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Korean studies struggle to grow despite success of K-pop, K-dramas
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 ...
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Will Korea-US-Japan military drills happen?
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[INTERVIEW] 'New order takes root in fashion e-commerce industry'
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Shinhan chief cleared of corruption charges
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Samsung beats TSMC in mass production of world's 1st 3-nanometer chips
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...
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Gov't braces for soaring power demand in summer
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Yoon dines with Korean residents of Spain, praises their 'spirit of challenge'
Yoon dines with Korean residents of Spain, praises their 'spirit of challenge'
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Korea to launch council to resolve forced labor issue with Japan
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Chinese envoy harshly criticizes NATO, US
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Will Japanese PM Kishida accept Yoon's olive branch?
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[INTERVIEW] Bae Suzy shows another side in 'Anna'
[INTERVIEW] Bae Suzy shows another side in 'Anna'
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Lotte Card joins UN Global Compact
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Environment ministry pushes 11 cities to build more incineration plants
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
[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
Confident high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok takes aim at world title
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Police quiz businessman over sexual bribery allegations involving PPP chief
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Small businesses decry 5% minimum wage hike
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Minimum wage for next year increased 5% to 9,620 won
[INTERVIEW] Filmmaker points lens at North Korea's political prison camps
[INTERVIEW] Filmmaker points lens at North Korea's political prison camps
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