BOK raises rate to 1% amid inflation concerns

BOK chief hints at another rate hike soon, saying current rate remains dovish

NongHyup says virtual human ‘hired’ for digitalization

NongHyup among South Korean lenders jumping on digital bandwagon; resistance to such move persists

Seoul motor show provides stage for future of sustainable mobility

Biannual auto extravaganza, though downsized under COVID, exhibits heated race for green technology

Samsung Biologics, GreenLight to produce COVID vaccine for Africa

　Samsung Biologics and Boston-based biotech firm GreenLight Biosciences have teamed up to help make COVID-19 vaccines more accessible to people in poor countries, especially in Africa, the Korean pharmaceutical company said on Nov. 25. 　Under a contract manufacturing deal signed earlier in the day, Samsung Biologics will produce drug substances for GreenLight’s messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate. 　The drugmaking unit of Samsung Group said it is adding new production facilities to

'Hellbound' portrays my views about Korean society and humanity: Yeon Sang-ho

“Hellbound,” Netflix’s latest Korean original series directed from Yeon Sang-ho, presents a concrete observation on humans in a dystopian world, where moral principles and beliefs give way to religious zealotry. Yeon, who has been issuing his social criticism by depicting worlds in chaos, does not seem to limit himself in a single profession. The 43-year-old director’s love for fantasy horror has been presented in animation and as a film director, illustrator and scree

Yoo Teo shares his most personal stories in ‘Log in Belgium’

For director and actor Yoo Teo, releasing “Log in Belgium” as his debut film was never part of the plan. “Shooting a video was a way for me to endure the self-quarantine period in an unfamiliar city of Antwerp, Belgium, shortly after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, when countries closed their borders and locked themselves down,” Yoo said in a press conference Tuesday at CGV Yongsan in central Seoul. He was in Antwerp working on the joint German-Japanese drama prod

Meet CEOs on metaverse -- how doing business can work via virtual world

Kicker: CEOs of Warpsolution, Digisonic, Citylabs say technologies will make metaverse environment similar to real world

Turning a quirk into a perk: Junny on his Canadian side

New song shows how much he likes hanging out with his friends

Undoing Moon’s policies, or going beyond them?

Though two main contenders dominate the race, four party-backed candidates are gunning for the presidency

Pay gap for regular, nonregular workers widening

Pay-raise records 17% vs. 12% since 2016

Korea to top OECD gender pay gap, again

SEJONG -- South Korea looks set to keep its undesirable No. 1 position in the pay gap between male and female employees in 2020 among the 38 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. According to the organization, Korea posted 31.5 percent in the gender wage gap last year. This means that women earned 31.5 percent less than men on average, a gap that is likely to surpass those of other members, based on previous years’ data. According to the OECD’s def

From bugs to delicacies, insect proteins find niche in pet food market

Edible insects like fly larvae, crickets, and mealworms are hailed as a healthy and more sustainable source of protein for the mankind. But not many people seem to find them appetizing enough, at least not yet, to include them in their regular diet. For dogs and cats, it’s a different story. “Our products are loved by pets as they taste nutty and also like cheese biscuits” Kim Tae-hoon, the CEO of Foody Worm, which sells insect-based pet food, told The Korea Herald. The