Unmanned vehicle spotted in border area identified as US drone: S. Korean military
An unmanned vehicle spotted Thursday in an inter-Korean border region was identified as a U.S. military drone, a South…
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[PHOTOS] Can it get any hotter?
A bear, exhausted by the heat, lies down to rest in the safari section of Daejeon O-World, Thursday, as a heat wave…
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Vietnamese massacre victims file 2nd petition with Korea's truth commission
Victims and bereaved families of the alleged massacres of Vietnamese civilians by the Korean military during the…
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Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23
KUMAMOTO, Japan — Rural communities in southwestern Japan were struggling to get their lives back to normal Thursday,…
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Korean won advances as Fed holds rate steady
The Korean won strengthened to a fresh five-month high against the U.S. dollar Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve…
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Leveraged ETF fiasco weighs on Lee administration's economic team
When President Lee Jae Myung took office in June 2025, he promised to lift Korea's benchmark index to 5,000. Within a…
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DPK introduces bill scrapping prosecution's direct investigative rights at plenary session
The ruling Democratic Party of (DPK) on Thursday proposed a bill at a parliamentary plenary meeting that would strip…
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Actor Jung Il-woo makes Japanese debut with Amazon thriller 'Criminal'
Japanese director Daishi Matsunaga expressed deep satisfaction with his collaboration with actor Jung Il-woo in the…
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[EXPLAINER] Why Korea's liberals see prosecutors as political enemy
The ruling liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is pushing through a bill that would strip prosecutors of their…
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US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again
WASHINGTON — The stop-start fighting between the United States and Iran appears to have entered a new phase as Saudi…
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Trump announces $22.5 bil. makeover of Dulles airport
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a $22.5 billion renovation of Washington Dulles…
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Korean polar scientist receives Norwegian order of merit for Arctic cooperation
Kang Sung-ho, principal research scientist at the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) and its former president, was…
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Korean American Broadway star finds power in being 'in-between'
When Stephanie Jae Park was first considering a career in music, the problem was never a lack of options. It was that…
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BTS spent years chasing Grammys; now tables have turned
For years, BTS spoke openly of the Grammys as a goal. On Wednesday, the group walked away from them at the very moment…
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New US envoy hails Korea alliance as 'one of the world's strongest'
INCHEON — Michelle Steel, the newly appointed U.S. ambassador to Korea, pledged to strengthen the alliance in line with…
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SK Group chief purchases shares of SK hynix for 1st time
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won purchased a total of 3,620 shares of SK hynix Inc. in the open market, the company said…
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Table tennis mixed doubles players eye Asian Games gold over Chinese rivals
JINCHEON, North Chungcheong Province — South Korean table tennis mixed doubles players Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon…
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Measures to cool leveraged ETF market to come 'as early as possible': financial regulator
Korea's financial regulator said Thursday it plans to carry out additional measures to cool the single-stock leveraged…
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Nat'l football federation accepting applications for caretaker boss for men's squad
The national football governing body began accepting applications for the vacant men's national team head coaching…
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U.S. military drone flies over inter-Korean border area, prompts civilian evacuation
A U.S. military drone flew over an inter-Korean border region during combined drills with South Korea on Thursday,…
Read at source →New US envoy vows to advance Trump's vision for 'ironclad' Korea alliance
INCHEON — Michelle Steel, the newly appointed U.S. ambassador to Korea, described herself as someone "born in Seoul"…
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Seoul bets on artisan jewelry with high-profile pop-up at The Hyundai Seoul
Inside Korea's premier destination for young shoppers and tourists, a new pop-up event is giving independent local…
Read at source →[EXPLAINER] Why Korea's liberals see Prosecutors' Office as political enemy
The ruling liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is pushing through a bill that would strip prosecutors of their…
Read at source →DPK set to push for plenary vote on bill scrapping prosecution's direct investigative rights
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) on Thursday was set to push for the passage of a bill that would strip the…
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LG Electronics Q2 net income up 28.1% to $542.4 million
LG Electronics on Thursday reported its second-quarter net income of 781.3 billion won ($542.4 million), up a solid…
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Ex-football federation chief, nat'l team coach grilled in parliamentary hearing
The former head of the national football federation and ex-head coach of the men's national team were grilled during a…
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Sweltering heat wave continues through next week
A sweltering heat wave is gripping most of Korea, with temperatures reaching up to 39 degrees Celsius in some areas, a…
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Samsung SDI swings to Q2 profit on battery sales, US tax credit
Samsung SDI, a major Korean battery manufacturer, said Thursday it swung to a profit in the second quarter from a year…
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Samsung SDI on Thursday reported its second-quarter net income of 471.6 billion won ($327 million), shifting from a…
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Lee highlights Korea's first-ever FTA, 'enduring' friendship with Chile
President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that Chile was the first country in the world to forge a free trade agreement…
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Samsung Electronics posts Q2 profit of $62 bil., up nearly 20-fold
Samsung Electronics said Thursday its operating profit for the second quarter stood at 89.5 trillion won ($62 billion),…
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Seoul shares open higher on bargain hunting amid AI spending concerns
Seoul shares opened higher Thursday, as investors attempted to buy oversold stocks despite losses on Wall Street amid…
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LG Energy Solution swings to loss in Q2
LG Energy Solution on Thursday reported its second-quarter net loss of 328.6 billion won ($228.4 million), swinging…
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Paris Opera Ballet's Korean principal Park Sae-eun to lead gala performance in Seoul
As noted by Cho Joo-hyun, artistic director of the 23rd Overseas Korean Dance Stars Invitational Gala, the homeland…
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When adult children won't leave home: Another retirement risk for parents?
Click here for more articles by Kormedi.com. A 35-year-old daughter asks, "Mom, what's for dinner tonight?" Although…
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Sejong University professor appointed inaugural convener of ISO working group
Lee Jong-hyouk, a professor of information security at Sejong University, has been appointed as the inaugural convener…
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