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SK hynix joins hands with TSMC in strengthening HBM capabilities
Economics professor, ex-BOK official named as new monetary policymakers
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[Korea Quiz] National flower
Seoul shares open sharply lower amid waning hope for early rate cuts
Exchange rate volatility does not pose 'significant' economic challenges in Korea's case: IMF official
Govt. likely to accept university chiefs' request to lower med school enrollment quota
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[Well-curated] Life in miniature, spaces in time
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[Wang Son-taek] New direction of Korean diplomacy after election
[Robert J. Fouser] After the National Assembly election
[Editorial] Korean won worries
Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
S. Korea requests Chinese e-commerce giants comply with personal data protection law
Top military officer meets new U.S. Pacific Fleet commander
Park Chan-wook adds comedy to his version of 'The Sympathizer’
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Putin wins election in landslide with no serious competition
World News
Mar 18, 2024
MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power in a victory he said showed Moscow had been right to stand up to the West and send its troops into Ukraine. Putin, a former KGB lieutenant colonel who first rose to power in 1999, made it clear that the result should send a message to the West that its leaders will have to reckon with an emboldened Russia, whether in war or in peace, for many more y
Koreans, Americans differ on prestigious jobs: lawmakers vs. firefighters
Social affairs
Mar 17, 2024
Asians say lawmakers hold highest occupational prestige while westerners choose firefighters
Parents with higher education levels spend more on children’s private education: study
Social affairs
Mar 15, 2024
Parents with higher levels of education spend more on their children’s private education, data showed on Friday. Parents holding master’s degrees spent an average of 600,000 won ($450) to 640,000 won per child per month on private education last year, according to Statistics Korea. This is 3.8 times more than the monthly average of 170,000 won to 200,000 won spent per child by parents with educational backgrounds below middle school. Mothers with a high school degree spent an avera
New space agency hints at ‘no salary cap’ for workers
Industry
Mar 14, 2024
Recruitment campaign plans to hire some 120 personnel by May 27 launch
An apple a day fritters savings away? Apple price rises to all-time high
Industry
Mar 13, 2024
The price of apples in South Korea recently skyrocketed to an all-time high as fruit prices in the country continue to soar amid ongoing inflation, data from a state-run agency promoting and supporting agriculture trade showed Wednesday. The wholesale price of 10 kilograms of apples as of Tuesday was 91,700 won ($70), more than double the 41,060 won for same amount at the same time last year, according to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation. The price for 10 kilograms of apples
[Out of the Shadows] A defense attorney's perspective on Korea's real drug challenges
Social affairs
Mar 12, 2024
Lawyer specializing in drug crimes talks about offenders, their families and how prison isn't the answer
PSG's Lee Kang-in makes national squad despite Asian Cup dispute
Soccer
Mar 11, 2024
South Korean men's national soccer team head coach Hwang Sun-hong announced his 23-man squad Monday, which included Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Lee Kang-in who fell from favor with the public for his recent scuffle with team captain Son Heung-min. The interim coach for the team acknowledged the public's concern over Lee, and said addressing the issue could provide a chance to strengthen team chemistry. "I've talked to both players, and resolving (such conflict) can bring (the team) close
[AtoZ into Korean mind] Envy: Emotional toll triggered by social comparison
Hashtag Korea
Mar 10, 2024
Korean culture, fostering easy comparisons, establishes elevated standards, breeds envy
Travel ban lifted for ex-defense chief appointed as ambassador
Social affairs
Mar 8, 2024
South Korea's Justice Ministry on Friday lifted the ban on leaving the country placed on former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, who has been named ambassador to Australia, amidst ongoing controversy surrounding the appointment. The Justice Ministry announced that its travel ban review committee has determined that Lee's formal complaint against his travel restriction was justified. The ministry elaborated that the ban on him leaving the country had been repeatedly extended without any o
Haley drops out of race, doesn't endorse Trump
World News
Mar 7, 2024
CHARLESTON, South Carolina -- Nikki Haley ended her long-shot challenge to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Wednesday, ensuring the former president will be the party's candidate in a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden in November's election. Haley, the former South Carolina governor and Trump's ambassador to the United Nations, bowed out a day after Super Tuesday, when Trump beat her in 14 of 15 Republican nominating contests. "The time has now co
Trump, Biden sweep Super Tuesday races, moving closer to rematch
World News
Mar 6, 2024
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, were romping to coast-to-coast victories on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and increasing pressure on the former president’s last major rival, Nikki Haley, to leave the Republican race. Biden and Trump had each won Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Maine, Oklahoma, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Minnesota and Massachusetts. Biden also won the Democratic primaries in California, Utah, Vermont a
Allies aim to wrap up talks on defense costs before US election
Foreign affairs
Mar 5, 2024
South Korea and the United States on Tuesday appointed veteran diplomats as their chief delegates for upcoming negotiations on the next defense-cost sharing agreement, clearly signaling an early initiation of the talks. The move stands out as it precedes the expiration of the current agreement by almost two years, scheduled to end in 2025, and gains significance in light of the looming US presidential election. Lee Tae-woo, a seasoned diplomat with a career at the Foreign Ministry since 1996, br
What's next for protesting doctors?
Social affairs
Mar 4, 2024
Doctors’ refusal to follow government orders could lead to suspensions, their licenses being taken away, or possibly worse
[From the Scene] Day of Rage: Doctors resist pressure to bend
Social affairs
Mar 3, 2024
Days after government raids on homes, offices of KMA officials, medics walk picket line to urge reversal of planned student quota hike
[KH explains] Why is S. Korea mulling ease on marriage ban between blood relatives?
Social affairs
Mar 3, 2024
The debate on consanguineous marriage is heating up, as the government appears to be moving toward easing laws related to intrafamily marriage. Currently, South Korea prohibits marriage between blood relatives within eight degrees of relations ("chon" in Korean), according to the Civil Act, Article 809 and Article 815. That means that Koreans may not marry third cousins -- their grandparents' cousins' grandchildren -- or closer relatives. Article 809, Section 1 states that &l
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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