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Petition to impeach President Yoon surpasses 1 million signatures

Over a million Koreans have signed a parliamentary petition to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol as of Wednesday morning. The online petition asking lawmakers to...

Korean Air ending in-flight services earlier before landing amid concern over safety

Korean Air is ending its in-flight services 40 minutes before landing, in an apparent response to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's vow...

North Korean leader visits munitions factory, calls to expand production

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited major munitions and machinery factories, calling for efforts to expand production in the overall economic sector, according...

Samsung Biologics bags company record $1.06B deal with U.S. drug maker

Samsung Biologics secured a massive $1.06 billion deal from a U.S. drug maker, the biopharmaceutical contract manufacturer said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. The...

Car crash kills nine pedestrians in central Seoul: Unintended acceleration or careless driving?

Sudden unintended acceleration remains the crux of the question of responsibility for a recent tragic car crash that killed nine people near Seoul City...

North Korean products at Russian exhibition highlight sanctions’ economic impact

Baekunsan General Food Factory’s condensed milk snacks, Samsok Fruit Processing Factory’s bottled food, Bongseonhwa Brand brassieres, and Jinju red ginseng water cream and whitening...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un portrait pins unveiled for the first time

A pin featuring the solitary portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was officially seen for the first time Sunday, signaling an accelerated effort...

Samsung union declares full-scale strike with “No Work, No Pay” principle

Samsung Electronics' largest labor union, the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), will stage a full-scale strike with the stated principle of “No Work, No...

North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles, 1 possibly explodes over Pyongyang

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles in the early hours of Monday, with one of the missiles possibly failing and landing inside North Korea,...

Webtoon Entertainment soars on Nasdaq debut, eyes global franchise success

Webtoon Entertainment's chief envisions that the company could birth the next major global franchise on par with the cultural impact of Harry Potter or...