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	Yoon faces dilemma over vetoing bill to investigate Marine's death

	Naver says pressure from Japan to divest Line messenger stake is unusual

	Chinese tourists opt for visa-free destinations, weak yen as Korea's appeal wanes

ARMY enraged over HYBE-Ador feud impacting BTS

	S. Korea, US share need for joint response to China's solar panel excess capacity

	Automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits

	Ukrainian embassy condemns scheduled performance of Russian violinist in Seoul

	VIDEOCan professional dancers pick out NMIXX's main dancer?

Korean War veteran John Lee dies at 95

John Lee, left, a Korean War veteran, poses with Seung Myung-ho, right, president of Korea University Alumni Association and chairman of The Korea Times, during a Korea University alumni event in At...

Average age of teen gambling suspects falls to 16

Police are intensifying efforts to tackle a concerning rise in the number of teens caught gambling, with data revealing a disturbing trend of adolescents turning to violence and loans to fuel their ...

Leveraged retail investors frustrated by tumbling US chip shares

Retail investors with leveraged positions in shares of U.S. semiconductor titans are incurring sharp losses, extended by a wave of global brokerages trimming their growth forecasts, market analysts ...

National Pension Service overhauls portfolio, boosts risky asset allocation to 65%

The National Pension Service (NPS) is changing its asset allocation method for the first time in 18 years.

Med school quota increase plan hits snag

The government's medical reform policy, which aims to increase medical school admissions starting next year, has encountered a setback due to the Seoul High Court's request for the government to pro...

Loyalist to DPK leader Lee elected as party's new floor leader

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) on Friday elected a lawmaker closely aligned with DP leader Lee Jae-myung as its new floor leader.

Spy agency warns North Korea plotting attacks on embassies

The National Intelligence Service said it had recently 'detected numerous signs that North Korea is preparing for terrorist attacks against our embassy staff or citizens in various countries, (such ...

'Match made in hell': Can HYBE and Ador achieve happy ending with NewJeans partnership?

Is there any possibility that K-pop powerhouse HYBE and its subsidiary Ador will end their ongoing dispute over management control and find their happily-ever-after for NewJeans, one of the most ban...

8-year sentence upheld for dad convicted of killing infant with drug-laced milk

An appellate court in Daejeon upheld an eight-year prison sentence, Friday, on a man who was convicted last year of inflicting fatal damage to his three-month-old child through drug-laced milk.

Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches

Torrential rains have lashed East Africa, triggering flooding and landslides that has destroyed crops, swallowed homes, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

Bitcoin fizzles due to lack of retail sales momentum amid overbought positions

The weeks of Bitcoin's price decline are unlikely to witness a rebound, hamstrung by a lack of near-term bullish momentum in a market defined by retail investors with overbought positions, market wa...

Woori Financial Group enters securities industry after lengthy search

Woori Financial Group is launching a mid-sized securities firm through the merger of its subsidiary Woori Investment Bank and Korea Foss Securities.

Germany yet to decide whether to reopen embassy in Pyongyang: envoy

German Ambassador to Seoul Georg Schmidt said Friday his country has yet to decide whether to reopen its embassy in North Korea following its withdrawal in early 2020 due to Pyongyang's COVID-19 bor...

Hard hit expected for Ford, Jeep amid rising US dollar

Ford Korea and Jeep Korea are expected to be hit hard by the strengthening dollar, as U.S. automakers settle their payments with the greenback unlike European or Japanese counterparts, according to ...

BTS' enlistment sends 'positive signal' for military service: military manpower chief

Members of K-pop juggernaut BTS carrying out their mandatory military service has sent a 'positive signal' for men to faithfully fulfill their service, the head of the military manpower agency said,...

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Naver yet to decide stance on Japan's pressure on LY: CEO

Tech giant Naver said Friday it has yet to determine its position regarding Tokyo's apparent pressure on LY, the operator of popular mobile messenger app Line in Japan, to review...

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Space agency chief vows to support private sector-led development

Yoon Young-bin, the administrator nominee of the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), said Thursday that the space agency, which will be launched on May 27, will prioritize eff...

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K-Royal Culture Festival offers journey back in time at Gyeongbok Palace

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N. Korean economic delegation returns from Iran amid suspected military ties

A North Korean economic delegation has returned home from Iran, Pyongyang's state media said Friday, ending a rare trip that raised suspicions of possible weapons cooperation bet...

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Korea launches pan-gov't task force on price inflation of everyday items

The government launched a task force Friday in charge of monitoring and managing supplies and prices of fresh food and other everyday items as part of efforts to curb still-high ...

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Sonny, Spurs blanked by Chelsea as Champions League hopes fade

Tottenham Hotspur and their Korean captain Son Heung-min have dropped their third straight match in the Premier League, as their hopes of qualifying for the top European club tou...

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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems

Hankook Tire and Technology on Friday reached a deal to buy a controlling stake in Hanon Systems Corp., the world's second-largest heat pump systems maker for automobiles, for 1....

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Blue pilled Koreans

The past is a foreign country. Never is this more obvious when you speak to young Korean people today. They know everything that has happened around the world (or at least on Ins...

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FINDING THE SCENE 2Busan's top 6 favorite live music venues

This is the second part in a series intended to raise awareness of Korea's elusive live music scene and help more people find it.

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Myanmar junta bans men from applying to work abroad

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