegal ...

Kia's Q1 surges amid favorable exchange rates

Kia recorded its highest-ever quarterly operating profit of 3.42 trillion won ($2.49 billion) in the first quarter, thanks to favorable exchange rates, the carmaker said Friday.

Entertainment & Arts

Opinion

Editorial

Defenseless against NK hackers

Doom and gloom

Thoughts of the Times

Affordable street dining: 'Cupbap'

Columns

Israel’s widening war

Ukraine outlook: any military victory unlikely

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National

Runner aims to take on Busan-to-Seoul trail in just 5 days

Companies

POSCO Future M, Honda to set up joint venture in Canada for battery materials partnership

POSCO Future M, the battery materials unit of POSCO Holdings, said Friday it will set up a joint venture (JV) with Honda Motor in Canada mainly for the supply of a core battery ...

Tech

S. Korea to seek global leadership in AI chip, advanced bio, quantum technologies: gov't

South Korea will launch an initiative to become one of three leading nations in the so-called game-changer industries that include artificial intelligence (AI) chip, advanced bio...

Video

Lifestyle

Everland celebrates spring with historic flower festivals

North Korea

North Korean delegation to attend flagship St. Petersburg economic forum: TASS

A North Korean delegation will attend the St. Petersburg economic forum, Russia's annual gathering which President Vladimir Putin and the country's top business executives usuall...

Finance

Seoul shares rise 1% on tech, financial gains despite overnight US losses

Stocks closed higher Friday as investors purchased tech and financial blue chips despite overnight losses on Wall Street. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.

Sports

Korea eliminated in Olympic football qualifiers as poor defense, undisciplined play prove costly

For the first time in 40 years, Korea will not compete in an Olympic men's football tournament.

Business

S-Oil Q1 net falls 37% on lower refining margins

S-Oil, Korea's third-largest refiner by sales, said Friday its first-quarter net profit fell 37 percent from a year earlier on decreased refining margins.

Blog

The death of Taoism

There are some things that our language simply cannot convey. Some things that are beyond the world of numbers and letter. Some things that just are. And, at the same time, are n...

Multicultural Community

Runner aims to take on Busan-to-Seoul trail in just 5 days

How many days would it take you to run from Busan to Seoul?

World

Tourism must change, mayor says as Venice launches entry fee

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