KB News DeskLee heads to NATO summit with eye on world’s largest defense market
Lee’s state visit to Mongolia aims to bolster strategic partnership, explore paths to resuming inter-Korean dialogue National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac briefs reporters on Friday at the Chunghwa Press Center…
Chuu and 480M-view YouTuber Yooxicman to join ‘Talk Pawon 25 O’Clock’ as new panelists
Singer Chuu and popular food creator Yooxicman are officially joining the cast of JTBC’s ‘Talk Pawon 25 O’Clock’. On July 3, it was reported that the show is set for…
Foreign man kissing 'haenyeo' statue in Jeju sparks outrage
A screenshot from a video shared on social media shows a foreign man kissing a statue honoring Jeju’s haenyeo, or female divers, near Hamdeok Beach in Jocheon-eup, Jeju City. (Threads)…
KITA visits Washington to urge better investment conditions in US
Lee In-ho (second from right), executive vice chairman of the Korea International Trade Association, meets with William Kimmitt (left), under secretary of commerce for international trade, at the US Department…
Yoo Ah In, Lee Sung Min, And Yoon Kyung Ho In Talks For New Vampire Film By “Exhuma” Director
Yoo Ah In may be returning to the big screen with a new film. On July 3, MyDaily reported that Yoo Ah In has been confirmed to star in the…
K-beauty giants post record Amazon sales in US, Europe
Shoppers queue outside a Medicube pop-up store in Seoul in June. (APR) Amazon’s biggest shopping event of the summer offered fresh proof of South Korea’s staying power in beauty, as…
Will the next Messi be a robot?
Robots play a soccer match in Songdo Convensia on Thursday, the first day of RoboCup 2026 Incheon. (Yonhap) While the world’s eyes are on Lionel Messi at the FIFA World…
Regulator set to sanction MBK over Homeplus handling
A Homeplus store in central Seoul, Friday. (Im Se-jun/The Korea Herald) The Financial Supervisory Service, South Korea’s financial watchdog, decided to recommend disciplinary actions against private equity giant MBK Partners…
Vowels as music: Korean, French artists meet in shared language of sound
“The Wind & Sand Tour — A Sonic Collection” (Suwon Museum of Art) French sound artist Remi Klemensiewicz sees the differences between Korean and French in their vowels. Ah, eh,…
Homeplus nears liquidation as court ends rehabilitation process
Court says new financing during a 14-day appeal window could revive rehabilitation talks A Homeplus store in Seoul (Im Se-jun/The Korea Herald) The Seoul Bankruptcy Court terminated Homeplus’s rehabilitation proceedings…
