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Korea issues 1st nat'l flu advisory since 2019

Health authorities on Friday issued an advisory over a possible seasonal influenza outbreak across the country, the first of its kind...

Economy feared to slow down on high inflation, weak...

The Korean economy is feared to lose steam as the country is grappling with high inflation and the slowdown in export growth amid...

BLACKPINK aims at global market with second studio...

K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will drop its second full-length album, "Born Pink," on Friday.

Won rebounds after hitting yearly low amid global...

Korea's currency rebounded Friday after hitting a new yearly low in intraday trading amid worries over the U.S. Federal Reserve's...

Presidential office cancels controversial guest house...

The presidential office is under fire for a plan to spend 87.9 billion won ($63 million) of the government budget to construct a new...

Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 60,000; KDCA issues...

Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 60,000 on Friday, continuing the modest decline as the omicron spread has been slowing.

Legend Federer hails 'incredible adventure' as he...

Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer is to retire after next week's Laver Cup after admitting on Thursday his battles with a knee problem...

Korea adds 807,000 jobs on-year in August, growth...

Korea added jobs for the 18th straight month in August, but the pace of its growth slowed down for the third month in a row amid economic...

Mourners pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II

Flowers and messages for Queen Elizabeth II are seen at the Green Park memorial, near Buckingham Palace, in London, Saturday, Sept....

Putin thanks China's Xi for his 'balanced' stand on...

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday for his ``balanced'' approach to the Ukrainian crisis...

Defense fair helps establish Korea as solid weapons...

Korea has been expanding its presence in the global defense industry on the back of its recent massive arms deal with Poland, worth...

[INTERVIEW] 'Narco-Saints' lead actor and director...

Actor Ha Jung-woo and director Yoon Jong-bin, who went to the same school, have had quite a long-term relationship both professionally...

Salaried workers rush to take on multiple jobs amid...

Salaried office workers are in a rush to take on side jobs to make extra money amid the soaring costs of living and rising inflationary...

Brokerages lose credibility due to dearth of sell...

The country's securities firms are losing investors' trust as their analysts are only recommending buying shares in their reports,...

Biz inventory hits 26-year high in Q2 amid recession...

Korea's business inventory in the April-June period soared 18 percent from the quarter before, in what the business community is considering...

What can save restaurants? Try hospitality

COVID-19 and inflation have knocked restaurants to their knees, and everyone with a vested interest, from owner to chef to server...

South Korea must advocate for Tamil rape victims of...

Twenty-six years of armed conflict in Sri Lanka ended in 2009, when government forces defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam...

London mourners brave 9-hour wait to say goodbye to...

Thousands of mourners waited for hours Thursday in a line that stretched for almost 5 miles (8 kilometers) across London for the chance...

Fire engulfs skyscraper in China's Changsha city

A fire engulfed a skyscraper Friday in the central Chinese city of Changsha, with authorities saying that no casualties had yet been...

Tigers in Wonsan

In May 1880, the Korean port of Wonsan opened to Japanese trade and almost immediately the first tales of tiger encounters began to...

China's state museum pulls controversial table of...

The National Museum of China has removed a chronological table from an exhibit after claims were made that it is a distortion of Korean...

Ukraine combs mass burial site, says Russia 'leaves...

Ukrainian authorities were expected to begin recovering bodies Friday from a mass burial site in a forest recaptured from Russian...

KB Financial Group harvests honey after months-long...

KB Financial Group has harvested honey from a special apiary it runs as a part of its environmental, social and corporate governance...

Mother Teresa, model of philanthropy

Regardless of religion, philosophy, race, wealth and political influence, Mother Teresa (1910-97) was highly revered by many people...

Is Korea headed for another financial crisis?

A string of economic indicators in Korea this year have worsened to levels comparable to the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and the...

S. Korean president invites Xi to Seoul amid power...

President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to South Korea during his meeting with Li Zhanshu, China's...

KAI signs follow-up contract with Poland to sell 48...

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Poland have signed a contract worth an estimated $3 billion (4.1 trillion won) to follow July's...

'NCT 127 is like malatang,' says member Doyoung

Malatang, a spicy soup originated in the southwest Chinese province of Sichuan, is one of the most-sought-after dishes among young...

'Squid Game' director shares Emmy win, drops hints...

Netflix's biggest hit series “Squid Game” may not have been the biggest winner of this year's Primetime Emmy Awards, yet it comes...

Russian Flesh Wound