One-third of new students at Korea’s ‘SKY’ universities are from Seoul
The percentage of incoming students from small and medium-sized cities at these universities was 30.2 per cent, which is 11.1 percentage points lower than the average for all…
South Korea
Assembly strife intensifies as parties mull bills President Yoon vetoed
Bills on Marine death probe, media boardrooms, KCC chief impeachment likely to be put to vote.
Heavy rainfall soaks Korea as summer monsoon season begins
The rain front, dumping strong rain mainly in the southern part of the country, moved further inland Sunday, causing rain to fall in most parts of the country, including Seoul,…
Brand expert Kim Cheon-soo on elevating Korean culture in NY
The 'hardware,' the building on 22 E 32nd St, New York, next to the Koreatown, did not come easily. The building was completed 14 years after the Culture Ministry decided to…
North Koreans executed for sharing K-pop, films: Seoul
Testimonies from North Korean defectors have revealed that the Kim Jong-un regime has conducted public executions of individuals caught distributing South Korean TV series,…
South Korea-US-Japan trilateral economic consultative group launched
Three representative economic organizations from the three countries announced the launch of the private sector business dialogue and agreed to hold future meetings regularly.
South Korea Finance Minister hints at major inheritance tax cuts in July
While the inheritance tax scheme has remained the same for more than two decades, the number of taxpayers to whom the inheritance tax applies has been increasing sharply, rising…
Whooping cough outbreak spreads among Korean students
Daegu city government officials reported 73 cases of the respiratory disease as until June 20, the highest number in the past decade. This is a significant increase from the four…
S. Korea, US, Japan voice concerns over ‘weaponisation’ of economic dependencies
The meeting between the three countries was a follow-up to a landmark summit agreement that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, US President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime…
Samgyeopsal prices surge in Seoul, breaking 20,000 won mark for first time
This price increase represents a more than 20 percent increase from three years ago, when one serving — 200 grams — was approximately 16,500 won. In response, restaurants have…