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Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon charged with fraud by U.S. prosecutors

Mar 24, 2023 10:18 AM PDT

Do Kwon, the Terraform Labs co-founder behind a $40 billion implosion, was charged with fraud by U.S. prosecutors in New York. In the Thursday indictment,...

K-CULTURE

Korean moon jar sells for over $4.5 million at Christie’s New York auction

Mar 22, 2023 10:39 AM PDT

An 18th-century Korean moon jar was sold for $4.56 million at a Christie’s New York auction on Monday, well exceeding the $1 million estimation. The...

BUSINESS

U.S. state attorneys general target #kiaboyz in letter to automakers

Mar 21, 2023 10:01 AM PDT

A group of 23 U.S. state attorneys general penned a letter to Hyundai Motor and Kia Monday, urging the carmakers to take swift action...

KOREA

North fires missile into East Sea ahead of UN meeting

Mar 20, 2023 9:44 AM PDT

North Korea fired a ballistic missile that landed in the East Sea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sunday, ahead of...

Grandson of former president Chun Doo Hwan hospitalized while livestreaming

Mar 17, 2023 9:51 AM PDT

Chun Woo-won, a grandson of former president Chun Doo Hwan, was hospitalized while live-streaming himself using drugs live on YouTube at his house in...

K-POP

Mamamoo to make stops in nine U.S. cities as part of world tour ‘My Con’

Mar 16, 2023 9:51 AM PDT

Girl group Mamamoo will hold its world tour “My Con” in nine U.S. cities starting May, announced its agency RBW on Thursday. Mamamoo will be...

K-POP

ITZY, XG to perform at Head in the Clouds New York Music & Arts Festival

Mar 14, 2023 9:44 AM PDT

Girl groups ITZY and XG will perform at Head in the Clouds New York Music & Arts Festival (HITC) on May 20 and 21. The...

CRIME/ACCIDENT

Korean American man arrested in New York for alleged ‘murder-for-hire’ plot

Mar 13, 2023 10:12 AM PDT

A Korean-American man in his 40s from Maine has been arrested and charged in an attempted murder-for-hire plot. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested...

CRIME/ACCIDENT