With a millennium-old history, the art of ‘Cheo’ – a traditional theatrical art genre – has long been part of Vietnamese people’s culture and society and also a popular practice in their spiritual life. Many of ancient and unique Cheo melodies are pr…
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EXO’s Chanyeol to release debut solo album
Chanyeol, a member of the popular boy group EXO, will drop his first solo album this month, the group’s agency said Friday.
“Black Out,” due out on Aug. 28, marks the first individual album from the singer since he debuted with EXO in 2012.
The EP …
Read More(LEAD) (Olympics) Retired weightlifter receives belated bronze medal in Paris ceremony
A dozen years after competing in what turned out to be his last Olympic Games, former South Korean weightlifter Jeon Sang-guen received his bronze medal in a ceremony in Paris on Friday.
In a special ceremony by the Eiffel Tower on the sidelines of …
Read MoreBaemin to deploy delivery robots this year
Delivery app Baedal Minjok, or Baemin, said Friday it will deploy delivery robots in Seoul and the surrounding metropolitan cities within this year to better serve its customers.
Baemin, under food delivery app owner Woowa Brothers Corp., has recent…
Read More(Olympics) Retired weightlifter receives belated bronze medal in Paris ceremony
A dozen years after competing in what turned out to be his last Olympic Games, former South Korean weightlifter Jeon Sang-guen received his bronze medal in a ceremony in Paris on Friday.
In a special ceremony by the Eiffel Tower on the sidelines of …
Read MoreIllegal immigrant from Kazakhstan flees from immigration office in Suwon
An undocumented immigrant from Kazakhstan fled from an immigration office in Suwon while in handcuffs, police said Friday.
The Kazakh national in his 20s pushed away immigration officers and ran away right after he was escorted out of a car upon arr…
Read More(LEAD) (Olympics) Lee Hanbit loses 1st match in women’s wrestling
Freestyle wrestler Lee Hanbit lost her first match of the Paris Olympics on Friday, after receiving a last-minute entry into the competition.
Lee lost to Luisa Niemesch of Germany 3-0 in the round of 16 in the women’s 62-kilogram freestyle event at …
Read More(LEAD) KT’s Q2 operating profit falls 14.3 pct due to labor costs
KT Corp., the country’s major fixed and mobile carrier, said Friday its second-quarter operating profit fell 14.3 percent from a year earlier due to rising labor costs.
Its operating profit came to 494 billion won (US$359.2 million) for the April-Ju…
Read More(2nd LD) (News Focus) Mercedes-Benz’s crisis management capacity questioned amid lax stance on S. Korean EV fire
Questions have been raised over the crisis response capacity of Mercedes-Benz Korea Ltd., as the company remained largely silent for over a week on an electric vehicle (EV) fire scare that started from one of its vehicles.
Public concerns over EV sa…
Read MoreNCT Dream to release new English single
K-pop boy group NCT Dream will put out a new English single this month, the group’s agency said Friday.
“Rains in Heaven” will hit various music platforms around the world on Aug. 23 at 1 p.m., according to SM Entertainment.
It introduced the singl…
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