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[Newsmaker] Director Park Chan-wook, master of mise-en-scene
[Herald Review] Seoul Jazz Festival soothes with eclectic music
Remote work tests S. Korea's corporate hierarchy, culture
Hyundai Motor to lower speed limit of G90 self-driving features
N. Korea touts progress in handling COVID-19 pandemic, but prepares for another wave
E-book platform Millie’s Library to go public by end of 2022
S. Korea ramps up action against terraUSD, luna crisis
[Newsmaker] Song Kang-ho, prolific and versatile actor
Park Chan-wook wins best director, Song Kang-ho, best actor at Cannes
Ruling, opposition parties agree on W62tr extra budget
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BTS members depart for US to visit White House
Gathering for Herald retirees
Yoon congratulates Cannes-winning director Park, actor Song
New COVID-19 cases below 20,000 for 4th day as omicron wave recedes
Defense chiefs of S. Korea, US, Japan arranging talks in Singapore next month
Director Park Chan-wook says films made for the big screen should be watched at theaters
N. Korea reports 89,500 new fever cases
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[Graphic News] Confiscated narcotics hit record high in 2021: data
National
May 26, 2022
The amount of illegal narcotics confiscated in South Korea reached an all-time high last year, with an increase of foreign and juvenile drug offenders, government data showed. According to the data compiled by the Supreme Prosecutors Office, a total of 1,295.7 kilograms of illegal drugs were confiscated in 2021, more than a threefold jump from a year earlier. Noticeably, the amount of major ...
Signs of continued activity spotted at N. Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex: report
North Korea
May 26, 2022
North Korea appears to be continuing operations at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex with signs of some facilities even being expanded, a North Korea information provider said, citing recent satellite imagery. The assessment came amid concerns the recalcitrant and unpredictable regime may carry out another nuclear test in the near future. Commercial satellite photos taken from April 27 through M...
N. Korea's state media silent about missile launches
North Korea
May 26, 2022
North Korea's state media outlets remained silent Thursday about the previous day's launch of three ballistic missiles, including an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). As of 9 a.m., the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Korean Central Television and Rodong Sinmun, the daily of the country's ruling Workers' Party, had made no mention of the launches, which marke...
N. Korea reports no new deaths for 3rd day amid COVID-19 outbreak
North Korea
May 26, 2022
North Korea reported no new deaths for the third consecutive day and over 105,000 new suspected COVID-19 cases Thursday amid its virus outbreak. More than 105,500 people showed symptoms of fever, but no deaths were reported over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, citing data from the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarter...
UN council to vote on N. Korea sanctions Thursday: report
Foreign affairs
May 26, 2022
NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON -- The United Nations Security Council plans to vote this week on a US-led push to impose additional sanctions on North Korea for its recent ballistic missile launches, according to news reports Wednesday. A related session will be held in New York on Thursday, diplomats were quoted as saying amid a view that China and Russia -- the veto-wielding members of the council -- wi...
US supports providing COVID-19 vaccine to N. Korea despite missile launches: Lambert
Foreign affairs
May 26, 2022
WASHINGTON -- The United States continues to support providing COVID-19 vaccines to North Korea despite the country's recent missile provocations, a senior US diplomat said Wednesday. Mark Lambert, deputy assistant secretary of state for Japan and South Korea, also reiterated that the US remains open to dialogue with the North to discuss any issue. "The US position remains unchanged even in lig...
PM defends reported nominee for gov't policy coordination chief
Politics
May 25, 2022
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Wednesday defended a reported nominee for the head of government policy coordination, citing his rich experience as an economic bureaucrat. President Yoon Suk-yeol has been reportedly considering nominating Yoon Jong-won, chief executive of the state-run Industrial Bank of Korea, as the minister for the Office for Government Policy Coordination, which is in charge ...
Caution: Exchange students ‘may be restricted from entering the Hanyang Zone for safety reasons’
Social affairs
May 25, 2022
A group of exchange students at Hanyang University on Wednesday had to face an overtly discriminatory caution sign written in red when they arrived at the university to get tickets for the university’s annual festival. About a hundred foreign exchange students waited in line to get tickets to enter the festival’s main performances, featuring popular celebrities including Psy. However, they were...
Seoul braces for NK nuke test, warhead detonation device test detected
Foreign affairs
May 25, 2022
Presidential office strongly condemns NK’s missile launch, calling it ‘grave provocation’
Family files for release of records on North Korea’s killing
North Korea
May 25, 2022
The family of Lee Dae-jun, the man killed by North Korean soldiers at sea about a year and a half ago, filed for the release of information now archived as presidential records on Wednesday. “The court sided with the family last November, and ordered Cheong Wa Dae to release the information on the case,” the attorney representing the family, Kim Ki-yun, told reporters outside the Presidential Ar...
26-year-old co-leader throws Democratic Party hand grenade in drive for reform
Politics
May 25, 2022
With just a few days left until the June 1 local elections, 26-year-old rookie politician Park Ji-hyun dropped a bombshell on the liberal opposition Democratic Party of Korea on Wednesday, openly calling on the party’s old guard to retire. Park, who is only four months into partisan politics yet leads the main opposition party’s interim leadership as its co-head, said the party is in need of dra...
N. Korea fires suspected ICBM, 2 ballistic missiles after Biden’s Asia trip
North Korea
May 25, 2022
Calibrated, planned missile launches aim to deliver protest message to Biden, resist alliance effort to advance combat readiness against N. Korea
[Newsmaker] Does skin color still matter in Korea?
Social affairs
May 25, 2022
As South Korea grows more multicultural, more voices call for legal framework to stop racial discrimination
New confrontation along Cold War lines? China, Russia warplanes maneuvers spark concerns
Foreign affairs
May 25, 2022
China and Russia protest as US president travels to Seoul, Tokyo to bolster regional prominence
Homegrown Nuri rocket set for 2nd launch on June 15
Science
May 25, 2022
Korea’s performance test satellite to be loaded on homegrown launch vehicle
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Political parties remain in conflict over Yoon administration’s extra budget proposal
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Leeum Museum of Art names Cha Jae-min winner of ‘Artspectrum 2022’
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