Most Popular
-
1
Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon's resignation
-
2
Suicide attempts spike among youth in Korea
-
3
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
-
4
FM champions multilateralism, stresses S. Korea's vision as 'global pivotal state'
-
5
[Weekender] How Seongsu, once an industrial zone, has become ‘Seoul’s Brooklyn’
-
6
S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
-
7
Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
-
8
Korea, China, Japan vow to address yellow dust and climate change
-
9
4 in 10 illegal aliens entered S. Korea without visas last year: data
-
10
Immigration policy must go beyond labor supply: experts
-
Marine Corps launches expanded mobile unit for N.K. contingencies
The Marine Corps has formed a new mobile unit tasked with attacking North Korea from the rear in the event of a contingency, a military official said Sunday.The regimental-level unit of 3,000 troops was launched in the southeastern coastal city of Pohang on March 1, dubbed "Spartan 3000," the official said.The troops will be on standby for deployment to all parts of the Korean Peninsula within 24 hours, tasked with destroying key military facilities in the North's rear during contingencies. In p
DefenseMarch 20, 2016
-
Adele to headline Glastonbury music festival
LONDON (AFP) - Adele will headline this year's Glastonbury music festival on June 25, the bestselling British singer and organizers said Friday. “She will headline Saturday night at this year’s Glastonbury Festival!” read a message on the festival's official Twitter account. The singer announced the news to fans live on stage in London as part of her first world tour in four years which she began this month. Adele has broken several records with her third and latest album, featuring the ballad “
PerformanceMarch 20, 2016
-
N. Korea scrambles to boost nuclear capabilities ahead of May congress
North Korean scientists and technicians have been scrambling to boost the country's nuclear capabilities ahead of a major party congress in May, causing key military secrets to be exposed, intelligence authorities here said Sunday.Since mid-February, all sectors of North Korean society have engaged in a "70-day battle" to prepare for the first Workers' Party Congress in more than three decades. As part of that campaign, scientists and technicians have been disclosing what they claim to be achiev
North KoreaMarch 20, 2016
-
7 of 10 new jobless people are in late 20s
A growing number of college graduates in South Korea remain jobless through their late 20s, attributing to the record high youth unemployment rate last month, data showed Sunday.Out of 114,000 people who had stayed jobless for more than four weeks in February, 80,000, or 70.2 percent, were aged between 25 and 29, according to data by Korea Statistics.The jobless rate among those in their late 20s was 11.9 percent last month, adding 2.8 percentage points from a year earlier. The unemployment rate
Social AffairsMarch 20, 2016
-
Comedian-turned-director's new movie 'D-War II' due next year
BEIJING (Yonhap) -- Comedian-turned-film director Shim Hyung-rae announced Saturday the production of a sequel to his fantasy movie “D-War” from 2007. The sequel, “D-War II,” is the first “Hollywood-class” science fiction movie to be produced in China, Shim said at a news conference in Beijing. Production will begin around June with the movie slated for release worldwide in the summer of 2017, he said. With the new movie, Shim said he aims to generate more than 4 billion yuan ($618 million) in
FilmMarch 20, 2016
-
Kim inspects landing drills, orders enemies be buried at sea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a set of military landing drills and ordered any enemies attacking the country be buried at sea, the North's state media said Sunday.The drills appeared to be the latest show of force against South Korea and the United States, which have been conducting joint military exercises seen by the North as preparation for war against it. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects military landing drills. (Yonhap)Kim supervised both a landing drill and an anti-
North KoreaMarch 20, 2016
-
61 killed in FlyDubai jet crash in southern Russia
Moscow (AFP) -- All 61 people on board a FlyDubai Boeing 737 were killed when their plane crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in Rostov-on-Don, in Southern Russia, on Saturday morning, officials said.The plane was making its second attempt to land in bad weather when it missed the runway, erupting in a huge fireball as it crashed.“Flydubai regrets to confirm that flight FZ981 crashed on landing and that fatalities have been confirmed as a result of this tragic accident,” the airline
InternationalMarch 19, 2016
-
China open to 3-way talks with S. Korea, U.S. on N. Korea sanctions
BEIJING (Yonhap) -- China is open to three-way talks with South Korea and the United States on implementing new U.N. sanctions targeting North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, South Korea’s chief nuclear envoy said Saturday after meeting with his Chinese counterpart. Kim Hong-kyun, South Korea‘s special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, also said he and his Chinese counterpart, Wu Dawei, shared “concerns” about North Korea’s test-launch of two mid-range ballist
North KoreaMarch 19, 2016
-
North Korea nuclear test site ready for new tests: monitor: 38 North
North Korea‘s nuclear test site is believed to be capable of supporting additional tests at any time, a website monitoring the communist nation said Friday, citing satellite imagery showing continued activity at the site.The website 38 North said that the activity at the Punggye-ri underground test site does not appear directed at further tunnel excavation but rather to maintain existing tunnels as well as to clean up after the January nuclear test. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects mili
North KoreaMarch 19, 2016
-
UNSC ‘strongly’ condemns N.K.’s ballistic missile launches
The United Nations Security Council “strongly condemned” North Korea on Friday for its test-firing of ballistic missiles, saying that the North’s provocation cannot be accepted.After holding an emergency session, the UNSC issued a statement saying that the North's latest missile launches are “unacceptable” and “constituted a clear violation” of relevant UNSC resolutions. The reaction came as North Korea launched two medium-range ballistic missiles on Friday into waters off its east coast in a sh
North KoreaMarch 19, 2016
-
Breivik wants Norway found guilty of 'inhuman' treatment
Lawyers for mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, called Friday for the state to be found guilty of "inhuman" treatment for holding him in isolation for almost five years. "The crimes my client was accused of are irrelevant," Oystein Storrvik told the court on the fourth and final day of the 37-year-old's lawsuit against the Norwegian state. "The person who is hated by everyone has only the law as his last chance to guarantee his fundamental rights
World NewsMarch 18, 2016
-
N. Korea has yet to master re-entry technology for ICBM: Defense minister
North Korea has yet to master ballistic missile technology that can allow a warhead to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere after flying through space, Seoul's top defense official said Friday, refuting Pyongyang's claims that it can build an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM).On Tuesday, Pyongyang claimed it has acquired the re-entry technology with the country also releasing photos of a ground-based simulation and what is described as the tested re-entry vehicle that had a mushroom shape.A
North KoreaMarch 18, 2016
-
Park vows to support development of self-driving cars
President Park Geun-hye pledged Friday to support the development of self-driving cars to ensure local carmakers won't lag behind their global competitors.Park said South Korea can compete with Google and other foreign rivals in developing driverless cars and eco-friendly vehicles, including electric cars, citing the technological prowess of local carmakers and information and technology companies.South Korea is the world's fifth-largest automobile producer and is home to Hyundai Motor Co. and i
MobilityMarch 18, 2016
-
S. Korea, U.S. to hold high-level talks on N.K. sanctions
South Korea and the United States will hold high-level talks in Seoul next week to coordinate their implementation of new sanctions on North Korea, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Friday.Amb. Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and Daniel Fried, the State Department's coordinator for sanctions policy, will arrive in Seoul Monday for talks with Kim Hong-kyun, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, the ministry said in a press
North KoreaMarch 18, 2016
-
[Weekender] Will ‘Descendants’ spur film-style TV drama production?
Almost everyone is talking about “Descendants of the Sun,” the latest joint Korea-China television drama project.Fans have fallen head over heels into the love story between an Army captain played by Song Joong-ki and a doctor played by Song Hye-kyo in a faraway, natural disaster-hit country. Critics, meanwhile, predict that this blockbuster will boost KBS, a network broadcaster that has been lagging behind MBC, SBS and even cable channels such as tvN in dramas.A scene from “Descendants of the S
TelevisionMarch 18, 2016
-
[Weekender] Stars reap rewards of hallyu drama success
Behind the glory of hallyu dramas are the star-studded casts. After garnering attention abroad in Korean dramas -- mainly other Asian countries including China and Japan -- stars quickly jump into dramas and variety shows thereOverseas endorsements, and fan meetings follow, consolidating their positions, as well as the prominent status of hallyu.Starting with the unexpected success of the KBS2 TV drama series “Winter Sonata” which aired on Japanese satellite channel BS2 in 2003, the drama’s prot
TelevisionMarch 18, 2016
-
[Newsmaker] Chey Tae-won back in SK boardroom
Without drama, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won won his way back into the boardroom of the group’s holding firm SK Holdings on Friday, a key outcome of the “Super Friday” glut of shareholders meetings in Korea. More than 300 companies, including 10 SK companies, seven LG units and four Lotte affiliates, held their annual congress of shareholders on the day.As in previous years, shareholder debate or a vote battle to turn down a presented agenda item was a rare sight. SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won
March 18, 2016
-
[Weekender] TV dramas exert tourist pull
As worldwide interest in Korean entertainment and content continues its global thrust, the city of Seoul is starting to see an influx in “hallyu-based” tourism, leading to the establishment of Korean drama-inspired tourist guides to assist die-hard fans in tracking down the filming locations of their favorite Korean dramas. “Not long ago, something strange happened on a cold winter day in China -- fried chicken and beer starting selling like hotcakes,” reads VisitSeoul’s Hallyu Tourist Guide. “T
TelevisionMarch 18, 2016
-
[Weekender] How Korean dramas hook global viewers
A longtime fan of Korean dramas, Yu Yijie, a 25-year-old Chinese graduate student at Kookmin University, instantly fell for Korean entertainment watching “Full House,” starring Rain and Song Hye-kyo, which aired in 2004. Since then, she has watched every popular Korean drama and gradually developed an interest in drama production. “I thought I would come to Korea (to study) when I was watching ‘My Girl’ in 2005, which was a huge hit in China, starring Lee Jun-ki and Lee Da-hae,” said Yu, in a ph
TelevisionMarch 18, 2016
-
[Weekender] ‘Makjang’: Escape into the absurd
A vindictive mother-in-law slaps the male lead with a thick wedge of kimchi. Neon green laser beams shoot out of a businessman’s eyes. A woman fakes her own death, gets plastic surgery and remarries her ex-husband to take revenge. These are scenarios that have actually aired on prime-time Korean television series, and moreover been met with favorable ratings. Locally, these types of shows are referred to as “makjang” -- vernacular for situations that seem too outrageous to be true. The genre is
TelevisionMarch 18, 2016