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President Yoon Suk-yeol said Friday the economic situation is too grave to be talking about the election victory of his party. The ruling People Power Party won 12 of the 17 key mayoral and gubernatorial races in Wednesday's local elections, strengthening Yoon's mandate less than a month after he took office on May 10. "Don't you feel the windows shaking and the branches swaying in the lawn?" Y...

The main blaze in a wildfire in the southeastern city of Miryang is expected to be brought under control on its fourth day Friday, officials said. The fire broke out on a hill in Miryang, around 280 kilometers southeast of Seoul, early Tuesday and has so far burned nearly 752 hectares of woodland. About 110 residents have evacuated their homes, but no casualties or property damage have been repo...

North Korea reported more than 80,000 new fever cases Friday, with the daily count remaining under 100,000 for the fourth consecutive day. Over 82,160 more people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, citing data from the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters. It provided no further informatio...

Police are investigating an online post threatening a terror attack at the home of President Yoon Suk-yeol in southern Seoul, officials said Friday. The post was uploaded on the online community FM Korea at around 8:40 p.m. Thursday, threatening to launch a terror attack at Yoon's house at 6 p.m. Friday, according to the police officials. After an unidentified person reported the post to the Na...

South Korean stocks opened higher Friday, tracking the overnight US rally partly fueled by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' decision to increase the oil supply that helped ease inflation concerns. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 17.09 points, or 0.64 percent, to 2,676.08 in the first 15 minutes of trading. The OPEC Plus decided Thursday (local time) to a...

The number of newly adopted South Korean children fell for the third consecutive year in 2021 amid the pandemic, government data showed. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of new child adoptees reached 415 last year, down from 704 in 2019 and 492 in 2020. Officials attributed the decrease in adoption to the effects of COVID-19. Among the new adoptees, 189, or 45.5 pe...

한미정상회담에서 미국의 Joe Biden대통령이 우리나라 대통령 부부와 함께 인사를 하면서 김건희 여사에게 “We both married up.”이라는 표현을 사용했다. ‘윤대통령과 나는 공통점이 있는데(The president and I have something in common.), 그것은 우리가 married up했다는 것이다. 이 영상을 찾아서 필자가 여러 번 돌려서 보았는데 Biden의 마스크를 쓴 작은 목소리에서 ‘We both married up.’은 들리지 않았다. 아무리 들어도 ‘We married ~station.’으로 들렸다. 정확한 대본을 확인하기 위해 미국인 EBS 선생님인 Jooch에게 문의해보고 이해가 갔다. 실제 원문은 “We both married way above our...

South Korea's consumer prices rose at the fastest clip in almost 14 years in May due to high energy and food costs over the protracted war between Russia and Ukraine and the economic recovery, data showed Friday. Consumer prices jumped 5.4 percent last month from a year earlier, accelerating from a 4.8 percent on-year spike in April, according to the data from Statistics Korea. It marked the st...

The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan are set to hold a meeting in Seoul on Friday to discuss the security situation on the Korean Peninsula amid reports that North Korea has completed preparations for another nuclear test. Kim Gunn, Seoul's new special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, will have bilateral and trilateral meetings with hi...

The Toronto Blue Jays' South Korean starter Ryu Hyun-jin has been sidelined with arm problems for the second time this season. The Blue Jays placed Ryu on the 15-day injured list (IL) with left forearm inflammation Thursday (Toronto time), a day after the left-hander pitched four innings against the Chicago White Sox through pain. Ryu gave up three runs -- one unearned -- on four hits in those ...

Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Friday their combined sales in the United States fell 31 percent last month from a year earlier amid the prolonged chip shortage. Hyundai and Kia sold 117,373 vehicles in the world's most important automobile market in May compared with 170,315 units a year ago, according to the companies' sales data. Hyundai's sales plunged 34 percent to 59,43...

Adagio from Aram Khachaturian’s “Spartacus” and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol are also in Saturday’s program. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Multi Plaza near Yeouinaru Station Exit No. 2. Admission is free and no registration is required. Visitors can bring their own mats or chairs. The event will be livestreamed via SPO’s YouTube channel. ( sj_lee@heraldcorp.com )...

Four Seasons Hotel Seoul showcases innovative bingsu desserts Four Seasons Hotel Seoul is presenting seven varieties of bingsu in homage to global desserts at the hotel’s lobby lounge Maru, through Sept. 30. The hotel will reveal each month’s treats alongside three signature bingsu options -- golden Jeju apple mango bingsu, black sesame creme brulee bingsu and summer fruits Charlotte bingsu. T...

Buyeo Seodong Lotus Festival The Buyeo Seodong Lotus Festival is set to run from July 14 to 17 at Buyeo Seodong Park and Gungnamji Pond in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province. The annual festival takes place every July at the summer’s peak, when lotus flowers bloom. The event features the historic love story of Seodong and Princess Sun-hwa of the Baekje Kingdom with various programs, including m...