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[INTERVIEW] 'I will end the era of super-presidents:' Sim Sang-jung

Presidential candidate Sim Sang-jung, a politician who focuses on representing the grassroots, has vowed to end Korea's era of “super-presidents” if elected, to make more people's voices heard in the legislature. Having stood for workers, women, sexual minorities and other vulnerable groups for ...

Mid-campaign break makes Sim bolder progressive standard bearer

Justice Party candidate Sim pledges middle power diplomacy, lambasts Lee-Yoon TV debate as undemocratic

North Korea fires 2 apparent short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: South Korean military

North Korea fired two apparent short-range ballistic missiles toward the East ...

Korea's daily COVID-19 cases surpass 14,000 amid rapid Omicron spread

Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit over 14,000 on Thursday, breaking the record ...

PEFs eyeing Osstem Implant

Despite the ongoing risks surrounding Osstem Implant, stemming from an employee's embezzlement of some 220 billion won ($187 million), pri...

KCCI chairman to conduct first major reshuffle

The Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industries (KCCI) Chairman Chey Tae-won is expected to conduct the first sweeping personnel reshuffle at t...

Former North Korea sanctions coordinator to head US embassy here

United States Ambassador to Colombia Philip S. Goldberg is expected to be the new top U.S. envoy to South Korea, a post which has been vac...

Daily infections could top 30,000 next month: health officials

South Korea's daily coronavirus cases have shot up to over 13,000 as the omicron variant has driven a surge in infections. Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said the government's antiv...

Korea Federation of Banks chief warns of cyber risks amid digitalization

Cyber risks could be a “gray rhino” for banks on their paths for digital transformation, and they should take preventive measures, just as they do concerning other forthcoming fi...

Samsung Electronics' operating profit up by 53.3% in Q4

Samsung Electronics' operating profit was up by 53.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 driven by record annual sales, the company said in a regulatory filing Thursday.

Naver 2021 net surges 20 times amid pandemic

Korea's top internet portal operator, Naver, said Thursday its net profit jumped nearly 20 times in 2021 from the previous year on the back of the non-contact trend amid the COVI...

Top court confirms 4-year prison sentence for ex-Justice Minister Cho Kuk's wife over academic fraud

The Supreme Court finalized a four-year prison term Thursday for the wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk for college admission fraud involving their daughter and other charge...

Fed plans to raise rates starting in March to cool inflation

The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it will begin a series of interest-rate hikes in March, reversing pandemic-era policies that have fueled hiring and growth - and stock...

Korea to take market-stabilizing steps if needed: official

Omicron surge sparks distrust in vaccine

Korea saw the number of daily coronavirus infections surpass 10,000 for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, driven up by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. ...

Gov't standard for vaccination completion confusing

More foreign conductors leading Korean symphony orchestras

Since January, Finnish violinist and conductor Pietari Inkinen has been leading the KBS Symphony Orchestra as the new music director, succeeding Romanian-born conductor Yoel Levi...

More new businesses allowed under KCCI's 'Sandbox' initiatives

The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (KCCI) “Sandbox Support Center” is starting to expand its presence, helping more innovative startups get on their feet, through effor...

Robots, AI to ease labor shortages in agricultural sector

The shortage of agricultural workers has become a chronic headache for Korean farmers as the nation ages due to the continuing decline in birthrates. Farmers are even finding it ...

Doubts grow over Glenwood PE's exit from PI Advanced Materials

Glenwood Private Equity is facing growing skepticism over its forthcoming divestment from PI Advanced Materials, as the polyimide film producer's profitability has been deteriora...

Number of foreigners staying in Korea decreases 3.9% in 2021

The number of foreign nationals staying in South Korea shrank nearly 4 percent on-year in 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Korea Immigration Office said Wednesday.

Gov't encourages Korean residents in Ukraine to evacuate

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has raised the travel-alert level for 12 provinces in southeastern Ukraine to Level 3, the second-highest in the four-tier system. On Tuesday, the...

Woowa Brothers pressed to earn more for Delivery Hero

Woowa Brothers, the operator of the country's No. 1 food delivery service, Baedal Minjok (Baemin), has come under increasing pressure to improve its profitability, as its parent ...

Russia, Ukraine agree to keep ceasefire, new talks next month

Envoys from Moscow and Kyiv on Wednesday committed to a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine during talks in Paris and agreed to continue their discussions against the backdrop o...

LG Energy Solution debuts after $13 trillion frenzy in Korea's biggest IPO

Shares of battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd (LGES) debut on Thursday after South Korea's biggest-ever initial public offering (IPO) attracted bids worth $13 trillion, undersco...

Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan signs permanent deal with Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan will be with the Premier League club until 2026.Wolves announced Wednesday (local time) that they have exercised the option...

Krafton employees hit by plunging stock price

While the news of young salaried workers reaping hundreds of millions of won through employee stock ownership has made headlines following the IPOs of some keenly watched compani...

Daewoo E&C, HDC unprepared for industrial accident law

Daewoo E&C and HDC Hyundai Development Company appear to be less prepared than other major domestic builders for the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, which goes into effect Thur...

94-year-old Song Hae seeks Guinness World Record as oldest music show host

Veteran entertainer Song Hae, whose signature voice and gestures as emcee of the “National Singing Contest” have made him an icon of Korean television, is now seeking the Guinnes...

Korea's childbirths hit record low in November

The number of babies born in South Korea fell to a record low in November last year, data showed Wednesday, underpinning the country's gloomy demographic situation with the chron...

Celebrating Lunar New Year amid the ongoing pandemic [PHOTOS]

Divers dressed in a 'God of Fortune' (R) and lion dance (L) costume look at a turtle while performing inside the 'Aquaria KLCC' aquarium ahead Chinese New Year celebrations in Ku...

[Contribution] Future of Chinese growth and implications for Korea

When economists talk of growth miracles, they refer to countries that grew rapidly and caught up with the level of the development of the U.S. Korea, among others, is the poster ...

Seizure of smuggled drugs hits record high in 2021

Drug smuggling uncovered by the South Korean customs agency hit a record high last year as trafficking via non-contact delivery means shot up amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data sho...

Video

Daily infections could top 30,000 next month: health officials

Japanese Embassy returns Moon's New Ye...

Horse abused and killed in controversi...

Vaccine pass at large retailers lifted

Raped, assaulted, nowhere to find help...

Companies

SAE-A Trading workers ordered to wear company brand clothes only

Naver 2021 net surges 20 times amid pandemic

Samsung Electronics' operating profit up by 53.3% in Q4

KCCI chairman to conduct first major reshuffle

CJ Logistics delivery workers' strike spreads to Lotte, Hanjin

Lotte Department Store CEO working to change company culture

Tech

Samsung to unveil Galaxy S22 at Unpacked event next month

Patent trolls target Samsung Electronics

LG Electronics launches 'upgradable' home appliances

Meta says its new AI supercomputer will be world's fastest

NASA's new space telescope nears destination in solar orbit

SK, KT rethink attending MWC amid Omicron variant

Finance

IMF revises down economic growth outlook for Korea to 3 percent in 2022

LG Energy Solution debuts after $13 trillion frenzy in Korea's biggest IPO

Korea to take market-stabilizing steps if needed: official

PEFs eyeing Osstem Implant

Korea Federation of Banks chief warns of cyber risks amid digitalization

Guidelines for financial platform businesses

Entertainment & Arts

'Kill This Love' becomes second BLACKPINK video to top 1.5 billion YouTube views

More foreign conductors leading Korean symphony orchestras

94-year-old Song Hae seeks Guinness World Record as oldest music show host

Enhyphen's new album debuts at No. 14 on Billboard 200

Kyuhyun tells 'Love Story' with his voice

Seohyun of Girls' Generation makes film debut in sexy Netflix rom-com

Editorial

Looming financial woes

Financial market turbulence looms large, heightening the possibility of an eco...

Overdue political reform

The head of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has announced a package...

Columns

Why Biden is doubling down on ties with Tokyo

While U.S. President Joe Biden is very heavily focused on the dangerous Russia stan...

Making ban on nuclear weapon tests permanent

A ban on nuclear weapon tests, underpinned by effective verification, is an essenti...

Thoughts of the Times

First time traveling in 2 years

It has been almost two years since the last time I traveled. I had almost forgotten...

North Korea appears to have test-fired cruise missiles

North Korea fires 2 apparent short-range ballistic missiles toward E...

North Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: South Kor...

North Korea remains silent on cruise missile test

Unification minister to brief foreign envoys on North Korea policy

North Korea criticizes Japan's move to revise security documents

S. Korea, UAE hold high-level talks on forming joint bidding team fo...

Korea's daily COVID-19 cases surpass 14,000 amid rapid Omicron spread

Indian embassy celebrates Republic Day

Former North Korea sanctions coordinator to head US embassy here

Senior diplomats of S. Korea, Russia hold phone talks over N. Korea

Daughter joins Ahn Cheol-soo's presidential campaign

POSCO restructuring plan edges closer to realization

Samsung Electronics' operating profit up by 53.3% in Q4

KCCI chairman to conduct first major reshuffle

CJ Logistics delivery workers' strike spreads to Lotte, Hanjin

Lotte Department Store CEO working to change company culture

Baedal Minjok, Yogiyo, Coupang Eats face gov't scrutiny over soaring...

More than 200,000 travelers expected to visit Jeju during Lunar New ...

Lunar New Year drawings warding off evil spirits adorn Gwanghwamun

Future of beauty and fragrance is at SCAD

Air Busan opens Busan-Saipan route despite pandemic

[INTERVIEW] 1st Indian twin priests ordained in Korea hope to help n...

US scholar explains Confucianism as time-honored teachings for self-...

Planned polarization and the Korean proletariat

Views of Jeju from the Past: Challenging the Mountain Spirit: Part 6

Views of Jeju from the Past: An Island of Stones: Part 5

Sharks and Dogs: Views of Jeju from the Past Part 4

Dialogues with Adoptees: Let's make adoptees' rights mainstream

Korean civilization: Birth and death

Biden, Putin and Ukraine

Looming financial woes

Overdue political reform

Making ban on nuclear weapon tests permanent

First time traveling in 2 years

Populist campaign pledges

Naturalized Olympic luger calls Korea 'part of my life'

Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan signs permanent deal with Wolverhampton

Djokovic to play in Dubai after vaccine controversy: reports

Winter Olympics threatened by climate change, says report

Reigning Olympic skeleton champion not considering himself as medal ...

China less worried about global criticism ahead of Winter Olympics

Russia threatens retaliation if Ukraine demands not met

Russia, Ukraine agree to keep ceasefire, new talks next month

Fed plans to raise rates starting in March to cool inflation

Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity via Syria, deal signed

Hong Kong may maintain COVID isolation until 2024, risking exodus

Indonesia's capital is sinking, polluted and now moving

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