Seoul also hopes to attract more foot traffic by opening up more public spaces in the urban core, following the example of London, where private spaces are often open to the public. London’s first urban cable car opened in 2012 to prepare for the 2012 London Olympics. It stands 90 meters above the river and can carry up to 2,500 passengers per hour in each direction, which is the equivalent of 5...

...angyon County, South Hwanghae Province, from 7:41 to 7:51 a.m. local time, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The missiles fired from the western inland area traveled around 620 kilome...igence authorities have been comprehensively analyzing the specifications of the missiles. Tuesday’s launches mark the first time that North Korea has fired missiles from Jangyon County, the JCS conf...

...gious cult Baby Garden has filed for an injunction against the streaming of two episodes of Netflix’s documentary series “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal,” featuring its leader Kim Ki-soon. The e... humanity. According to global streaming platform Netflix, it confirmed the pseudo-religious group’s request with Seoul Central District Court on Monday. “As the court reviews the injunction filed b...

... to reexamine the proposal itself and its communication with the public to seek improvements," Yoon's office said in a statement. The presidential office also ordered the government to take various e... spread out over exactly six days -- in a nation already plagued by a low birthrate, putting people's health at risk. On Thursday, a coalition of eight labor unions representing millennials and Gen Z...

...n from across the country organized a large-scale rally in downtown Seoul to protest the government's "war on labor unions" at construction sites. According to the police, the event drew around 15,000.... The head of the metal union also chanted slogans such as "We can't continue living like this, let's turn the world upside down." Kim Jong-ho, who heads the Daegu-Gyeongbuk regional headquarters, al...

...ir union -- a formality as both parties involved have already agreed upon the wedding. Ha, 30, who’s been married almost for two years, says her husband proposed to her three days after they reserved...th a handwritten letter. A few days later, we went to choose the dress,” recalls Ha. Cases like Ha's are common in Korea because weddings here are still generally regarded as a union of families, not...

... among the younger generation. While users submit some information about themselves, no photo is required. “Since users are not obligated to share their pictures until they go on a date, their date’s looks may not be their type. Yet, since they have been matched based on their interests and values, our clients tell us in the reviews that they spent good quality time on a date,” said Park. Match...

The number of food poisoning cases involving raw oysters has surged dramatically this winter compared to last year. According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Tuesday, a total of 524 cases of food poisoning due to raw oysters were reported between November 2022 and February 2023. This figure is an eightfold increase compared to the same period between 2021 and 2022, which only had 68 c...

Members of Women in Korea, a women's leadership group also known as WIR, and German Ambassador to Korea Michael Reiffenstuel celebrate International Women's Day at his residence in Seoul on Thursday. Under the theme, "Break the Bias" -- referring to gender bias, stereotypes and discrimination -- the event awarded certificates of appreciation to nine WIR group mentors and mentees for contributing ...

...ys people address each other in the Korean language. -- Ed. President Yoon Suk Yeol scrapped Korea’s traditional way of counting age, in which a person is considered one at birth, and grows a year ol... less respect,” said Lee Keon-beom, who leads a civic group called Hangeul Culture Solidarity. “It’s not just through words that we can show respect for others, but it’s linked to Koreans’ deep-roote...

...nd Denmark plan to seek detailed cooperation measures for the transition to sustainable agriculture and develop the LOI into a green transformation business agreement or MOU in the future, said Korea's MAFRA in a press release Thursday. According to the MAFRA, Jensen and Chung discussed ways to strengthen sustainable agriculture, foster young farmers and address issues of export quarantine with t...

Koreans don't like to say “no” directly because they don't want to hurt the other person's feelings. They might give out some non-verbal cues to convey their refusal or disagreement. To avoid confron... Korean conversations, as you might have seen in many K-dramas, are full of “Maybe...”, “I think it's possible that…” However, some foreigners who are accustomed to hearing a “no” that means “no” migh...

...tors weigh the fallout from the collapse of two US banks and uncertainties over the Federal Reserve's monetary tightening. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index shed 36.51 points, or 1.51 p... by foreign and institutional investors Investors are also bracing for uncertainties about the Fed's pace of monetary tightening in the wake of the banks' collapse. Some expect the Fed to slow its t...

TOKYO -- The third time wasn't quite the charm for South Korea at this year's World Baseball Classic. South Korea crashed out of the first round at each of the past two WBCs in 2013 and 2017. The th...against Australia. Hitters went single-double-home run against the left-hander, extending Australia's lead from 5-4 to 8-4. Yang never pitched again in the tournament. Manager Lee at first wanted to ...

... has sent a congratulatory message to her Chinese counterpart following the confirmation of Beijing's new Cabinet, according to state media Tuesday. In the message sent to Chinese Foreign Minister Qi...ional politics, the report said. Qin was among China's five new state councilors approved by China's National People's Congress in the country's once-every-five-years Cabinet reshuffle. China's rubbe...