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Korean studies struggle to grow despite success of K-pop, K-dramas

Korean cultural content is sweeping the world off its feet. K-pop titan BTS earned two nominations at the prestigious Grammy Awards, while the 2021 Korean survival series, “Squid Game,” attracted the views of over 142 million households worldwide on streaming platform Netflix. Actor Song Kang-ho recently became the first male actor from Korea to nab the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in the 2022 drama film, “Broker.” The global popularity of Korean culture has naturally piqued people's interest in Korea itself, with many of them curious about exploring the country from A to Z so that they can have a deeper understanding of the content they love. “Interest in Korean popular culture is also generating an interest in 'high culture' - from Korean language to gestures to semiotics to culture customs,” Jieun Kiaer, a professor of Korean linguistics at the ...

Will Korea-US-Japan military drills happen?

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's remarks during his meeting with Presid...

Yoon, NATO chief hail new partnership, new S. Korean mission to NATO

Heavy downpour hits central regions [PHOTOS]

Paldang floodgates open: Two people watch water being released from Paldang Da...

'Tangible outcome' in arms deal with Poland expected soon

MADRID - A possible deal to export weapons to Poland could be President Yoon Suk-yeol's first achievement in his diplomatic efforts to pro...

Yoon, British PM adopt new framework for closer cooperation

[INTERVIEW] 'New order takes root in fashion e-commerce industry'

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a huge blow to the fashion industry, causing a lot of traditional merchants to be unsure of how to maintai...

Shinhan chief cleared of corruption charges

Shinhan Financial Group Chairman Cho Yong-byoung has overcome a major legal hurdle and has extended his term at Shinhan, as the Supreme Co...

Samsung beats TSMC in mass production of world's 1st 3-nanometer chips

Samsung Electronics stepped ahead of TSMC, becoming the world's first chipmaker to begin mass production of 3-nanometer process nodes, applying gate-all-around (GAA) transistor a...

Gov't braces for soaring power demand in summer

The government is bolstering energy reserves to prevent possible blackouts triggered by an earlier and more intense heatwave in the summer, with electricity demand this year expe...

Summer electricity demand forecast to creep up over heat wave

Yoon dines with Korean residents of Spain, praises their 'spirit of challenge'

President Yoon Suk-yeol said he would not spare policy support for Korean nationals living overseas to help them and their children grow up proud of their ethnic identity as Kore...

Korea to launch council to resolve forced labor issue with Japan

Korea will launch a council on July 4 to resolve the issue of wartime forced labor - one of the biggest obstacles blocking the improvement of its relations with Japan. According ...

Chinese envoy harshly criticizes NATO, US

The Chinese ambassador to South Korea on Thursday delivered harsh rhetoric against NATO and the United States during a forum in Seoul, condemning the hostile views that Western p...

Will Japanese PM Kishida accept Yoon's olive branch?

MADRID - President Yoon Suk-yeol actively expressed his willingness to sit down with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a summit in an apparent move to thaw chilly bilater...

S. Korea, US, Japan agree to step up pressure on North Korea

[INTERVIEW] Bae Suzy shows another side in 'Anna'

Actor and singer Bae Suzy, who has typically played a protagonist in romance series like “Start-Up” (2020), has taken a step toward expanding her acting repertoire with the title...

Lotte Card joins UN Global Compact

Lotte Card has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) in an effort to strengthen its environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)-based management activities. Ac...

Environment ministry pushes 11 cities to build more incineration plants

The Ministry of Environment on Friday notified 11 city mayors in the Greater Seoul region that they must build additional incineration plants to treat their own daily local house...

[INTERVIEW] Torres SUV should be huge hit in Chile: Ssangyong officials

With SsangYong Motor's new SUV, the Torres, set to make its debut in Korea in July, officials from the SUV maker's Chilean distributor said Wednesday that they are confident the ...

Confident high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok takes aim at world title

Having bagged his first career world indoor title earlier this year, Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok is confident he can do the same at the outdoor world championships next mon...

Korea's 1st queer romance reality show to hit air July 8

“Merry Queer,” the first LGBTQ romance reality show made in Korea, will premiere on the streaming platform, Wavve, July 8. The program will show how LGBTQ couples in Korea tackle...

US, Iran indirect nuclear talks in Qatar end without progress

Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington aimed at breaking an impasse over how to salvage a 2015 nuclear pact have ended in Qatar without the progress "the EU team as coordin...

LG, Hanwha, LS eye EV charging biz for future growth

Major conglomerates are jumping into the electric vehicles (EV) charging business as a new future growth engine and aim to create synergy with other affiliates within the group, ...

Business sentiment worsens for July amid inflation, recession woes

Korea's business sentiment worsened for July amid deepening concerns over high raw materials prices and a global economic downturn, a central bank poll showed Thursday.

Police quiz businessman over sexual bribery allegations involving PPP chief

Police questioned a businessman Thursday in connection with allegations that he paid for sexual services as a bribe to now-ruling People Power Party (PPP) Chairman Lee Jun-seok a...

Small businesses decry 5% minimum wage hike

Kim Joo-won, 42, who owns a small restaurant in Seoul, said Thursday that he will have to let at least one worker go if the government's new hourly minimum wage takes effect next...

Minimum wage for next year increased 5% to 9,620 won

[INTERVIEW] Filmmaker points lens at North Korea's political prison camps

Director Eiji Han Shimizu has always been interested in compelling human interest stories. Prior to making “True North,” an animated film about a family held captive in a brutal ...

How will Korea-Lone Star dispute end?

A multi-billion-dollar suit filed by U.S. private equity firm Lone Star against the Korean government is drawing to an end, drumming up interest over how it will turn out after a...

LG, SM Entertainment collaborate to go after Apple, Peloton in home fitness market

Fitness Candy, a joint venture launched recently by LG Electronics and SM Entertainment, expressed confidence that it could defeat Apple and Peloton in the at-home workout market...

Naver Webtoon launches horror-themed playground in metaverse

Former journalist recalls handover of Hong Kong as 25th anniversary approaches

HONG KONG - Twenty-five years ago, on the eve of July 1, 1997, masses gathered at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to celebrate the U.K.'s official handover of Hong Kong to China, whi...

Former hair designer shares life, art at L'art de la vie

ICHEON, Gyeonggi Province - Sitting for lunch at L'art de la vie in eastern Gyeonggi, one was left envying the trees that were “cut and designed” by retired hair designer Lee San...

NongHyup Financial strengthens ESG vision

NongHyup Financial Group Chairman Son Hyun-hwan stressed the importance of the environmental element out of the so-called environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) man...

Samsung chief's daughter to attend Colorado College in fall

Lee Won-ju, the daughter of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, is scheduled to attend Colorado College in the U.S. for the fall semester, according to local reports,...

Appeals court upholds 30-yr prison term for 2 men for abusing high school alumnus to death

An appeals court on Thursday upheld 30-year prison terms delivered to two men each for locking up their former high school classmate and abusing him to death in 2020.

Hana Financial Group launches internship program for youth and social enterprises

Hana Financial Group has launched an internship program that aims at promoting the mutual growth of young jobseekers and social enterprises. According to the group, the Hana Powe...

Hole-in-one golf insurance policy exploited by fraudsters

NATO backs military aid for 'heroic' Ukraine, Russia steps up attacks

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) branded Russia the biggest "direct threat" to Western security, Wednesday, after its invasion of Ukraine and agreed on plans to mode...

Powell says 'No guarantee' Fed can tame inflation, spare jobs

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there was ``no guarantee'' that the central bank could tame runaway inflation without hurting the job market.

UN Command to resume Panmunjom tour program amid eased COVID-19 curbs

Tours to the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom will resume after months of suspension due to COVID-19, the U.N. Command (UNC) said Thursday.

Video

How I lost my period after shooting my first 'body profile'

Korea successfully launches Nuri space...

Yunchan Lim becomes youngest pianist i...

'Squid Game' to return for 2nd season

Visit Korea's most popular highway res...

Companies

Gov't to closely monitor KEPCO, 13 other public firms over financial health

Gov't braces for soaring power demand in summer

Small businesses decry 5% minimum wage hike

Samsung chief's daughter to attend Colorado College in fall

Huawei Digital Power saves energy and produces low-carbon electricity

[INTERVIEW] Torres SUV should be huge hit in Chile: Ssangyong officials

Tech

Korea's space projects overshadowed by researchers' poor working conditions

Samsung beats TSMC in mass production of world's 1st 3-nanometer chips

LG, SM Entertainment collaborate to go after Apple, Peloton in home fitness market

[INTERVIEW] Personnel Minister vows digital innovation of gov't affairs

LG Innotek develops top-class in-cabin radar

LS Cable & System Asia seeks to expand renewable energy, telecom biz

Finance

Summer electricity demand forecast to creep up over heat wave

How will Korea-Lone Star dispute end?

Shinhan chief cleared of corruption charges

Lotte Card joins UN Global Compact

NongHyup Financial strengthens ESG vision

Korea's industrial output, investment rebound in May

Entertainment & Arts

SM artists to hold joint concert in August

[INTERVIEW] Bae Suzy shows another side in 'Anna'

Korean studies struggle to grow despite success of K-pop, K-dramas

Naver Webtoon launches horror-themed playground in metaverse

Korea's 1st queer romance reality show to hit air July 8

[INTERVIEW] Filmmaker points lens at North Korea's political prison camps

Editorial

Crucial trilateral summit

Leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan got together in Madrid, Sp...

SsangYong's restart

A local bankruptcy court approved SsangYong Motor's decision to select a conso...

Columns

Carrying on Marcos' legacy

The inauguration of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as president of the Philippines...

Who needs to reduce carbon emission first and take more responsibilities?

High temperatures scorched the Earth in June, including in North America, Europe, R...

Thoughts of the Times

Canadian troops in Battle of Kapyong

Although it's been more than seven decades since the 1950-53 Korean War broke out, ...

North Korea slams global anti-money laundering body over 'high-risk'...

Koreas hold daily hotline contact; North mum on South's call for pri...

North Korea maps out emergency measures to prevent flood damage amid...

Family has 'right to know': UN rights expert calls for transparency ...

South Korea asks North Korea to give prior notice of dam discharges

CTBTO chief urges North Korea to renew moratorium on nuclear testing

South Korea to seek close cooperation with China for peaceful resolu...

Yoon dines with Korean residents of Spain, praises their 'spirit of ...

Will Korea-US-Japan military drills happen?

Korea to launch council to resolve forced labor issue with Japan

Appeals court upholds 30-yr prison term for 2 men for abusing high s...

Chinese envoy harshly criticizes NATO, US

Huawei Digital Power saves energy and produces low-carbon electricity

Gov't braces for soaring power demand in summer

Small businesses decry 5% minimum wage hike

Samsung beats TSMC in mass production of world's 1st 3-nanometer chi...

Samsung chief's daughter to attend Colorado College in fall

Gov't to closely monitor KEPCO, 13 other public firms over financial...

Fully intact early Joseon-era dragon-shaped roof tile decorations ex...

Economic Essay Contest for University Students

Former hair designer shares life, art at L'art de la vie

Korea Times-ETS Student Reporter Contest kicks off

UN Command to resume Panmunjom tour program amid eased COVID-19 curbs

Korea to open beaches nationwide next month amid eased antivirus rul...

Forget K-pop, real Korean activism is underground

Baseball in Joseon: Part 1

The Royal English School's Sports Day

The assassination attempt of Heungson Daewon'gun

My Liberation Notes: A remarkable depiction of an unremarkable life

Secret journey to Daegu in 1875

SCOTUS Right Out

Crucial trilateral summit

SsangYong's restart

Digitalization of rural communities leads way to better future

A thaw in China-US diplomatic relations? We can only hope

What happens when honest citizens get targeted by fascists

S. Korean Kwon Soon-woo bows out to Djokovic in 1st round at Wimbled...

Confident high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok takes aim at world title

2002 World Cup still fairy tale for Korean football

Teen swimming phenom Hwang Sun-woo sees long road ahead before catch...

Chun In-gee wins 3rd career LPGA major, ending Korea's drought

Korea's Kim Min-kyu wins Korea Open

Abortion ban takes effect in Tennessee, paused in Texas

Yoon, British PM adopt new framework for closer cooperation

Yoon, NATO chief hail new partnership, new S. Korean mission to NATO

German leader slams 'ridiculous' Putin claim NATO imperialist

Putin: Western leaders would look 'disgusting' topless

Analysts say coal-rich, gas-poor China needs carbon capture and ener...

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