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The Korean Government to diversify export markets for K-content

The Korean government announced plans to diversify export markets for Korean content, focusing on video games and webtoons with the aim of expanding to...

HYBE becomes SM Entertainment’s No. 1 shareholder

HYBE became the largest shareholder of SM Entertainment on Thursday as a hearing to stop SM Entertainment from selling stock to Kakao was held...

Korean court rules in favor of same sex couple, recognizing partner as legal dependent

The appellate court ruled in favor of a same-sex couple by acknowledging the partner as a legal dependent for health insurance on Tuesday. This decision...

An embattled SM Entertainment delivers ‘SM 3.0’

SM Entertainment says that removing founder Lee Soo-man from the production process will increase revenue by 134 percent by 2025. The K-pop agency, which is...

Lee Sung-su to not run for CEO in SM Entertainment shareholders meeting

SM Entertainment co-CEO Lee Sung-su will not be running as CEO of the company again in the upcoming shareholders meeting, he said on Friday...

South Korea’s 2022 Defense White Paper calls North an ‘enemy’

South Korea’s Defense Ministry refers to the North Korean regime and military as the “enemy” in its latest policy document, marking the return of...

New visas to attract K-culture talent, digital nomads

Samantha Liem is a Vietnamese teenager whose dream is to debut with a girl group in Korea one day.   She currently practices dance by following...

Report says Yoon could make state visit to U.S. in spring

U.S. President Joe Biden is reportedly planning to host President Yoon Suk Yeol for a state dinner amid anticipation that the Korean leader could...

Travelers pay cancellation fees for nixing visits to Turkey

Travelers who canceled planned trips to Turkey in the wake of the Feb. 6 earthquake are facing a dilemma: go on their trips despite...

Galaxy S23 has more recycled material than S22: Samsung

The Samsung Electronics Galaxy S23 has more recycled components than any of its predecessors, according to the smartphone maker. It is the first time that...