On Chuseok, Yoon hosts a luncheon meeting with Korean atomic explosion victims in Hiroshima.

On the occasion of the Chuseok holiday, President Yoon Suk Yeol convened a luncheon with a group of Korean victims of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima.

The meeting at Cheong Wa Dae's Yeongbin-gwan guesthouse with 42 atomic bombing victims and family members from Japan and 43 oth...

Teacher wounded in latest South Korean knife attack at school

South Korean police have taken into custody a suspect believed to have wounded a high school teacher with a knife on Friday in Daejeon. This is the second apparent random knife attack in the country in the past two days.

The only description provided by the Daejeon Metropolitan Police A...

The Korean government wants to make the telecoms market there more competitive.

The three telecom companies in Korea, SK telecom, KT, and LG Uplus, have all been monopolies for more than 20 years. To change this system, the Korean government will lower the fee for giving a new operator a frequency allocation and give the new operator help, such as loans of up to 400 billion ...

The 8 Korean models that are tearing up the runways throughout the world

Models from South Korea have also become increasingly prominent in the international fashion industry alongside their country's K-pop and K-drama stars. Find out more about these eight models that are either on their way up or have already made it to the top of the fashion industry while also...

For a Chinese COVID-19 escapee, the government has threatened "stern punishment."

A Chinese national infected with COVID-19 is returned to his hotel in Incheon on Thursday after being transferred there from Seoul two days earlier at the request of the Korean health authority. Before he could be admitted to the isolation ward, he escaped.  A Chinese national infected with ...

Gains in LG's market capitalization have been the highest among major companies.

With Chairman Koo Kwang-mo at the helm, the South Korean conglomerate LG has been able to outpace its larger competitors Samsung, SK, and Hyundai Motor in terms of overall market value growth over the past year thanks to its focus on change, innovation, and the development of new growth engines. ...

The Korean Chips Act intends to maintain tax breaks for domestic chip manufacturers

The Korean Chips Act intends to maintain tax breaks for domestic chip manufacturers. A new law has been passed in Korea to help domestic semiconductor manufacturers compete in the global chip weapons race. Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday: Construction of a Samsung Electronics semiconducto...

Is there hope for Korean movies in April's releases? Movies to watch out for this April

Hollywood and Japanese films have continued to break box office records in the first quarter of 2023, while Korean films have been struggling. In February, the top two movies were "The First Slam Dunk," a Japanese anime, and "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," a Marvel superh...

11 cute Korean outfits you have to wear in 2023

In the last few years, Korean fashion trends have become a lot more popular than they used to be. Everyone now has cute Korean clothes in their Instagram feeds and on their Pinterest boards. If you think about it, the rise in popularity of K-pop idols and Korean dramas can explain the rise in pop...

Korean Popular Culture and Its Influence on Western Fashion.

Hallyu ("Korean wave") fashion is planting the roots of Western trends, from tennis skirts and monochromatic ensembles to fleece jackets and two-pieces.

Seoul Fashion Week, one of the world's five largest Fashion Weeks, has contributed to South Korea's rise to prominen...

Top 8 most attractive masculine Korean celebrities

Numerous contemporary sectors, from music and film to fashion and beauty, have felt the extraordinary influence of Korean celebrities. As more and more foreign companies compete for endorsement deals with the biggest names in K-pop and K-drama, the rest of the world is beginning to take notice of...

After twelve years, Bong Joon-ho returns to the Florence Korean Film Festival

For the first time in 12 years, South Korean superstar director Bong Joon-ho will visit the Florence Korean Film Festival.

According to the festival's organiser, Taegeukgi Cultural Association, Bong will take part in a master class on April 6 at the festival, which presents Korean m...

Three Korean films will be screened at the 73rd Berlin Film Festival.

Three Korean films have been invited to the 73rd Berlin Film Festival, which begins Thursday and runs through February 26.

The festival chose "In Water" by Hong Sang-soo to compete in the newly established Encounters sidebar competition category. It's the 62-year-old filmm...

Boost your closet with these adorable Korean dresses.

Korean fashion is frequently praised as being among the best in the world. Korean fashion is gaining prominence as Seoul quickly becomes one of the world's fashion centers. Whereas Korean fashion was once unrecognized, the country is today sought after for the latest fashion trends. The popul...

A special Christmas tree, not considering herself a Korean fashion designer, and why London is home

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London features a stunning Christmas tree in the center of the atrium. Actually, it's less of a tree and more of a shrouded, ethereal person around 3 meters (10 feet) tall that glows brilliant white. Miss Sohee, also known as Sohee Park, has come up with this...

Netflix South Korean drama The Fabulous, starring Chae Soo-bin and Minho, which is a shallow story about the fashion industry that needs some alterations.

When high culture and high jinks meet, the result is incandescent. Starring Chae Soo-bin and Minho of the K-pop boy band Shinee, The Fabulous is a drama about young professionals. This new Netflix original series follows in the footsteps of Sex and the City in its emphasis on hedonism and materia...

As a result of the fire, users of the popular Korean website Kakao saw their stock price drop.

After a fire at a data center on Saturday cut off electricity and caused many service faults, Kakao, a major player in South Korea's internet industry, saw its stock price plunge on Monday. Korea's two major internet businesses, Kakao and Never, both have their servers housed at the SK C&...

The Korean Stock Market Is Expected to Raise in 2023, and You Need to Know How to Invest in It.

This closed-end fund has outperformed its benchmark over the past decade and trades at a significant discount of almost 15%. The expense ratio is also reasonable. When compared to international stock markets, Korean stocks have a forward price-to-earnings ratio that is relatively low. In addition...

The Year 2022's Hottest Korean Fashions

The latest trends in Korean fashion are typically praised as among the best in the industry. Korean style is gaining worldwide attention as Seoul develops into a major fashion hub. Just a few short years ago, Korean fashion was mostly ignored, but now it is frequently cited as a source for cuttin...

The IPO for SK Pharm TECO has been delayed until 2024.

On Wednesday, key officials from the firm and SK affiliates indicated that owing to market volatility, the IPO of SK pharm TECO, a California-based contract research and manufacturing organization under Korean conglomerate SK Inc., will be delayed at least until 2024. CEO of SK pharm TECO Joerg A...