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Innovative front installed brake light receives major highlight at auto parts show

  At North America's largest auto parts show, a new car safety device invented by Korean-American CEO Young-guk Lee received a major highlight. The star of...

Paris Baguette pushes promotions in U.S. ahead of Christmas

Paris Baguette, the bakery chain owned by Korea's SPC Group, is ramping up its marketing in the United States as Christmas approaches. The company has...

North warns U.S. after ICBM test, says launch shows ‘options’

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned that the test-fire of a solid-fuel Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Monday showed what he would do...

Police arrest teens suspected of vandalizing historic Seoul palace

Police arrested Tuesday a 17-year-old individual suspected of vandalizing the wall of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul on Saturday. The unidentified teen was taken into custody...

North fires ICBM into sea amid worsening war of words

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea on Monday, a move immediately condemned by South Korea, the United States...

FDA approves first-ever Korean blood product to enter U.S. market

GC Biopharma’s blood product won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the pharmaceutical company said Monday. GC Biopharma’s Alyglo is the eighth...

Gyeongbok Palace wall graffiti suspect surrenders

The suspect who most recently vandalized the left wall of Yeongchumun, the western gate of Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, turned himself in on...

Drug arrests at all-time high, but impact questioned

The number of people arrested in Korea on drug-related charges this past year reached 17,152, according to the National Police Agency (NPA) on Monday,...

U.S. guideline on IRA to benefit Korean battery, renewables companies

The U.S. tentative guideline on its tax cut eligibility under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is likely to benefit Korea's electric vehicle battery, solar...

Hanshin University president apologizes for school’s staff forcing Uzbek students leave Korea

Hanshin University's president apologized after reports that the university's staff forced its Uzbek international students to leave Korea. "Our university recently caused concern due to...