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Actor Lee Soon-jae’s agency apologizes to former manager but claims exaggeration

TelevisionJul 1, 2020

Veteran actor Lee Soon-jae’s agency SG Way entertainment released a press statement Wednesday providing details surrounding the firing of his former manager and apologizing to him as the dispute betw...
HMM holds naming ceremony for HMM Hamburg

TransportJul 1, 2020

HMM said Wednesday it held a naming ceremony for the world’s largest container ship HMM Hamburg. It is the fifth of the seven ships that HMM ordered from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. T...
Seoul opens world's 1st hydrogen mobility show

TransportJul 1, 2020

South Korea on Wednesday opened the world's first hydrogen mobility show as it pushes to become a leader in hydrogen vehicles and other related industries. More than 100 companies and research insti...
Hyundai Motor invests the most in promising startups: report

IndustryJul 1, 2020

South Korea’s 500 largest companies by assets have expanded their investments in startups with high technologies since 2015, latest data showed Wednesday. Local corporate tracker CEOScore said their...
Authorities to expand local companies’ access to financial database

EconomyJul 1, 2020

South Korea’s financial authorities said Wednesday they will ramp up their efforts to open up financial big data to local markets in an effort to nurture the industry here. Starting August, the Kore...
S. Korea aims to foster 1,000 hydrogen-related firms by 2040

IndustryJul 1, 2020

SEJONG, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday it will foster 1,000 businesses in the hydrogen industry over the next 20 years in its latest push to nurture a hydrogen-based ecosystem and rela...
Labor, management far apart over minimum wage

Social affairsJul 1, 2020

Labor unions on Wednesday demanded a 16.4 percent hike in the national minimum wage for next year, while employers called for a 2.1 percent cut, presaging a tough negotiation already complicated by t...
Seoul still open for talks over trade row with Tokyo

EconomyJul 1, 2020

SEJONG -- South Korea said Wednesday it is still open to talks with Japan to settle the yearlong trade spat with the Asian neighbor but hinted that it has no intention to drop its complaint at the Wo...
Trump aide warns NK to avoid provocations

North KoreaJul 1, 2020

US national security adviser Robert O’Brien on Tuesday urged North Korea to avoid provocations and return to negotiations. He said the US hopes to see North Korea achieve a “bright economic future” ...
Number of NK refugees in Q2 hits all-time low

North KoreaJul 1, 2020

A total of 12 North Korean refugees arrived here between April and June this year, the lowest figure since 2003 when Seoul’s Unification Ministry started compiling the data, it said Wednesday. The f...
Infection cases at Daejeon school unnerves education authorities

Social affairsJul 1, 2020

DAEJEON -- Three infection cases of school kids in Daejeon have sent officials and educators to scurry for measures to curb transmission among young children Wednesday, as they might be the country's...
Royal House Cleaning

CultureJul 1, 2020

Staff of the Royal Palaces and Tomb Center’s Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office clean the interior of Gyeongbokgung’s main hall, Geunjeongjeon, on Monday. The Joseon-period palace is closed to vi...
EU approves lifting of entry ban on S. Korea, 13 other countries

Foreign affairsJul 1, 2020

BRUSSELS/SEOUL -- The European Union (EU) has approved a guideline recommending its member states reopen their borders to 14 countries, including South Korea, after restricting all non-essential entr...
'Parasite' director Bong's interpreter Choi receives prestigious diplomacy award

FilmJul 1, 2020

Choi Sung-jae, known for her eloquent interpretation for director Bong Joon-ho of the Oscar-winning film "Parasite," received an annual diplomacy award in Seoul on Wednesday for her role in enhancing...
N. Korea's grain imports soar in April amid chronic food shortages: data

North KoreaJul 1, 2020

North Korea's grain imports from Russia nearly tripled on-year in April, data showed Wednesday, amid Pyongyang's chronic food shortages compounded by extreme weather and the coronavirus pandemic hamp...