Some areas of downtown Seoul, Suwon and Hwaseong will be closed to traffic starting Friday through Sunday. Detailed information on road closures and detours can be found at the websites of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the Seoul Traffic Information Center, Suwon City and the official website of the 2022 King Jeongjo Royal Parade. The festival is jointly organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Go...

... 10.1 percent by 2040. “As of 2021, the number of single-person households in Korea came to 7.2 million, surpassing the 7 million mark for the first time and becoming nearly double the size of Korea’s traditional four-person households, which came to 4 million in the same year,” the report said. The report, based on a survey of 2,000 one-person households nationwide, found that they set a retire...

Q. What kind of performance can we expect through “Hello?” Jung-hwan: We prepared a performance where by expressing our bright energy, anybody who watches it can revel in it. There’s a greeting dance that shows the song’s title. As simple as it is, it has a great impact, so I think many people can enjoy it. There’s also a cute yet fun performance at the last sing-along verse, so please look forw...

Webtoon “Moon You” by author Cho Seok, the creator of Korea’s longest-running Naver Webtoon series “The Sound of Your Heart,” revolves around a researcher named Moon Yoo. Moon is sent to the moon with a mission to destroy asteroids that are expected to collide with Earth. But after an asteroid destroys Earth, Moon becomes the last man alive -- or so he thinks. The story develops as Moon continu...

As SK Bioscience is poised to contribute to the world’s prolonged battle against the COVID-19 pandemic with its SKYCovione vaccine, the South Korean vaccine maker has underlined the importance of glo...ticle vaccine. The development process was also supported by multinational pharmaceutical giant GSK’s pandemic adjuvant. An adjuvant added to a vaccine can improve the immune system’s response to the ...

...$2.7 billion in revenue last year. Samsung is also not free from antitrust issues. It is the world’s No. 1 memory chipmaker and the No. 2 in foundry market. Its possible tie-up with Arm could cause c... is also likely to meet other business leaders here, including the top brass at SK hynix, the world’s No. 2 memory chipmaker and one of the participants in the Qualcomm-led consortium. SoftBank acqui...

North Korea’s propaganda outlets have continued to dismiss South Korea and the US’ move to reinforce their deterrence and military readiness as “bravado” against a “nuclear weapons state,” arguing th...ly the curse of the nation and shameful destruction will befall the traitorous group.” North Korea’s Uriminzokkiri on Sunday played down the South Korea-US alliance’s efforts to enhance the viability...

MYKOLAIVKA, Ukraine -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Lyman, a key town located in one of four Ukrainian regions annexed by Russia, had been "cleared" of Moscow's troops. The latest development in Ukraine's weeks-long counter-offensive against Moscow's invasion comes as Russia pushed forward with finalising the annexation of captured Ukrainian territories despite condemn...

...and songwriters setting their feet in the local music scene, Jhun attributed the cause to the K-pop’s classical factors and its solid performance in the global music market. “K-pop was able to streng... he said. To further spread K-pop’s charm to a wide range of audiences, he chose to appear on KBS2’s K-pop producer battle program “Listen-Up.” Rather than showing a desire to declare the show’s winn...

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea has strongly opposed the state inspection agency’s attempt to investigate former President Moon Jae-in, calling it “political retaliation." In September...ation. It was apparently trying to directly confirm the facts with Moon about the former government’s process in coming to its conclusion. Moon’s side expressed strong displeasure with the investigat...

...st franchise brands evaluated by the US-based magazine Franchise Times. According to the Franchise Times Top 500, an annual ranking of the largest franchise brands by sales in the US, Paris Baguette's ranking jumped 13 spots from last year's 38th. Its ranking is the highest among Korean brands in the list this year. “Our 77 years of baking know-how, efficient bakery management and active research and development are paying off in the U...

...avoid offering on-board diagnostics data to KTSA. OBD is a computer system that conducts a vehicle’s self-diagnosis and reporting on emissions, the engine, brakes and safety functions. Related data i...stem to its cars in Korea and later expand to other global markets. Market experts have said Tesla’s self-diagnostic capability may sound innovative, but considering the complicated safety inspection...

... hyper connectivity technology. The company will apply this 5G communication module in the vehicle’s telematics service – a technology that connects the vehicle to the external control center to offe...future mobility sector. Under the agreement, Hyundai Motor Group plans to acquire 7.7 percent of KT’s treasury stock while KT acquires 1.04 percent of Hyundai Motor Group’s treasury stock and 1.46 per...

...ne-piece girl group in January 2018 with the EP "To. Heart." The band was put together through Mnet's 2017 K-pop competition "Idol School" and made its first step into the K-pop scene as a group in No... Entertainment in August 2021 and the departure of Jang Gyu-ri in July. "Love From." marked the act's first official appearance in front of fans after its transformation into an an eight-piece act. M...

...tten by the musician. “Cape” has a folk-based melody that gives off an ethereal ambiance. The song’s musical arrangement is mainly composed of band sounds and electric guitar peppered with acoustic f...group Miss A. In 2011, she made her television debut in “Dream High,” and has since appeared in tvN’s “Start-Up,” Coupang Play’s “Anna” and SBS’ “Vagabond,” to name a few. “Cape” will hit music platf...