The United States on Thursday sanctioned a North Korean cyber espionage group and eight foreign-based agents of the reclusive regime in response to Pyongyang's spy satellite launch last week, the Department of Treasury said. The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control added to its sanctions list KIMSUKY, a cyber incursion group, and the individuals who facilitated sanctions evasion to support the North's weapons of mass destruction programs, the department said. OFAC enforce

South Korea's exports rose for the second consecutive month in November on the back of growing demand for semiconductors, data showed Friday. Outbound shipments advanced 7.8 percent on-year to $55.8 billion last month, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Exports, a key economic growth engine for South Korea, rebounded in October after 13 months of an on-year decline amid aggressive monetary tightening by major economies and a global economic slowdow

NewJeans, the fourth-generation K-pop girl group, notched Artist of the Year on Wednesday, the last day of the two–day 2023 MAMA Awards. The MAMA Awards, the world’s biggest K-pop festival organized by CJ ENM, took place at the Tokyo Dome, Japan’s top concert venue, Nov. 28-29. Artist of the Year was one of the four top awards presented this year. Three other main awards were the Worldwide Icon of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. This is the first time in 12 ye