Real-time monitoring to let commuters check subway crowding
Starting with Seoul subway stations in September, the congestion levels at each station will be shown on the Seoul Metro app.
The Korea Herald
South Korea, Japan agree to bury hatchet on radar dispute, boost data sharing
With increasing missile and nuclear threats from North Korea, South Korea and Japan have chosen to put the past behind them and strengthen their security cooperation with a…
Putting the K in hip-hop: South Korea’s Jay Park
"I faced a lot of backlash," Park said, adding that he was once "kind of blacklisted from the industry."
Korea needs to talk about invasion of English alphabet in everyday signage
English may appear stylish in logos and ads, but absence of Hangeul erects barriers for those unfamiliar with foreign letters, experts say.
Inflation woes polarise young Koreans’ spending habits amid dwindling middle class
A group made up of about 360 job seekers in their 20s, boasts the slogan “extreme saving and meaningful spending.”
S. Korea eyes UN seat as NK rebukes UN body
South Korea, US and Japan said that any launches using ballistic missile technology are a violation of UN sanctions and they will respond firmly.
Japan remains stuck in 2019
For South Korea and the US, Japan stands as a reminder that rapid change is hard for people to absorb and that agency is important in the process of adjustment.
7 in 10 greater Seoul residents oppose Japan’s Fukushima wastewater discharge plan
Women aged 18-29 showed the strongest negative sentiments towards the release of the wastewater, with 88.6 percent of them objecting it.
South Korea lifts most Covid-19 restrictions
With the alert level lowered, the Covid-19 isolation period of seven days has been shortened to five days and is no longer compulsory.
JYP Entertainment to enhance strategic partnership with US music label
Their partnership was initially formed back in 2020 to promote JYP Entertainment’s girl group Twice outside South Korea.