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Yoon faces mounting calls to replace national security team

President Yoon Suk-yeol is facing mounting calls to replace his aides in charge of foreign affairs and national security, as his seven-day trip to the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada resulted in multiple controversies. Yoon, who returned home on Saturday night, did not hold an in-flight press conference, as he is believed to be avoiding thorny questions about his diplomatic gaffes that took place during the trip. With the president anticipated to take questions from reporters on his way to work on Monday, all eyes are on whether Yoon will accept and respond to the heavy criticism. During the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) Supreme Council meeting, Friday, Rep. Jung Chung-rae said...

[ANALYSIS] Why COVID-19 spread continues despite 97% antibody rate among population

While a recent government study found that almost all Koreans have developed a...

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US aircraft carrier prepares for drills with South Korea

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the East Sea, Sunday, i...

Won-dollar rate feared to rise to 1,500 level by year-end

The Korean currency may sink as low as 1,500 won per dollar by the end of 2022, after it breached key psychological barriers repeatedly th...

Government considers bringing back overseas financial assets held by private sector

The government is considering possible measures to encourage the private sector to bring back financial assets that are outside of Korea, ...

Kremlin stages votes in Ukraine, sees protests in Russia

Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes took place in four occupied regions to crea...

Gender ministry backtracks on plan to legally recognize alternative families

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is backtracking on its plan to embrace diverse forms of families - such as unmarried cohabitating couples - as formal legal households,...

5G equipment feared to cause subway screen door malfunctions

The high output of 5G relay base stations is found to have caused frequent malfunctions of sensors on subway screen doors that detect obstacles, threatening the safety of passeng...

Bank loan interest rates could reach 14-year high, raising household debt burden

With the U.S. Federal Reserve taking giant rate hike steps three consecutive times in a row, local banks' housing loan interest rates are fast approaching a 14-year high - by the...

Korean deaf LGBT activists create new signs to express identities with pride

Woo Ji-yang, 33, is a deaf gay man based in the southern city of Busan. For most of his life, he felt shame and humiliation when he introduced his sexual identity in Korean Sign ...

New COVID-19 cases under 30,000 for 3rd straight day

Korea's new COVID-19 cases remained below 30,000 for the third straight day Sunday in a sign that the virus wave is slowing down at a steady pace.

SK Telecom develops AI-based pet dog diagnostics platform for veterinarians

SK Telecom Co., Korea's No. 1 wireless carrier, said Sunday it has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based diagnostics platform to assist veterinarians in treating injure...

Measures to prevent stalking crimes will be discussed: Prime Minister Han

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Sunday he will discuss pan-governmental measures with leaders of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) to help prevent stalking crimes amid public ...

Yoon returns home from trip to Britain, U.S., Canada

President Yoon Suk-yeol returned home Saturday following a three-nation trip that took him to London for Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral, New York for the U.N. General Assembl...

My birthday in North Korea (part 2)

When I was in North Korea my mom and I were often separated. My parents had gotten divorced and my mom was doing her best to make money. I had gotten used to mom disappearing for...

Iran protesters return to streets, defying deadly crackdown

Protests flared again in Iran Saturday over the death of a woman in morality police custody, despite a crackdown by security forces in which at least 41 people have died, accordi...

On Modernity: Korea and the West

To define whether or not a country is modern is a rather difficult thing. Some of us instinctually reach for economic factors as a mark of a state's development. The simple equat...

PM to leave for Japan to attend Abe's state funeral

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will head for Japan next week to attend a state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the foreign ministry said Saturday.

Blinken urges calm on Taiwan in talks with China

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Friday for calm over Taiwan as he met his Chinese counterpart, as soaring tensions showed signs of easing a notch.

Im Sung-jae earns half point as Internationals go winless at Presidents Cup

Im Sung-jae was the only South Korean golfer to avoid defeat for the International Team on Day 2 of the Presidents Cup, with the United States taking a stranglehold on the match ...

Discord over rest area food prices prompts Korea Expressway Corp. CEO to resign

Korea Expressway Corp. (KEX) CEO Kim Jin-sook resigned Friday, apparently due to intensifying scrutiny brought on by discord with the land ministry over lowering food prices at e...

Military parade during Joseon Dynasty

They say everyone loves a parade - especially a military parade. In late 1888, Frank G. Carpenter, an American travel writer, had the opportunity of reviewing some of Joseon Kore...

Japan ambassador voices positive view of Yoon-Kishida meeting in New York

Japanese Ambassador to Korea Koichi Aiboshi publicly gave a positive assessment Sunday of a meeting between President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in N...

POSCO International to triple natural gas production in Australia by 2025

POSCO International will invest 300 million Australian dollars in its subsidiary, Senex Energy, together with Australian energy firm Hancock Energy, to increase its natural gas p...

Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada

Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces as it made landfall before dawn Saturday as a big...

Gov't to buy 450,000 tons of rice for reserves to counter sharp market price drop

The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) agreed Sunday to purchase 450,000 tons of rice to be harvested this year for its reserves of the staple grain as they seek ...

Samsung's, SK hynix's Q3 earnings outlook grim amid weakened global chip demand

The third-quarter earnings outlooks for Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., the world's top two leading chip manufacturers, remain largely grim due to a recent fall in glo...

Korean rookie sparks Internationals' charge at Presidents Cup

Korean rookie Kim Joo-hyung helped lead a late push by the International Team on the penultimate day of the Presidents Cup, putting pressure on the United States as the match pla...

NASA delays moon rocket launch due to potential hurricane

NASA is skipping next week's launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a tropical storm that's expected to become a major hurricane.

Retired Roger Federer offers advice to Laver Cup teammates

Roger Federer's tearful farewell to his playing career is over. True to his word, the 20-time Grand Slam champion did not say goodbye for good to tennis.

BLACKPINK becomes 1st K-pop girl group to top Britain's Official Albums Chart

BLACKPINK has topped the album section of Britain's Official Chart with its latest work, "Born Pink," becoming the first K-pop girl group to claim the belt on the most celebrated...

The Cookie Controversy

The past month has seen a controversy erupt surrounding the newly debuted K-pop group NewJeans, most members of which are under age 19, as listeners complain that the lyrics of t...

Former PM Hatoyama apologizes for Japan's wartime brutalities

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Saturday apologized for his country's wartime brutalities against Koreans as he attended a memorial event for those killed in a 1...

Military closely watching North Korea for signs of submarine missile launch

The South Korean military has detected activity in North Korea that suggests it may be preparing to fire a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off its eastern coast, offi...

N. Korean nuclear test possible during Harris' visit to Japan, S. Korea: U.S. official

Performing arts festival to open in Daehangno Saturday

A feast of theatrical performances will take place starting Saturday through Oct. 30 in Daehangno, the central Seoul district that is the mecca of plays and theater performances,...

USS Ronald Reagan arrives in Busan as warning to North Korea

A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in the port city of Busan on Friday for its first combined drills with the South Korean Navy in five years, in an apparent show of...

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Companies

RDA helps boost food security in Asian nations

POSCO International to triple natural gas production in Australia by 2025

Nexon continues to recruit talented interns

5G equipment feared to cause subway screen door malfunctions

Samsung's, SK hynix's Q3 earnings outlook grim amid weakened global chip demand

SK Telecom develops AI-based pet dog diagnostics platform for veterinarians

Tech

Samsung inks deal to provide 5G solutions to Comcast

LG CNS CEO meets with Google Cloud CEO

Samsung chief's comments viewed as intent to acquire British chip design company

[INTERVIEW] Evolving from platform operator to facilitator

Dyson launches powerful Gen5 Detect cordless vacuum cleaner

US-China rivalry heats up over LG batteries

Finance

Dunamu looks to global NFT market for growth

Government considers bringing back overseas financial assets held by private sector

Won-dollar rate feared to rise to 1,500 level by year-end

Bank loan interest rates could reach 14-year high, raising household debt burden

Korea vows steps to stabilize bond market over growing volatility

Seoul stocks crash to yearly low amid deepening recession fears

Entertainment & Arts

BLACKPINK's 'Born Pink' sold more than 2 mil. copies

BLACKPINK becomes 1st K-pop girl group to top Britain's Official Albums Chart

Performing arts festival to open in Daehangno Saturday

Kim Sun-a returns to small screen as prosecutor in 'The Empire'

Heo Chan of K-pop group Victon halts activities after DUI

Over half of participating artists to present new works at 2023 Gwangju Biennale

Interactive News

Editorial

Shock from strong dollar

Korea was again hit by financial turmoil triggered by the U.S.' aggressive mon...

Eased mask mandate

Starting today, Koreans don't have to wear masks outdoors. Under the eased rul...

Columns

For Terra

Deauwand (at seven years old): "Grandma, I didn't know that." Grandma (Alice Missou...

International stability sometimes requires foreign policy ambiguities and contradictions

In international relations, political actors' ambiguous, inconsistent behaviors are...

Thoughts of the Times

Korea - good and bad news

Korea is in the news on several fronts, with even more noteworthy developments than...

Experts warn of deadly consequences of North Korea, Russia strengthe...

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US aircraft carrier prepares...

S. Korea's NSC condemns N. Korea's missile launch 'provocation'

My birthday in North Korea (part 2)

N. Korea fires one short-range ballistic missile into East Sea: S. K...

My birthday in North Korea (part 1)

Korea concerned about far-reaching negative impacts of US' EV tax la...

Government considers easing additional COVID-19 measures

Gender ministry backtracks on plan to legally recognize alternative ...

[ANALYSIS] Why COVID-19 spread continues despite 97% antibody rate a...

Yoon faces mounting calls to replace national security team

Gov't to buy 450,000 tons of rice for reserves to counter sharp mark...

German cars top recalls among imports

POSCO International to triple natural gas production in Australia by...

Nexon continues to recruit talented interns

5G equipment feared to cause subway screen door malfunctions

LG CNS CEO meets with Google Cloud CEO

Samsung's, SK hynix's Q3 earnings outlook grim amid weakened global ...

Korean choreographer's work called 'Chinese dance' by Hong Kong trou...

World ginseng expo to kick off on Sept. 30 in Yeongju City

Seaside train tour offers epic coastal views, heritage sites in Gang...

Korea mulls over PCR test-free arrivals, lifting remaining outdoor m...

Seoul Int'l Writers' Festival to present lineup of global literary h...

Mexican filmmaker zooms in on descendants of Korean immigrants

Han Byung-chul and the Beauty of Yeobek

Military parade during Joseon Dynasty

The Cookie Controversy

A tiger tale on the road to Wonsan

A North Korean refugee learns about Harvard

Tigers in Wonsan

Inflation check

Shock from strong dollar

Korea - good and bad news

Brazil needs united anti-Bolsonaro front

Winter is coming, and Putin is failing

Eased mask mandate

Intimidation aside, Son Heung-min wants Korea teammates to enjoy Wor...

Korean rookie sparks Internationals' charge at Presidents Cup

Retired Roger Federer offers advice to Laver Cup teammates

Im Sung-jae earns half point as Internationals go winless at Preside...

Son Heung-min salvages Korean draw vs. 10-man Costa Rica in World Cu...

Former Grand Slam champs to clash in semifinals at WTA Korea Open

Man sets himself on fire near Japan PM's office

Kremlin stages votes in Ukraine, sees protests in Russia

Russian police block mobilization protests, arrest hundreds

Iran protesters return to streets, defying deadly crackdown

NASA delays moon rocket launch due to potential hurricane

Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada

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