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Card spending up in 2022 amid eased virus curbs

	Opposition leader strongly condemns Japan over textbook row

	INTERVIEWCan art become stable investment source?

	Apple to open 5th retail store in Korea this week

	China should not 'overreact' to Taiwan president's US stopover: official

Korea to allow online permit-free entry for tourists from 22 nations to spur spending

	Crypto fugitive Kwon in good health in Montenegro: Korean officials

	Will dismantling oligopoly result in successful bank industry reform?

Zelenskiy invites Xi to visit Ukraine

	COVID-19 isolation period likely to be shortened to 5 days in May

	From IVE to NCT DOJAEJUNG, K-pop hotshots brace for April chart race

	Foreigners under 19 to get free admission to royal palaces

	Japan PM's wife to visit White House in April to meet Jill Biden

Main opposition attempts to restrict president's right to appoint Supreme Court chief justice

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) proposed a bill calling for the establishment of a committee recommending candidates for Supreme Court chief justice in a move seen as aimed at re...

Belarus says it will host Russian nuclear weapons to counter NATO

Belarus on Tuesday confirmed it will host Russian tactical nuclear weapons, saying the decision was a response to years of Western pressure, including sanctions and what it said was a military-build...

INTERVIEWChoi Min-sik, Lee Dong-hwi on creating Korean-style noir with 'Big Bet'

The Disney+ Korean original series, “Big Bet,” explores the dark, macho world of casinos through the eyes of its lead character, Cha Mu-sik, a Korean casino mogul in the Philippines. Actor Choi Min-...

Fintech, lifestyle products can help Korea grow trade ties with Hong Kong: city's trade promotion chief in Korea

Korea could expand trade ties with Hong Kong through fintech and lifestyle product exports, according to the director of the city's trade promotion body. Christopher Lai, the Korea director at the H...

Korean players faced with uncertainty in new MLB season

Korean players in Major League Baseball (MLB) will enter the 2023 season faced with varying degrees of uncertainty. One will switch positions, another may switch teams, and a third will try to estab...

Clock ticks for China's massive repatriation of N. Korean defectors

Many North Korean defectors are believed to be detained in China, according to activists familiar with the situation. The number of North Korean detainees varies, depending on experts, but estimated...

Ex-journalist to lead NK defector support foundation

The Ministry of Unification has appointed Cho Min-ho, a former editorial writer of the Segye Ilbo, a local Korean-language daily, as the new president of the Korea Hana Foundation, an organization a...

2024 budget to focus on tackling low birthrate

The government announced on Tuesday that it is prioritizing tackling the low birthrate in an “engaging and thorough manner” in drawing up next year's budget amid snowballing concerns over a looming ...

Financial industry opposes gov't's move to revamp reward system

Financial industry players here are expressing regret over what they call “unrelenting and unilateral” government demands to revamp reward systems. After banks chalked up record earnings last year o...

Nashville school shooter had 'emotional disorder' and small arsenal: police

The former student of a Christian grade school in Nashville who killed three nine-year-olds and three adults in a shooting spree there was under a doctor's care for an "emotional disorder" and had a...

Justice ministry waives visa extension fees for Koryoin refugees from Ukraine

Korea's justice ministry has decided to waive the visa application fee to extend the period of stay of Koryoin who fled Ukraine and entered Korea due to the Russian invasion of the country until the...

Kakao to create synergy with SM Entertainment

Kakao's high-tech IT value chain distribution channels will be combined with SM Entertainment's extensive intellectual property (IP), leading to mutually beneficial business expansion, the company C...

Civic groups in Gwangju await meeting with Chun Doo-hwan's grandson

Civic groups connected with the Gwangju Democratic Uprising said Tuesday that they will accept a proposed visit by the grandson of former authoritarian leader Chun Doo-hwan, as he has vowed to apolo...

Bid Committee for World Expo 2030 Busan signs MOU with Hyundai Motor Group

The public-private committee promoting Busan's bid to host the World Expo 2030 has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Motor Group, in a coordinated effort to illustrate the capa...

Baby Shark named as 5th brand ambassador for World Expo 2030 Busan

Gold price nears all-time high amid financial jitters

The price of gold has been rising amid increased uncertainty hovering over the global financial banking sector. While the global price of the precious metal nears its record high reached during the ...

Ex-military commander arrested over martial law scandal

Prosecutors arrested Cho Hyun-chun, a former head of the now-defunct Defense Security Command, upon his arrival in Korea on Wednesday, more than five years after he fled to the United States over su...

Russia forces foreign firms to pay into budget as they leave

Foreign investors from "unfriendly" countries selling assets in Russia will be obliged to donate at least 10 percent of the sale price to the Russian budget, making life even harder for Western comp...

At least 40 die in fire during protest at migrant center in Mexico

At least 40 migrants from Central and South America died after a fire broke out late on Monday at a migrant detention center in the Mexican northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, apparently caused b...

Over 1,000 financially vulnerable Koreans apply for new emergency gov't loans

On Tuesday morning, a man in his 60s sighed as he pressed the button for the elevator in front of the Korea Inclusive Finance Agency in Seoul. Looking exhausted, he was holding several documents rec...

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Baby Shark named as 5th brand ambassador for World Expo 2030 Busan

The public-private committee promoting Busan's bid to host the World Expo 2030 has selected Baby Shark as the official ambassador for the international event, in an effort to hel...

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ANALYSISTesla, BYD's price cuts unnerve LGES, Samsung, SK

The global electric vehicle (EV) market has enjoyed robust growth despite continued supply chain challenges. Supply disruptions during peak periods of the COVID-19 pandemic and R...

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Gimpo-China flights recover to pre-pandemic levels

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N. Korean leader urges more production of weapons-grade nuclear materials

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has guided the country's nuclear weaponization project, calling for expanding the production of weapons-grade nuclear materials for an exponential...

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PM calls for utmost efforts to boost exports

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Tuesday urged South Korean diplomatic mission chiefs to make utmost efforts to help local firms increase exports and address supply chain disruptio...

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Klinsmann 'excited' to play 'very good' Uruguay in 2nd match for Korea

Korea head coach Jurgen Klinsmann conceded Monday that Uruguay, his team's next men's football friendly opponent, are "a very good team."

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Kakao secures 40% stake in SM Entertainment through tender offer

Korean tech giant Kakao said Tuesday that it has secured a total 40 percent stake in SM Entertainment through a tender offer, gaining management control over the K-pop powerhouse...

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LIFESTYLEPalaces, Cheong Wa Dae offer cultural events to celebrate arrival of spring

Various cultural events are expected to take place at Joseon-era (1392-1910) palaces and Cheong Wa Dae (the former presidential office) in Seoul to celebrate spring's arrival. 조선...

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'We are all Chinese', former Taiwan president says while visiting China

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