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BTS to release new 'Essential Edition' of album 'BE' in Feb.K-popJan 25, 2021K-pop dynamo BTS is set to drop a new edition of its hit album "BE" next month, the band's agency said Monday. The new edition, titled the "Essential Edition," will drop on Feb. 19, according to Big... -
New virus cases over 400 again on cluster infectionsSocial affairsJan 25, 2021South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 400 again on Monday due to largeSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 400 again on Monday due to large-scale cl... -
NK propaganda outlet mentions Biden's election for first timeNorth KoreaJan 25, 2021A North Korean propaganda media outlet has mentioned Joe Biden's election as US president for the first time over the weekend, though official state media have stayed mum on his administration. DPRK... -
N. Korean diplomat defects to S. Korea: sourceNorth KoreaJan 25, 2021A North Korean diplomat has defected to South Korea while serving as the acting chief of mission at the country's embassy in Kuwait, a source said Monday. Ryu Hyun-woo, who had served as the embassy... -
Moon's approval rating jumps to 43% after New Year's address: RealmeterPoliticsJan 25, 2021President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has bounced back to over 40 percent, driven mainly by his New Year's address, Realmeter said Monday. In the tracking poll of 2,510 voters nationwide from last... -
S. Korean Kim Si-woo earns 3rd career PGA Tour titleGolfJan 25, 2021South Korean Kim Si-woo has captured his third career PGA Tour title, ending a drought that had lasted nearly four years. Kim won the American Express by a stroke over Patrick Cantlay of the United ... -
Seoul stocks open higher on vaccine, earnings hopeMarketsJan 25, 2021South Korean stocks opened higher Monday on strong individual buying ahead of the fourth-quarter corporate earnings season this week and hopes for vaccines against the new coronavirus. The benchmark... -
S. Korea completes development of wheel-type command post for militaryDefenseJan 25, 2021South Korea has completed the development of a command post vehicle to replace makeshift tent type posts for front-line infantry units, the arms procurement agency said Monday. The new wheel type ve... -
Exports of red pepper paste surge 35.2% in 2020 on Korean WaveEconomyJan 25, 2021South Korean exports of red pepper paste jumped more than 35 percent in 2020 from a year earlier thanks to the global popularity of Korean pop culture, known as the Korean Wave, data showed Monday. ... -
S. Korean retail investors' Tesla holdings top $10bMarketsJan 25, 2021South Korean retail investors' holdings of shares in electric vehicle leader Tesla Motors Inc. soared nearly 32 percent this year to cross the $10 billion mark, data showed Monday. Local individual ... -
S. Korea reports 1 new highly pathogenic bird flu caseSocial affairsJan 24, 2021South Korea on Sunday confirmed one additional case of highly pathogenic bird flu at a poultry farm near Seoul, raising the total caseload to 72. The latest case of the H5N8 strain of avian influenz... -
First case of pet with COVID-19 confirmed in S. Korea: PMSocial affairsJan 24, 2021A kitten has tested positive for the new coronavirus in the first virus case involving a pet reported in South Korea. "During a recent tracking process involving a mass outbreak, health authorities ... -
BTS' 'Dynamite' hits 800m views on YouTube: agencyK-popJan 24, 2021The music video for "Dynamite," the historic BTS song that topped the Billboard's main singles chart last year, has earned 800 million YouTube views, the band's agency said Sunday. YouTube views for... -
Moon to receive policy briefing on vaccine, antivirus effortsPoliticsJan 24, 2021President Moon Jae-in is set to receive a policy briefing on the country's vaccination plans and ongoing efforts to fight the new coronavirus this week, a presidential official said Sunday. Moon wil... -
Posco Q4 profit tipped to jump despite pandemicIndustryJan 24, 2021Posco, the world's fifth-largest steelmaker by output, is expected to have logged double-digit operating profit growth in the fourth quarter on increased demand despite the coronavirus pandemic. Str...
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