The Korean content industry exports reached an all-time high of $13.2 billion (18.38 trillion won) in 2022 as Hallyu continued to expand around the world. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that revenue from the Korean content industry grew from 128 trillion won in 2020 to 151 trillion won in 2022. Exports also reached an all-time high, rising from $11.9 billion (1...

The debate over whether to ban smartphones in the classroom continues to rage worldwide. South Korea is no exception, as it looks to address an epidemic of smartphone addiction among young students. In August, Rep. Cho Jung-hun of the People Power Party proposed a bill to limit smartphone use in schools. In October, the National Human Rights Commission reversed its long-standing position, rulin...

Stray Kids to perform at Son Heung-min's home stadium as part of world tour K-pop sensation Stray Kids will perform at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, home to English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and its star player Son Heung-min, on July 18, 2025, as part of their expanded "dominATE" world tour, becoming the first K-pop act to do so, the band's agency said Tuesday. JYP Entertainment announ...

Trade minister calls for strengthening foundation for economic cooperation with Africa Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo said Tuesday that the South Korean government will strengthen institutional foundations to expand trade and investment opportunities with Africa. Cheong made the remarks during an Africa business forum held in Seoul, a follow-up to a South Korea-Africa summit that took place in Ju...

The state auditor has referred senior officials of the former Moon Jae-in administration to the prosecution on suspicions of leaking intelligence related to the THAAD US missile defense system to activists and China, an official with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday. Former National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong, former Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, and two other officials who served ...

Telegram designates child protection officer to respond to sexually exploitative materials: S. Korean regulator The global messaging service Telegram has designated an officer in charge of protecting underage users from illicit content amid criticism over its passive response against sexually exploitative materials circulating on the platform, South Korea's media regulator said Tuesday. The Kor...

The United States and Russia traded barbs Monday over President Joe Biden's reported decision to allow Ukraine to use US-provided longer-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia, amid concerns about an escalation of Moscow's protracted war in Ukraine. US officials repeated accusations that Russia was to blame for an escalation in the wake of its introduction of North Korean troops onto the...

MIKTA leaders call for adherence to UN Charter amid concerns over NK-Russia military cooperation The leaders of South Korea and four other middle-power countries called Monday for all UN members to comply with the UN Charter and Security Council resolutions, as concerns deepened over North Korea's troop dispatch to help Russia in its war against Ukraine. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Me...

A Seoul court again rejected an arrest warrant for Qoo10 CEO Ku Young-bae on Tuesday on fraud and embezzlement charges related to his e-commerce group's large-scale payment delays to vendors. The Seoul Central District Court made the decision following a hearing Monday, saying there was "room for dispute" over whether the allegations constitute a crime and no evidence suggesting Ku attempted to ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol strongly condemned the deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia at the Group of 20 summit in Brazil on Monday, Yoon's office said. Yoon used the G20 sessions to urge Pyongyang and Moscow to immediately cease their "illegal" military cooperation and called for international unity to issue a stern warning against such moves, Principal Deputy National Se...

North Korea warned Tuesday that trilateral security cooperation among South Korea, the United States, and Japan would prompt more "retaliatory responses," days after the leaders of the three nations decided to establish a secretariat to bolster three-way cooperation. The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) carried the message in a commentary after President Yoon Suk Yeol, US Presi...

The presidential office said Monday that maintaining high-level communication is crucial to strengthening ties between South Korea and China, hoping to build on the momentum from the recent bilateral summit in Peru. While President Yoon Suk Yeol has focused on reinforcing South Korea's security alliance with the United States over the past 2 1/2 years, he said in a recent interview during his vi...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with Russia's visiting natural resources minister and called for "more extensive and diversified" promotion of cooperative relations between their countries, state media reported Tuesday. The previous day, Kim met with Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Alexander Kozlov, who led a government delegation to North Korea for the 11th meeting of ...

2) 해커스 텝스 문법 Part Ⅰ Choose the best answer for the blank. 1. A: Your room will be ready when you get here. B: Good. _____________ for 15 hours by the time I arrive. (a) I travel (b) I’m travelling (c) I’ve been travelling (d) I will have been travelling 해석 A: 당신이 이곳에 도착하면 방이 준비되어 있을 거예요. B: 좋아요. 제가 도착할 때쯤이면 15시간 동안 여행을 하고 있는 중일 거예요. 해설 올바른 시제의 동사 채우기: 미래완료진행 미래 시제와 함께 쓰이는 표현인 ‘by t...