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

	University to abolish German, French language departments

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

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

	Crypto.com delays Korean market entry indefinitely

Gov't expresses regret over medical professors' plan to take weekly day off

Looming weekly closure of major hospitals feared to worsen medical service crisis

	What's behind internal strife at HYBE?
Impact on HYBE's earnings to be limited despite dispute with Ador: analysts Author of ADOR's 'internal document' refutes allegations of spinoff plot

Korea's ex-ruling party interim leader keeps distance from president after election defeat

	Crypto mogul Kwon appeals against Montenegro court's extradition verdict

	LG Energy Solution takes action against increase in patent infringements

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

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

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...

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, ...

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.

'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 ...

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 ...

Yoon says N. Korea must not dare challenge S. Korea

President Yoon Suk Yeol called on the military Wednesday to maintain a firm readiness posture so North Korea does not dare challenge South Korea, according to his office.

Population mobility falls for first time in six months in March

The number of Koreans who moved to different residences in the country fell for the first time in six months, data showed Wednesday.

Battle of Korean-born coaches set in Korea-Indonesia duel at Olympic football qualifiers

It will be a battle of two Korean-born tacticians when Korea take on Indonesia in their first knockout match at the Olympic men's football qualifiers in Qatar this week.

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...

Next US gov't may weigh nuclear arms control option for N. Korea: S. Korean expert

The next U.S. administration, whether of Joe Biden or Donald Trump, could consider arms control or disarmament options for North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, as the reality suggests that denucl...

Ex-PM Ro Jai-bong dies at 88

Ro Jai-bong, who served as prime minister and presidential chief of staff during the 1988-1993 presidency of Roh Tae-woo, has died, his acquaintances said Wednesday. He was 88.

SK innovation's unit sells Peru oil block stake to US firm

SK earthon, a Korean oil exploration and production company, said Wednesday it has sold its entire stake in an oil block in Peru to a U.S. company.

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.

Padres' Kim Ha-seong enjoys multihit game; on-base streak ends at 13 for Giants' Lee Jung-hoo

For the first time in two weeks, Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has posted a multihit effort.

S. Korea, US stage space training against NK GPS jamming threats

South Korea and the United States have conducted joint space exercises to fend off North Korea's global positioning system (GPS) jamming attacks and other space-based threats, the Air Force said Wed...

4 conglomerates see combined operating profit plunge 65% last year: report

Four major conglomerates saw their combined operating profit plunge 65 percent last year, hit by sluggish sales amid an economic slowdown, a report showed Wednesday.

SNU professor likely to be named inaugural chief of Korea AeroSpace Administration

An aerospace engineering professor of Seoul National University (SNU) will likely be named the inaugural chief of the Korea AeroSpace Administration, an official said Wednesday.

NK leader's sister slams joint S. Korea-US military drills

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday lambasted joint military drills between South Korea and the United States and vowed to strengthen the North's military power again...

N. Korea sends economic delegation to Iran amid suspected military cooperation

North Korea has sent an economic delegation to Iran, Pyongyang's state media reported Wednesday, a rare trip that raises suspicions of cooperation between the two nations over weapons programs.

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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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