150,000 Seoulites joined ‘loner programs’ last year, with plans for expansion in 2025
The South Korean capital is running multiple programs to aid the growing number of one-person households.
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Fans waited four hours to enter, but ‘2025 BTS Festa’ delivered like never before
Over the years, the event has evolved into a global tradition for both BTS and Army, with fans traveling to South Korea each June to take part in the festivities.
South Korean president Lee Jae-myung names deputy national security, AI advisers
Of the nominees filling the three deputy national security adviser posts under national security adviser Wi Sung-lac, two of them are career diplomats, according to presidential…
South Korea’s deep political divide
The results of the 2025 election show the country divided evenly between east and west, with the People Power Party in red on the right and the Democratic Party in blue on the…
Mideast tensions test South Korea’s fragile recovery
Oil prices surged after Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on June 13, followed by retaliatory attacks over the weekend. Korea, already grappling with sluggish growth and rising…
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung to head to Canada for G7 in debut trip
President Lee's meeting with US counterpart Trump, Japan PM Ishiba seen as 'creating momentum' for addressing trade challenges.
Curious minds, better grades: Study finds curiosity linked to academic success among Korean teens
Interestingly, in stress resistance, lower-achieving students often scored higher than their higher-performing peers in subjects excluding science and math.
South Korea’s extra holidays fuel travel abroad, not local economy: National Assembly report
Instead of spending more at home, nearly 3 million South Koreans went abroad, marking the highest monthly figure for outbound travel on record.
K-donuts go Hollywood: Knotted wins over LA foodies
Knotted attributes its early success to its commitment to freshness, producing all items at dawn and discarding unsold products at the end of the day.
Back in power, South Korea’s liberals push prosecution reform
South Korea is the only democracy in the world where prosecutors wield both investigative and indictment powers — a structure critics say renders the institution virtually…