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Tue, August 14, 2018 | 19:56

Seoul wants US, China to declare end to Korean War

South Korea wants a formal and official declaration to end the 1950-1953 Korean War with the United States, China and North Korea at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York, next month. Seoul communicated this ambitious plan to Washington via diplomatic channels, a senior government official said Tuesday.

Seoul to skip Armed Forces Day military parade

Unchecked BMW cars to be banned from roads

BMW cars that are subject to a recall but haven't undergone emergency safety c...

Spycam is big money operation in S. Korea's porn industry

Secretly filming women in motel rooms or toilet stalls to upload online as “po...

Movie about real-life Korean 'double' agent becomes box office hit

“The Spy Gone North” revolves around Park Chae-seo, a spy for the South in the 1990s at the height of inter-Korean rivalry. Park went by the codenam...

Lotte World neglects treating heat stroke-suffering mascot actor

A part-time performer wearing a furry mascot suit at Lotte World fainted after suffering heat stroke and was left for an hour without being treated ...

[Reporter's Notebook] Please leave pink seats vacant for pregnant women

“Please leave pink seats empty for pregnant women, including those who don't show signs due to their early stages of pregnancy.” This recorded remin...

Court finds ex-governor not guilty of rape

A Seoul court has found former South Chungcheong Province Governor An Hee-jung not guilty of raping his former secretary. In one of the highest-profile #MeToo cases here, the Seo...

NCSOFT posts earnings surprise on 'Lineage M'

While most game firms here have underperformed in the second quarter due to delays in releasing new titles, NCSOFT has achieved surprise earnings on the continuing popularity of ...

Second-generation athlete, late bloomer set to shine at Asian Games

Nexen Heroes' outfielder Lee Jeong-hoo, who won the Rookie of the Year Award last year, successfully broke the “second-year curse” for high-performing athletes. He is atop the ba...

Credit card blues

Credit card companies are reeling from constant state pressure to lower the fees they charge stores for customer transactions, industry sources said Monday. It has been hurting t...

Honoring female independence fighters underway

Most independence fighters Koreans remember today are men. However, there were many women who were forgotten.As Wednesday marks the 73rd anniversary of Korea's Liberation Day, so...

MBK anxiously wants to sell ING to Shinhan: sources

MBK Partners, a local private equity giant, seemingly wants to sell ING Life Insurance before the end of the year after holding onto the insurance company for five years, multipl...

Comedy TV shows in decline as reality shows absorb viewership

“People don't look to TV comedy shows for laughter anymore,” said culture critic Ha Jae-keun. He believes this is behind the recent decline of small screen comedy shows. “When th...

[CITYSCAPES] Explaining the unexplained on Yonsei campus

The universe is a big place filled with unexplained things. Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) exist, until they become identified. In your limited existence you can't explain ev...

Over a thousand show up for funeral service of Hong Kong singer Ellen Joyce Loo

Nearly a thousand people paid their respects to late Hong Kong singer-songwriter Ellen Joyce Loo on Monday, eight days after she fell to her death at her Happy Valley residence a...

Which country offers fastest fixed broadband speed?

Singapore beat Hong Kong to top the charts for the fastest fixed broadband speeds globally for the 12th time in a row.

Inequity and buying a notebook at the airport

I had several hours before the departure of my flight from Incheon International Airport. So I went out searching for a notebook and a pen so I could write down a few ideas for u...

Retailers, airlines alarmed over arrival duty free

The Moon Jae-in administration's move to set up arrival duty free shops has become a cause for concern among duty free store operators and air carriers, according to industry ana...

Cocker spaniel fights three wild hogs, saves monk owner

A one-year-old cocker spaniel fought off three wild boars to save his owner, a monk at Busan's Sorimsa Temple, on Aug. 9. According to Yonhap News Agency, a woman, encountered th...

Inconsistent Oh Ji-hyun romped to six-shot victory at Jeju Samdasoo Masters

Again Oh Ji-hyun thrust her way into the limelight as she won the Jeju Samdasoo Masters at the 6,619-yard Ora Country Club in Jeju. The 22-year-old finished the final round on Su...

North Korean media highlight summits ahead of Liberation Day

North Korean media have highlighted the importance of the April 27 inter-Korean summit ahead of the Aug. 15 Liberation Day. An editorial on the North's propaganda website DPRK To...

3 artists, trio shortlisted for Korea Artist Prize

From nearly extinct female-only theater and the imaginary International Date Line to science fiction animation from the 1960s and the reason for being of a community, the four no...

LG promotes AI-embedded home appliances

Amid the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, LG Electronics has been placing AI technology into its home appliances to become one of the leading players.

Publicists donate ads to change society

An advertising company has started public information campaigns for free to raise awareness of public safety, human rights and the environment. “We believe awareness campaigns ca...

Mutzine x Makers offers creative workshops for foreigners

Mutzine magazine is collaborating with local artists and makers on monthly creative workshops, aptly titled Mutzine x Makers, for English speakers in Korea to gain more insight i...

Cash courier arrested over $200,000 heist

A courier, 32, was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing 235 million won (about $208,000) from the armored cash truck he was assigned to, Cheonan police station said. He alleged...

Ex-presidential aide grilled in top court's power abuse scandal

Former Presidential Chief of Staff Kim Ki-choon showed up for prosecution questioning Tuesday over his suspected role in the Supreme Court's alleged attempt to trade verdicts for...

Pompeo congratulates South Korea on Liberation Day

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated South Korea on Monday ahead of a key national holiday marking its liberation from Japanese colonial rule.

Video

Seoul hosts football games between two Koreas

South Korean doctors hold medical camp in Indian Kashmir [VIDEO]

Domino effect may make climate change goals moot

Study finds plastic exposed to the sun emit greenhouse gases

Trump fans in South Korea hail 'guardian of liberty'

At least 82 killed by 7.0 quake in Indonesia

Entertainment

KCON 2018 LA proves ever-growing popularity of K-pop

Why K-pop idols in love draw ire of fans?

Land determines one's fate in 'Feng Shui'

'BTS a product of plastic surgery,' says director

Ex-BEASTs under fire over college entrance

Ki Ju-bong wins best actor award at Locarno film fest

Automotive

Hyundai cars to have 'separate sound zones'

BMW fires dent German cars' sturdy image

Government considers banning at risk BMWs from roads

To ride or dump: BMW drivers in tight spot as fire fears mount

BMW apologizes for engine fires; cause 'not Korea specific'

BMW quality executive says cause of fires 'not Korea specific'

IT

Samsung, SNU sign partnership to foster semiconductor research

Samsung vows to cement smartphone market leadership

Samsung will invest W1.5 tril. by 2022 for future tech

Samsung launches smarter Bixby AI assistant

Galaxy Note 9 to take pre-orders from Aug. 13

Samsung unveils AI speaker Galaxy Home

World

QR codes on dog collars bring pet owners to heel

Charges dropped against schoolboys accused of hidden-cam recordings

67-year-old pregnant with twins, becomes China's oldest to give birth

Airbnb rejected promotional bid offering lodging at Great Wall of China

Chinese twin girls, 8, drown on day trip to beach with their mother

Germany jails couple for pimping young son online

Hope for breakthrough

The two Koreas have agreed to hold the third summit between Moon Jae-in and Ki...

Expectations of farmers

New Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Lee Gae-ho began work last Fr...

Thoughts of the Times

Understanding foreign policy of Korea

Korea is providing a lot of opportunities to social science researchers and analyst...

Setback dealt to telemedicine

Health and Welfare Minister Park Neung-hoo said last month that his ministry will e...

State of Korean traditional music

These days, gugak, Korean traditional music, has experienced something of a renaiss...

Seoul to skip Armed Forces Day military parade

Health authority to conduct safety check on seafood buffets

Skyline Luge transforms Tongyeong's mountain slope

Cheong Wa Dae set to reform NPS

Hanwha Aerospace set to post rebound in Q3

Seoul has tropical night for 24 straight days

South Korea submits letter on banned North Korean coal shipments to ...

Moon, Kim to hold 3rd summit in Pyongyang in September

Two Koreas start talks meant to set up 3rd Moon-Kim summit

South's young football players arrive in Pyongyang to play with NK

N. Koreans reject Chinese medicines over safety concerns

N. Korean officials mobilized to support rural projects

Samsung Life in proxy war against FSS

Financial firms rush to Southeast Asia

Turkey woes jolt financial markets

Helping farmers

Shinhan, Samsung forge digital ties

Small activist takes on giant fund manager

Samsung will invest W1.5 tril. by 2022 for future tech

Samsung, SNU sign partnership to foster semiconductor research

Honoring late SK chairman

Samsung vows to cement smartphone market leadership

'Black Desert' lifts Pearl Abyss

Honoring independence fighters

South Korean football team to face off against Bahrain

Pro sports teams seek continental glory

South Korea aims to bag 9 golds in taekwondo

Football attention switches to 2018 Asian Games

S. Korean goalkeeper puts World Cup memories behind for Asian Games ...

Jang Jun becomes youngest world taekwondo champ

Leadership vacuum intensifies infighting in Jogye Order

'Silk Roads' tracks Buddhism's spread to Korea

Daemyung seeking to lure global travelers

Canine butcher shops disappear as Moran Market undergoes facelift

Oktoberfest returns to Grand Hilton Seoul

Anti-white supremacist rally

Understanding foreign policy of Korea

The venality of evil

Go, Canada. Saudis, back off

Anti-white supremacist rally

Wages claw back US economy

Inter-Korean economic projects stalled

Canine butcher shops disappear as Moran Market undergoes facelift

Economics of extreme heat

The forgotten survivors of atomic bombs

[INTERVIEW] Esports entering mainstream

[INTERVIEW] ASEAN-Korea Centre stands with Laos over deadly flood