Seoul to turn Yongsan‘s idle land into tech complex, transportation hub
The Seoul city government currently aims to start constructing infrastructure in 2024 and begin the development of the main sector in 2025.
The Korea Herald
Girls’ Generation to make comeback with 7th studio album next month
This will mark the iconic K-pop group’s first full-group return as an eight-piece act in nearly five years since the release of its sixth LP, “Holiday Night,” in August 2017.
South Korea forced to reinstate antivirus measures amid growing Covid-19 wave
Starting July 25, international arrivals need to take a polymerase chain reaction test on the day of their entry to the country or by the second day of arrival, at the latest.
Debate reopens on South Korea’s 10 year-old supermarket shutdown rules
Under the mandatory shutdown rules, designated to protect mom-and-pop stores nearby from losing sales, supermarkets have closed twice a month for the last 10 years.
South Korea, US set to hold high-level talks this week as North Korea marks Korean war ‘victory’
Since early this year, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has also publicly and repeatedly justified his plan for accelerating military and nuclear buildup.
South Korea’s testing policy aids omicron’s ‘stealth spread’
Since late January, PCR tests, considered to be the gold standard, have been offered only to people aged 60 and older.
Streaming platforms fight for market share in Korea
While Netflix remains on top, second place is likely to change in the second half of the year.
‘Hanbok saenghwal’ joins National Heritage list
The series of cultural practices which encompass the whole experience of making, wearing and enjoying hanbok is the 154th item listed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Mass Covid-19 outbreak in South Korea following high school field trip
A total of 159 high school students and faculty members tested positive for Covid-19 as of July 21.
South Korea targets 340 trillion won investment for chip supremacy
Over the past decade, chips have been the nation’s top export item, with their trade volume making up the largest share of total exports at 19.9 percent.