...nited States staged their annual joint military exercises aimed at dismantling the isolated country’s nuclear arsenal. The United Nations Security Council, a 15-member body that includes five countri...f Seven nations on Thursday, when Pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. Sunday’s short-range ballistic missile -- fired from the North’s Seohae Satellite Launching Station located...

...ith James Scriven, CEO of IDB Invest -- the private sector arm of IDB Group -- to solidify Eximbank’s new role as a confirming bank in the Trade Finance Facilitation Program, or TFFP. “Our agreement ...oon also met with several figures in the financial sphere to lay out a more detailed plan for Korea’s venture into the region, where infrastructure projects are having difficulty securing funds due to...

...nd is jointly operated by the Korea Environment Corp. and Starbucks to ramp up the coffee franchise's environmental, social and corporate governance, or ESG, efforts. "We will continue to expand the ... of coffee residue from some 4,000 cups of Starbucks coffee was used for the production of the cafe's tables, lampshades, art walls, pots and trays. The store will further collect and recycle all cof...

...cement from Seoul two weeks ago that it would launch a local foundation to pay the victims of Japan's forced labor during its 1910-1945 colonial rule. Opposition parties denounced the decision, saying... and the Dokdo islets where the more recent seeds of public distrust against Japan sprouted. Japan's Kyodo News reported, citing an anonymous Japanese government official, that Japan's Prime Minister...

South Korea's leading semiconductor makers, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, are likely to post deficits of billions of won in the first quarter of this year amid weakening memory chip prices and hi...gh of 52.2 trillion won ($39.9 billion) as of the fourth quarter last year, compared with last year’s 41.4 trillion won. The company’s chip business division accounted for the lion's share of the tot...

...ngshot vandal behind the smashed windows of three homes in a high-rise apartment complex in Incheon’s Songdo district has been apprehended. The suspect, a 60-something-old man living in the same apart..., multiple slingshots and iron balls, all with a radius of 8 millimeters, were found at the suspect’s home where he appears to have carried out practice shooting. His home is also the location from wh...

...thes. According to Hyundai Department Store, the year-on-year increase in sales of luxury children's clothing has been on the rise, from 29.5 percent in 2020, 45.5 percent in 2021, to 35.4 percent in...gift to her parents on Parents' Day wrote, “both children and parents really liked the bag as if it’s real.” Some experts are concerned over young children’s penchant for luxury items, and the effect...

The government's decision to lift the mask mandate on public transportation and pharmacies in open public spaces will go into effect this week amid a gradual COVID-19 virus downtrend. The removal of the mask mandate on public transportation, including subways, buses, taxis and planes, Monday comes 2 1/2 years after the government adopted the mask rule in October 2020. COVID-19 infections have b...

A former South Korean diplomat has lost a lawsuit seeking to reverse the foreign ministry's decision to fire him for sexually assaulting a female embassy employee when stationed in Ethiopia, sources ...ministrative court rejected the plaintiff's request to overturn his dismissal, citing the top court's ruling that finalized his sentence. "A civil servant's sexual violence crime significantly hamper...

...ilding, situated on a 12,137-square-meter site northwest of the JW Marriott Jeju Resort and Spa hotel, is expected to open to the public this summer. The five-star hotel is located near Seogwipo City’s columnar joints, craggy cliffs along Jeju's Daepo coastline formed by volcanic pillars. Born in 1931, Park was one of the founders of the Dansaekhwa or "monochrome painting" movement. The art genre includes the work of a wide range of artist...

...resulting beverage will have a cloudy appearance. When you taste it and feel it is just right, that’s when you can start to store them in the fridge and enjoy it within a few days," Lee said. Through...ch as how to control the amount of bitterness during the making process," Lee said. "They are all valuable questions that help us to get to know makgeolli’s nature better and share them with others."

Though they are not pro basketball players, Sun members clearly love the sport. “I think I know most of the players of the Korean Basketball League and Women’s Korea Basketball League. I actually held a part time job at a basketball stadium, recording simple data and stats,” Sun guard Kim said. “Rae-eun (the captain) and I will be going to Jamsil Arena this weekend to watch a match between Seou...

“Suzume” (Japan) Opened March 8 Adventure/Animation Directed by Makoto Shinkai “Suzume” revolves around a 17-year-old girl’s quest to stop an apocalypse triggered by the opening of magical doors all over Japan. The film is Shinkai’s third film in the series after “Your Name” (2017) and “Weathering with You” (2019), which both center around natural catastrophes like earthquakes and climate-re...

...the series organizer, Charm Agency, this week. On Tuesday, Jenny Jisun Kim, a US-based translator and visual artist, was named the winner of the New Translator Prize for her translation of Dolki Min’s “Settled and Solid," a short story about a rock -- a solid but reassuring companion -- that also pays attention to the fluidity of rocks and minerals. Dolki Min is the author's pen name. In 2022, Charm, a literary agency based in Seoul, together with New York-based Barbara J. Zitwer Agency launched the New Korean Voice Prize and the New Translator Prize. The winner of th...

BTS member Jimin's single "Set Me Free Pt. 2" topped iTunes charts in 110 countries Saturday, the group's agency BigHit Music said. The hip-hop track, released at 1 p.m. Friday, is part of his debut solo album, "Face," which will roll out next Friday. The song had claimed the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Top Songs charts in 110 countries, including Britain, Canada, Italy and Finland, as of 9 a.m., ...