South Korea's imports of wine rose 3.8 percent in 2022 from a year earlier, data showed Sunday, as more people enjoyed consuming alcoholic beverages at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The total value of wine imported by South Korea last year came to $581.2 million, according to the data compiled by the Korea Customs Service, after hovering above the $500 million level for the first time in 2021...

... an official of the unit said. In May 2020, at least four bullets from North Korea hit South Korea's guard post at the central part of the Demilitarized Zone, prompting the South Korean troops to fir... and building trust. The DMZ, which is about 250 kilometers long and 4 km wide, is one of the world's most heavily fortified borders and has often been a flashpoint between the rival Koreas. (Yonhap)

...ns with Russia, warning the United States that it will face unsavory consequences if it continues to spread such rumors. Kwon Jong-gun, director-general in charge of affairs to the US at North Korea's foreign ministry, called the allegation a grave provocation and said North Korea cannot tolerate what he describes as a US fabrication meant to hurt North Korea's standing. The angry statement carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency came two days after Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of the country's leader Kim Jong-un, issued a stateme...

South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 on Sunday, just a day ahead of the country's planned lifting of a mask mandate for indoor places that has been in place for more than three years. The country reported 18,871 new cases, including 37 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,149,601, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The daily caseload had b...

Ironically, she felt trapped in the role of a mother, which she played for 22 years. It's a role which brought her fame and also came to define her image as an unconditionally loving and self-sacrificing mother. She starred in MBC’s weekly drama series “Country Diaries” from 1980 to 2002 -- the longest-running TV drama in Korea with a total of 1,088 episodes -- as a countryside wife, mother and t...

... Bernstein romp, the Asian premiere of "Moulin Rouge!" and more Sondheim in the dark tale of London's murderous barber, "Sweeney Todd" are among those warming up the cold winter season. There was a t... members will almost forget that they are watching a local production. 'West Side Story' Sondheim's first work is also returning to the Korean stage, with its fourth local run. Sondheim, who died in...

...out 3 million won for academically struggling students with tutors -- nearly equivalent to annual tuition at international schools. “I’m the type of mom trying to find what my child can do, but that’s hard to do in this neighborhood since it’s like taking the road less traveled.” Although a child’s academic success is not guaranteed, Lim Myung-ho, a psychology professor at Dankook University, says children are a key source of life satisf...

Winter sports The steep drop in temperature means it's prime time to hit the slopes -- for skiing, snowboarding and sledding. Multinational online travel company Trip.com recently announced it is offering free sledding on Nami Island, a small half-moon shaped island in Chuncheon, in collaboration with Gangwon Province. Visitors who hold tickets to Nami Island -- made famous as the shooting loc...

...o added. Citing an idiom dating back to the Baekje period, both Cho and Park said what Onjium desires to pursue is the concept of “humble but not shabby, lavish but not extravagant." Marking Onjium's 10th year, the two said they would like to focus on fermentation this year. “I have recently worked on making traditional Korean liquor using different ingredients, some with chili powder and other...

...” Kim moved over to a Jacquard loom in another part of the workplace. “But it still needs a human’s hand,” Kim said. As she set a pattern on the gigantic machine, the Jacquard loom began to work. ...“From thin threads to a full set of dresses, I feel great when I do well with the entire work. That's where I get my pride in developing the tradition,” she said. Photos by Im Se-jun Written by Im S...

...trial heard Friday that one of the related parties could be associated with Lee, as an official of Seongnam Development said in a testimony that the gains were to be used for campaign funding for Lee's presidential race. Another court trial in October indicated that Lee was the top decisionmaker that approved the consortium's dividend payment structure. The nation's prosecution service has been investigating the matter for the past 16 months. The land development-related corruption probe is one of several investigation...

K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together's latest album sold more than 1.8 million copies on the first day of its release, the group's agency said Saturday. "The Name Chapter: Temptation," the quintet's fifth EP, sold 1,868,919 copies Friday, BigHit Music said, quoting data from local album sales tracker Hanteo Chart. TXT is the second K-pop act to hit 1.8 million on an album's debut day after BTS, ...

...and exited it at around noon, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). One of the fighters reentered the KADIZ at 3 p.m. and left it about 30 minutes later. Both jets did not violate the South's air space, according to the JCS. When the two approached the KADIZ, the South Korean Air Force was ready to scramble F-15K combat aircraft and others in a tactical step against a potential accident...

South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell under 30,000 Saturday as the country plans to lift a mask mandate for most indoor places next week. The country reported 23,612 new cases, including 48 from ...ht day Friday due to increased tests after the Lunar New Year holiday that ended Tuesday. Saturday's daily infections were down by more than 4,000 from a week earlier. The country added 29 COVID-19 ...

...ite of the deadly Itaewon crowd crush without physical detention Friday, amid allegations the hotel's illegally extended structures made the cramped area even narrower. The 76-year-old head of Hamilt...ut permission, in violation of the building and road acts. More than 150 people, mostly in their 20s, were killed in the Oct. 29 crowd crush on a downhill alley that runs along the side of the outer ...