South Korea
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...
Kia’s veteran dealer finds success in commercial vehicle niche
Hwang Kyung-ha, gross sales director at Kia / Courtesy of KiaFor many of his decades-long profession at Kia, Hwang Kyung-ha...
From luxury queues to closing-time bargains: Korea’s shopping shift
A employee fills a bag with bread for an end-of-day low cost sale at a bakery café in Seoul’s Seogyo-dong...
BMW, Mercedes-Benz turn to super luxury to fend off Tesla, Chinese EV challenge
The outside of the Maybach Model Heart Seoul / Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz KoreaBMW Korea and Mercedes-Benz Korea can higher fend...
Airports become unlikely summer refuge for older Koreans
Older adults take refuge from the acute warmth at Incheon Worldwide Airport's Terminal 2, Wednesday, as a scorching warmth wave...
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