KB News DeskKorean celebrities’ humble, solitary lifestyles win hearts of Gen Zers
The era of elusive, glamorous celebrity lifestyles is fading. Instead, more authentic and humble portrayals of stars who live alone are captivating Gen Zers, exemplified by Korean celebrities Lee Young-ja,…
S. Korea wins 3rd consecutive gold in men’s sabre fencing team event
South Korea seized its third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the men’s sabre fencing team competition on Wednesday in Paris, becoming just the second country ever to win at least…
Tensions high in Venezuela after contested election, with more arrests feared
Shops and public transport across Venezuela shut down on Wednesday as tensions over a fiercely disputed presidential election and rumors of more opposition arrests and sporadic violence kept many people…
Young Koreans say ‘No’ to YOLO, ‘Yes’ to YONO
Choi Ye-bin, a 27-year-old event director, has been keeping a household ledger for four years. She started the habit as she felt a gap between the perceived and actual amount…
Samsung eyes aggressive HBM expansion to meet AI demand
Samsung Electronics projected an ambitious expansion in its sales and supply of high bandwidth memory (HBM) for the second half of this year, Wednesday, to meet exponentially growing market demand…
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[Graphic News] National Museum draws record number of foreign visitors January to June
The number of foreign visitors to the National Museum of Korea hit a record high of 94,951 in the first half of this year, museum officials said. The figure represents…
Samsung projects 15-fold surge in Q2 earnings on AI chip boom
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it will continue its earnings growth by expanding sales of the high-performance high bandwidth memory chip in the second half, particularly the fifth-generation HBM3E, to…
S. Korea claims 1st table tennis medal in 12 years, adds bronze in judo
PARIS — South Korea extended its medal-winning streak to four days at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, picking up a bronze medal each in table tennis and judo. The first…
53-year-old magazine ‘Literature & Thought’ acquired by Booyoung Group
The 53-year-old monthly literary magazine “Literature & Thought,” which was on the brink of discontinuation, is set to make a comeback thanks to Booyoung Group’s acquisition of the magazine from…
K-pop’s dilemma: ‘Super fans’ vs. ‘casual fans’
A significant dilemma has surfaced in the ever-evolving world of K-pop: Should the industry focus on nurturing casual fans or continue to cater to its dedicated superfans? This debate came…
