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11 S. Korean firms to offer blockchain-based ID, certification services

A consortium comprised of 11 major South Korean companies, including Samsung Electronics Co., said Friday it will commercialize blockchain-based mobile identification and certification services that ...

December 6, 2019
Industry
BTS' 'Boy with Luv' most-viewed YouTube music video in S. Korea in 2019

The music video of K-pop boy band BTS' latest single "Boy With Luv" was the most viewed music video on YouTube in South Korea this year, the company said Friday. The music video has topped the miles...

December 6, 2019
Music
Seoul says US, N. Korea appear to remain apart in nuclear negotiations

The United States and North Korea appear to remain apart in their nuclear negotiations, Seoul's unification ministry said Friday, following a senior North Korean official's warning that Pyongyang cou...

December 6, 2019
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Revision bill on banning Tada's taxi business passed at parliamentary committee

A National Assembly committee on Friday passed a revision bill on effectively outlawing the controversial taxi business of Tada, a South Korean ride-hailing service operator. The revision to the pas...

December 6, 2019
Industry
S. Korean cinemas expected to hit record attendance in 2019

South Korean movie theaters are expected to attract the largest-ever number of viewers this year on the back of a number of smash-hit series in the first half of the year, data showed Friday. More t...

December 6, 2019
Film
S. Korea moves one step closer to hosting 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

South Korea has inched closer to hosting the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games, following a proposal made by a new panel at the International Olympic Committee. At a press conference following the IOC...

December 6, 2019
North Korea
LG Chem, GM to set up EV battery JV in US

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's leading chemical company, said Friday it will establish a 50:50 joint venture with General Motors to build a battery cell assembly plant in the world's most important auto...

December 6, 2019
Industry
Defense cost-sharing talks fail to yield concrete result amid US demand for hefty rise: Seoul negotiator

South Korea's top negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with the United States has said the allies have failed to produce a concrete result in this week's negotiations as Washington's demand for a...

December 6, 2019
Defense
NSC vows cooperation with neighboring countries for progress on nuclear talks

South Korea's National Security Council on Thursday reviewed unfolding developments on the Korean Peninsula and vowed to beef up cooperation with neighboring countries to push the nuclear negotiation...

December 5, 2019
North Korea
S. Korea aims to become 3rd-largest cosmetics exporter by 2022

South Korea aims to become the third-largest cosmetics exporter in the world by 2022 through extensive investment in research and development and concerted marketing efforts, the government said Thur...

December 5, 2019
Industry
Antitrust watchdog opposes revised bill over ride-hailing operator Tada

South Korea's antitrust regulator on Thursday voiced its opposition to a revised bill that would significantly restrict the business of ride-hailing operator Tada. The Fair Trade Commission said it ...

December 5, 2019
Industry
Finance minister calls for passage of budget bill

Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki urged officials on Thursday to make efforts to help the National Assembly approve next year's budget bill by next Tuesday, when the parliamentary session ends. South Kor...

December 5, 2019
Economy
Moon stresses China's role in Korea peace process during talks with its foreign minister

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday the Korea peace process has reached a very important stage and asked China to continue its support for progress in efforts for the complete denucleari...

December 5, 2019
Foreign Affairs
BLACKPINK cheered by 55,000 fans at Tokyo Dome concert

South Korean girl group BLACKPINK successfully held its first Tokyo Dome concert this week, with the attendance reaching about 55,000 fans, its management agency said Thursday. According to YG Enter...

December 5, 2019
Music
Chinese FM Wang Yi hurls thinly veiled criticism at US, defends China's rise

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday made a thinly veiled criticism of the United States over its "Cold War mindset" and "hegemonic acts" while defending China's rise as a "historical inevita...

December 5, 2019
Foreign Affairs

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