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Aerospace professor, ex-NASA executive to lead inaugural Korean space agency

	Finance minister suggests overhauling bureaucracy with private-sector work culture

	'The Roundup: Punishment' sets Korean box office record for opening day sales

	Crypto.com delays Korean market entry indefinitely

	Star-studded film 'Wonderland' to premiere in June

Patients brace for resignations of medical professors, weekly shutdowns

	Seoul unveils 'rivercity' plan to revitalize Han River by 2030

	Proportion of Korean-style lease drops in home rental market

	Hanwha Q Cells sued by US rival over alleged solar module patent infringement

Korea launches first nanosatellite to boost surveillance over peninsula

	Korea's ex-ruling party interim leader keeps distance from president after election defeat
Ruling party falls short of self reform after election defeat

	Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon protests decision for possible extradition to US

	LG Energy Solution takes action against increase in patent infringements

	ReWorld Forum unites large, small firms for mission to decarbonize

KG Mobility launches renovated hybrid assembly line

PYEONGTAEK, Gyeonggi Province - KG Mobility's much-touted new assembly line that can produce both internal combustion and electric vehicles shows the direction the company is pursuing on the product...

Singer-actor Lee Jin-hyuk begins new chapter in career with new album

Solo artist Lee Jin-hyuk kicked off a new chapter in his idol career with the release of his latest album, 'NEW QUEST: JUNGLE.' This album marks Lee's return after approximately 20 months, signaling...

What's behind internal strife at HYBE?

The K-pop industry is currently abuzz with the escalating dispute between HYBE, the largest K-pop agency housing BTS, and its subsidiary label Ador, which manages the girl group NewJeans.

Author of Ador's 'internal document' refutes allegations of spinoff plot

KITA teams up with German fund for future mobility industry in Gwangju

The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) has teamed up with MobilityFund - a Germany-based venture capital - to support the sustainable growth of a mobility industrial complex in Korea's sou...

Woori Financial opens up DINNOlab Vietnam Center to promote fintech biz

Woori Financial Group launched DINNOlab Vietnam Center in Hanoi earlier this week, the Korean financial giant said Wednesday.

HD Hyundai's partnership with Philly Shipyard deals blow to Hanwha's acquisition bid

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Philly Shipyard agreed to cooperate in the U.S. naval ship market, the HD Hyundai subsidiary said Wednesday, months after the Korean shipbuilder’s chief rival, ...

'Queen of Tears' spikes viewership with character-focus, short clips, comic flair

The hit drama 'Queen of Tears' achieved a peak viewership rating of 21.6 percent on April 21, securing its position as tvN's second-highest-rated drama, trailing narrowly behind 'Crash Landing on Yo...

9 in 10 Koreans say married couples should share assets: survey

Over nine out of 10 Korean adults believe married couples should pool their assets, a Kakao Pay survey released Tuesday found.

Unruly Korean passenger forces flight from Europe to make emergency landing

A Korea-bound flight from Hungary had to make an emergency landing in Kazakhstan on Tuesday due to unruly conduct by a Korean passenger.

4th Siberian tiger dies in 12 months at Seoul Grand Park zoo

Taebaek, a six-year-old male Siberian tiger beloved by visitors to Seoul Grand Park's zoo, died last weekend after months of deteriorating health, according to the zoo.

Korea, Britain hold talks to prepare for joint AI summit next month: science ministry

Korea and Britain held ministerial-level talks Wednesday to discuss preparations for a joint artificial intelligence (AI) summit to be held in Seoul next month, Seoul's science ministry said.

Nicaragua to close embassy in S. Korea again 10 years after 1st closure

Nicaragua is expected to shut down its embassy in South Korea for a second time, 10 years after its first closure in the 1990s, apparently due to its fiscal deterioration, officials familiar with th...

Hanwha Life enters Indonesian banking sector

The investment is part of Hanwha’s plan to leap from the life and general insurance business to banking in Indonesia, getting closer to its goal of becoming a “Global Integrated Financial Group.” It...

Yoon thanks outgoing PPP lawmakers for service to nation

President Yoon Suk Yeol hosted a luncheon for outgoing ruling party lawmakers Wednesday and thanked them for their service to the nation while stressing their shared 'political fate,' his office sai...

'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' will be aesthetically different, says VFX supervisor

The new blockbuster “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” the latest installment in “The Planet of the Apes” franchise’s reboot, will set a new tone and aesthetic changes to the series, according to ...

University to abolish German, French language departments

Duksung Women's University said Wednesday it will not assign new students to the German and French language departments starting next year, signaling its intent to abolish the two European language ...

Ex-researcher files $2 bil. damages suit against KT&G for 'unrewarded' e-cigarette invention

A former researcher at KT&G, the leading tobacco company in Korea, filed a damages suit Wednesday against his former employer, claiming that he invented the world's first electronic cigarette while ...

Police dogs to be buried at special cemetery for animals

Police signed an agreement with the government of the southern county of Imsil on Wednesday to facilitate the burial of police dogs at Korea's only animal cemetery in the country to better honor the...

Should K-pop stars be actually good at singing? Fans think so.

K-pop fans are reigniting a long-standing industry debate: the requisite skill level for idol vocalists.

INTERVIEWAIMMO eyes global expansion in AI-driven self-driving market

AIMMO, predicting increased use of AI technology for data collection and utilization services as many companies adopt AI models, aims for global expansion in the AI data market, particularly in the ...

NewJeans fans send protest truck against agency chief in conflict with HYBE

Some fans of girl group NewJeans staged a protest outside the building of K-pop giant HYBE in Seoul on Wednesday, deploying a 'protest truck' to voice their grievances against the chief of its sub-l...

Food products top most purchased item online, surpassing fashion items

Food products topped the list of items bought by consumers in Seoul through online shopping transactions last year, surpassing clothing and fashion items for the first time, data showed Wednesday.

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Camarata Music welcomes spring with Beethoven

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HD Hyundai Electric Q1 net profit up 224.3% to $67.8 mil.

HD Hyundai Electric on Tuesday reported its first-quarter net profit of 93.4 billion won ($67.8 million), up 224.3 percent from a year earlier.

Tech

LG Innotek, SK On win Edison Awards with innovative products

LG Innotek and SK On won Edison Awards, named after renowned U.S. inventor Thomas Edison, for two consecutive years with their innovative products, the two Korean companies said ...

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'Billy Kim Show' on FEBC Christian radio network celebrates 1,000th episode

North Korea

3 NK hacking groups execute concerted attack on 10 S. Korean defense firms: police

Three key hacking groups from North Korea have infiltrated about 10 South Korean defense firms over the past one and a half years in a concerted attempt to steal defense technolo...

Finance

Korea vows thorough market monitoring, immediate responses to Middle East crisis

Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok met with experts of economic and international affairs Tuesday and discussed responses to growing uncertainties in the Middle East, the finance min...

Sports

KBO gives clubs in-ear devices to track automated calls in real time

In light of recent officiating controversy, the Korean baseball league announced Tuesday it has provided clubs with devices that will follow calls from the automated ball-strike ...

Business

Homeplus' Instant Delivery service well-received by consumers

Homeplus is promoting its Instant Delivery service for orders made in close proximity to its 310 local stores nationwide as the superstore chain has recently seen a rise in deman...

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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...

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Camarata Music welcomes spring with Beethoven

Camarata Music is gearing up for a performance of Beethoven's 'Mass in C Major' and 'Piano Concerto No. 1' on Saturday.

World

Blinken says genocide in Xinjiang is ongoing in report ahead of China visit

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