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Mon, January 18, 2021 | 01:10

Films featuring female leads dominate box office

Films featuring female leads continue to dominate the local box office as the two films released last week - “The Day I Died: Unclosed Case” and “More than Family” - joined the top chart along with “Samjin Company English Class,” which is still going strong since its release in October.

Entertainment | 2020-11-19 09:05

Celebrity Buddhist monk's secular life causes stir

Haemin Sunim, 46, a Korean-born U.S. citizen, has sparked debate online after his upscale home located near Seoul's iconic Mount Nam and room with a view were made public on a TV show last week. His “privately owned” residence and his secular lifestyle have made viewers raise their eyebrows as they were seen as the opposite of the philosophy he has preached in public over the...

Entertainment | 2020-11-18 13:35

Literary giant's life revisited

“What if the petals be shed, / Should the breeze be blamed? … Lest the frail mind / Of him who lives in refuge // Be revealed to the vulgar / I have some natural fears // These petals that are shed in the dawn / Prompt some listless tears.”

Arts | 2020-11-17 09:14

Korea, UAE team up in cultural content exchange, development

With 2020 designated as the year of Korea-United Arab Emirates Cultural Dialogue, government officials and experts from both countries have taken part in meetings to examine channels for bilateral cooperation in cultural content exchange and development.

Diplomacy | 2020-11-12 11:49

Poetic entanglement of love and alienation

In a fable written by Jeong Ho-seung, a mother bird tells her son, who was born with only one wing, “If we do not love sincerely, we can never fly. Loving is gaining the other wing. So son, be sure not to lose love.”

Books | 2020-11-11 15:00

Estee Lauder accused of racism in product switch for Asian customers

“Estee Lauder gave us racism as a birthday present.” Global cosmetics manufacturer Estee Lauder has been embroiled in controversy over alleged racial discrimination after a consumer complained in an online community late Friday about the cosmetic giant's inappropriate handling of an online purchase.

Fashion | 2020-11-09 16:44

Gender equality minister hit for insensitive remarks on mayoral by-elections

Remarks made by Gender Equality Minister Lee Jung-ok have become a source of controversy as she called the by-elections in Seoul and Busan where the mayorships became vacant after the two former mayors faced sexual harassment allegations, an “opportunity for people to gain an awareness of issues of gender inequality.”

Politics | 2020-11-06 17:38

Military under fire yet again over lax security

More questions about the military's surveillance and defense capabilities have been raised following a North Korean's suspected attempt to defect to the South by crossing the border on the east coast.

Defense | 2020-11-04 16:22

Talk with IAEA on nuclear safeguards

Massimo Aparo, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Department of Safeguards, waves at the camera as he heads to a senior-level policy meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul, Tuesday. In the ninth round of South Korea-IAEA talks, Aparo and his counterpart Ham Sang-wook, deputy foreign minister for multilateral and global affairs, discussed streng...

Diplomacy | 2020-11-03 16:51

North Korea attempted to hack into COVID-19 vaccine developers data

A North Korean cyber espionage group has attempted to hack into multiple international organizations including companies working on COVID-19 vaccines with a new form of malware, according to a U.S. cyber security firm.

North Korea | 2020-11-03 15:44

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