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U.S. EV subsidy rule delay may buy time for Korean carmakers

Battery component rules for U.S. electric vehicle subsidies have been delayed, meaning that more Korean vehicles could qualify. The rules will be issued in March. Battery...

U.S. F-22s in Korea for training near Jeju with Korean, U.S aircraft

American F-22 stealth fighters joined a Korea-U.S. air drill near Jeju on Tuesday, as U.S. strategic assets continue to rotate through the Korean Peninsula. The...

Korea blasts Japan’s counterstrike plan, Dokdo claim

South Korea is expressing concern over Japan's desire for "counterstrike capabilities" and its renewed claim over the Dokdo islets in the East Sea. Counterstrike capabilities...

A Korean SpaceX set to launch suborbital test rocket in Brazil

Korea's private-sector space business is about to take off, literally. Innospace, a local space start-up, is scheduled to launch a technology demonstration rocket at 6...

Seoul protests Tokyo’s new security strategy, claim to Dokdo

The Foreign Ministry summoned a counselor from the Korean Embassy in Japan to protest a National Security Strategy (NSS) released Friday that claimed sovereignty...

Girl groups get the ears, boy bands the dollars

Girl groups listened to the most but boy bands sold more albums, end-of-the-year data from K-pop market tracker Circle Chart revealed Friday. Starting with sales,...

UN General Assembly passes North Korean human rights resolution for 18th consecutive year

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution calling for international efforts to improve human rights conditions in the reclusive state. It marks...

USFK calls recent drills ‘routine’

The United States Forces Korea (USFK) described an artillery drill conducted last week, which the North Korean military cited as a pretext for shelling...

McDonald’s Korea drive-throughs to soon accept Hi-pass automatic payments

McDonald's drive-through customers in Korea will soon be able to pay for their meals automatically using the highway toll collection Hi-pass system, the fast...

American Space Force starts a Korean unit

The U.S. military launched a space force unit in South Korea, the United States Forces Korea (USFK) announced Wednesday. The establishment of a United States Space...