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An annual international commemoration will take place in the South Korean city of Busan later this week to remember U.N. veterans fallen during the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans ministry said Tuesday. The International Memorial Day for U.N. Korean War Veterans is scheduled to be held at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery…
The resounding defeat of Republicans in the midterm elections has reshaped the political dynamics of the United States. It has also raised questions about what this shift in political power means for agreements Korea concluded with the Donald Trump administration. In the short term, the only certainty is that the…
K-pop group TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) is taking over Seoul’s Lotte World Adventure later this month, shutting down the theme park to host an exclusive comeback celebration for 1,000 fans. The five-member group announced Monday that it will host “TOMORROW X TOGETHER in MAGIC LAND” on Nov. 30 to celebrate the release of…
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has met his French counterpart in Paris and discussed bilateral ties and international issues, including the war in Ukraine, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. Cho held talks with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Monday (local time) on the sidelines of a Group of Seven (G7)…
Korea and the United States conducted Tuesday a combined aerial resupply exercise aimed at bolstering their capabilities for rapid airborne logistics supply in wartime scenarios, the allies' combined forces said. The exercise, led by the Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC), is designed to maintain rapid aerial…
Korean stocks started sharply higher Tuesday following overnight Wall Street gains driven by hopes for diplomatic talks aimed at ending the U.S.-Iran war, which led to a drop in oil prices amid a scandal swirling around Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 275.50…
Korea's bourse operator on Tuesday activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the stock index rose sharply. Program trading for the KOSPI-listed shares was suspended for five minutes at 9:06 a.m., according to the Korea Exchange (KRX). After opening 4.55 percent higher…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has emphasized the importance of agriculture and pledged to improve living standards in rural areas, state media said Tuesday. Kim spoke on Monday during a photo session with participants in the 10th Congress of the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea (UAWK), the Korean Central News…
LONDON — It is a truth universally acknowledged that transformative new technologies rewrite the rules of finance. Or so we are told in numerous commentaries, social-media posts, and regulatory filings relating to the current artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom, which may well prove to be a bubble…
PARIS — France on Monday blamed Iran for last month's massive cyberattack on supermarket fridges, summoned the Iranian ambassador and said it would seek European sanctions against those responsible for the attack. The Oct. 12 attack sent refrigerator temperatures soaring, affecting about 700 of the country’s 10,000…
On the streets of Taipei and Seoul, fans of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang mob him for autographs on books, posters and sometimes even on their bodies. In private, even billionaires Larry Ellison and Elon Musk were once reduced to "begging" for his coveted AI chips. The star power that 63-year-old Huang draws as the…
North Korea has test-fired a new type of torpedo in the East Sea, state media reported Tuesday, saying it plans to deploy the system with its Navy in early 2027. The Academy of Defense Sciences, the Missile Administration and the Torpedo Weapon Research Bureau "verified the combat effectiveness" of the new high-speed…
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump took a sympathetic tone towards Jensen Huang on Monday, saying the Nvidia CEO was "suffering greatly" and didn't know a woman he had an affair with was an alleged Chinese spy. Trump also danced around the question of when he personally was aware of intelligence linking the chip…
North Korea's apparent demand to be recognized as a nuclear power could complicate U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to arrange another summit with leader Kim Jong-un, a former senior State Department official said Monday. "I think my understanding, at least, is that the North Koreans have communicated to the…
K-pop girl group ILLIT has landed in the top 10 of the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart for the first time. Billboard said in a chart preview released Monday (U.S. time) that ILLIT's latest EP, "Break Even," debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 for this week. It marks the group's fifth entry on the chart and its…
For Breanna Hundley, the horror in a story about a woman struggling to recover her rental deposit felt close to home. Having experienced a deposit scare while living in Seoul, the American translator was drawn to Cho Ye-eun’s “How to Get Your Deposit Back,” which transforms an ordinary financial worry into something…
For Park Se-yeon, translating poetry meant reading the same lines perhaps a hundred times — and finding that they still had the power to move her. Working on poems by An Hee-yeon, the Korean-English translator and English instructor read aloud, listened to recordings and repeatedly revised her English versions…
For Ku Bon-seung, translating fiction began with wanting to share something remarkable with friends who could not read Korean. After reading a novella by writer Danyao in the summer of 2025, Ku asked for permission to translate it. The author suggested translating the whole collection instead. That exchange led to…
Written by Jeong Ji-a Translated by Jude Vandervort Excerpt from 'Bead by Bead' I have been with you since the moment I drew my first breath. Yet for the longest time, you never noticed. Did it make me sad to both be there and not be there? Sometimes, yes; sometimes, no. More often than not, I pitied you, as you…
Singer and music producer Park Jin-young, widely known as JYP, has once again personally defended his independent religious group Firstfruits, urging the public to listen to his lectures directly before labeling it a cult. In a video posted Sunday to the group’s official YouTube channel, titled "For Christians who…
For Jude Vandervort, translating Korean literature meant learning to move beyond the precision of scientific writing and embrace the possibilities of interpretation. A recent Rutgers University graduate who majored in cell biology and neuroscience with a minor in Korean, Vandervort won the fiction Commendation Award…
The Korea Times' 57th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards entries demonstrate the growing range of voices and talent within the world of Korean literature, and the translators who, with their passion, commitment and creativity, bring these voices to life for a greater reading public. Our discussions focused on…
For Noh Hye-yeon, returning to poetry began with opening old files and rediscovering a pleasure that corporate work and anxiety over artificial intelligence had pushed aside. An in-house translator at an automotive company, Noh spent this summer revisiting poems by Lee Su-myeong that she had first translated in…
Written by Cho Ye-eun Translated by Breanna Hundley Excerpt from 'How to Get Your Deposit Back' Security deposit: 30 million won Monthly rent: 550,000 won Maintenance fee: 150,000 won (not included in rent) There were just under two months left until Seongah’s lease ended. She had given the landlord notice about two…
Written by Danyao Translated by Ku Bon-seung Excerpt from 'Giraffe Is the Name of the World' The story I am about to tell is of the Giraffe, and also of myself. If I were asked to name the animals familiar to me, would name the meerkat that swivels its head this way and that from behind a rock, and the hyena whose…
Written by An Hee-yeon Translated by Park Se-yeon There Was a Fire He figured the day had turned chill, and also felt a bit alone. Today, I'll light a fire, he thought. He laid dry sticks together and lit them. Fire, rise, fire— he hummed a song, he dreamed of a fire that would not hurt, not a fire that devours but…
Written by Lee Su-myeong Translated by Noh Hye-yeon To Unfold a Bird A bird followed by hundreds of birds. I pass through the hundred-fold bird, without disturbance. The birds are seething. I move myself. I move a rock. The birds enter the rock, leave the rock. I move the rock against the direction of bird, while they…
A string of recent drug cases is eroding Korea’s lingering reputation as a drug-free country, highlighting how both Koreans and foreign nationals are being increasingly drawn into narcotics crime. The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police said Monday that it referred 66 foreign nationals to the prosecution between March…
On paper, Korea's economy looks strong. Fueled by a semiconductor export boom, the country's annual exports are projected to top $1 trillion for the first time this year, making Korea only the fourth country to reach the milestone, after the United States, China and Germany. Forecasts from eight major investment banks…
WASHINGTON — Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, calls himself the secretary of war, part of his effort to rebrand a military he said was too weak and "woke" when he took office last year. Now, with a House impeachment vote expected this week, he could soon share something in common with an actual secretary of…
WASHINGTON — The chances of another summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could increase following last week's midterm elections, as Pyongyang may view Trump as a weaker and easier negotiating target following a major Republican defeat, a U.S. expert assessed Monday. "I do…
Seoul's international theater community prepares for battle once again, as the 10-Minute Play Festival (10MPF) takes to the stage to find this year's top playwright. This will mark the 13th year of the contest, brought to the stage at Dulwich College in southern Seoul by Seoul Players, a not-for-profit, volunteer-run…
PARIS — French officials on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of responsibility for the cyberattacks that knocked out commercial refrigerators and freezers across France last month, saying there would be consequences for Iran. The hacks that struck hundreds of French supermarkets in early October were among…
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump's close relationship with embattled Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang came under renewed scrutiny on Monday, after the company said its board was investigating whether the tech executive has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. Huang is one of Trump's closest allies in…
LONDON — Brent crude futures were down almost 5 percent on Monday after hitting their lowest since early September, after U.S. President Donald Trump downplayed the likelihood of renewed strikes on Iran, though attacks continued on ships near the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures were down $4.57, or 4.65 percent…
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday is set to take up bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for data centers and other infrastructure projects, in the first major action since last week’s election that soundly repudiated President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. The Senate is…
WASHINGTON — International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi has welcomed South Korea's commitment to upholding its nuclear nonproliferation obligations as the country pursues plans for nuclear-powered submarines. Grossi made the remarks in a post on X following discussions with Jeong…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday played down the risks of an impeachment push against him and said he was ready to defend his record at the Pentagon. "We're not worried about that," Hegseth said, when asked if he had enough Republican support to defeat articles of impeachment. Hegseth's…
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump renewed baseless allegations of election fraud Monday after Democrats swept both chambers of the U.S. Congress, reversing course just days after saying he would accept the midterm results. "Does anybody really believe that this 'Election' was honest. How could the Polls be so…
PARIS — French officials on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of responsibility for the cyberattacks that knocked out commercial refrigerators and freezers across France last month, saying there would be consequences for Iran. The hacks that struck hundreds of French supermarkets in early October were among…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been one of the poster boys for the AI revolution because his company's chips are essential for the technology. Now his personal life is in the spotlight after revelations of an affair with a purported Chinese spy that triggered an investigation by the board. Here's a look at Jensen Huang…
On the streets of Taipei and Seoul, fans of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang mob him for autographs on books, posters and sometimes even on their bodies. In private, even billionaires Larry Ellison and Elon Musk were once reduced to "begging" for his coveted AI chips. The star power that 63-year-old Huang draws as the…
SEOUL/SYDNEY — Nvidia shares declined on Monday after an internal investigation into whether CEO Jensen Huang had been targeted by a foreign intelligence effort put his future at the AI chipmaker under scrutiny. The internal probe followed a media report that Huang had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman…
BUENOS AIRES — Vast crowds thronged one of the main boulevards in Buenos Aires on Monday as Pope Leo rejoiced at the strength of the Catholic Church in South America during an outdoor Mass that officials said drew a record crowd of 2.5 million people on the first papal trip to Argentina in nearly four decades…
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. president Joe Biden says he is scaling back plans to promote his upcoming memoir as he battles aggressive prostate cancer, acknowledging that the illness sometimes leaves him struggling. The 83-year-old Democrat, whose health was a major issue during his presidency, said Sunday that he would…
NEW YORK — Wall Street stocks advanced early Monday, shrugging off a big drop in Nvidia shares as oil prices retreated and other artificial intelligence stocks rose. Crude prices fell more than four percent on diplomatic hopes concerning the US-Iran war, while many tech giants like Google parent Alphabet and leading…
PARIS — French officials suspect that Iranian state-backed hackers were behind the cyberattacks that knocked out commercial refrigerators and freezers across France last month, two people familiar with the matter said Monday. That would make the hacks among the most disruptive cyberattacks of the war with Iran that…
"'Possible' and 'love' are both commonly used words, but when they came together, the combination felt unfamiliar. I wondered, 'What kind of love is possible?' I thought the title would pose a question to audiences and prompt them to reflect on the nature of love." The title "Possible Love" sparks curiosity before the…
“The Remarried Empress,” which has built a global fan base through its original web novel and webtoon, has made its live-action debut. Given the popularity of the original, expectations were high even before its release. But so were concerns over whether a live-action adaptation featuring Korean actors could…
ISTANBUL — Six people were killed and around a dozen injured Monday when an explosion ripped through an iron and steel factory near Turkey's western resort city of Izmir, the governor's office said. The governor's office initially gave a toll of three dead, 14 injured and 10 trapped under the rubble, but gave an…
PARIS — G7 top diplomats on Monday began a two-day meeting in Paris with European foreign ministers set to press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to ensure any settlement in the war with Russia is fair to Ukraine and steer clear of any new escalation with Iran. The meeting of ministers from the leading…
Nvidia, SK Telecom and domestic artificial intelligence (AI) chip startup Rebellions agreed Monday to combine their respective strengths to establish a heterogeneous computing system. Under the trilateral memorandum of understanding (MOU), the companies will cooperate in the establishment of a heterogeneous AI…
The KT Wiz announced Monday their shortstop Kwon Dong-jin will not require surgery after suffering an orbital fracture during a Korean Series game the previous day. Kwon took a hard grounder off the bat of Samsung Lions hitter Kim Young-woong in the bottom of the eighth inning of Game 5 of the series at Daegu Samsung…
The top U.S. envoy to Korea on Monday named alliance modernization, economic ties and regional cooperation as her priorities, saying "trust and communication" are key to achieving them. U.S. Ambassador Michelle Park Steel made the remarks in a video posted on the embassy's YouTube channel to mark her 100th day in the…
More than a century after Dutch sailor Hendrick Hamel published the first book about Korea in a European language, a handful of Western explorers visited its coasts and recorded their impressions in memoirs. In 1787, French explorer Jean-François de La Pérouse sailed past Jeju Island and Ulleung Island, and 10 years…
Taeyeon of veteran girl group Girls’ Generation will release her fourth studio album, “Unspecial,” on Nov. 30, her first full-length record in nearly five years, SM Entertainment said Monday. The album contains 12 tracks, including a title song of the same name and pre-orders opened the same day. The agency said the…
A scarf vendor at Seoul's Namdaemun Market has become an unlikely celebrity, drawing crowds so large that police have been called to the scene and private security guards hired to maintain order. His popularity has also caught the attention of Korean entertainers, some of whom have visited his stall to meet him in…
Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Monday the government will take responsibility for the safety of firefighters as she marked National Firefighters' Day. Han made the remark in a message on X, saying providing firefighters with sufficient personnel, equipment and a safe working environment is a state responsibility…
The prosecution on Monday sought prison terms for three officials who served under former President Moon Jae-in on charges of leaking intelligence related to the THAAD U.S. missile defense system. Prosecutors requested 10-month prison sentences for Chung Eui-yong, former national security adviser, and Jeong…
Iconic actor Jeon Do-yeon, who plays the wife of a traumatized laid-off worker in the Korean film "Possible Love," said she did not expect a wave of positive reviews about her acting, saying the filming flowed very naturally. Directed by Lee Chang-dong, the film follows laid-off factory worker Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu)…
Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul said Monday that Korea's decision to expand its anti-piracy naval unit's operational scope with mine-hunting assets is aimed at preparing for potential threats near the Strait of Hormuz that "cannot be entirely ruled out." Kang made the remarks after Seoul announced plans last week to…
Korean President Lee Jae Myung met with the speaker of the Uzbek Senate on Monday and hailed the special strategic relationship developing between their countries. During the meeting with Tanzila Narbaeva, chairwoman of the Senate of Uzbekistan, at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Lee expressed satisfaction with the…
NEW YORK — Chips made by US chip titan Nvidia push the boundaries of artificial intelligence, but its leader Jensen Huang is in the spotlight over an affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Unknown to the public just four years ago, the 63-year-old is a powerful entrepreneur, drawing stadium crowds as he presents…
Korea's ambassador for global climate and environment will attend a U.N. climate summit set to take place in Turkey later this week as a special presidential envoy, the foreign ministry said Monday. Ambassador Kang Kum-sil will join the summit, part of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's admission of a romantic relationship with a suspected Chinese spy is raising concerns among Korean industry officials that the controversy could eventually affect the U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) giant's partnerships with Korean companies, particularly if investigations expand into…
Late Hyosung Group Honorary Chairman Cho Suck-rai has been posthumously awarded the Korea-America Friendship Award in recognition of his decades-long efforts to strengthen economic ties between Korea and the United States. The group said that the late chairman received the 24th annual award from the Korea-America…
French higher education institutions are increasingly turning their attention to Korea, with participation in a major education fair in Seoul more than doubling in just two years, driven by growing interest among French students in studying in Korea. A total of 44 French institutions took part in this year's Study in…
BEIJING — China's foreign ministry, asked on Monday about Nvidia probing whether CEO Jensen Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort, said the "so-called Chinese spy narrative" is unsubstantiated. Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the comment at a daily news briefing in Beijing.
As Korea gears up for its final international baseball tournament of the year in Tokyo this week, national team manager Choi Won-ho said Monday he wanted young players to use the event as a learning experience. Choi led his team to the Japanese capital Monday afternoon for the Asia Professional Baseball Championship…
The Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar Monday, helped by dollar selling by local exporters and a risk-taking mood as artificial intelligence-related jitters showed some signs of easing. The won was quoted at 1,347.1 won per dollar at 3:30 p.m., up 9.5 won from the close of the previous stock trading…
Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul said Monday the government may review the location of an envisioned integrated military academy, signaling a shift in its push to establish a single institution in the central city of Daejeon amid a backlash. Kang made the remarks in a meeting with the leaders of alumni associations of…
Top executives from Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) held a rare joint gathering, Monday, to strengthen cooperation in physical artificial intelligence (AI) and next-generation mobility technologies, signaling closer ties between two of Korea’s largest industrial groups. The meeting comes as the two…
A special counsel team searched two ballot counting machine companies Monday over suspected collusion to win contracts from the election watchdog, officials said. The team, led by special counsel Lee Tae-han, carried out the search and seizure at the companies' offices and the residences of their owners for alleged…
A senior North Korean ruling party official's recent visit to Beijing appeared to be intended to share the outcome of last month's key Chinese party meeting and maintain high-level exchanges between the two countries, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday. Yoon Min-ho, the ministry's spokesperson, made the…
Ninety-two cases of safety and labor standard violations have been found at food service company Ourhome, the labor ministry said Monday following an inspection prompted by the deaths of two workers at one of the firm's plants. Of the total violations, 53 cases concerned industrial safety, while 39 were related to…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's past comments about his wife are drawing renewed attention in Korea after he admitted to an extramarital affair amid allegations that he was targeted by Chinese intelligence. The controversy has cast a new light on Huang's appearance on tvN's popular talk show "You Quiz on the Block" in June…
Four cases of cheating using artificial intelligence (AI) glasses have been reported at middle and high schools this year, the education ministry said Monday. According to data collected from all 5,679 middle and high schools nationwide between Oct. 27 and last Tuesday, one middle school and three high school students…
WARSAW — A young gunman who killed six people in central Krakow on Saturday in Poland's unprecedented mass shooting has died in hospital, police said early on Monday. Very little information has come out about the shooter, who was shot by police officers and arrested minutes after he opened fire at people at Krakow's…
President Donald Trump in his first major interview since his party lost control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections said he thinks his administration was too aggressive on deportations and that he thinks he can work with Democrats in the new Congress on some kind of immigration deal. Trump said his…
Korea's major banks are sharply increasing their cybersecurity budgets for next year following a series of hacking incidents, with some lenders planning to spend more than 100 billion won ($74 million) on information security, data showed Monday. According to data submitted by the country's four major banks to Rep…
Declining birth rates and rapid rural depopulation across Korea have left hundreds of neighborhood schools standing empty, silent monuments to a shifting demographic landscape. But instead of leaving these idle facilities to decay into local eyesores, regional authorities are increasingly turning closed campuses into…
A luxury home Korean actor Lee Jong-suk purchased at a steep discount more than a decade ago has reportedly surged nearly fivefold in value, contributing to a real estate portfolio now estimated at around 63 billion won. According to a video released Saturday on the YouTube channel "Wander Planet," Lee purchased a…
KYIV — Larysa Ryndova hurried to see her husband as if they were going out on a first date — makeup on and perfume spritzed in the car. It was the first time she had laid eyes on 68-year-old Serhiy in 4-1/2 years — time he had spent trapped with others in the Russian-held town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine. "I can't…
KOSPI struggled to regain its footing Monday after plunging more than 11 percent last week. The benchmark index barely held above the 5,000 mark, underscoring the volatility that has gripped the market since concerns over tighter U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) regulation rattled semiconductor stocks following the…
A special counsel bill aimed at uncovering alleged politically motivated investigations under former President Yoon Suk Yeol is deepening a partisan divide over its potential to influence criminal cases against President Lee Jae Myung. The ruling bloc claims the special counsel probe is necessary because Lee and other…
Busan will become the meeting point for port cities around the world next year, taking over from the French city of Dunkirk as host of a major international conference focused on the future of urban waterfronts and maritime industries. Busan Metropolitan City announced Monday that it had officially secured the hosting…
Preorders for new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered glasses developed in partnership between Samsung Electronics and Google will begin later this week, industry officials said Monday. The Intelligent Eyewear, developed in collaboration with Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster and U.S. brand Warby Parker, will be…
Cumulative ridership on the Hangang Bus, Seoul’s ferry service on the Han River, has surpassed 800,000, and the city will reduce daily trips and simplify the timetable for the winter season, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Sunday. As of Oct. 31, the service had carried 802,117 passengers, a rise the city…
Once college entrance exams are behind them, students in Seoul will have more than textbooks and university applications to think about, as Seoul’s autumn arts festival offers performances, discounts and cultural events to mark the end of the academic year. The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture said Monday that…
Kim Jong-chul, nominee for commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA), said Monday that the police chief's attendance at Cabinet meetings is necessary and would not compromise the independence of police investigations and their political neutrality. The KNPA chief, who is not a member of the…
Navigating central Seoul on foot is getting easier as the city rolls out street-level crosswalks at major intersections, phasing out the labyrinth of underground passages and lengthy detours long forced upon pedestrians. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday that it has completed new crosswalk installations at…
District authorities in central Seoul are stepping up crowd control and safety inspections across Namdaemun Market, where a social media phenomenon has driven an unprecedented influx of foreign tourists and young domestic shoppers into the historic commercial district. Jung District Office said Monday that it has…
A special counsel law passed by the National Assembly on Friday is drawing questions over conflicts of interest and whether its investigative powers are consistent with the government’s prosecution reforms. The legislation calls for an investigation into allegations that prosecutors and other state agencies fabricated…
Five Seoul subway stations will host farmers markets through Nov. 28, where people can buy regional farm products at prices up to 30 percent below retail, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday. The pop-up market, named Seoro Itda Local Market, is run with five local governments: Ganghwa County in Incheon…
German adhesives and materials maker Henkel will set up a research center in Seoul to develop packaging materials for artificial intelligence (AI) chips and high-bandwidth memory (HBM), the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday. The city signed a memorandum of understanding with the company at Seoul City Hall on…
Korea's tourism balance has remained in deficit for three consecutive months, even as the country prepares to welcome a record number of foreign visitors this year, with arrivals expected to surpass 20 million for the first time, government data showed Monday. Experts say Korea needs to move beyond one-off tourism…
SK shieldus aims to source all of its electricity from renewable energy this year as the security company expands its emission-reduction efforts across its operations and supply chain. The plan follows the approval of its near-term emissions targets by the Science Based Targets initiative in 2025. SK shieldus said it…
The Democratic sweep in the U.S. midterm elections has added another Korean American to Congress, but the likely defeat of Republican Rep. Young Kim has raised concern among community leaders that Korea could lose a crucial bipartisan channel in Washington. Korean American members of Congress have long served as a…
Longtime fans who have supported their favorite artists unwaveringly are increasingly choosing to walk away. A major fan page dedicated to T.O.P has announced its closure after 20 years, followed by a fan page for singer Heo Young-saeng, which said it would end 16 years of activity. Notably, both departures involved…