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Defense minister says Seoul ready for OPCON transfer despite USFK concerns

The transfer of wartime operational control from the US to South Korea is in the spotlight once again after a top USFK commander hinted that transfer conditions had changed.

Lee, Trump discuss OPCON transfer, key bilateral issues

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Kospi slides over 7% as chip stocks sink

South Korean stocks plunged Thursday as a technology-led sell-off sent Samsung Electronics and SK hynix down roughly 10 percent, triggering circuit breakers on both the Kospi and Kosdaq. The benchmark
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Why a memory chip glut could be Korea's weapon against China

As Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and Micron Technology race to build new chip factories, concerns are growing that expansion to meet today's AI-driven memory shortage could eventually result in anothe
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Beyond blood and marriage, who counts as family?

President Lee Jae Myung’s recent call for a broader discussion of family diversity has touched off talks over growing diversity in South Korea's housholds, and how the social perception and legal prot

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International students lend rescue dogs a hand

Ten international students from different countries gathered at an animal shelter in Seoul on Monday to participate in a volunteer event to take care of dogs at a Seoul-based animal shelter. “I've bee

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Seoul seeks to turn Trump-Kim meet into 4-way peace talks

South Korea aims to expand a potential summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un into four-party talks involving the two Koreas, the US and China, with the goal of r

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Why Korea's industrial giants want a piece of Westinghouse

South Korea's leading conglomerates are considering a multitrillion-won investment in US nuclear power company Westinghouse Electric.

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Im Si-wan falls for a man, or so he thinks, in 'Love in Disguise'

Actor Im Si-wan, whose resume includes defining Korean television hits, from the award-winning workplace drama "Misaeng" to Netflix's global phenomenon "Squid Game," is entering uncharted territory wi

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Daejeon, home of Sungsimdang, to host bread festival

Daejeon has built its tourism identity around bread, and this weekend the city is asking visitors to take that appetite beyond a single festival ground.