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SM Entertainment’s Lee Soo-man to start new chapter in China

The founder and former chief producer of SM Entertainment Lee Soo-man is starting a new chapter in his career in China after being ousted...

Calls grow for South to get tough on deadbeat North

A conservative lawmaker on Wednesday called on the next unification minister to pursue more “forceful” ways to make Pyongyang cough up more than $1...

Yoon asks Kishida to include Korean experts in monitoring Fukushima water discharge

President Yoon Suk Yeol asked Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to include Korean experts in monitoring the Fukushima treated wastewater discharge process in a...

Korean Air offers deficient mileage discount program for LA passengers

Korean Air has launched a mileage discount program for its frequent flyers, but it has faced criticism with the saying "All that glitters is...

Koreans buy into worldwide Threads hype

Korea is buying into the worldwide hype for Threads, with the number of users in the country sharply increasing. The number of daily active users of...

Korea, NATO upgrade partnership, stress security cooperation

President Yoon Suk Yeol and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg agreed to upgrade the partnership between South Korea and the Atlantic alliance. Meeting in Lithuania...

One dead, one missing as rains inundate Korea

Torrential downpours in central and southern parts of Korea killed at least one person Tuesday.  A man in his 70s was found dead near a...

Automative chips in spotlight as EV popularity booms

Electric vehicles' popularity will continue to boost demand and increase prices for automotive chips, as EVs are equipped with more chips than diesel cars. Market...

Draining chip demand encourages SK hynix to sell water facilities

SK hynix plans to sell off its water treatment facilities to secure an estimated 1 trillion won ($766 million) in the face of deteriorating...

Number of ‘ghost baby’ cases in Korea rise to nearly 1,000

Police are investigating nearly 1,000 unregistered babies, or “ghost babies” in the country. The National Police Agency on Monday said it received a total of...