The Seoul Station Overpass, once a driveway passing through the heart of Seoul, is set to transform into a brand-new citizen’s park.　The Seoul Metropolitan Government said the newly renovated overpass will be open to the public on May 20. The structure comes with the new name “Seoullo 7017,” combining the year 1970 when it was first built and 2017 -- when it was remodeled to be a pedestrian-friendly road.　The overpass had been used as a major driveway connecting Mapo-gu, western Seoul, and Jung-

Former President Park Geun-hye remained mum and still stayed in the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae Saturday, a day after the Constitutional Court ruled to dismiss her over a massive corruption scandal.Her aides and observers said Park might need some time to cope with the sudden deprivation of the presidential prerogatives, an impending prosecutorial probe and trenchant public criticism.Participants attend a rally in front of Cheong Wa Dae to celebrate the ouster of President Park Geun-hye on

Malaysia said it expelled North Korea's ambassador on Saturday for refusing to apologize for his strong accusations over Malaysia's handling of the investigation into the killing of the North Korean leader's half brother.Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said a notice was sent to the North Korean Embassy at around 6 p.m. declaring Ambassador Kang Chol persona non grata. The notice said Kang must leave Malaysia within 48 hours.Earlier in the week, Malaysia demanded that North Korea formally apologize

The US State Department expressed concern Thursday about a series of retaliatory measures China has been taking against South Korean businesses over Seoul's decision to host the US THAAD missile defense system, calling the reaction "unreasonable and inappropriate.""We are concerned and closely monitoring reports that China has taken actions against South Korean private sector entities for the US.-ROK (South Korea) decision to deploy THAAD in the ROK," a State Department spokesperson told Yonhap

China has instructed travel agencies in the country to stop selling trips to South Korea, sources said Thursday, in what is seen as another retaliatory move against Seoul's decision to deploy an advanced US anti-missile defense system. According to industry sources in China, the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) called travel agencies in Beijing for a meeting on Thursday and gave them verbal instructions to suspend sales of all travel packages, both online and offline, to South Korea.

[THE INVESTOR] When L’Oreal acquired NYX Cosmetics for US$500 million in 2014, it most likely was eyeing NYX’s large social media following. NYX is well-known for its effective use of social media such as Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, to connect with consumers. As of early June, NYX has over 7.3 million followers on Instagram while L’Oreal has 2.5 million followers. When L’Oreal acquired NYX, it did not even have 10,000 followers. The person behind NYX Cosmetics’ success is its Korean-America

 A local court ruled on Friday that swimmer Park Tae-hwan is eligible to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games, a significant victory for the beleaguered athlete in his legal battle with the national Olympic body. The Seoul Eastern District Court accepted an injunction requested last month by the swimmer to confirm that the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) has no reason to ban him from racing for South Korea at the Olympics.Park "has no reason for being disqualified based on Article 5 of the

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