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SK hynix ADRs surge 14 percent on Nasdaq debut

Korean chipmaker's record $26.5 billion listing opens to strong demand on Wall Street

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Middle-aged singles in Korea get their groove back

As late-life divorce rises, singles over 40 are reentering the dating world, with many seeking companionship rather than a second marriage.

China's rare earth 'weaponization' sparks multibillion dollar Korea-U.S. minerals alliance

One car, two climates: Why Koreans keep fighting over the subway's temperature

Lawmaker withdraws request for Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan to testify at KFA hearing

Kia turned its China plant into an export hub for 90 countries. This is how it happened.

Paichai baseball team asks court to lift 6-month ban over 'Starbucks' chants

Lutnick urges Samsung, SK hynix to build memory chip plants in U.S.

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Grandma's jade jewelry is back in vogue

Boosted by BTS’s V and growing tourist demand, jade is shedding its old-fashioned image and surging among young Korean shoppers.

'Hope' star Jung Ho-yeon hopes to tame her 'wild horse' energy

Jung Ho-yeon says she took time to regain her balance before making her feature film debut in Na Hong-jin’s Cannes-tested sci-fi thriller “Hope.”

Designing hanok stays: Where the past and present can naturally coexist

As demand for hanok (traditional Korean-style house) lodgings grow, the best accommodations stand apart by offering heritage and comfort.

K-food is booming. Korea's liquor makers aren't.

Unification Church head faces 13-year sentence in Kim Keon Hee bribery case

Seoul mulls removal of rule on reporting contact with pro-North group in Japan

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Democratic Party lawmakers railroad a revision to the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection during a plenary session held at the National Assembly in western Seoul on Dec. 24, 2025.

Washington sounds alarm over 'fake news' law and its impact on U.S. firms

Top Vietnamese student bound for Korea's KAIST on AI aspirations

People walk in front of the Constitutional Court in central Seoul on March 25.

'Gag order' or safeguard? Critic of misinformation law calls for review.

Don't overburden businesses with ESG disclosures

As Korea moves to mandate environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures, critics warn the rules may outpace corporate governance reforms and companies' ability to comply.

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Internal police investigation can no longer be trusted

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It's time for the Lee Jae Myung administration to break with the past

Lee's approval rating falls to 53%

North Korea to expand intelligence agency's role against 'potential enemies'

Gyeonggi says no to phones in schools

Talk of the Town

IU, Lee Jong-suk end relationship after four years

The celebrity power couple has split, with Lee's agency adding that the two stars intend to remain good colleagues.

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World Cup 2026

SK hynix ADRs surge 14 percent on Nasdaq debut

SK hynix ADRs set to open 17 percent above offering price on Nasdaq debut: Bloomberg

SK hynix posts largest-ever U.S. IPO by a foreign company

Middle-aged singles in Korea get their groove back

China's rare earth 'weaponization' sparks multibillion dollar Korea-U.S. minerals alliance

One car, two climates: Why Koreans keep fighting over the subway's temperature

Lawmaker withdraws request for Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan to testify at KFA hearing

Kia turned its China plant into an export hub for 90 countries. This is how it happened.

Paichai baseball team asks court to lift 6-month ban over 'Starbucks' chants

Lutnick urges Samsung, SK hynix to build memory chip plants in U.S.

What's Popular Now

SK hynix posts largest-ever U.S. IPO by a foreign company

IU, Lee Jong-suk end relationship after four years

Yoon Suk Yeol gets five years on abuse of power, obstruction charges — as it happened

Grandma's jade jewelry is back in vogue

SK hynix ADRs set to open 17 percent above offering price on Nasdaq debut: Bloomberg

Editor's Pick

Grandma's jade jewelry is back in vogue

'Hope' star Jung Ho-yeon hopes to tame her 'wild horse' energy

Designing hanok stays: Where the past and present can naturally coexist

K-food is booming. Korea's liquor makers aren't.

Unification Church head faces 13-year sentence in Kim Keon Hee bribery case

Seoul mulls removal of rule on reporting contact with pro-North group in Japan

Muan's U-turn clears path for Gwangju's semiconductor mega-cluster

Protein over pleasure: Health rewrites Korea's beverage aisle

Search enters third day for Yeongju man swept away in floodwaters

Investigators raid Gwangju police chief’s office in murder cover-up probe

Singer Chuu parts ways with ATRP after contract expires

North Korean leader denounces corruption in military at rare joint meeting in Pyongyang

SK chief dismisses peak fears, pledges massive AI push after Nasdaq debut

SK hynix sets foreign U.S. IPO record as $26.5 billion debut sharpens debate over AI chip boom

Sk hynix surges 13 percent after blockbuster Nasdaq debut

Lee calls Mongolia a 'close friend,' pledges deeper ties

Washington sounds alarm over 'fake news' law and its impact on U.S. firms

Top Vietnamese student bound for Korea's KAIST on AI aspirations

'Gag order' or safeguard? Critic of misinformation law calls for review.

Don't overburden businesses with ESG disclosures

Internal police investigation can no longer be trusted

It's time for the Lee Jae Myung administration to break with the past

Lee's approval rating falls to 53%

North Korea to expand intelligence agency's role against 'potential enemies'

Gyeonggi says no to phones in schools

Talk of the Town

IU, Lee Jong-suk end relationship after four years

Lee Byung-hun, Go Youn-jung cast in upcoming Joseon-era action film

Youn Yuh-jung nominated for Primetime Emmy for role in 'Beef'

BTS to take over New York's Grand Central for 'The City Arirang' event

Video News

Heavy monsoon rains pound central Korea, forcing evacuations nationwide

Korea's twin pandas celebrate third birthday — in pictures

In Korea's car export capital, free parking lots are a graveyard for abandoned vehicles

Your next K-pop idol? G-Dragon's agency says it will be a robot.

Pilates for pups? Pets treated to human-level care as they become core family members.

BTS 2.0’ kicks off in Gwanghwamun as septet returns in triumphant fashion

Inside the ARMY at BTS Comeback Live

BTS Comeback Live 'Arirang' | Highlights

K-pop kept breaking records without BTS. Now the benchmark is back.

The heritage setting behind BTS’s 'Arirang' show in Gwanghwamun

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Rain can't wash away the smiles

Sampling espresso at an exhibition

Hyundai Department Store to open first flagship in Tokyo

Mobile market for aging rural residents

Dog days food deals

Oil prices are cooked

Internationals inbound

New firefighters train for service

Fastest to one billion fliers

Chip cluster site scouting in Gwangju

Muan's U-turn clears path for Gwangju's semiconductor mega-cluster

Search enters third day for Yeongju man swept away in floodwaters

Investigators raid Gwangju police chief’s office in murder cover-up probe

North Korean leader denounces corruption in military at rare joint meeting in Pyongyang

Protein over pleasure: Health rewrites Korea's beverage aisle

SK chief dismisses peak fears, pledges massive AI push after Nasdaq debut

SK hynix sets foreign U.S. IPO record as $26.5 billion debut sharpens debate over AI chip boom

Sk hynix surges 13 percent after blockbuster Nasdaq debut