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Chiefs of South Korea's major information and communication technology conglomerates attended the Mobile World Congress 2023, which kicked off in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday. As innovative future technologies ranging from telecommunications and...

The school bullying case involving the son of prosecutor-turned-lawyer Chung Sun-sin has angered many South Koreans, but it sparked a particularly strong outcry among residents and leaders of Jeju Island. According to local reports, Chung's son...

Les Vents Francais, a French wind quintet, return to South Korea, bringing along with them their music which is full of colors and a sense of humor, Paul Meyer, clarinetist and founder of the ensemble, said in an email interview last week. "In...

Hybe, the Korean entertainment agency behind BTS, announced on Tuesday that it has submitted a petition to the Financial Supervisory Service asking for an investigation into a "suspicious" large purchase deal of SM Entertainment stocks. The...

The Seoul city government takes a big step toward cashless payments on public transportation Wednesday, as cash payments began to be phased out on buses. A quarter of the city's 7,394 buses, on 108 of its 370 routes, will only allow passengers t...

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday vowed to foster growth of the nation's biohealth industry, aiming to establish it as a key contributor to the economy on par with the semiconductors industry. Urging lawmakers to pass the digital health care bi...

Renault Korea said Tuesday its labor and management have agreed to join forces to push for the company's Busan factory to become a global production base for the French carmaker. According to the company, Renault Korea CEO Stephan Deblaise and...

A 30-year-old incumbent local councilor began his alternative military service last week, portending a legal dispute over whether people should be allowed to hold public office while serving. Kim Min-seok, a councilor of Seoul's Gangseo-gu, was...

Celebrating 30 years of diplomatic ties between South Korea and Slovakia, the European country's top envoy in Seoul said the country expects more cooperation in the field of battery and electric vehicle production in the near future. Noting the...

Kuwait's top envoy to Seoul recalled the firm stance of Korea to support Kuwait during the 1990-1991 Gulf War while celebrating his country's 62nd National Day in Seoul last week. Korea supported Kuwait's rights during the Iraqi inva...

Sometimes a Korean will make a hissing sound in response to a question. While some may interpret this as a negative response, or that their request is being denied, for Koreans, they are merely using this as a quick filler response while considering...

The Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO commemorated Language Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day 2023 in Seoul on Wednesday. The day is celebrated every year worldwide to promote linguistic...

South Korea's chief economic policymaker on Tuesday called for more attention to the reopening of the Chinese economy in order to address the prolonged downturn in the country's outbound shipments. At a Cabinet meeting, Finance Minister Cho...

South Korea's new COVID-19 cases remained below 11,000 for the sixth straight day Tuesday, as the country is seeing a gradual slowdown in the pace of infections. The country reported 10,817 new COVID-19 infections, including 30 cases from overse...

South Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday, tracking gains in Wall Street overnight amid speculation that the tight monetary policy by the Federal Reserve may persist for longer than expected. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 16.01...

TUCSON -- When his South Korean team faces Australia to start the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo next week, third baseman Choi Jeong may see a familiar face on the mound -- someone whose bid at history Choi foiled nearly three years ago. On May 5, 2...

Hong Seung-hye is an artist who continuously expands her artistic horizons. Sixteen years after discovering the artistic potential of computer pixels, she has transcended to a new dimension in her craft, inviting others to explore the captivating wor...

WASHINGTON -- The United States has no hostile intent toward North Korea, a state department spokesperson said Monday, adding that North Korea, on the other hand, continues to make provocations. The remarks come after the North cited what it claimed...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for a "radical change" in agricultural production within a few years, attending the second-day session of a key party meeting, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday. The North's leader str...

WASHINGTON -- South Korea and the United States are making "practical" progress in enhancing the implementation of US extended deterrence, South Korean ambassador to the US Cho Tae-yong said Monday. Cho also said the allies will hold additi...

Walking into The Korea Herald studio, the seven members of K-pop group XG oozed charisma with each step. Their eyes were glistening and a slight yet poised smile was visible over each member's face. But as soon as the bandmates sat down and utt...

By Jeffrey D. Sachs The greatest enemy of economic development is war. If the world slips further into global conflict, our economic hopes and our very survival could go up in flames. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists just moved the hands of the Doom...

Americans' dissatisfaction with gun laws has reached an all-time high according to a Gallup poll, after the country averaged nearly two mass shootings a day in 2022. Sixty-three percent of Americans are now unhappy with the nation's gu...

The Republican Party has long wrapped itself in the American flag, claiming to be the defender of "freedom." The party believes individuals should be free to carry firearms, spew hate speech, and eschew vaccines and face masks. The same g...

The Fair Trade Commission recently ordered the Korean Bar Association and the Seoul Bar Association to lift a ban on their member lawyers' use of LawTalk, a legal counseling platform, and fined each association 1 billion won ($760,000). It is t...

South Korea's National Assembly adopted a resolution Monday urging Japan to withdraw its bid to register a former gold mine linked to wartime forced labor as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Last month, the Japanese government submitted a recommend...

The National Assembly on Monday approved a bill on upgrading the state agency on veterans affairs to a ministry-level body and establishing a new government agency to handle policies on overseas Koreans. The revised Government Organization Act is exp...

Hwang Minhyun held a media showcase in Seoul on Monday to introduce his first solo EP, titled "Truth or Lie." "I wanted to tell a story of my own, as it is my first solo album," said the musician, who debuted as a member of NU...

"Eol-juk-a," a shortened version of the phrase that roughly translates to "iced Americano even if I freeze to death," has been vindicated as the cold beverage turned out to be the most popular menu in a nationwide coffee franc...

The Contemporary Gugak Orchestra under the National Gugak Center returns with a chamber music performance that features the musical works of six leading composers in Korean creative traditional music. "The Korean Composers Series" will be h...

Democratic Party of Korea leader Rep. Lee Jae-myung avoided an arrest warrant heading to court by a close margin in a National Assembly vote on Monday, despite earlier pledges from the party that the motion will be defeated by "an overwhelming...

SeAH Group, a South Korean steelmaker, could become the first South Korean company to sign a delivery contract with SpaceX as the conglomerate is in talks with the US spacecraft manufacturer to supply materials for rockets and satellites, according t...

Competition for operational rights for lucrative duty-free shops at Incheon Airport is heating up, with China Duty Free Group, one of the largest duty-free retailers globally, joining the race. According to industry sources on Monday, CDFG offered it...

"May I begin by singing you a song that I listen to as a hobby?" Kim Jang-sil, president of the Korea Tourism Organization, said to the reporter as soon as he sat down for an interview with The Korea Herald at his office in central Seoul...

Industrial robots are found to have helped drastically reduce workplace injuries as well as improve the overall wellness of workers in labor-intensive industries, according to a report released by the Bank of Korea on Monday. The report analyzed the...

South Korean builder Hyundai Engineering & Construction said Monday that the builder's new rental apartment complex Hillstate DMC Station boasts a convenient location as it is located near the DMC Subway Station and other landmark facilities...

President Yoon Suk Yeol has pledged to combat school violence and promote greater social justice after having to cancel a key personnel appointment when the chosen official was found to have defended his son in a school bullying case. During a meetin...

Amid growing concerns over the deteriorating finances of the National Health Insurance Service, the government plans to reduce provision of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) checkups and ultrasound scans. Reporting on a meeting it held with doctors�...

EQT Partners, a private equity fund operated by Sweden's largest conglomerate, the Wallenberg Group, is expected to acquire SK Shieldus, a South Korean security firm, for about 3 trillion won ($2.27 billion) sources here said Monday. EQT Partne...

SM Entertainment's starlet group aespa held its first-ever concert under the banner of "Synk: Hyper Line" over the weekend at Jamsil Arena in Seoul Olympic Park. It was a long-awaited first concert happening over two years after the gr...

South Korea's leading steelmaker Posco said on Monday that the company will build an electric furnace at the company's manufacturing facility in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, as part of the company's low-carbon production transi...

SK Telecom, South Korea's largest mobile carrier, said Monday it looks to lead artificial intelligence transformation in all areas of its business with its advanced technologies and to establish an alliance with major AI service providers to fos...

Four years since the "No Japan" boycott in South Korea, Japanese goods are making a comeback in the local market. The boycott, which followed Japan's introduction of control on exports of some of its key products to Korea, was one of...

The South Korean unification minister on Monday said it is too early to conclude that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter, Kim Ju-ae, has been appointed as the country's next leader. But Unification Minister Kwon Young-se braced fo...

Audition programs, which once dominated airtime several years ago before a number of vote-rigging controversies and ranking errors, are now poised to emerge as a major trend on television once again. The new impartial judging system aside, the revamp...

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will conduct a joint inspection of sexual exploitation and unsuitable businesses to protect children and adolescents from harmful environments. In order to keep children away from potentially damaging enviro...

Kumho Tire announced Monday that it signed a title sponsorship deal for the Kumho Touring Car Racing World Tour with WSC Group in Lugano, Switzerland, Thursday. The South Korean tire maker plans to supply tires for all the vehicles competing in the 2...

Samsung Electronics said Monday it is holding promotional activities for Busan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Barcelona during the Mobile World Congress 2023 that kicks off this week. Promotional banners and videos will be set up at the c...

J-Hope of BTS is set to release a solo single before heading off to serve his mandatory military duty. The K-pop superstar announced Monday that he will unveil the single "On the Street" on March 3. "On the Street" is a lo-fi h...

Filmmaker Jang Hang-jun and his wife and star writer Kim Eun-hee's sports comedy "Rebound" will hit local theaters in April, distribution company Barunson E&A said Monday. Based on the real-life story of a basketball team at a h...