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Seoul to offer childbirth, child care incentives to small businesses

	Nearly 86% of Koreans call for doctors to end walkout: poll

	BTS' Jungkook to unveil song dedicated to fans

	China surpasses US to become top export market for Korea

	Yoona's Cannes red carpet ordeal ends in lawsuit over alleged racial discrimination

Yoon says potentially massive oil, gas reserve could be buried off Pohang

	Yoon's approval rating inches up to 30.6%: poll

	Gov't to extend tax incentives, tailored support for SMEs' scale-up

	Korea Times hosts Korea-Africa Summit Roundtable to explore new opportunities
Ambassadors expect summit to elevate partnership between Korea, Africa

NSC to convene meetings with ministries to discuss North Korea's trash balloons

Gov't set to resume loudspeaker broadcasts along DMZ

	Will strike at Samsung Electronics impact chip production?

	Ugo Rondinone muses on circle of life with fluorescent totems, blazing fire

	BTS leader RM's 2nd solo album debuts at 5th on Billboard 200

'The 8 Show' exhausts viewers with excessive violence, sensationalism

'The torture scenes were mentally exhausting,' said Lee Yeon-woo, a college student who stopped watching Netflix's new drama 'The 8 Show' halfway through last month.

LGBTQ Pride festival sees turnout of over 150,000 despite ban on Seoul Plaza use

A record-high turnout of over 150,000 participants gathered at the heart of Seoul’s downtown Euljiro area, Saturday, as the 25th Seoul Queer Culture Festival (SQCF) was held to celebrate the identit...

Korea Beauty Festival kicks off in Seoul

The inaugural edition of the Korea Beauty Festival kicked off in Seoul, Saturday, featuring various promotional events and K-beauty experiences across the capital’s landmark shopping districts such ...

S. Korea, US, Japan to launch trilateral 'Freedom Edge' exercise this summer

The defense chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Sunday to launch a regular trilateral multidomain exercise this summer, Seoul's defense ministry said, amid joint efforts to str...

South Korea expands diplomacy with 48 African nations

South Korea seeks expanded diplomatic relations with African nations on the occasion of the Korea-Africa Summit, with President Yoon Suk Yeol engaging in bilateral meetings with the heads of states ...

FSS chief calls for scrapping of proposed financial investment income tax

Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Governor Lee Bok-hyun once again reiterated the need to scrap the introduction of the financial investment income tax, which is slated to be implemented early nex...

INTERVIEWMoroccan FM emphasizes robust partnership between Korea, African nations

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita elaborated on the aspirations and strategic goals of his country prior to the inaugural Korea-Africa Summit slated for Tuesday and Wednesday.

AKMU returns with 'comfortable' love songs

K-pop's famous brother-and-sister duo AKMU, which celebrates its 10th debut anniversary this year, unleashed its third EP, 'Love Episode,' on Monday, the duo's agency said.

SM launches first global audition for new girl group

SM Entertainment, one of Korea's leading K-pop agencies, announced Monday it is holding its first-ever global audition to form a new girl group.

Daegu Bank rebrands to iM Bank as part of nationwide expansion

Starting from June 5, DGB Daegu Bank will be renamed to iM Bank, aiming to strengthen its new identity as a commercial bank nationwide.

Netanyahu aide: Biden's Gaza plan 'not a good deal' but Israel accepts it

An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by U.S. President Joe Biden, though he des...

K League's Daejeon reunite with head coach Hwang Sun-hong

Daejeon Hana Citizen FC announced Monday they have reunited Hwang Sun-hong as their new head coach.

Pet product sales surpass those of items for babies amid falling birthrate

The market for pets is quickly outgrowing that for babies in the area of food, strollers, medical treatments and other products and services, according to multiple sources of data, Sunday. This is a...

Beijing ready to 'forcefully' stop Taiwan independence: China's defense chief

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun warned Sunday his military is ready to 'forcefully' stop Taiwan independence but called for greater exchanges with the United States.

KOREA ENCOUNTERSTales from Chosun Hotel in 1970

After opening in 1914, the four-story, 52-room Chosun Hotel was witness to a great number of historical events, even hosting U.S. occupation troops in the 1940s after liberation and North Korean off...

Polls close in Mexico as country set to elect first woman president

Most polls closed in Mexico's election on Sunday with the country expected to make leftist Claudia Sheinbaum, the ruling party candidate, their first woman president. After a day of voting, marred b...

Koreans finish well out of contention at US Women's Open

Korean players have finished the second major championship of the LPGA season well outside title contention, with no one ending up inside the top 10.

'Lovely Runner' star Byeon Woo-seok suffers from invasive 'sasaeng' fans

Actor Byeon Woo-seok, who rose to stardom for his role in the tvN drama 'Lovely Runner,' is suffering from the invasive behavior of 'sasaeng,' or obsessive fans. These overzealous fans have caused d...

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Oppenheimer and Nam June Paik: visionaries in science and art

Who are you before you are everything to everybody?

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Korea to push for reusable space rocket development, L4 exploration: KASA

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SK Ecoplant mulls selling stake in US battery recycling firm

SK Ecoplant, the construction arm of South Korea's chip-to-battery conglomerate SK Group, said Wednesday it is considering selling its entire stake in a U.S. battery recycling fi...

Tech

Korea partners with US aircraft startup for UAM commercialization

Korea has partnered with a U.S. electric aircraft startup to push forward the commercialization of urban air mobility (UAM), the transport ministry said Wednesday.

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'Learning Korean broadened my world,' KT language contest winner says

North Korea

US military condemns NK missile launches, calls for return to dialogue

The U.S. military on Wednesday condemned North Korea's latest round of ballistic missile launches and called on the recalcitrant regime to refrain from 'unlawful' and 'destabiliz...

Finance

Naver Webtoon's Nasdaq IPO expected to foster growth of webtoon industry

As Naver Webtoon is anticipated to make its Nasdaq debut later this year, market interest in small and medium-sized webtoon-related companies in Korea is continuing to growing.

Sports

Korea, Singapore hope inside knowledge will make the difference

It has been said many times in this column that Korean football is never boring, but that does not make it any less true. World Cup qualification resumes on June 6 with a trip to...

Business

LG Energy Solution to lead establishment of fair battery patent licensing market

LG Energy Solution (LGES) has been making efforts for fair competition in the global battery industry by establishing a fair patent licensing market, the leading battery manufact...

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Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang: Magic (Part 2)

In 1694, Huibin Jang was removed from power and relegated to an isolated part of the palace, but she was unwilling to quietly accept her plight; she was a master of Joseon’s Mach...

Multicultural Community

Foreign artists present 'Mismatched' musical showcase in Seoul

Seoul Culture Club will present “Mismatched,” an original English-language musical showcase written and composed by Cuban artist and singer-songwriter Camila Diaz, this weekend.

World

14 Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark subversion trial

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