South Korea’s liberal Democratic Party of Korea officially submitted for review a bill that would completely strip away the prosecution’s investigative powers. Legislators with the Democratic Party told reporters Friday that they submitted a bill proposing revisions to the Criminal Procedure Act and the Prosecutors’ Office Act, which will leave the prosecution only with the power to indict and p...

Netflix’s South Korean arm raked in 631.7 billion won ($513 million) in revenue through 2021, up 52 percent from a year prior, a filing showed Friday. The platform’s blockbuster performance in Korea reflects its increasing clout over the streaming service market here, largely thanks to Korean-language hits such as “Squid Game” and “Hellbound.” It also however highlights the “network usage fee” d...

US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim will travel to Seoul on Monday for a five-day trip to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the joint response to North Korea’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile provocation, the US State Department said Thursday. “During his visit, Special Representative Kim will meet with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative for...

A man was arrested on charges of setting fire to a four-story commercial building in Seoul early Friday, which left one dead and another injured, police said. The fire broke out at 3:24 a.m. at the building in Seoul's western district of Yeongdeungpo, gutting its first and second floors and charring the walls of the third and fourth floors before being extinguished around 5 a.m. A man in his 60...

The South Korean economy is on a recovery track on robust exports, but it faces growing inflationary pressure as the protracted war in Ukraine has jacked up energy prices, the finance ministry said Friday. External economic uncertainties have heightened as global price pressure has risen due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while major central banks are expected to accelerate monetary tightening...

QINGDAO, China , April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hisense, a leading global home appliance and consumer electronics brand and Paris Saint-Germain step into their second year of partnership and join forces to launch their second commercial today. Looking back on 2021, Hisense has released an impressive commercial featuring football stars such as Neymar Jr, Keylor Navas , Ángel Di Maria , An...

The South Korean government made public a dossier Friday offering a glimpse into dramatic Cold-War era diplomacy by the two Koreas in connection with their historic simultaneous entry into full membership in the United Nations. The set of documents highlights Seoul's brisk efforts in 1991 to court Moscow and Beijing to support its push to join the world body, which played a key role in mobilizin...

The average height of Koreans has increased for both men and women compared to 40 years ago, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy’s National Institute of Technology and Standards. The survey was carried out from May 2020 to December 2021 on 6,839 randomly selected Koreans aged 20 to 69. The average height of men stood at 172.5 cm, which was 6.4 cm taller than in the first...

일본 스타강사의 영어학습법 야스코치 테츠야(Tetsuya Yasukochi) 선생님이 한국을 방문하고 필자를 찾아온 적이 있다. 김대균 브랜드는 한국의 토익강사로 일본에 책을 수출하고 나름 일본에서 유명한 편인데 필자의 책을 추천하는 추천사를 일본사람들을 위해 써준적이 있는 분으로 한국을 방문을 하신 적이 있었다. 필자는 이 분이 그렇게 유명한 분인지 몰랐다가 같이 두물머리 산책도 가고 식사도 하고 사진을 찍은 것을 Social Media에 올리니 한국에 사는 일본학생 몇명이 내 토익 강의를 수강하러 왔다. 그리고 정말 이분을 아느냐, 이 분 유명한 사람이다라는 말을 해줘서 야스코치 테츠야가 매우 유명한 영어선생님인 것을 알게 되었다. 이후에도 꾸준히 소통하는 분이다. 일본의 전국구 강사로 우리말도 공부...

North Korea's Defense Minister Ri Yong-gil has been promoted to the country's third-highest military rank of vice marshal in a major reshuffle, its state media said Friday. The latest shakeup appears intended to boost morale and unity among top-echelon officers as the North marks the 110th birth anniversary of its late national founder Kim Il-sung. "A relevant decision was issued by the Central...

South Korea will lift all COVID-19 social distancing rules, except a mask mandate, next week, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday, marking the first time all restrictions have been lifted since the pandemic began two years ago. Starting Monday, restaurants, cafes and other small businesses will be able to operate freely without a curfew, while the limit on the size of private gatherings will...

WASHINGTON -- North Korea is currently in a provocation cycle that may last for weeks or even months, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Thursday. Sullivan also said the North will continue efforts to advance its nuclear and missile programs, but that the capability to hit the US mainland has yet to be proven. "A few weeks ago, they tested an intercontinental ballistic missile, whi...