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[Behind the K-pop Scene] 'K-pop is all about money'
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Seoul to mull more Ukraine support based on Pyongyang’s level of involvement: official
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Seoul unveils plan to move 68km of railways underground
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N. Korea's support puts Putin in its debt: experts
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[KH Explains] Tesla’s vague robotaxi vision may let Hyundai-Waymo narrow gap
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[ASEAN Plus Korea] 'Restrictive immigration may dampen Southeast Asian interest in Korea'
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[LLG] Repairing toys seemed like simple task. It turned out to be deeply emotional
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s Jennie, Rose set career-highs
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What would N. Korean troops mean for the war with Ukraine?
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Gangbuk office apologizes for video parodying NewJeans' Hanni
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Court recognizes misogyny as motive for hate crime for 1st time
An appellate court ruled Tuesday that the assault on a female convenience store clerk by a man in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, allegedly motivated by her short haircut, constituted a misogynistic hate crime. The landmark ruling is the first time a Korean court has explicitly recognized misogyny as a condemnable motive in a criminal case. The Changwon District Court upheld the lower court's decision to put the attacker behind bars for three years for aggravated assault, destruction of p
Social AffairsOct. 16, 2024
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[Korea Quiz] K-drama feels and foods
Find the answer at the bottom. In Korean, the terms sweet potato (고구마) and cider (사이다) are often used as metaphors to describe emotions evoked by fiction, TV dramas, or other narratives. In this context, the sweet potato, commonly featured in various Korean dishes, refers to moments in a story that feel stifling, frustrating, or slow. Eating a sweet potato without water can make one feel like they’re choking or struggling to swallow, which parallels the experience of watching charac
Hashtag KoreaOct. 16, 2024
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'Rapping granny' of Chilgok passes away at age 87
Octogenarian rapper Seo Mu-seok, who inspired many by pursuing her musical dreams into her late 80s, passed away Tuesday at the age of 87. Seo died Tuesday morning at a hospital in Daegu, according to North Gyeongseong Province's Chilgok-gun officials. She had been diagnosed with stage three lymphoma in January, and doctors had told her that she had three months to live. Seo made her musical debut last year as a member of the seven-member musical act, Suni and the Seven Princesses, made up
Social AffairsOct. 16, 2024
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Top 0.1% of Koreans make 1.8b won a year; 126 pay no tax
Government data showed Wednesday that the top 0.1 percent of earners in South Korea made an average of 1.8 billion won in 2022, and that 126 of them paid no tax due to various deductions and exemptions. The combined income of a total of 26.2 million South Koreans came to 1.59 quadrillion won ($1.17 trillion) in 2022, while the combined income of the top 0.1 percent -- a group consisting of 26,231 individuals -- amounted to 47.1 trillion won, according to National Tax Service data submitted to Re
Social AffairsOct. 16, 2024
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[Photo News] Maserati's first electric SUV
Maserati unveiled its first fully electric sport utility vehicle, the Grecale Folgore, in Korea on Wednesday, showcased in nero tempesta black (left) and dark aurora blue. Named after the Italian word for lightning, the Folgore is powered by CATL’s battery that provides up to 500 kilometers of range by Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure standards, with Korean certification still pending. It offers comparable performance to luxury electric SUVs like the Porsche Macan with 82
MobilityOct. 16, 2024
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[Exclusive] Weverse accused of exploiting labels, fans with new mandatory paid-membership service
Weverse Company, a global fan platform run by Hybe, is facing backlash for alledgely forcing its partner labels into a mandatory paid membership service, sparking accusations of monopolistic practices. The new "digital membership" service, set to launch on Dec. 1, compels over 130 music labels to participate, raising concerns about coercion, unfair revenue-sharing and exploiting fan loyalty for profit. According to Rep. Lee Jung-mun of the Democratic Party of Korea, Weverse emailed 130
K-popOct. 16, 2024
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S. Koreans head to polls in local by-elections
South Koreans voted Wednesday to elect the education chief of Seoul and four local government heads, with the result expected to serve as a litmus test of public sentiment since the April general elections. Up for grabs in Wednesday's by-elections are five local administrative seats — the superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, as well as the heads of Busan's Geumjeong District, Incheon's Ganghwa County, and the Yeonggwang and Gokseong counties in South
PoliticsOct. 16, 2024
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N. Korea's state media keeps mum about its explosion of inter-Korean roads
North Korea's state media on Wednesday remained silent about its explosion of inter-Korean roads connected to South Korea the previous day. North Korea blew up parts of the Gyeongui and Donghae roads north of the Military Demarcation Line on Tuesday, a move seen as highlighting its commitment to severing ties with South Korea. In August, North Korea cut off the Gyeongui and Donghae railways. The Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper targeting the domestic audience, did not carry an
North KoreaOct. 16, 2024
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Seoul education chief by-election pits conservative ex-lawmaker against progressive professor
Voters in Seoul headed to the polls on Wednesday to select the city's new education superintendent in a by-election, with a close race expected between a conservative former lawmaker and a progressive honorary Seoul National University sociology professor. The superintendent seat of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is one of five local administrative positions up for grabs in Wednesday's by-elections, with voting running from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The position was vacated when lef
PoliticsOct. 16, 2024
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US urges N. Korea to stop actions that raise conflict risk after blowing up of cross-border roads
The United States called on North Korea Tuesday to stop actions that would increase the risk of conflict, after Pyongyang blew up roads linked to South Korea in a rancorous removal of land routes once seen as a symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller made the call, reiterating Washington's calls for Pyongyang to come back to diplomacy. "We are monitoring the situation in the DPRK in close coordination with our Republic of Korea allies," he
Foreign AffairsOct. 16, 2024
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[영어답게 표현하기] 유용한 비즈니스 영어 표현들
〈순간적이고 급격한 움직임〉 1. capsize [kǽpsaiz] 전복시키다 ‘배가 전복되다’ 혹은 ‘배를 전복시키다’라는 의미를 지닌 단어다. The storm capsized our boat, and we had to swim to shore wearing our life vests. 폭풍에 배가 뒤집어져서 우리는 구명 조끼를 입고 해안까지 헤엄쳐 가야 했다. ● 선박 전복 사고 후 어제까지 8명의 시신이 수습되었다. Eight bodies were retrieved as of yesterday after the boat capsized. 2. catalyst [kǽtəlist] 촉매 ‘촉매’를 뜻하는 단어인데, 비유적으로 변화를 촉진하는 요인이라는 의미로도 쓴다. Lower corporate taxes serve as a catalyst for increasing foreign dire
English EyeOct. 16, 2024
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RIAD launches new AI-powered platform for booking group travel
RIAD Corporation, a South Korean travel startup specializing in B2B trade, has launched a new AI-powered trading platform called RIA, aimed at automating the coordination of group bookings between hotels and travel agents. The new platform allows business clients to save time when handling group bookings, streamlining the process from days of back-and-forth communication to just minutes. “Traditionally, the group booking process relied heavily on analogue methods such as emails, phone call
TechnologyOct. 16, 2024
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S. Korea, US, Japan to hold vice-ministerial talks amid N. Korea tensions
Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States, and Japan were set to meet in Seoul on Wednesday amid rising tensions following North Korea's destruction of roads to the South and accusations of drone flights by the South over its capital. The three-way talks come a day after the North blew up cross-border roads in a move underscoring its commitment to completely sever ties with the South after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to abandon the goal of unification and treat the Sout
Foreign AffairsOct. 16, 2024
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Seoul shares open sharply lower on US losses
South Korean stocks started sharply lower, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 29.41 points, or 1.12 percent, to 2,604.04 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Overnight, US stocks closed sharply lower due to poorer-than-expected earnings outlooks of chip equipment-maker ASML Holdings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.75 percent, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled 1.01 percent. In Seoul, most shares opened weaker across the
MarketOct. 16, 2024
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[Graphic News] School violence reports reach 11-year high
A national survey by the Ministry of Education revealed that reports of school violence among elementary, middle and high school students in 2024 have increased for the fourth consecutive year, reaching the highest level in 11 years. The survey, conducted on 3.98 million students from fourth grade through high school and across 17 metropolitan and provincial education offices, showed that 2.1 percent of students experienced school violence. Up from 1.9 percent last year, this represents the hi
Social AffairsOct. 16, 2024
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[Jon D. Michaels, David L. Noll] Vigilante democracy raging in US
The insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was aimed at preventing the peaceful transfer of power after Donald Trump lost the US presidential election. This was clearly illegal, and the Justice Department has prosecuted hundreds for their crimes that day. Had they been successful, the plan for Jan. 7 and beyond was to legalize such attacks on democracy. While many Americans were shocked and chastened by the riot, one faction was energized by the events, which they saw as the first fruits
ViewpointsOct. 16, 2024
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[Kim Seong-kon] The Nobel Prize in Literature and the task of translation
The news that novelist Han Kang has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature came as a wonderful surprise to the Korean people. We feel it's been a long time coming: Whereas Japan already has three Nobel laureates in literature and China has two, Korea had none until last week. At last, Korea has become a country with a Nobel Prize winner in literature. These days, Korea is well known to the world, thanks to the immense popularity of Hallyu. In a sign of this recognition, McDonald's sold
ViewpointsOct. 16, 2024
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[Editorial] Policy after rate cut
Expectations are rising that the South Korean government will take follow-up measures in the wake of Friday's much-anticipated cut in interest rates by the Bank of Korea. The BOK’s move, marking the first pivot in 38 months, came as the country’s inflation is moderating but domestic demand is still mired in a protracted slump. As expected, the central bank slashed the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.35 percent, the first interest rate cut since August 2021, reflecting the
EditorialOct. 16, 2024
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Russian court extends detention of S. Korean national for another month: media
A Russian court has renewed the detention period of a South Korean national arrested in Moscow on suspected espionage charges for another month until mid-November, Russian media reported Tuesday. The Moscow court made the decision on the South Korean, surnamed Baek, as it turned down Baek's appeal against an earlier court decision in June that extended his detention for three months until September, the TASS and Rio Novosti news agencies reported. Baek has been held in the Lefortovo detenti
Foreign AffairsOct. 15, 2024
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Kiss of Life sets sights on Coachella, releasing 'Lose Yourself'
Rising K-pop girl group Kiss of Life has set its sights on one of the biggest stages in music: Coachella. With the release of its third EP, "Lose Yourself," on Tuesday, the four-member group revealed its aspirations to perform at the renowned North American music festival. The group, known for hits like "Shhh," "Bad News" and "Sticky," held a press showcase in Seoul to discuss the new album and future ambitions. "We've had this big dream of perfo
K-popOct. 15, 2024