Australia's conditional approval of COVID-19 treatment unlikely to help Celltrion rebound

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) said Tuesday it has conditionally approved Celltrion's COVID-19 antibody treatment Regkirona for use in the country.

SK faces hurdles to building chip plant in US

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won grabbed headlines recently after commenting on the possibility of its chip affiliate building a manufacturing plant in the U.S. But SK hynix is highly unlikely to make the move mostly due to the huge estimated cost of building chip fabrication lines there as well as high labor cost in the world's largest economy.

WINNER's Mino returns as 'Digital Gunman'

“Digital Gunman,” a key phrase describing Mino of K-pop boy band WINNER, may make people scratch their heads at first: The exotic combination of two completely unrelated words sounds puzzling. At Tuesday's online press conference, just before the release of his third full-length album “TO INFINITY,” Mino explained exactly what it means.

Xdinary Heroes - JYP's first boy band in 6 years - debuts with 'Happy Death Day'

Everyone is the hero of their own story, and the new boy band Xdinary Heroes, which burst onto the K-pop scene with its debut single, “Happy Death Day” on Monday, is set to prove that.

[RAS Korea] RAS Korea digitizes art historian Jon Carter Covell's 2,000 photos

Before there was a “K” anything, Dr. Jon Carter Covell was Korea's biggest “K-fan.” Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea has digitized her massive collection of more than 2,000 color slides, taken from the late 1970s to mid-1980s. So far, the project has been ongoing for almost one full year, thanks to Ms. Pak Ji-young volunteering to do the work by coming in one day a week. The project has required meticulous work since the slides were not adequately labeled nor well-organized. RAS Korea's volunteers will be consulting with several experts to finalize the categorization.

Bae Doo-na, Gong Yoo talk challenges of filming outer-space drama 'The Silent Sea'

Bae Doo-na and Gong Yoo, who play astronauts in Netflix's new series “The Silent Sea,” described it as one of the most exciting, yet challenging projects of their careers.

'Lineage W' shows best performance among NCSOFT games

It has been a month since NCSOFT launched its new game, “Lineage W,” which is available in 12 countries including Korea, Taiwan and Japan. “Lineage W” is receiving favorable reviews for maximizing the excitement offered by the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) genre.

[Korea Encounters] 'Traitorous' translators tread carefully in Korean literature

While the global success of Korean popular culture obviously owes a great deal to its creators, the popularity of the TV series “Squid Game,” Bong Joon-ho's Best Picture Oscar for “Parasite” and the winning of the Booker International Prize by Han Kang for her novel “The Vegetarian,” all owe a great deal to their translators.

EU to propose trade weapon to prevent China's economic bullying

The European Union is set to unveil a powerful new trade weapon that could result in China and other countries accused of economic bullying being shut out of lucrative parts of the EU market.

[Reporter's Notebook] Difficulties ahead for Dayou

Dayou Winia Group (Dayou), a mid-sized auto parts maker, signed a conditional contract with Namyang Dairy to acquire a controlling stake in the firm, but only if the dairy company wins its ongoing lawsuit with Hahn & Company - otherwise, the sales agreement will be nullified.

Financial authorities vow to enhance ESG disclosure system

Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Koh Seung-beom stressed the need to improve the country's corporate disclosure system for environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues to meet global standards, during a congratulatory speech, Tuesday, at a seminar hosted by the commission and the Korea Exchange (KRX).

Gov't CPTPP push to drag on until presidential election

The government is dragging its feet regarding discussions on joining a trade agreement among 11 countries in the trans-Pacific area.

Ruling party candidate distancing self from Moon to woo centrists

Ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung is striving to distance himself from the Moon Jae-in administration, stepping up his criticism of the government's economic and COVID-19 relief policies as well as scandals involving Moon's aides. The move is interpreted as a bid to attract centrist voters who are believed to hold the key to the upcoming presidential election in March.

Orchestras unveil star-studded 2022 concert line-up

Amid the pandemic entering its third year, Korea's orchestras have recruited foreign conductors as their music directors, roles which have long been held by Korean nationals. Chung Myung-whun, for instance, served at the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) for nine years since 2006 and Chung Chi-yong served at the Korean Symphony Orchestra for four years since 2018.

Global, homegrown streamers launch charm offensives in Korea

Kim Su-yeon, a 39-year old office worker based in Seoul, loves to binge watch Korean TV series on weekends or holidays on the small old TV in her room.

Korea secures stable urea supply from Indonesia for next 3 years

South Korea will be able to import around 120,000 tons of urea per year from Indonesia over the next three years, a move expected to help prevent a supply crunch of the key industry material here, Seoul's industry ministry said Tuesday.

Koreans' spending on Disney+ hits over 17 billion won in November: data

South Koreans are estimated to have spent more than 17 billion won ($14.5 million) in purchasing contents by Disney+ less than a month since its launch here, data showed Tuesday.

Korea logs current account surplus for 18th straight month in October

South Korea logged a current account surplus for the 18th straight month in October, though the surplus was smaller than the previous month due to increased imports amid high energy and raw material prices, the central bank said Tuesday.