KB News DeskNational Assembly to reconvene amid PPP boycott
This photo shows a meeting of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee on Thursday in session without lawmakers from the People Power Party. (Yonhap) The 22nd National Assembly is set to…
Capital Group lifts KT&G ownership to 8.2%
(KT&G) KT&G said Friday that Capital Research and Management Company has raised its stake in the cigarette maker to 8.22 percent, extending a run of purchases that signal growing foreign…
More people are visiting Seoul's royal palaces, but fewer are paying
Visitors gather for the royal guard changing ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, October 22, 2023. (Getty Images) Admissions revenue from Seoul’s historic grand palaces declined last year, even as…
Global educators gather in Seoul to expand Korean-language education
Overseas educators say more students are turning to Korean as a language of opportunity Award recipients pose for a photo on Thursday at the National Assembly during a ceremony to…
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…
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…
Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a 'forceful response'
Commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, Tuesday. (AP via Yonhap) Iran’s joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through…
Vice chair of unification council raises need to call N. Korea by its official name
Kang Chang-il, senior vice chair of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council, speaks at a regional conference of the council in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Wednesday. (Yonhap) The vice chair…
Hanwha Aerospace explosion likely occurred while cleaning explosive waste: police
Last month’s deadly explosion at a Hanwha Aerospace facility in Daejeon appears to have occurred while cleaning a washing machine that may have contained explosive waste residue, police officials said…
Jeju cafe owner's message to Venezuela goes viral. Now he hopes it brings real help
A captured image of Yum Ji-hong, a cafe owner in Jeju, sending his support for the victims of the earthquake in Venezuela. (Tiktok) The South Korean cafe owner, whose message…