US President Joe Biden’s plans to meet former South Korean President Moon Jae-in during his visit to Seoul this weekend, have raised eyebrows, as Moon no longer holds office. The schedule has prompted observers to speculate on the purpose of the meeting, with the possibility that Seoul and Washington are considering asking Moon to serve as an intermediary to North Korea among the most widely hel...

SINGAPORE , May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- gDEX Metaverse launches out of stealth with the first ever cross-chain guild management tool. This full-scale guild management tool comes with a robust feature set to level up your guild like a pro in the metaverse. gDEX Metaverse brings interoperability to the Metaverse As guilds become a more prominent feature in the P2E economy, they're inherentl...

Presidential secretary Yoon Jae-soon has come under fire for poems he published in the past, including segments that seemingly romanticize sexual harassment. Yoon, secretary for administrative affairs for President Yoon Suk-yeol, published a poem 20 years ago titled “Inside a Subway Car” that said the subway was a place “where freedom of mischievous boys was guaranteed” and where “(boys) could p...

The ongoing wave of omicron infections in North Korea could cause tens of thousands of deaths in the unvaccinated country, according to Dr. Oh Myoung-don, who heads the National Medical Center’s committee for clinical management of emerging infectious diseases. Speaking at a virtual forum organized by Seoul National University’s Institute for Health and Unification Studies on Monday, Oh estimate...

A recent report that three employees had stolen 3 billion won ($2.3 million) from South Korea’s biggest cosmetics maker Amorepacific in the wake of other huge embezzlements at the country’s major banks is fueling calls for tougher oversight. The employees at the cosmetics maker had allegedly used the money to buy stocks, cryptocurrencies and gamble by falsifying company documents such as tax rec...

Along with the lead track “Uranus,” which was written and composed by singer-songwriter Ahn Ye-eun, many talented musicians including singer-songwriter and jazz pianist Lee Jin-ah and lyricist Kim Ea-na participated in the veteran singer’s 10th full-length album. Lee also helped write the lyrics for the last track “Rainbow.” Earlier last month she unveiled one of the songs titled “Sore.” With he...

The foursome quickly gained recognition in 2018 after winning the Shinhan Card Hello Rookie Awards, with only one year of practice and no prior physical album released. To fans, the band encapsulates liveliness, with the members’ lighthearted playfulness and songs that takes the listener back to their youth. It was that spirit of youth that had pushed them forward despite the challenges they fa...

진행자: 조혜림, Naomi Garyan 1. Family matters ... or does it? 부제: Studies suggest growing number of young Koreans are parting ways with the traditional concept of family 기사 요약: ‘가족’을 떠올리면 부모와 자녀가 떠오르는가? 늘어나는 비혼과 딩크족에 가족의 개념이 바뀌고 있다. [1] A married couple and their children is what usually pops up in most people’s heads when hearing the word “family,” at least until now. But recent research indicate...

“It was expensive, but now with the use of bitcoin as a platform, it is helping those who could not operate the banking system officially in person,” the ambassador said. Choi echoed the ambassador’s view on the information gap, stressing the need for framing policy guidelines and financial regulations on digital assets through intensified cooperation between Korea and El Salvador. Choi suggest...

JTBC’s drama “My Liberation Notes” does not conform to the typical K-drama mold. There’s no handsome chaebol prince; there’s no crazy mother-in-law. What you see in it are three siblings who live in a small and humble house on the outskirts of Seoul. Although it takes one and a half hours to their workplaces in Seoul, none of them have a car because their conservative father -- who despises unne...

Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 5 loaded with Level 4 self-driving technology has started delivering food in California. Motional, a US autonomous vehicle company that Hyundai Motor Group and US mobility startup Aptiv formed, and Uber Eats began operating their pilot program of automated delivery service in Santa Monica, California, on Tuesday. The partnership was announced in December. At Level 4, a ve...

South Korean sports utility vehicle maker SsangYong Motor unveiled its new mid-size SUV called Torres on Tuesday, scheduled to be launched next month. The launch of the new vehicle came amid growing financial pressure on the SUV maker, which has been struggling to find a new suitable buyer. The new vehicle was named after the Torres del Paine National Park located in Chile’s Patagonia region, a ...

A viral TikTok showing a physical altercation outside a Seoul club has sparked a debate over racism and xenophobia that some foreign nationals experience at nightlife venues in Korea. In the clip filmed and uploaded Sunday, Patrick Ramos -- an influencer also known as The Expat Pat -- is seen arguing with a bouncer outside the OWL Lounge club in Itaewon before the situation turned physical. “I ...

“I am not saying that there will be an instant change, because these movies aim big -- they aim for the world market,” Jung said. “For instance, if we are only talking about the Korean market, when a certain type of movie is successful, then similar films flood the market. We’ve seen this happen,” she said. This is not the case with global projects, because they usually take more time to start, a...