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Sun, December 5, 2021 | 01:52

Famous online video streamer flaunts his new Porsche - possibly electric Taycan

A famous Korean Twitch streamer and YouTuber has flaunted his recent purchase of a Porsche - possibly the German brand's first all-electric Taycan model.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-02-04 18:43

[INTERVIEW] Kim Young-jin imagines modern princesses in hanbok

Fashion designer Kim Young-jin of Tchai Kim reinterprets life of princesses in traditional Korean court dress with a modern twist, in the “Korea in Fashion” project. “Korea in Fashion” is a contact-free project promoting the beauty of hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) and royal palaces of the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom, co-organized by the Cultural Heritage Administration an...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-02-02 09:04

Koreans losing faith in Protestant churches over COVID-19: survey

A Protestant church member who wished to be identified only by his surname Yoo says he doesn't go to church anymore. He is still a believer but says he is tired of how Protestant churches reacted after the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Park Ji-won | 2021-01-31 17:06

[INTERVIEW] 'I was a GI bride'

A young woman wailed, as a Seattle-bound ferry departed from the port of Busan and slid into waters on a long voyage in 1954, a year after the bloody Korean War had ended. The woman was Choi Moon-ja, a Korean bride who had just married a Black American soldier who was stationed in Busan during the war. Choi said she was gripped by insurmountable sadness and belated regret for...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-01-29 14:21

Koreans' consumption of rice hits all-time low in 2020

South Koreans' consumption of rice hit a record low in 2020, data showed Thursday, due mainly to changes in diet and eating habits. An average South Korean consumed 57.7 kilograms of rice in 2020, down 2.5 percent or 1.5 kilograms from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

2021-01-28 12:46

Childbirths hit record low in November; deaths rise to highest in 37 years

The number of babies born in South Korea hit a new record low in November last year, data showed Wednesday, underscoring the country's chronic low birth rate. The number of deaths rose to the highest in 37 years, leading to the population declining for the 13th straight month, according to Statistics Korea. The data showed that 20,085 babies were born in November, down 15.3 p...

2021-01-27 13:34

Koreans spend over $10.9 billion on food delivery services in 2020

South Koreans likely spent more than 12 trillion won (US$10.9 billion) on the country's top two food delivery services, Baedal Minjok and Yogiyo, last year amid the stay-at-home trend driven by the pandemic, data showed Tuesday. Total credit card and mobile transactions on the delivery services reached an estimated 12.2 trillion won last year, up 75 percent from 6.95 trillion...

2021-01-26 14:09

Korea's gender equality index rises for 5th year in 2019: report

South Korea's national gender equality level improved for the fifth straight year in 2019, as more women were appointed to senior government posts and committees, a government report showed Thursday. The country's gender equality index stood at 73.6 out of 100 in 2019, inching up 0.5 points from the previous year, according to the report by the Ministry of Gender Equality and...

2021-01-21 15:19

Yoido Full Gospel Church's pastor stresses Martin Luther King's nonviolence amid COVID-19

Lee Young-hoon, the Yoido Full Gospel Church's senior pastor, gave an address at a special service, the Beloved Community Commemorative Service, to honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held online Monday (local time) with many participants from all over the world. In the address Lee urged people to tackle racial discrimination following Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's lega...

Park Ji-won | 2021-01-19 09:07

Holographic performances of dead stars welcomed, with caution

In the early 1990s, Choi Eun-soon did not know much about the songs of Korean folk rock singer Kim Kwang-seok despite his immense popularity. Now, at the age of 51, she often enjoys listening to his sentimental melodies and poetic lyrics.

2021-01-17 13:29

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