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One dead, one missing as Typhoon Khanun batters Korea

At least one person died and another went missing in Daegu on Thursday as Typhoon Khanun slammed Korea, toppling trees and submerging cities and...

Coupang reports record quarterly operating profit in Q2

Coupang reported a record-high quarterly revenue, operating profit and net income for the second quarter, primarily thanks to its flagship fast Rocket Delivery service. During...

Samsung to reveal roadmap for ‘humanoid’ chips at Tech Day

Samsung Electronics will unveil its roadmap for producing "Semicon Humanoids," or non-memory chips with human-like senses such as smell and taste, at the company's...

Ministry to push legal changes to punish threats, weapons possession

The Ministry of Justice announced Wednesday that it will establish legal provisions to punish murder threats and the possession of weapons in public, following...

A woman arrested for threatening to kill 20 Korean men

A woman in her 30s was arrested on Wednesday for threatening to murder 20 Korean men at Seohyeon Station in Bundang, Gyeonggi. She was among...

BTS agency HYBE reaches 1 trillion won revenue landmark

HYBE, the entertainment agency behind K-pop acts BTS and Seventeen, has reached the milestone of 1 trillion won ($761 million) in revenue in the...

Korea logs $5.87 billion account surplus, second straight month in the black

Korea logged $5.87 billion in current account surplus in June, the second straight month the balance has stayed positive. The June figure was a dramatic...

Yoon says military must be able to ‘eliminate’ North Korea’s threats

The South Korean military must be able to "eliminate" the sources of threats when North Korea launches "provocations" with its nuclear weapons or missiles, President...

Korean Air suspends on-site issuance of flight award tickets and upgrades

Korean Air made an announcement on August 4, stating that it will no longer provide flight award tickets (including upgrade awards) to passengers waiting...

Green shoots for Korean economy as chip sector improves

The economy is gradually moderating as the weak chip sector has started to improve, according to a report from the state-run Korea Development Institute...