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Births rebound, but parents still wait for daycare spots

A 35-year-old father of two, ages 2 and 4, has waited 18 months for a place for his younger child at a public daycare center in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.

Korea’s daycare center count falls 41% over a decade

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US rules give Korean LFP makers rare opening against China

South Korean battery materials makers challenge China’s near-monopoly with a fresh push into lithium iron phosphate cathodes as US restrictions and energy storage demand create an opening for Korean s
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Korean cybersecurity institute staff caught playing StarCraft while bosses away

Five employees at a state-run cybersecurity institute repeatedly accessed StarCraft game servers while their supervisors were away on vacation or business trips in 2024, according to a lawmaker Monday
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Korean men, foreign women give 10-minute 'rotation dating' a try in Seoul

Dating apps left Nicole feeling less like a potential partner than a possible English tutor. “What I learned from using dating apps is that people will meet me because it’s cheaper to buy lunch than t

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Kakao Bank brings full-app banking to foreign residents

Kakao Bank launched banking services for foreign residents Monday, opening more than 50 financial and lifestyle features through the same app used by Korean customers as it seeks to close a longstandi

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Lee reaches out more on X. His approval keeps falling

President Lee Jae Myung is increasingly turning to social media to reach out directly to the public in face of mounting political headwinds, but with little immediate impact on his approval rating.

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Yann LeCun sees Korea edge in AI’s shift to physical world

Artificial intelligence’s next breakthrough will come not from ever-larger language models, but from systems that can understand, predict and act in the physical world, AI pioneer Yann LeCun said.

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Seoul temple finds viral fame with 'moktak clickers'

Bongeunsa has long drawn visitors seeking blessings for everything from acceptance to their dream school to the joy of having a child or receiving a long-awaited raise. Now, the 1,232-year-old temple

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