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Korea, U.S., Japan conduct missile defense drills

Aug 16, 2022 11:43 AM PDT

South Korea, the United States, and Japan participated in a ballistic missile defense exercise off Hawaii's coast last week, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as...

K-POP

Leads of ‘Confidential Assignment’ are back for more action, with some new faces

Aug 16, 2022 11:28 AM PDT

The leads of the action film “Confidential Assignment” (2017) — newly-married Hyun Bin, Yoo Hai-jin, and Im Yoon-ah — are back in the much-anticipated...

K-CULTURE

Foreign minister, U.S. ambassador meet ‘Pachinko’ author Min Jin Lee

Aug 15, 2022 6:04 PM PDT

Foreign Minister Park Jin and U.S. Ambassador to Korea Philip Goldberg met with “Pachinko” (2017) author Min Jin Lee to show their support for...

K-CULTURE

Actor Song Hye-ko, professor Seo Kyoung-duk donate artwork of freedom fighter

Aug 15, 2022 4:24 PM PDT

Actor Song Hye-ko and Professor Seo Kyoung-duk of Sungshin Women's University donated a carved artwork of Kim Kyu-sik (1881-1950), a vice president of the...

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[CELEB] Joo Won takes on pioneering role in new Netflix original ‘Carter’

Aug 12, 2022 6:22 PM PDT

"I read all the reviews, and while I can sympathize with the negative ones, I am still proud to have taken part in such...

K-POP

NCT Dream rescheduling is well and good, but what about Red Velvet?

Aug 11, 2022 1:43 PM PDT

The rescheduling of boy band NCT Dream’s concert has sparked an outcry for equal treatment of all artists — in this case, girl group...

KOREA

Kim declares ‘shining victory’ over Covid in North Korea

Aug 11, 2022 1:37 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared a "shining victory" over Covid-19, while his powerful sister blamed the country's outbreak on contaminated propaganda leaflets sent...

KOREA