SEOUL, Intra city rivals moving in opposite directions are set for their second derby of the K League 1 season on Saturday, while the best team and the worst team in the league will square off on Sunday.Suwon FC will host Suwon Samsung Bluewings at Suw…
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Girl group aespa to drop first English single
SEOUL, Rising K-pop girl group aespa will release its first English-language single titled “Life’s Too Short” on Friday, the group’s management agency said.The song, set to be out at 1 p.m., is about the girls’ wish to live life with no regrets, accord…
Read MoreN. Korea’s key party meeting ends after three-day run: state media
SEOUL, North Korea ended a high-profile three-day party meeting on key defense policies, state media reported Friday, without direct mention of the country’s nuclear issue.The third enlarged meeting of the eighth Central Military Commission of the Work…
Read MoreAnnual peace forum to open amid N. Korea’s brinkmanship, U.S.-China hegemony competition
SEOUL, Senior government officials and national security experts will take part in an annual peace forum in Seoul to explore ways to deal with multiple challenges facing the Korean Peninsula amid a rapidly changing global security environment stemming …
Read MoreNew U.S. ambassador to S. Korea to arrive in Seoul on July 10
SEOUL, Philip Goldberg, the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea, will arrive in Seoul on July 10 to begin his term, the U.S. Embassy here said Saturday.”The entire team at the U.S. Mission to Republic of Korea looks forward to welcoming Ambassador-desig…
Read MoreOn Korean War anniversary, S. Korea vows stern response to N. Korean provocations
SEOUL, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo vowed a stern response to any North Korean provocation Saturday as the nation observed the 72nd anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean War.In his speech during a ceremony marking the anniversary, he said th…
Read MoreJungkook, Charlie Puth collaboration tops iTunes charts in 93 countries
SEOUL, “Left and Right,” a collaboration single by BTS member Jungkook and U.S. singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, has topped iTunes charts in 93 countries, the group’s agency said Saturday.Big Hit Music said the uplifting summery song released the previo…
Read MoreLisa’s ‘Lalisa’ music video passes 500 mln YouTube views
SEOUL, The music video for BLACKPINK member Lisa’s solo song “Lalisa” passed 500 million views on YouTube on Saturday, its management agency said.The video for the title track of her solo debut album released last September reached the milestone at 5:0…
Read MoreTrade deficit expected to widen in June on fewer working days, strike: official
SEOUL, South Korea’s trade deficit is expected to widen this month compared with a month earlier due mainly to fewer working days and a trucker strike, the finance ministry said Friday.The country had national holidays for the June 1 local elections an…
Read MoreCorporate direct financing shrinks 3.5 pct in May on base effect
SEOUL, Corporate direct financing in South Korea shrank 3.5 percent on-month in May due in part to the base effect from the previous month’s large-scale rights issue, data showed Friday.Local companies raised a combined 19.4 trillion won (US$14.9 billi…
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