Faker commemorative stamps issued

A commemorative stamp honoring Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as Faker, a 30-year-old League of Legends star player for T1, will be issued Oct. 23. Korea Post, under the Ministry of Science and ICT, said Saturday it would issue 140,000 sheets of the stamps, along with stamp albums and other related items. The stamps will be available at post offices nationwide and through the Korea Post website. The stamps feature several portraits of Faker, including images of key moments in his career. In Januar

2026-10-10 16:31:35:00

Ceiling collapse at Daegu building injures 38

At least 38 people sustained minor injuries when parts of a ceiling collapsed at a supermarket in Daegu, South Korea, fire officials said Saturday. All 66 people inside the store evacuated after the collapse, which was reported at 10:16 a.m., according to the Daegu Fire Department. Nine of the injured were taken to hospitals. Thirty-eight people suffered minor injuries, including abrasions, officials said, but none were in critical condition. The collapse occurred on the second floor of a four-s

2026-10-10 13:18:39:00

'The Remarried Empress,' 'The Boxer' and 'Teenage Mercenary' set for anime adaptations

Three popular webtoon series, including "The Remarried Empress," "The Boxer" and "Teenage Mercenary," will be adapted into anime. Line Digital Frontier (LDF), the Japanese subsidiary of Webtoon Entertainment, the parent company of Naver Webtoon, has partnered with Japanese animation studio Hayate and global anime streaming platform Crunchyroll to develop and produce anime adaptations of webtoons. The three companies will collaborate from the early development stage on about 15 selected webtoon t

2026-10-10 12:25:29:00

British man arrested 9 days after fleeing Korea following stabbing

A British man in his 30s who fled to his home country after stabbing a woman in Seoul has been arrested in the United Kingdom, Korean police said Saturday. The Korean National Police Agency said the suspect was arrested in the UK on Thursday, local time, in cooperation with the UK’s National Extradition Unit (NEU). The man allegedly stabbed a woman in her 20s in the neck at a university in Seoul at about 11:50 a.m. on Sept. 29, before leaving Korea. The woman suffered minor neck injuries. Police

2026-10-10 11:41:08:00

Just married! at Gyeongbokgung

A bride and groom stood beneath a towering ginkgo tree in the courtyard of the National Palace Museum of Korea earlier this month, with the roofline of Geunjeongjeon, the main throne hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace, rising against the autumn sky. Sunlight filtered through the branches, falling across them in shifting patches. Each time a breeze swept through the courtyard, the white fabric around the wedding arch fluttered, and the couple smiled. The bride, Mai, 27, from Estonia, read her vows alou

2026-10-10 09:00:00:00

Monument to Homer Hulbert unveiled in Vermont hometown

A monument and bust honoring Homer B. Hulbert (1863-1949), an American missionary and educator who championed Korea's independence, were unveiled in a ceremony on Oct. 3 in his hometown of New Haven, Vermont. The Hulbert Memorial Society held the ceremony at Village Green, the former site of New Haven Congregational Church, where Hulbert worshipped as a child and his father served as the second pastor. The monument stands 2 meters tall and 1.1 meters wide, with inscriptions in both English and K

2026-10-09 14:01:01:00

The American who saw the power of Hangeul before the world did

Today, Korean folk song Arirang is recognizable to audiences all around the world. Its familiar melody has found new life through contemporary artists, including BTS, conveying a centuries-old Korean tradition to a new generation of listeners. More than a century before the song became part of the global K-pop repertoire, a young American heard it in the streets of late-19th-century Korea and stopped to listen. When Homer B. Hulbert arrived in Korea in 1886 at age 23, he came as one of three Ame

2026-10-09 09:00:00:00

Ancient Greek myths, rewritten for a world in crisis

Classics and myths have a way of making us look at humanity and society across the ages. The buzz surrounding Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey," his adaptation of Homer’s epic, is a reminder that stories of heroes from thousands of years ago can still speak to urgent questions about the world today — including the fractures left by war and the sustainability of civilization. That is also why German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig reimagined ancient Greek mythology in "Anthropolis" (2023), a fi

2026-10-03 16:00:00:00

Real-life couple to share the stage for the first time

Actors Choi Soo-jong and Ha Hee-ra, who have been married for 33 years, will share the stage for the first time in their careers. The couple will star in “Love Letters,” which runs from Nov. 5 to Dec. 27 at KT&G Daechi, Soo Company said. Written by American playwright A.R. Gurney, “Love Letters” follows Andy, a model student, and Melissa, a free spirit, through the letters they exchange over more than five decades, from childhood into old age. The play was a finalist for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize

2026-10-02 13:53:41:00

When autumn meets royal heritage

As autumn settles over Korea, its royal heritage offers new ways to experience the season — from quiet forest walks around centuries-old royal tombs to lively evenings at Suwon Hwaseong. From Oct. 1 through Nov. 29, nine forest trails at the Joseon royal tombs, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will open for the season, giving visitors a chance to walk beneath autumn foliage and experience the royal tombs from a quieter, more natural perspective. The trails have been opened regularly in spring and f

2026-10-01 10:40:52:00