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Largest union of Samsung Electronics to strike next Friday

Samsung Electronics’ largest union said Wednesday that it will start striking next week over demands for higher wages, with the first nationwide walkout since...

North Korea flies 260 feces-filled balloons across border to the South

South Korea's military confirmed on Wednesday that North Korea had sent over more than 260 balloons carrying feces and trash to the South on...

HYBE sells 3.2% stake in SM Entertainment for $50.2M

HYBE, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS and NewJeans, offloaded a 3.2 percent stake in SM Entertainment via a block deal worth 68.4 billion won...

Protest truck demands ‘respect’ for Fu Bao at Chinese embassy

Fu Bao's fan club, “Fu Bao Gallery,” demanded that Chinese authorities in charge of caring for Fu Bao, the first giant panda to be...

Explainer: How Korea notched the second-biggest GDP upgrade after the U.S.

Korea’s economic and business scenes unfold in such an intricate way that the headline numbers and official statements fall short of explaining what is...

Korean Air signs interline agreement with Air Premia for U.S. to Asia routes

Korean Air signed an interline agreement with budget airline Air Premia to connect the latter’s flights leaving from the United States to other countries...

North Korea’s spy satellite launch ends in failure after midair explosion

North Korea said early Tuesday that an attempt to launch its latest spy satellite late Monday ended in failure after the first-stage rocket exploded...

Betting the house or burning it down? How the scarcity of success led to the HYBE-ADOR power struggle.

HYBE CEO Bang Si-hyuk alerted the world with a shocking revelation in March 2023: “K-pop is in crisis.” The analysis, it turned out, came...

South Korea sanctions 7 North Koreans, 2 Russian ships for UNSC resolution violations

The South Korean government on Friday imposed new unilateral sanctions on several North Koreans and a pair of Russian ships involved in suspected arms...

Samsung to unveil Galaxy Fold 6, Flip 6 in Paris on July 10

Samsung Electronics will unveil its next Galaxy foldables and smart ring on July 10 in Paris ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, industry sources...