South Korea
Sangdong mine eyes role in securing tungsten for chip industry
Almonty Korea Tungsten Corp.’s (AKTC) processing plant for tungsten ore excavated from the Sangdong mine in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province /...
Hyundai Motor workers stage full-scale strike over wage disputes
Hyundai Motor Co.'s staff at a plant in Ulsan depart as they stage partial strikes, Thursday. Yonhap The labor union...
[INTERVIEW] Korean food exports face tough battle in Vietnam
Ok-Market Chairman Ko Sang-goo speaks throughout an interview with The Korea Instances in Seoul, July 23. Korea Instances picture by...
Nexen Tire’s weak product mix widens profit gap with Hankook, Kumho
Nexen Tire's Nexen UniverCITY analysis institute / Courtesy of Nexen TireNexen Tire’s weaker product combine is widening its profitability hole...
Engineers over lawyers? Chip boom reshapes K-drama, dating market
Comic Kim Kyu-won performs carrying a bald wig and a vest that includes the SK hynix brand in a scene...
‘Tank Day’ fiasco puts Starbucks Korea in the red for first time in 27 years
An individual holds up a telephone exhibiting the steadiness of a Starbucks card in Might 2026. (Choi Hyeon-su/Hankyoreh) The operator...
Lee voices hope for new US ambassador to serve as ‘strong bridge’ for alliance
US Ambassador Michelle Metal (left) stands for a photograph with President Lee Jae Myung (middle) and her husband, Shawn Metal...
Koreans live long, but not happily, OECD data shows
Korea ranked first in housing amongst 38 OECD nations however positioned close to the underside in social connections and life...
[EXPLAINER] Lee’s push to open Sejong presidential office by 2029
A rendering of the successful design within the architectural competitors for the Sejong presidential workplace / Courtesy of Korean Institute...
Firefighters combat blaze at chemical warehouse in Pyeongtaek
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- A fireplace broke out at a chemical storage warehouse in Pyeongtaek, south of...
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