SEOUL– The Korean historical film “Hansan: Rising Dragon” topped a cumulative 6 million admissions in the Korean box office on the 20th day of its release, its distributer said Monday.The film about a famous naval battle by Adm. Yi Sun-sin against the…
SEOUL– Hollywood star Brad Pitt will visit South Korea for the first time in eight years to promote his new film “Bullet Train,” the movie’s local distributor said Friday.Pitt will make the visit around Aug. 19 together with the film’s co-star Aaron T…
SEOUL– Girls’ Generation, one of the longest-running K-pop girl groups, made a highly anticipated comeback Friday, the anniversary of the day of its debut in 2007, with “Forever 1.””Forever 1,” the group’s seventh full-length album, marks its first gr…
SEOUL– Travelers from Japan, Taiwan and Macau will be temporarily allowed to enter South Korea without a visa this month, Seoul city said Wednesday.The city has pushed for the visa waiver program in consultation with the culture, justice and foreign m…
JEJU– A total of 110 Thai tourists were denied entry into South Korea for unknown reasons after their arrival at the airport on the southern island of Jeju earlier this week, officials said Wednesday.Of 184 Thai nationals who arrived at the Jeju Inter…
SEOUL– South Korea will move a dolphin kept in an aquarium for more than a decade into a pen in the sea, as a step toward releasing him into the wild, the oceans ministry said Wednesday.Experts said Bibong, a male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin and b…
YANGYANG, South Korea– A large sinkhole opened up at a construction site in the east coast county of Yangyang on Wednesday, causing part of an adjacent building to collapse and forcing 97 people to evacuate, officials said.The 12 meter-by-8 meter sink…
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) — J-Hope of the K-pop superband BTS has performed as the final act of Chicago’s annual Lollapalooza festival, becoming the first Korean artist to headline a major U.S. music event, his agency said Monday.The rapper-dancer closed…
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) — Yonhap News Agency on Monday published an English-language almanac summarizing major news events and policies that occurred in and were related to South Korea in 2021.The Korea Annual 2022, the sole English-language almanac pu…
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) — A quartet of stars who overcame serious injuries to put together impressive careers were added to the South Korean baseball league’s 40th anniversary team on Monday.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has been celebrating it…
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) — Online shopping in South Korea rose around 10 percent in June from a year ago as the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions boosted demand for travel and leisure services and food, data showed Monday.The value of online shopping tra…
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) — NewJeans, a new girl group under one of Hybe’s sub-labels, will unveil all tracks of its debut album Monday, one week ahead of the album’s official release, the group’s agency said.ADOR said the five-member group will digitall…