Korea makes parental leave easier to use in a pinch

South Korea will officially introduce short-term parental leave of one or two weeks from Thursday, aimed at helping parents cope with sudden or short-term gaps in childcare. According to the…

Frieze Seoul, Kiaf ready one last run under the same roof

Ahead of next year’s split, the fairs return to Coex Sept. 2 with new sections, Kiaf’s first creative director and 300-plus galleries “We were told by Coex quite late. Earlier…

Ohtani hits 30 HRs for 6th straight season

DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run shot to reach 30 homers for the sixth straight season and Freddie Freeman had two hits and two RBIs as the Los…

Samsung Display's foldable screens just got brighter

Samsung Display on Wednesday introduced a new OLED technology aimed at improving brightness consistency on foldable screens. Other products unveiled included a larger stretchable display and panels for AI devices…

LG Display ditches masks for brighter, longer-lasting OLEDs

LG Display on Wednesday unveiled a new OLED manufacturing technology that eliminates the fine metal masks used to form red, green and blue pixels, allowing brighter, longer-lasting displays with lower…

Inside Tous Les Jours' bid to bake its way to US success

CJ’s US bakery rides eight years of profit toward 1,000 stores by 2030 on Korean-themed design, menu, atmosphere Korea Herald correspondent LA HABRA, California — CJ Foodville, CJ Group’s food…

Parkseobo Museum is a tribute built to outgrow its namesake

Dansaekhwa master’s museum opens Friday in Yeonhui-dong, pairing him with French painter Huong Dodinh Dansaekhwa, Korea’s austere monochrome painting, has traveled far from home. A movement that came together in…

[Treasures from National Museum of Korea] Stupa of Master Yeomgeo

Period: Unified Silla Period Materials: Stone Dimensions: H. 170.0cm, W. 92.0cm Designation: National Treasure 104 Unlike stone pagodas built to enshrine the Buddha’s relics, stupas containing the remains of eminent…

Top general inspects border troops amid key allied drills

South Korea’s top military officer visited units near the border with North Korea on Tuesday to check their readiness amid key drills with U.S. forces, the Joint Chiefs of Staff…

Foreign Affairs Committee chair discusses cooperation with Azerbaijan ambassador

Rep. Song Seog-jun, a People Power Party lawmaker who is the chair of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, met with Ramin Hasanov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to South…