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260 Sakhalin Koreans to return home

Foreign affairsNov 25, 2021

Starting Saturday, some 260 Sakhalin Koreans -- ethnic Koreans who were forced to relocate to the far-eastern Russian island by their Japanese colonizers during World War II -- are set to arrive in t...
Dunamu completes first NFT sales

MarketsNov 25, 2021

Dunamu, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, said Wednesday that it sold its first NFT art: two paintings by the famous Korean pop artist Jang Koal. The first art piece, “Mirage Cat 3,” st...
MBC’s ‘Teenage Girls’ aims to nurture Billboard chart-in girl group

TelevisionNov 25, 2021

MBC’s upcoming global audition program “Teenage Girls” is set to premiere on Sunday, with scores of contestants competing to form a seven-member girl group with the potential of making it on the Bill...
JB Financial opens integrated big data platform

IndustryNov 25, 2021

JB Financial Group said on Thursday it has established an integrated big data platform which brings together the data of all of its affiliates and uses artificial intelligence technology to offer cus...
KFCC holds webinar with Thai counterpart

IndustryNov 25, 2021

The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives will hold a joint webinar with its counterpart in Thailand on Friday under the theme “The Role of Financial Cooperatives and Future Directions.”...
Jobs for 30-somethings cut for 7 consecutive quarter

MarketsNov 25, 2021

SEJONG -- The number of paid jobs for South Koreans in their 30s has declined for a seventh consecutive quarter. This could indicate a lack of job security for the core working age bracket, despite r...
Samsung Biologics, GreenLight to produce COVID vaccine for Africa

IndustryNov 25, 2021

Samsung Biologics and Boston-based biotech firm GreenLight Biosciences have teamed up to help make COVID-19 vaccines more accessible to people in poor countries, especially in Africa, the Korean phar...
‘No room to add more ICU beds at Korean hospitals,’ says Health Ministry

Social affairsNov 25, 2021

Country sees yet another record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations
‘BTS law’ at a standstill at National Assembly

K-popNov 25, 2021

A subcommittee of the South Korean National Assembly’s defense committee reached a standstill in its deliberations on changes to the Military Service Act, the so-called BTS law, Thursday. The subcom...
Sultanate of Oman celebrates 51st National Day of Renaissance

Foreign affairsNov 25, 2021

National days of countries constitute symbols of pride and dignity. In Oman, they are moments of contemplation in the past and the future of the country, a time to remember the Founder of Modern Oman...
[Today’s K-pop] The Boyz to celebrate 4th anniversary

K-popNov 25, 2021

Kim Jae-hwan, formerly of disbanded Wanna One, will tour four cities and hold solo concerts next month. Under the title “Welcome: Phantom,” he will hold a three-day concert in central Seoul from ...
Assembly speaker promotes Korea as site of WHO’s bio training center

PoliticsNov 25, 2021

National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug met with the World Health Organization chief to discuss COVID-19 vaccine cooperation and the launch of the organization’s training hub, the speaker’s office...
Hyundai to test Level 4 self-driving system next year

IndustryNov 25, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group said Thursday it would test its Level 4 autonomous driving system in downtown Seoul under its new mobility service “RoboRide,” using its fully electric compact Ioniq 5 as early as...
Seoul motor show presents future of sustainable mobility

TransportNov 25, 2021

Biannual auto extravaganza, though downsized under COVID, exhibits heated race for green technology