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WHO approves emergency use of China's Sinopharm vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) approved a COVID-19 vaccine from China's state-owned drug maker Sinopharm for emergency use Friday, a boost to Beijing's push for a big role in inoculating the world. The vaccine, one of two main coronavirus vaccines from China that have been given to hundreds of millions of people there and elsewhere, is the first developed by a non-Western country to win WHO backing. It is also the first time the WHO has given emergency use approval to a Chinese vaccine for any infectious disease. Earlier this week, however, separate WHO experts expressed concern about the quality of data provided by the company on side effects.

'Quad is not Asian NATO,' White House NSC senior director says

Edgard Kagan, a senior director on the National Security Council of the White ...

India's battle with COVID-19: Why we will win

India faces an unprecedented and ferocious second COVID-19 wave today, one tha...

India hits 4,000 virus deaths in a day

[ANALYSIS] Namyang Dairy's unchanging governance reality

Namyang Dairy Product has been embroiled in more than a few controversies that have incurred public anger leading people to boycott the co...

Real, mythical animals of ASEAN introduced to Korea

"ASEAN Animals: Depictions of Animals in ASEAN Arts & Cultures," a special exhibit at the ASEAN Culture House in Busan, sheds light on how...

Vaccine, real estate problems to dominate Moon's final year in office

Marking his fourth inauguration anniversary next week, President Moon Jae-in is still wrestling with several challenges, especially COVID-...

Former PM Lee Han-dong dies at 87

Former Prime Minister Lee Han-dong died of a chronic disease Saturday at the age of 87, according to a close aide the same day. "The former prime minister died at his home at aro...

Odors give way to fragrance in 19th century

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the descriptions of Seoul were filled with complaints of streets packed with oxen, ponies and people all trying to avoid falling into t...

WHO hopes Tokyo Olympics can go ahead despite extension of state of emergency

The World Health Organization hopes the Olympics can go ahead in Japan this summer, its emergencies chief said Friday, saying many of the decisions on the format of the games can...

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledges support for Tokyo Olympics

Late Samsung chairman's 1,500-piece art collection unveiled to public

To Lee Jung-seob, one of the most iconic modern painters of Korea, a cow was much more than a common farm animal found in rural communities. Serving as one of the central themes ...

Lawsuit filed against Samsung, SK in US

Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and Micron Technology, which control nearly 100 percent of the global dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market, faced a U.S. court over their alle...

Finance ministry to help build infrastructure for SK hynix

An industrial complex housing SK hynix in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, will be granted increased supplies of water and electricity - crucial elements needed to fabricate memory chi...

Kakao, Naver eyeing $8.9 million investment in insurance firm

Naver and Kakao are looking at investing in a local independent insurance broker as a way to expand their portfolios in the financial sector, according to industry sources, Frida...

Korean Air to enter UAM biz

Korean Air is set to enter the urban air mobility (UAM) market, upping competition in a field where Hyundai Motor and Hanwha have had a head start. The carrier launched an urban ...

Kyochon, BBQ hit for advertisements featuring controversial gesture

Advertisements, perceived as sexist by some, are causing a minor stir in the retail market. Only a few days after GS Retail was hit for releasing a poster for camping products th...

[INTERVIEW] eAeon finds ease with music after suffering, drops album feat. BTS's RM

Starting with “Non-linear” (2004) as a founder and leader of indie band Mot, singer-songwriter eAeon has been paving his unique path by creating computer-based music through expl...

Oscar-winning Youn Yuh-jung returns home

Youn Yuh-jung made a triumphant return to South Korea, Saturday, nearly two weeks after winning an Oscar for her role in the immigrant film "Minari."

New infections rise back to 700s amid variant concerns

South Korea's daily new COVID-19 infections rose back to the 700s for the first time in 10 days Friday as the country remains on alert for a potential upsurge in cases caused by ...

Park Bo-young, Seo In-guk return with 'Doom at Your Service'

Park Bo-young and Seo In-guk will return to the small screen in tvN's upcoming fantasy series, “Doom at Your Service," set to air Monday. Park returns after a two-year hiatus, wh...

LG, SK beef up legal teams after battery dispute

LG Chem and LG Energy Solution (LGES), and SK Innovation (SKI) are hiring more legal professionals to handle any future legal disputes, according to local industry sources. The L...

34 foreign nationals arrested in drug bust

Over 30 foreign nationals have been arrested in the southwestern port of Mokpo for using methamphetamine during a drug-fueled party at a bar, according to local police, Friday. T...

Banks rushing to tap into new business of safekeeping digital assets

Korean banks are moving to make rapid inroads into the “digital custody” business or the safekeeping of cryptocurrency by enhancing partnerships with blockchain-powered security ...

Korean police quiz Belgian envoy's wife over assault

Police have questioned the wife of Belgium's ambassador to South Korea over accusations she hit two boutique staff in the head in a row over shoplifting, officials said Friday. A...

Foreign investors account for around 90% of short selling after partial lifting of investment method ban

Foreign investors accounted for about 90 percent of short-selling transactions in the first three trading days following the partial lifting of restrictions on the investment met...

SM joins hands with MGM to launch K-pop audition show in U.S.

SM Entertainment, one of the leading entertainment agencies and recording labels in Korea, will partner with MGM Worldwide Television to produce a K-pop audition show to create a...

Government, biz promote environmental values ahead of P4G summit

The government is joining with private companies to promote public awareness of environmental values ahead of the 2021 P4G Seoul Summit. The two-day virtual summit is scheduled t...

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Auto

Samsung takes detour to support automotive chips

Korean EV industry embraces second life for used batteries

Chip shortage, poor sales cornering foreign carmakers

Renault Samsung workers extend walkout indefinitely

Renault Samsung closes plant against strike

Hyundai Mobis strives to secure future growth innovations

Korea moving to cut corporate tax, ease regulations for chip companies

Korea to expand investment, tax incentives for chip sector

Overseas sales to go into double digits this year: Kakao

Samsung downplays 'tech manipulation'

[Reporter's Notebook] Why KT should consider canceling treasury stocks

Kakao trying to 'duplicate' Amazon's business model

Finance

Gov't urged to share 'balanced' cryptocurrency policy

Financial Supervisory Service faces leadership vacuum amid economic uncertainty

'Korea's credit default swap premium lowest since 2008 global financial crisis'

Shinhan Asset Management aims to become ESG powerhouse

US rate hike worries boosting Korean bank stocks

Former state auditor to become standing auditor at LH

Entertainment

Daily box-office attendance hits 7-month high on Children's Day

TvN's 'Unexpected Business' wraps up with highest rating

Jeonju film fest to scale down remaining events following COVID-19 outbreak

New drama about K-pop stars to premiere May 7

Na In-woo confirms lead role in upcoming series

CJ ENM to launch new K-pop-inspired boy group in Latin America

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Editorial

Waiver on vaccine patent protections

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration announced its support for a waiver o...

Growing inflationary pressure

South Korea posted the fastest growth in consumer prices in nearly four years ...

Columns

Just another Korea-US summit

WASHINGTON - The flurry of rhetoric from Pyongyang, Seoul and Washington bears out ...

No. 1 enemy of ruling elite

The Moon Jae-in administration and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) are s...

Thoughts of the Times

Black teachers in Korean classrooms flip stereotypes from fear to fondness

Toni Benn I'll never forget my first day of class at an English academy in Seoul. I...

Police conduct raid over anti-Pyongyang leafleting

COVID-19 vaccine likely to arrive in North Korea in second half of t...

Prime Minister nominee calls anti-Pyongyang leafleting threat to pub...

North Korea unlikely to carry out provocations ahead of South Korea-...

North Korean leader holds photo session with families of army after ...

Opinions clashing in South Korea on how to handle 'pro-North' public...

Belgian ambassador's wife undergoes police probe over assault allega...

Former PM Lee Han-dong dies at 87

New infections rise back to 700s amid variant concerns

'Quad is not Asian NATO,' White House NSC senior director says

Vaccine, real estate problems to dominate Moon's final year in office

India's battle with COVID-19: Why we will win

[Reporter's Notebook] Why KT should consider canceling treasury stoc...

[ANALYSIS] Namyang Dairy's unchanging governance reality

Korea Aerospace's first quarter net dips 85 percent amid pandemic

Kyochon, BBQ hit for advertisements featuring controversial gesture

AmorePacific withdraws Innisfree business from North America

LG, SK beef up legal teams after battery dispute

Children's Day saw year's largest number of daily visitors to Jeju

Late Samsung chairman's 1,500-piece art collection unveiled to public

Painter-cum-miner portrays dark tales

'Minari' star Han Ye-ri tapped for goodwill ambassador for int'l dan...

[INTERVIEW] Startup founders seek to ignite boom for vegan meat subs...

Online shopping at 2nd-highest point in March amid contactless trend

Punk Christianity in Korea

Odors give way to fragrance in 19th century

Undiplomatic immunity

My journey from North Korea to 'the land of the free'

Answering the call of Heaven

Rebels at the Gate

Indian variants

Waiver on vaccine patent protections

Growing inflationary pressure

Charging hate crimes is slippery slope

Why US foreign policy aimed at obstructing China won't succeed

Time to promote innovation

Cardinals' Kim Kwang-hyun limits damage in abbreviated start

WHO hopes Tokyo Olympics can go ahead despite extension of state of ...

Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin picks up win in return from injured list

Japan faces longer state of emergency, casting doubt on Olympics

Multiple pro football games postponed due to COVID-19 infections amo...

Late Egyptian taekwondo leader honored by Korean gov't for job in Af...

Blinken presses Russia to pull troops on solidarity trip to Ukraine

India hits 4,000 virus deaths in a day

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledges support for Tokyo Olympics

WHO approves emergency use of China's Sinopharm vaccine

School teacher arrested after alleged hair pulling punishment scalpe...

At least 25 dead during Brazilian police raid in Rio

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