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Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk dies

Apr 28, 2021

Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, former Catholic archbishop of Seoul, died Tuesday, Catholic officials said. He was 89. Cheong passed away at 10:15 p.m. while at a hospital for treatment, according...
[Video] ‘Let’s be someone nature welcomes’

Apr 23, 2021

Clean Hikers pick up litter along mountain trails
Korean Cultural Center Shanghai beset by internal dispute

Apr 9, 2021

The Korean Culture and Information Service is to look into a dispute among its staff at the Korean Cultural Center Shanghai, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The Culture Min...
[Newsmaker] Comedian Park Soo-hong to sue brother, sister-in-law

Apr 4, 2021

Comedian Park Soo-hong plans to take legal action against his brother and sister-in-law, following a financial dispute over his earnings. Park will file suit against his brother and sister-in-law fo...
[Eye Interview] ‘All I did was get sick but suddenly I was turned into someone who had done a terrible thing’

Apr 2, 2021

Professor Soh Chang-rok gives human rights expert’s perspective on pandemic
New CEOs take over at Korea Herald, Herald Corp.

Mar 31, 2021

The Korea Herald announced Wednesday the appointment of Choi Jin-young as The Korea Herald CEO and Jeon Chang-hyeop as the Herald Corp. CEO and publisher. Choi was a two-term mayor of Namwon, North ...
[Herald Interview] South wind of Tongyeong to carry hope

Mar 28, 2021

New head of TIMF hopes to encourage stagnant music scene with music fest
[Eye Interview] Remembering Korean War heroes through photos

Mar 27, 2021

Photographer Rami Hyun travels around the world to take pictures of Korean War veterans
K-pop artists voice support for #StopAsianHate

Mar 22, 2021

Korean celebrities and K-pop stars have joined the growing chorus of support for the #StopAsianHate movement, speaking out against the shootings in Atlanta, Georgia last week that killed 8 people, si...
Oscar-nominee Youn Yuh-jung reaches career peak at age of 73

Mar 15, 2021

Youn Yuh-jung has a career that spans over half a century, with a number of hit films and TV series under her belt. At the age of 73, the veteran actress has made South Korean film history by being ...
Historic Buddhist temple destroyed in suspected arson attack

Mar 7, 2021

While the main hall at Naejangsa, one of the country’s oldest Buddhist temples, burned down Friday in a suspected arson attack, a monk representing the temple denied the claim that there was a disagr...
Allegations of school violence by stars cast gloom over entertainment scene

Mar 1, 2021

Experts say movement could be a learning lesson for bullies
YMCA hosts 2nd International School Ski Racing Competition

Feb 25, 2021

It was a tough season for skiers this winter with many events canceled or scaled down to meet the COVID-19 safety requirements. However, Seoul YMCA managed to go ahead with its series of competition...
Kyung Hee University law professor elected to lead Korean Association for Property Law

Feb 23, 2021

Professor Tsche Kwang-jun of Kyung Hee University Law School has been elected to head the Korean Association for Property Law, the university said Tuesday. In addition to the new post, Tsche heads K...
Actor Yoon Jeong-hee’s daughter files for guardianship over Yoon in Korea

Feb 22, 2021

Violinist Paik Jin-hee, daughter of actor Yoon Jeong-hee and pianist Paik Kun-woo, asked a Korean court to designate her as Yoon’s legal guardian in Korea last year, while she and her father were in ...