South Korea’s Samsung, SK hynix brace for fallout from loss of US waiver
According to industry sources and reports, the US Commerce Department removed the two Korean chipmakers from its “validated end-user” list, which had exempted them from…
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South Korean director Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ draws rave reviews as Venice competition heats up
With critics hailing darkly comic thriller, Korean cinema eyes its first Venice triumph since Kim Ki-duk's "Pieta" took the Golden Lion in 2012.
Prospects slim for inter-Korean contact at Chinese parade: South Korean Foreign Minister Cho
Both South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are scheduled to attend events marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War…
South Korea’s once-condemned workplace talent shows now romanticised by some desperate job seekers
However, the tradition of new-hire talent shows is also widely criticized by office workers, especially those in their 20s and 30s.
Woman arrested for trespassing at home of BTS’ Jungkook
Such incidents highlight a recurring problem in the K-pop industry, namely obsessive “sasaeng” fans who cross boundaries and intrude on idols’ private lives.
South Korea’s top 3 universities see record withdrawals, linked to medical school entrance exams
By university, Korea University saw the most withdrawals at 1,054, followed by Yonsei University with 942 and Seoul National University with 485.
Disaster declared as drought pushes South Korea’s Gangneung to brink
The drought in Gangneung has been coined a “flash drought” by experts, caused by scarce rainfall and record-breaking heat waves that quickly evaporated the little amounts of…
South Korea’s Education tax hike on financial firms: Social duty or tax overreach?
The measure announced earlier this month would raise the levy on financial income — including interest, dividends, fees and trading gains — from 0.5 percent to 1 percent. The…
Seoul cancels Yongsan’s festival safety award after protests from Itaewon crush victims
Seoul's central district of Yongsan has jurisdiction over Itaewon, the site of a deadly crowd crush that killed 159 people and injured 196 others during Halloween festivities on…
Korean Air’s new premium class stirs debate on comfort trade-offs
An advocacy group labelled the change as a structural shift that passes more costs onto consumers at the expense of comfort.