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Yoon resumes public outreach upon rising approval rating

	Gov't to extend period of stay for seasonal migrant workers to 8 months

	Proportion of women execs at major firms nears 7% in Q1

	Korean firms urged to enhance shareholder value

	Korea's antitrust regulator approves Microsoft's takeover of Blizzard

Seoul on alert over Pyongyang's imminent spy satellite launch

N. Korea says it will launch 1st military spy satellite in June

	Pyongyang may have delayed spy satellite launch due to technical issues

	What's behind Korea's weak currency?

Naver suffers shrinking online search market share

	No. of foreign travelers to Korea up almost sevenfold on-year in April

	Yoon meets with religious leaders, seeks advice on state affairs

	Seoul resident clashes with authorities for raising dogs to nab North Korean spies

	SK hynix enters validation process for 10 nm DDR5 server DRAM

Rapper Mino attends sister's wedding in US amid national service

Mino of WINNER, otherwise known by his real name Song Min-ho, attended his younger sister's wedding in the United States after obtaining a leave of absence from his national service duties.

Dunamu pioneers Web 3.0 market

Sparked by the emergence of ChatGPT, companies are vying to lead the rising Web 3.0 market. With decentralization and ownership of private information at its core, Web 3.0 is expected to transform o...

Former presidential protocol secretary to head Hyundai Motor's gov't affairs

Hyundai Motor Group has decided to hire former presidential secretary Kim Il-bum as the head of its division handling government-related affairs, according to company officials, Tuesday. The company...

LG Energy Solution fosters employee growth

LG Energy Solution (LGES) launched its internal independent companies, KooRoo and AVEL, last year to help expand its battery ecosystem. These independent companies are organized to pursue new ideas ...

HanmiGlobal to monitor building of 80,000 houses for Neom construction workers

HanmiGlobal said Tuesday it won an order to monitor the building of an additional 10,000 houses for Saudi Arabia's Neom construction workers by May 2024. The latest contract was signed after the Kor...

Actors' off-screen chemistry enthralls fans

From friendship to romance, some actors share their on- and off-screen chemistry to create buzz around their films and TV series.

Survival show 'Game of Blood 2' helps Wavve increase subscribers

Wavve's survival show, “Game of Blood 2,” has become an instant hit, helping the local streaming service to increase the number of subscribers. The second season of the reality competition show,

Korea to ease immigration rules to attract more medical tourists

Korea aims to ease immigration procedures to attract more international patients who visit the country to undergo medical treatment or receive cosmetic surgery. The Ministry of Health and Welfare sa...

Korean inspection team to announce results of Fukushima inspection Wednesday

A team of Korean experts will hold a press conference Wednesday to announce the results of their inspection of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, officials said.

PM asks Fukushima inspection team to brief public on results in transparent manner

Korean murder suspect captured after escaping detention center in Philippines

Police in the Philippines have recaptured a Korean man who escaped from a detention center while awaiting deportation to face the charge of murdering his wife, officials said Tuesday.

MBC reporter's home searched over alleged leak of justice minister's personal info

Police raided the home of a reporter with MBC TV and the National Assembly Secretariat Tuesday as part of a probe into the alleged leak of personal information of Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon.

Directors thrive on streaming platforms amid sluggish film industry

A growing number of Korean filmmakers have launched drama series on streaming platforms to reach a wider audience amid the sluggish film industry and changing consumer trends.

S. Korea, Japan hold nonproliferation consultations; urge NK to scrap plan to launch satellite

South Korea and Japan held their first bilateral disarmament and nonproliferation consultations in five years and called for North Korea to immediately withdraw its plan to launch a military spy sat...

Kia aims to sell 93,000 EVs in Europe this year

Kia, Korea's second-biggest carmaker, said Tuesday it aims to sell 93,000 all-electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe in 2023 by launching the flagship EV9 SUV later this year.

USFK commander dismisses concerns over US commitment to defend S. Korea

The top U.S. military commander in South Korea on Tuesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to defend its ally, dismissing concerns that the U.S. could trade its security commitment for the defense of ...

Election watchdog apologizes for nepotism suspicions

The head of the election watchdog apologized Tuesday over suspicions that children of some agency officials were unfairly hired, and promised to investigate all hirings to uncover any irregularities...

Retail sales up 4% in April on outdoor activities, shopping events

Retail sales in Korea rose 4 percent on-year in April on the back of people's growing outdoor activities and various promotional events by major discount stores, the industry ministry said Tuesday.

Brave Girls to restart activities under new name

K-pop girl group Brave Girls will resume activities this summer under a new name, BB Girls, the band's new agency said Tuesday.

Yoon calls for more efforts to crack down on N. Korea financing nuclear, missile programs

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday urged strengthened cooperation to crack down on illegal financing by North Korea to advance its nuclear and missile programs, in spite of U.N. Security Council san...

Korea to lower tariffs on major agricultural imports amid inflation

Korea's finance ministry said Tuesday it has decided to apply tariff-rate quotas on eight major foodstuff imports to ease households' burden amid rising consumer prices.

Korea to face Wales in men's football friendly in Sept.

Korea will travel to Wales for a men's friendly football match in September, for their first appearance in Europe under new coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

Shanghai breaks more than century-old heat record in sweltering May

Shanghai saw its hottest day in May for more than 100 years on Monday with temperatures hitting 36.1 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit), continuing a brutal trend of unusually hot weather in th...

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Advancing ESG drive meets stakeholder demands, enhances access to capital: experts

Businesses practicing carbon neutrality around-the-clock are likely to fully disclose environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) data, and meet emission reduction targe...

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Nuri rocket sets new milestone for Korea's aerospace industry

Korea succeeded in launching a locally-developed space rocket, Thursday, placing satellites into Earth orbit to mark another milestone in the country's space program and solidify...

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Pyongyang denounces sharing of NK's missile data among S. Korea, US, Japan

North Korea on Thursday criticized a recent agreement by the leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan to share real-time data on the North's missile launches, saying i...

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Korea to seek tariff-rate quota on pork, mackerel

Korea plans to adopt tariff-rate quotas on imports of pork and mackerel in the near future in line with efforts to tame rising foodstuffs prices amid prolonged inflation, a senio...

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Korea plays 10-man Honduras to draw at U-20 World Cup, knockout fate up in air

Korea battled for a 2-2 draw against Honduras at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, as their knockout fate remains up in the air with one group match to go.

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Hyundai Motor, LG to invest $4.3 bil. in EV battery plant in US

Korea's Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution said Friday they will invest 5.7 trillion won ($4.3 billion) in a battery cell plant in the United States in the latest move to...

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Bernadou's travels in Korea in 1884 Part 3: Gaeseong, the old capital

John Baptiste Bernadou, a 24-year-old ensign in the United States Navy temporarily assigned to the legation in Seoul, may have been one of the earliest Western pathfinders betwee...

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NATIONALLocal governments appeal to young generations through YouTube

A growing number of local governments are attempting to reflect the tastes of young people and capture their hearts and minds through YouTube. 유튜브를 통해 젊은 세대의 취향을 반영해 이들의 마음을 사로잡으...

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China, US commerce and trade chiefs confirmed to meet in US

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