Seoul shares end tad higher, snapping 2-day losing streak

South Korean stocks ended modestly higher Monday, snapping a two-day losing streak, as investors bought major chip-related shares on bargain hunting after Wall Street extended its record-setting rally. The Korean…

Kang Hoon Gives Kim Hye Jun An Ultimatum In “My Bias, My Boss”

tvN’s “My Bias, My Boss” has unveiled new stills ahead of its upcoming episode! Based on a webtoon, “My Bias, My Boss” tells the story of the romance between Nam…

Birds behind nearly half of Seoul’s summer power outages

Birds are a leading cause of summertime power outages in Seoul, accounting for nearly half of all such outages in recent years, Korea Electric Power Corp. revealed Monday. According to…

Caregiver gets suspended sentence for taking W20m from dementia patient's bank account

A caregiver in her 70s has received a suspended prison sentence for taking more than 20 million won ($14,000) from an elderly dementia patient she had cared for, the Cheongju…

THE BOYZ’s Q, WJSN’s Chu So Jung (Exy), And More Confirmed For New Horror Film

THE BOYZ’s Q, WJSN’s Chu So Jung (Exy), Yoon Sang Hyun, Oh Woo Ri, Kim Su Gyeom, and Jang Yeo Bin are teaming up for a new film! On August…

China's top diplomat likely to visit S. Korea next week

China’s foreign minister will likely visit South Korea next week for talks expected to focus on North Korea’s nuclear program, bilateral ties and regional security issues, sources said Monday. Seoul…

Lee orders relocation of Gwangju air base by mid-2028 for chip hub

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday ordered military operations to be shifted from Gwangju Air Base to other airfields by mid-2028, seeking to accelerate the construction of a second semiconductor…

US’ $3b mineral drive spotlights Korea’s China-free supply chains

Korea Zinc, Posco gain strategic edge in US mineral push Washington’s new $3 billion critical minerals initiative has put South Korean processors and miners in the spotlight as the US…

Allies set to kick off annual joint exercise

South Korea and the United States will conduct their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise from Aug. 17-27 to strengthen their defense posture against potential contingencies on the Korean Peninsula, the…

Korea's first lady was shot dead on live TV. Now comes the movie

Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il and Lee Min-ho dig into the 1974 killing of Yuk Young-soo in Hur Jin-ho’s Chuseok-bound thriller South Korea’s modern history has seen no shortage of coups,…