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Victims seek justice for North Korea's false promise of 'paradise on Earth'

Eiko Kawasaki was just 17 when she made the most critical decision of her life. She joined North Korea's resettlement program that promised a “paradise on Earth” in the country where she felt she truly belonged. As an ethnic Korean living in Japan, Kawasaki believed the message promoted by “Chongryon,” a pro-Pyongyang organization based in Tokyo, and boarded a ship bound for the self-proclaimed “socialist utopia” ― where she was told there was no discrimination against people like her and everything from education to food would be free.

Moon says audit office's attempt to question him is 'very rude'

Former President Moon Jae-in said the state audit agency's recent attempt to q...

[ANALYSIS] Yoon's poor support rate burdens his foreign policy agenda

A presidential job approval rating is considered to be the benchmark in measur...

Gov't goes all out to curb won's sharp fall against dollar

The government is making all-out efforts to curb the won's sharp fall against the U.S. dollar, in a desperate bid to prevent a massive out...

New Hyunmoo missile able to destroy NK's underground facilities: experts

South Korea unveiled during its Armed Forces Day celebration, Saturday, a video clip of its latest ballistic missile, which is expected to...

Sweden's Paabo wins medicine Nobel for sequencing Neanderthal DNA

Swedish paleogeneticist Svante Paabo, who sequenced the genome of the Neanderthal and discovered the previously unknown hominin Denisova, ...

Rediscover beauty of Jongno during Seoul Beauty Travel Week

Seoul isn't just about hearing K-pop at local hotspots or strolling around Gyeongbok Palace donning rented hanbok. There are also vast cultural options for people to eat, experie...

Nursing home visitations to resume on Oct. 4

Starting Tuesday, people will be allowed to visit their elderly relatives at long-term care facilities in person. Elderly people who receive their second booster of a COVID-19 va...

UK scraps tax cut for wealthy that sparked market turmoil

The British government has dropped plans to cut income tax for top earners, part of a package of unfunded cuts that sparked turmoil on financial markets and sent the pound to rec...

Bolsonaro, Lula appear headed for runoff in Brazil race

Brazil's top two presidential candidates were neck-and-neck late Sunday in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the wo...

Weak yen leads to shopping boom on Japanese online market

More Koreans are buying goods directly from online malls in Japan as the weak yen persists against the Korean won. It was considered virtually a norm that 100 yen be traded at 1,...

MBK Partners joins bid to acquire Toshiba

MBK Partners has participated in a joint bid to acquire Toshiba, forming a consortium with the state-backed Japan Investment Corporation (JIC) and U.S.-based Bain Capital to carr...

[INTERVIEW] Actor Lee Bum-soo talks about bringing comedy to screen during pandemic

With “Honest Candidate 2,” “Life is Beautiful” and the upcoming “Hometown,” the comedy genre is making waves with audiences these days. Actor Lee Bum-soo said he felt a lot of re...

Electricity rate hike to put weight on businesses

Local manufacturers are highly likely to experience worse business conditions in the months to come, strained by the government's plan to increase electricity rates for industria...

Basel Peace Forum discusses sustainable peace in Seoul

Swisspeace, a peace research institute based in Basel and organizer of the Basel Peace Forum, held a spin-off event in Seoul, discussing the topic of sustainable peace. Organized...

Education minister candidate returns after 10 years to reshape schools

The Yoon Suk-yeol administration is looking to reinstate former Education Minister Lee Ju-ho to the post he served from 2010 to 2013 in the former Lee Myung-bak administration. T...

Europe faces 'unprecedented risk' of gas shortage: IEA

Europe faces ``unprecedented risks'' to its natural gas supplies this winter after Russia cut off most pipeline shipments and could wind up competing with Asia for already scarce...

125 die as tear gas triggers crush at Indonesia soccer match

Police firing tear gas after an Indonesian soccer match in an attempt to stop violence triggered a disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits, leaving ...

No Korean victims reported from Indonesian stadium tragedy: foreign ministry

GS25 opens 100th convenience store outlet in Mongolia

GS Group's convenience store chain GS25 said Monday it has opened its 100th outlet in Mongolia since its entry into the East Asian country 16 months ago.

Yoon's approval rating drops after hot mic incident: poll

President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell for the first time in four weeks after his remarks caught on a hot mic in New York caused an uproar here, a survey showed Monday.

US defense secretary sees no imminent invasion of Taiwan by China

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Sunday he sees no imminent invasion of Taiwan by China but said China was trying to establish a "new normal" with its military activit...

Gov't set to shut down family ministry through reorganization

Representatives of the central government, Prime Minister's Office and the ruling party on Monday discussed how to reorganize the central government according to the campaign ple...

'New Normal' invited to three overseas film festivals

Director Jung Bum-shik's new film, “New Normal,” has been invited to three film festivals: the BFI London International Film Festival, the Warsaw International Film Festival and ...

Short-selling transactions focus on blue-chip stocks

The total amount of short-selling transactions on the main Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) in September increased about 40 percent compared to the previous month, while...

Samsung SDI to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050

Samsung SDI has declared the implementation of eco-friendly management as part of its efforts to tackle climate change and achieve sustainable growth, the Samsung Group battery a...

Former LG Electronics vice president to lead LocknLock

Global food container maker LocknLock has nominated former LG Electronics Vice President Lee Jae-ho as its new CEO, the company said last week. Lee will be officially appointed d...

Chilean exhibition sheds light on Magellan's expedition

Over 500 years ago, Ferdinand Magellan set sail in search of a new navigation route with five ships. Three years later in 1522, only one of the ships returned, becoming the first...

Pope warns of nuclear war risk; appeals to Putin on Ukraine

Pope Francis on Sunday appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for a cease-fire, imploring him to ``stop this spiral of violence and death'' in Ukraine and denouncing the ``...

Foreign firms not subject to punishment even if abusing subcontractors: lawmaker

Nike and other foreign companies are easily able to evade the application of the fair trade law here even if they exploit their dominant position over domestic subcontractors by ...

Chinese aircraft intruded into Korea's air defense zone more than 70 times last year

Dozens of Chinese and Russian warplanes entered Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) last year, a document showed Monday.

Monsta X's Kihyun to make solo comeback

Kihyun of K-pop boy group Monsta X will be picking up his solo act, dropping his new mini-album “YOUTH,” this month. The singer's agency, Starship Entertainment, announced that h...

Padres' Kim Ha-seong set for 1st MLB postseason appearance

For the first time in his major league career, the San Diego Padres' Korean infielder Kim Ha-seong will play in the postseason this month.

Google Translate app no longer available in China

Google Translate, one of the few remaining consumer services that the U.S. tech giant made available in mainland China, is no longer accessible in the country, marking the compan...

S. Korean envoy on NK human rights to visit US this week

South Korea's new envoy for North Korean human rights will make her first visit to the United States this week since taking office, officials said Sunday.

US denies link between Iran's release of Americans and funds held abroad

The United States on Sunday rejected Iranian reports that Tehran's release of two detained Americans will lead to the unfreezing of Iranian funds abroad.

At least 92 killed in Iran's Mahsa Amini protests: rights group

At least 92 people have been killed as Iran has cracked down on women-led protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the notorious morality police, the grou...

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7 people dead in Daejeon mall fire

Expert say mystery girl on TV is Kim J...

Dogs starved, abused by dog groomer

'Squid Game' heralds new era in global...

Heroes, heart-wrenching stories go vir...

Companies

'China-oriented lithium supply chain hurts local battery ecosystem'

Former LG Electronics vice president to lead LocknLock

Samsung SDI to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050

Foreign firms not subject to punishment even if abusing subcontractors: lawmaker

GS25 opens 100th convenience store outlet in Mongolia

Electricity rate hike to put weight on businesses

Tech

LG Electronics unveils world's largest OLED TV in US trade show

LG CNS, Unity Technologies forge partnership for metaverse business

Korea could suffer huge losses as Russia sanctions inhibit satellite launches

South Korea decides to scrap satellite launches using Russian rockets amid sanctions

Korea to introduce 6th supercomputer in 2023

[ANALYSIS] Will Samsung join Arm's US listing process?

Finance

Is gov't too optimistic about Korea's economic condition?

Weak yen leads to shopping boom on Japanese online market

Gov't goes all out to curb won's sharp fall against dollar

Short-selling transactions focus on blue-chip stocks

MBK Partners joins bid to acquire Toshiba

Financial leaders to develop overseas investor relations

Entertainment & Arts

K-pop singers declare war on internet trolls

'New Normal' invited to three overseas film festivals

[INTERVIEW] Actor Lee Bum-soo talks about bringing comedy to screen during pandemic

Monsta X's Kihyun to make solo comeback

Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun nominated for best actor at Int'l Emmys for 'Dr. Brain'

[INTERVIEW] Jung Il-woo satisfied with his versatile character in 'Good Job'

Interactive News

Editorial

Consecutive trade shortfalls

The nation's trade shortfall reached $3.77 billion in September, logging a def...

Japan's fresh UNESCO push

Japan is pushing ahead again with a plan to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recog...

Columns

For Terra

Deauwand (at seven years old): "Grandma, I didn't know that." Grandma (Alice Missou...

International stability sometimes requires foreign policy ambiguities and contradictions

In international relations, political actors' ambiguous, inconsistent behaviors are...

Thoughts of the Times

Marching together

On Sept. 23, I went to Yongsan Station Square to attend the Global Climate Strike. ...

N. Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into East Sea: S. Korean military

Victims seek justice for North Korea's false promise of 'paradise on...

S. Korean envoy on NK human rights to visit US this week

North Korea seeks to tame South Korea: unification minister

North Korea reinstates mask mandate amid fears of winter twindemic

N. Korea trying to tame S. Korean government, grab US attention, say...

Korean government pressed to lift indoor mask rules

New Hyunmoo missile able to destroy NK's underground facilities: exp...

Moon says audit office's attempt to question him is 'very rude'

Gov't set to shut down family ministry through reorganization

Chinese aircraft intruded into Korea's air defense zone more than 70...

Celebrating National Foundation Day

Hyundai Motor, Kia to benefit from Georgia senator bill for IRA grac...

Former LG Electronics vice president to lead LocknLock

Samsung SDI to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050

Foreign firms not subject to punishment even if abusing subcontracto...

GS25 opens 100th convenience store outlet in Mongolia

Electricity rate hike to put weight on businesses

Loan period extended for US-captured Joseon-era flag

Rediscover beauty of Jongno during Seoul Beauty Travel Week

Korea's fermented food culture travels to Qatar

Foreign visitors increase by 220%

What language and translation mean for 2 Korean-born poets

Actor Jung Woo-sung to meet Ukrainian refugees in Poland

Toils of farming in late 19th century

High price of rice in 1897

On Korea and Britain: Small talk intensifies

Military parade during Joseon Dynasty

On Modernity: Korea and the West

The Cookie Controversy

Russian Referendum Sham

Consecutive trade shortfalls

Japan's fresh UNESCO push

Marching together

Global necessity of American democracy

Utility rate hikes insufficient

Korean doubles tandem loses in ATP Korea Open semifinals

Culture minister sends condolence letter over Indonesian stadium tra...

Padres' Kim Ha-seong set for 1st MLB postseason appearance

Indonesia stadium stampede a 'tragedy beyond comprehension': FIFA pr...

Nishioka beats Shapovalov for ATP Korea Open title

Lammons, Klaasen win doubles title at ATP Korea Open

Galapagos tortoise, iguana traffickers jailed for one year

Pakistan court accepts ex-PM Khan's apology in contempt case

W. African bloc flies envoys to Burkina Faso after latest coup

Sweden's Paabo wins medicine Nobel for sequencing Neanderthal DNA

UK scraps tax cut for wealthy that sparked market turmoil

Google Translate app no longer available in China

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