Rev. Lee suspended from duties for two years for offering his blessing at a queer festival in 2019

A disabled advocacy group continued its daily rush-hour subway protests on Wednesday, criticizing a Seoul court’s decision to hand down a suspended prison sentence to the leader of the group. Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination members on Wednesday began the protest at Seoul National University of Education Station on Subway Line No. 2. They were scheduled to later move to the National Assembly Station on Subway Line No. 9 and march to the People Power Party’s headquarters

Human rights lawyers gathered outside the Iranian embassy in Seoul on Tuesday in a show of support for women in Iran. “We stand with the women of Iran who are courageously fighting against appalling repression, and urge the Iranian government to stop the violent crackdown of protesters and respect the freedom of women and girls,” the lawyers said in a joint statement. “Today we join people around the world who have taken to the streets to support the women in Iran, who are r

KakaoTalk meltdown exposes peril of ubiquitous tech

  Global streaming platform Netflix will introduce a new ad-supported plan in Korea, which will charge its users 5,500 won ($3.85) a month from Nov. 4. Users of the new and cheaper advertising-supported tier will have to watch 15-to-30 second advertisements before and during Netflix content. A total of around four to five minutes long advertisements will be streamed per hour to subscribers, according to Netflix. Some Netflix content will not be available for the new plan’s users

London (AFP) – Son Heung-min struck twice as Tottenham bolstered their bid to reach the Champions League last 16 with a 3-2 win against Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday.   Antonio Conte's side fell behind to Daichi Kamada's early strike at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. But Son equalised with a composed finish and Harry Kane converted a penalty as the England captain bagged his first Champions League goal this season. Son's blistering volley put Tottenham in complete control towards t

2 years after seizing leadership, Chung Euisun revamps carmaker’s image, turns W110tr empire into driver of mobility innovation

  Over 30 percent of international schools in South Korea have been using textbooks that refer to the East Sea, a body of water between South Korea and Japan, only as the Sea of Japan, a lawmaker said Tuesday. As of August 2020, 12 of 38 international schools were using textbooks that solely use the Japanese name. The number of those textbooks with the Sea of Japan reference marked 24, according to the office of Rep. Ahn Min-seok of the opposition Democratic Party of Korea. The office refer

South Korean youngster Kim Joo-hyung, who goes by English name Tom Kim in the US, has found the winner's circle on the PGA Tour for the second time. Kim held off Patrick Cantlay and Matthew NeSmith, both of the United States, by three strokes at 24-under to win the Shriners Children's Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas on Sunday (local time). Kim outdueled his two American playing partners with the final round score of five-under 66, for the four round total of 260 on the par-71 course. Kim did

  KYIV, Ukraine -- A day after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize with fellow human rights campaigners from Belarus and Russia, the head of the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties praised the work of her fellow laureates but cautioned against lumping the three together in a Cold War-like narrative. "We don't see _ and we shouldn't see _ this prize . as a Soviet narrative about brotherhood nations," said Oleksandra Matviychuk at a press conference on Saturday in Kyiv, Ukraine's capit

The National Institute of Korean Language’s use of slang words on its recent social media post has stirred controversy, questioning whether it is right for the state-run language regulator to use a distorted version of the language. To mark the upcoming Hangeul Day on Sunday, the institute had posted an image to announce its special event on its Twitter account last month. In the posted image, it asked the followers what their views are on using the so-called “Yaminjeongeum.”

Tycoon who leads S. Korea's 2nd-largest conglomerate embarks on unexpected mission to industrialize hansik. Experts say he might want to be more than just a businessman

  (STOCKHOLM) -- Three scientists jointly won this year's Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for proving that tiny particles could retain a connection with each other even when separated, a phenomenon once doubted but now being explored for potential real-world applications such as encrypting information. Frenchman Alain Aspect, American John F. Clauser and Austrian Anton Zeilinger were cited by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for experiments proving the "totally crazy" field of

Overnight basic taxi fee in Seoul likely to surpass 10,000 won next year

MYKOLAIVKA, Ukraine -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Lyman, a key town located in one of four Ukrainian regions annexed by Russia, had been "cleared" of Moscow's troops. The latest development in Ukraine's weeks-long counter-offensive against Moscow's invasion comes as Russia pushed forward with finalising the annexation of captured Ukrainian territories despite condemnation from Kyiv and the West. The recapture of Lyman -- which Moscow's forces pummelled for