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Ukraine signaled Monday that it has no plans to apologize to South Korea for disclosing the repatriation of two North Korean prisoners of war (POW), with its foreign minister saying the dispute has already been resolved.
Nepalese police arrested 24 Koreans for allegedly violating the terms of their tourist visas by attending a religious training program at a Christian school, local media reported Monday.
#SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won took his divorce-related property dispute with his estranged wife, Roh Soh-yeong, back to the Supreme Court on Monday. buff.ly/gfUZ0P8
GOYANG, Gyeonggi — You might have expected Lee Soo-man, one of K-pop’s biggest showmen, to return with a girl group. Or a boy band. He brought both, apparently, along with futuristic video technology. buff.ly/krSBQmb
The Hollywood star was seen walking along Seoul’s Han River during his visit to promote “Digger,” accompanied by a production company affiliate.
The government finalized a plan on Monday to rank regional governments on suicide prevention and reward top performers, aiming to bring down a suicide rate that has been the highest among OECD countries for most of the past two decades.
Korea is close to deciding whether to cut back or end special #military service exemptions for athletes and artists, the head of the Military Manpower Administration said Monday. buff.ly/c521QsJ
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Monday morning — with some traveling more than 900 kilometers (559 miles) — raising speculation that the regime had been testing upgraded versions of its existing ballistic missiles.
A woman has drawn outrage online after allegedly unplugging a freezer at an unmanned ice cream store to charge her phone and leaving without plugging it back in. The entire stock inside melted, and the store owner has reportedly sued her for obstruction of business. buff.ly/1DZrekB
SK Group is launching a talent development program that will provide young adults with 3 million won ($2,250) a month for two years to help them develop problem-solving skills using AI.
Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Shin Hyun-song apologized on Monday for failing to adequately warn investors about the risks of single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETF) during their introduction.
The Oscar-winning director’s first animated feature follows a deep-sea creature’s journey toward the human world, with a global voice cast and a July release planned.
As concerns over slowing AI growth resurface in the information technology industry and stock market, humanoid robots are emerging as a major new source of demand for memory chips.
President Lee Jae Myung has come under fire from opposition politicians for "clearly inflicting secondary harm on a victim of sexual abuse by a person in power" in praising the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in a Sunday social media post on the importance of communication.
Costly Brazilian eggs and the country's large budget for imports have spurred criticism over a comparable lack of support for domestic production.
The group's Dover Street Market collaboration, which includes Singapore-exclusive items, goes on sale Friday ahead of its weekend concerts in the country.
Food delivery app Baedal Minjok’s operator reported only about 3 percent of its workers’ compensation claims for on-the-job accidents to the labor ministry over the past six years.
Google Korea has won its legal battle over more than 154 billion won ($116 million) in corporate and local income taxes after the Supreme Court dismissed the local tax authorities’ appeal, according to legal sources on Monday.
#CharliePuth rocked #Goyang Stadium during the Korean stop of his #WhateversClever world tour, delivering a string of hits, a surprise appearance by #TWICE’s #Nayeon and a special shoutout to #BTS’ #Jungkook and the group’s fans, #ARMY.
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Kim Kyung-moon led the Hanwha Eagles to contend for the Korean Series title for the first time in 19 years. But this year, they finished ninth in a 10-team league.