Grand promises of chip plants, domed stadiums and cash payouts are being touted in Korea’s local election campaigns, as candidates compete for voters’ attention with ambitious — and often improbable — visions of economic transformation.
Boy band BoyNextDoor and Save the Children are teaming up to improve the lives of children worldwide in a new campaign, agency KOZ Entertainment said Tuesday. The campaign’s main goal is to help provide children a stable sleeping environment.
The Federation of Korean Music Performers (FKMP) has joined the Human Artistry Campaign, a global coalition launched to protect the rights of creators and performers in the age of AI, the organization said Thursday.
Hana Financial Group participated in the 2025 Autism Race on Saturday, continuing its long-running support for the annual campaign that raises awareness on autism spectrum disorder, the company said Monday.
Girl group Blackpink is decorating major landmarks in Seoul with digital billboard ads to celebrate the recent kickoff of its world tour, “Deadline,” agency YG Entertainment said Thursday.
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will recycle 100 percent of the discarded banners used during the 21st presidential election campaign season — a significant leap from the previous 30 percent.
President Lee Jae-myung begins his term facing the challenge of uniting a deeply divided nation, following months of political unrest triggered by former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched attempt to declare martial law.
With Korea’s 21st presidential election now concluded, candidates have begun the process of settling their campaign expenses.
Campaign pamphlets are largely ignored as digital sources of presidential election information are on the rise in Korea.
A campaign truck promoting Kim Moon-soo, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party, caught fire Friday morning inside an underground tunnel in Yongsan District, central Seoul.
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