SEOUL– Steven Yeun said Friday that he wanted to add the voice of a second-generation immigrant to the United States to the critically acclaimed movie “Minari” by participating both as an actor and producer.”When I first got the script, the thing that…
SEOUL– South Korea’s 5G subscriptions jumped by over one million for the first time last month to reach nearly 13 million users, data showed Friday.The country’s 5G subscriptions reached 12.87 million as of end-January, up 1.02 million from the previo…
SEOUL– South Korea’s main airport operator will provide consulting for Poland’s new airport project in the next three years, the transport ministry said Friday.The Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) clinched a deal from Poland’s Centralny Port…
SEOUL– South Korea’s parliament on Friday ratified key International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions on workers’ rights and forced labor, which have long stalled due to objections from businesses and conservative politicians.The nation joined the…
INCHEON– A 12-year-old YouTuber living in the United States has been identified as the alleged culprit of a terror threat against Incheon International Airport on the national holiday next week, officials said Friday.The teenage boy, who was born in S…
SEOUL– The embattled Seoul prosecution chief on Friday denied allegations of power abuse in connection with suspected obstruction of prosecutors’ probe into an illegal travel ban against a scandal-ridden former vice justice minister two years ago.Lee …
SEOUL– A disgraced chief of defense-to-insurance conglomerate Hanwha Group will make a comeback to the top posts of key affiliates next month after an absence of seven years, the group said Friday.Chairman Kim Seung-yeon will assume the post of chairm…
INCHEON– Former Texas Rangers All-Star Choo Shin-soo brings impressive major league credentials to his new South Korean club, but he left his ego back in the United States before arriving in his homeland on Thursday.Choo on Tuesday signed a one-year d…
INCHEON– Police are investigating a video that warns of an attack at Incheon International Airport on the March 1st Independence Movement Day.According to the Incheon International Airport Police Corps, they were tipped off by a citizen on Tuesday abo…
SHINAN, South Korea– Shinan, a southwestern county composed of about 1,000 islands, on Thursday announced a decision to cancel its nationally famous spring tulip festival, in-person as well as online, for the second year in a row due to coronavirus fe…
SEOUL– South Korea plans to sell 14 trillion won (US$12.6 billion) in state bonds next month, the finance ministry said Thursday.The ministry will issue 3.1 trillion won in Treasurys with a maturity of three years, and 2.7 trillion won in five-year go…
SEOUL– South Korea successfully conducted the second combustion test for the first-stage engines of its locally built space launch vehicle, pushing forward for a launch set for October this year, the science ministry said Thursday.The Korea Aerospace …