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Why doesn't US want to add South Korea to Quad?

Despite the Yoon Suk-yeol administration's desire to formally join the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), the United States has not been enthusiastic about adding Korea to the four-way strategic forum, aimed at purportedly containing China's assertiveness. The Quad is comprised of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. The U.S. stance contrasts sharply with Washington's warm welcome to Seoul's decision to participate in the Indo-Pacific Framework (IPEF), a recently launched economic initiative that also seeks to counter Beijing's growing influence in the region.Diplomatic observers believe that the unexpected U.S. response may have to do with its desire not to alienate China further, which could respond strongly to Korea's participation in the Quad, while Washington may also have considered potential Japanese resistance due to its frayed bilateral ties with Korea that could detract from the overall goals of the four-way forum.

BOK raises key rate to 1.75%, signals more hikes soon

The Bank of Korea (BOK) hiked its key interest rate by a quarter percentage po...

Fed officials stress 'determination' to bring down inflation

SK, LG, GS, POSCO, Hyundai Heavy unveil investment plans for future growth

Following Samsung Group and Hyundai Motor Group's massive investment plans, ot...

Exchanges cry foul over gov't move to blame them for Luna's collapse

Cryptocurrency exchanges are crying foul over the government's move to shift the responsibility on them for the recent crash of the Terra ...

[INTERVIEW] Korea should open bio-related big data to private sector

One of the key takeaways of U.S. President Joe Biden's recent meeting with President Yoon Suk-yeol was the commitment and reaffirmation by...

It's now or never: Take action before it's too late

Dear Mr. President, Please kindly accept my congratulations on your victory in the presidential election.

Employers criticize Supreme Court ruling against peak wage system

Business lobby groups expressed concerns, Thursday, about potential side effects from the Supreme Court's ruling against the peak wage system, which has been implemented by many ...

Supreme Court rules against peak wage system

NIS director nominee vows to cooperate with Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance

Kim Kyou-hyun, the nominee for National Intelligence Service (NIS) director, said he would cooperate with the Five Eyes, an intelligence-sharing alliance among five English-speak...

British TV presenter views 'brutal' netizens as challenge to Korean entertainment

A British adventurer, who has also worked as a television presenter in Korea, mentioned “criticism from netizens” as one of the difficulties actors face in the Korean television ...

DPK interim leader's push for 586 Generation politicians to step aside meets resistance

Park Ji-hyun, the co-interim leader of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), is seeking to bring change in the giant main opposition party by proposing that senior lawmake...

Undocumented resident gets 1.5-year jail term for financing Syria-based terrorist group

An undocumented resident of Russian nationality who sent 8.2 million won ($6,500) in cash to a Syria-based terrorist group was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison, along with a cour...

[INTERVIEW] Korea needs more small-sized concert venues: Prof. Lee Gyu-tag

With President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol set to take office on May 10, Lee Gyu-tag, a K-pop expert and associate professor of cultural studies at George Mason University Korea, is call...

Young Koreans more pessimistic about economy than global peers: Deloitte survey

Members of Gen Z and the Millennial generation around the world are generally concerned about financial matters, but Korea's younger generation appears to be more concerned and p...

Corporate sponsors in dilemma over Son Heung-min's skyrocketing model fee

A number of companies are facing a dilemma over whether to extend their advertisement contracts with football star Son Heung-min as his modeling fees have skyrocketed in line wit...

Korean NAND flash suppliers account for more than half of global market in Q1: report

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix took up more than half of the global NAND flash memory chip market in the first quarter, a report showed Thursday, up by more than 8 percent from...

Eximbank awarded for supporting SMEs in exports

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) got a presidential commendation for supporting the country's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their exports. According to E...

Desperation becomes sorrow after elementary school shooting

Desperation turned to heart-wrenching sorrow for families of grade schoolers killed after an 18-year-old gunman barricaded himself in their Texas classroom and began shooting, ki...

Diesel, gasoline prices top 2,000 won amid tight supply

The price of diesel and gasoline in Korea both climbed to over 2,000 won (US$1.58) per liter Thursday on a continued tight global supply, industry data showed.

Number of big foreign investors in Korean stocks dips over 6 years

The number of big foreign investors in Korean stocks has tumbled nearly 30 percent over the past six years, a corporate tracker said Thursday, in a sign the local bourse is incre...

China offers South Pacific nations security, free trade agreements

China has put forward plans to dramatically expand security and economic cooperation with South Pacific nations, in what one regional leader called a thinly veiled effort to lock...

'They're going to be elected, anyway'

On Wednesday at around 4 p.m., the ruling People Power Party's (PPP) candidate for the Daegu mayoral election, Hong Joon-pyo, showed up at a street market in the city's Paldal Di...

Disney+ original 'Kiss Sixth Sense' to offer high-spirited, fantasy rom-com

Disney+'s new Korean-language original series, "Kiss Sixth Sense," will offer a lighthearted romantic comedy to viewers, the series' lead actor Yoon Kye-sang said. “Nowadays, a l...

North Korea COVID situation 'very worrying' for mutations: experts

Delta and Omicron ― the SARS-CoV-2 variants that have perpetuated the global pandemic ― were first detected in places where vaccination rates were low and new cases were surging....

President Yoon fills two remaining Cabinet minister positions with women

President Yoon Suk-yeol nominated two women as the education and health ministers, amid criticisms that his Cabinet is male-dominated. The presidential office announced Thursday ...

[INTERVIEW] German professor hopes to boost appreciation for Korean traditional music

Korean history has its fair share of music. However, despite all its deep-rooted traditions, the country's various traditional music genres, known collectively as “gugak,” have b...

[INTERVIEW] Immunomic Therapeutics CEO expects meaningful test results for brain tumor drug

William Hearl, CEO of Immunomic Therapeutics, the U.S. subsidiary of the Korean biotech company, HLB, said that the company expects meaningful test results from its Phase 2 clini...

South Korean military to start using more advanced helmets this year

South Korea's military will start using more advanced helmets later this year after more than five years of work on the development project, according to the state defense agency...

Seventeen donates for children's education to mark debut anniversary

K-pop boy band Seventeen has made a donation for educationally marginalized children across the world, according to the Korean National Commission for United Nations Educational,...

FSS extends inspection on scandal-tainted Woori Bank

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) will extend its inspection of the scandal-tainted Woori Bank, citing the need to look deeper into the lender's internal control system aft...

Court rules aggregated punishment for repeat DUI offenses unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that a law calling for aggregated punishment for repeated drunk driving offenses or refusing field sobriety testing was unconstitutional.

First lady Kim plans to pay visit to wife of late ex-President Roh

First lady Kim Keon-hee plans to pay a visit to the wife of the late former President Roh Moo-hyun at her home in the southeastern village of Bongha, officials close to her said ...

South Korea, US, Japan agree on closer cooperation against North Korea's missile launches

South Korea, the United States and Japan condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches in high-level consultations Thursday and agreed to step up trilateral cooperati...

Working-age population to plunge 35% over next 30 years

Korea's working-age population is expected to plunge 35 percent over the next 30 years amid the country's record low birthrate and rapidly aging population, a government estimate...

Supreme Court upholds 1 1/2-yr prison term for disgraced K-pop star Seungri

The Supreme Court upheld Thursday a one-and-a-half prison term imposed on Seungri, the disgraced former member of K-pop boy band BIGBANG, for prostitution mediation, overseas gam...

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Actress Kim Sae-ron investigated for d...

Cleaning up after 'godoksa,' lonely de...

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Companies

Samsung SDI, Stellantis to set up $2.5 bil. Indiana battery plant

Mercedes-Benz donates W5 bil. through sports campaigns

SK, LG, GS, POSCO, Hyundai Heavy unveil investment plans for future growth

Employers criticize Supreme Court ruling against peak wage system

British TV presenter views 'brutal' netizens as challenge to Korean entertainment

Chaebol leaders pledge support for SMEs

Tech

Korea-led int'l association on hydrogen industry kicks off

Korean NAND flash suppliers account for more than half of global market in Q1: report

Toward hydrogen economy

Biden becomes first US president to visit Samsung chip plant

Netflix to invest $100 million in Korea to set up special visual effects facilities

Samsung, LG expand into appliances with pet care features

Finance

Over 7 in 10 stocks suffer setbacks over past year

BOK raises key rate to 1.75%, signals more hikes soon

Young Koreans more pessimistic about economy than global peers: Deloitte survey

FSS extends inspection on scandal-tainted Woori Bank

Exchanges cry foul over gov't move to blame them for Luna's collapse

Diesel, gasoline prices top 2,000 won amid tight supply

Entertainment & Arts

'The Roundup' becomes most-watched Korean film in pandemic era

Disney+ original 'Kiss Sixth Sense' to offer high-spirited, fantasy rom-com

Seventeen donates for children's education to mark debut anniversary

[INTERVIEW] Korea needs more small-sized concert venues: Prof. Lee Gyu-tag

[INTERVIEW] German professor hopes to boost appreciation for Korean traditional music

Former GFriend member Yuju sings on track for drama 'Kiss Sixth Sense'

Editorial

Toward gender equality

President Yoon Suk-yeol has been the target of criticism for his apparent lack...

Huge business investments

On Tuesday, four of Korea's major conglomerates announced massive business inv...

Columns

Economic security needs to work both ways

In the lead up to Joe Biden's recent trip to South Korea, Washington and Seoul agre...

Welcome reboot of Korea-US alliance

The summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeo...

Thoughts of the Times

Growing change agents effectively

Many corporations are interested in growing “change agents,” employees tasked with ...

North Korea's media shifts stance, questions effectiveness of COVID-...

North Korea COVID situation 'very worrying' for mutations: experts

North Korea's state media silent about missile launches

US supports providing COVID-19 vaccine to North Korea despite missil...

North Korea reports no new deaths for 3rd day amid COVID-19 outbreak

US calls on int'l community to condemn North Korean missile launches

Korea to send 3rd batch of non-lethal aid to Ukraine

President Yoon fills two remaining Cabinet minister positions with w...

DPK interim leader's push for 586 Generation politicians to step asi...

Why doesn't US want to add South Korea to Quad?

NIS director nominee vows to cooperate with Five Eyes intelligence-s...

Court rules aggregated punishment for repeat DUI offenses unconstitu...

Samsung to invest 450 trillion to cement lead in chip, bio sectors

Mercedes-Benz donates W5 bil. through sports campaigns

SK, LG, GS, POSCO, Hyundai Heavy unveil investment plans for future ...

Employers criticize Supreme Court ruling against peak wage system

Korean NAND flash suppliers account for more than half of global mar...

British TV presenter views 'brutal' netizens as challenge to Korean ...

T'way Air adds 3 A330-300s to resume flights amid eased virus curbs

Starkey Korea CEO gets Korean War medal on behalf of late father

Korea to allow visa waiver at Yangyang airport for int'l travelers f...

[INTERVIEW] Defender of inter-country adoptees' rights

Int'l flight operations to resume at local airports in June

Yoogeum Museum sheds light on roof tiles from East Asia

Shocking treatment: Electricity in 19th-century medical treatment

Dragons in the Palace

K-pop stars and Korean Politicians: Standards of morality

Adoptee's journey tracing her mother, origin and heritage

The open secrets of Korea's 'namsadang' art troupes

Folk entertainment at a village festival in 1957

Taiwan gaffe

Toward gender equality

Huge business investments

Growing change agents effectively

Economic security needs to work both ways

South Korea's game changer: New Southern Policy

Ex-Chelsea star Ji So-yun looking to shake things up in Korean league

Korean Kwon Soon-woo eliminated in 1st round of French Open

Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin showing better velocity, command since retur...

Premier League Golden Boot winner Son Heung-min receives hero's welc...

Son Heung-min earns postseason accolades after winning Golden Boot

Tottenham to take on Sevilla in 2nd summer exhibition match in Korea

WHO says no urgent need for mass monkeypox vaccinations

China offers South Pacific nations security, free trade agreements

Desperation becomes sorrow after elementary school shooting

Fed officials stress 'determination' to bring down inflation

Philippine Congress proclaims Marcos as next president

China seeks Pacific islands policing, security cooperation: document

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