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22nd National Assembly begins with intense partisan divisions

	Lower-income teens less likely to view marriage as necessary: report

	Ministry strengthens water safety measures amid rise in shark sightings

	NCT, Starbucks' collaborative products fly off shelves

	Will Paik Jong-won achieve IPO dream for Theborn Korea to mark its 30th anniversary?

N. Korea's multiple provocations seen as retaliation against int'l condemnation: experts

	Lottery ticket sales surge as more Koreans seek quick wins

	Korea Times Forum to highlight value of diversity, equity, inclusion

	Food minister pledges stronger support for kimchi export firms

SK Group chief ordered to pay wife $1 bil. in divorce settlement

	INTERVIEWEx-US nuke negotiator says normalizing relations with NK should come before denuclearization talks

	Chinese businesses visit Busan to explore new trade opportunities amid evolving Sino-Korean commerce landscape

	Korea-China summit brings optimism to game, entertainment stocks

Dua Lipa to hold concert in Korea in December

Grammy-winning pop sensation Dua Lipa is set to return to Korea this December, marking her first solo performance in the country in over six years.

Korea aims to send space satellite vehicle to moon by 2032

President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that South Korea will push for a space project to send a space exploration vehicle to the moon by 2032 and plant a national flag on Mars by 2045.

Bruce Fulton to give book talk on Korean short stories

Bruce Fulton, editor of 'The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories,' will give a book talk at the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea on Tuesday.

Korea's financial stability-based 'optimal' rate higher than price stability-based one: BOK head

Korea’s level of neutral rate with financial stability factored in is higher than the level prioritized for price stability, the country’s top monetary policymaker said Thursday.

LS Eco Energy aims for $1.3 billion sales target by 2030

LS Eco Energy will enhance its efforts regarding its submarine cable and rare-earth magnet businesses to increase its revenue to 1.8 trillion won ($1.3 billion) by 2030 from 731 billion won in 2023,...

Rising freight rates pose threat to Korean tire manufacturers

Rising ocean freight rates pose a growing threat to Korea’s top three tire manufacturers - Hankook Tire, Kumho Tire and Nexen Tire - as their business structure relies heavily on exports, according ...

10 face indictment for detaining undocumented foreigners without legal authority

Ten members of a nationalist vigilante group face indictment on charges of targeting undocumented foreign nationals in Daegu earlier this year.

LG Innotek utilizes AI to optimize manufacturing process

LG Innotek succeeded in dramatically reducing the defect rate in the manufacturing of its high-end camera modules by utilizing AI technology, the company said Thursday.

1 in 10 Seoul households has pet dog, Maltese most common

Seoul has about 612,000 registered pet dogs, accounting for 1 in every 10 households, with Maltese being the most common breed, a report showed Thursday.

Candida Hofer presents portraits of public spaces through lens of absence

Candida Hofer is a photographer who specializes in portraiture with a twist. Her subjects aren’t faces, but vast, empty spaces, where wear and tear merely hint at human presence without ever reveali...

Two-year prison term upheld for KAIST professor who leaked autonomous tech to China

The Supreme Court has upheld a two-year prison sentence for a Korean scholar for leaking autonomous vehicle technologies to China.

Doctors to stage candlelight vigils in protest of medical reform plan

Korea's largest doctors' organization was set to hold candlelight vigils nationwide Thursday, as the government effectively finalized the plan to increase the number of medical school admissions sta...

INTERVIEW'Lovely Runner' actor Lee Seung-hyub reflects on familiar idol role

Animal shelters suspected of falsifying records on euthanized strays in Busan

Busan's contracted animal shelters are suspected of having euthanized animals and falsifying documents to make it appear as though they had died of natural causes, according to the animal protection...

LX Pantos, KSA partner up to ship minerals from Indonesia

LX Pantos, a global logistics service provider based in Seoul, signed a contract with KSA, an Indonesian shipping firm, to found a joint venture specializing in the transportation of coal and other ...

Yoon to send special envoys to inauguration of El Salvador president

President Yoon Suk Yeol will send former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong and ruling party lawmaker Kang Min-kuk as special envoys to the inauguration ceremony of incoming President Nayib Bukele of El Sa...

Digital sex crimes in online communities ignite new wave of gender conflict

The coincidence of two online groups distributing sexually exploitative and defamatory material is spiraling into a gender conflict. As recent social controversies increasingly pivot to issues of ge...

Public developers face criticism for giving apartments non-Korean names

Public real estate developers are facing criticism for their growing penchant for adopting non-Korean names for their apartments and residential complexes, a trend that mirrors the controversial str...

Trump trial jurors finish first day of deliberations without verdict

Jurors in Donald Trump's hush money trial finished their first day of closed-door deliberations on Wednesday without reaching a verdict that would decide the fate of the only U.S. president to be ch...

Korea reports this year's third fatal case of tick-borne SFTS virus

A man died earlier this month after being infected with a tick-borne virus known as severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), in Korea’s third fatal case of the disease this year.

Samsung Electronics unveils new on-device AI laptop Galaxy Book 4 Edge

Samsung Electronics said Thursday its new artificial intelligence-powered laptop will be available globally next month as part of its plans to lead the AI era.

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2 workers exposed to radiation at Samsung's chip plant in Korea

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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...

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Culture ministry to update Wikipedia entries on Korea, enhance national image with AI

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UN Security Council to convene session to discuss N. Korean spy satellite launch: Seoul official

The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) is expected to convene a session later this week to discuss North Korea's launch of a military spy satellite, a Seoul official said Wednesday.

Finance

7 in 10 companies believe Korea's low birthrate will trigger economic crisis: poll

Nearly seven out of 10 Korean companies think their rapidly-graying society, a consequence of the country’s persistently low number of new babies, will eventually trigger an econ...

Sports

New head coach for K League club Jeonbuk wants players to hold heads high

Kim Do-heon, new head coach of the slumping K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, said Wednesday he wants his players to rediscover the joy of playing the game.

Business

Merck breaks ground for bioprocessing production center in Daejeon

Merck Life Science (Merck) commenced the construction of its bioprocessing production center in Dungok-dong, Yuseong District, Daejeon, according to the government of Daejeon Met...

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Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang: Jangdari (Part 1)

In the annals of Joseon history, arguably the most interesting and hated women was Jang Ok-jeong (1659-1701), better known as Huibin Jang, King Sukjong’s royal consort. Her tale ...

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US hardcore band Stick To Your Guns comes to Korea

Jesse Barnett, hardcore frontman, has already performed in Korea once before, but that honor doesn't belong to the Orange County-based hardcore band Stick To Your Guns - that hon...

World

Delhi temperature hits highest ever in India: weather bureau

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