The Kospi set a new record as it closed at 4,457.52 points on Monday, up 147.89 points, or 3.43 percent, on optimism surrounding the semiconductor and nuclear-related industries.
Korean stocks closed sharply higher Tuesday, buoyed by gains in major chipmakers and automakers, as the United States has confirmed that tariff rates on imports from Seoul would be lowered to 15 percent retroactively.
Athletes from 170 countries bid farewell to the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games on Sunday at the closing ceremony at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, after 12 days of competition that featured 549 medal events across 22 sports.
Athletes from around the world bid farewell to the Paris Olympics Sunday as the closing ceremony at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France wrapped up 17 days of action.
Due to a striking decline in student population, elementary schools with a 100-year-old history face the risk of closure.
The Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympics ended with a snowy closing ceremony last week, bookending a pivotal chapter for Korea and world sport.
All Seocho supermarkets excluding Costco's Yangjae branch and Kim's Club's Gangnam branch have changed their rest days to every month's second and fourth Wednesdays and will stay open on all Sundays starting on Sunday.
North Korea’s ambassador to Angola delivered his farewell greetings to the country's leader, Pyongyang’s state media reported Monday, formally drawing the curtain on the North’s diplomatic presence in a second African country.
For legendary director Takashi Shimizu of the Ju-On franchise, horror films are not just a way to shock and entertain audiences but to reflect on the innocence of childhood. His latest film, “Sana,” is entirely separate from the Ju-On franchise...
Anyone who has lived in Korea for some amount of time is probably familiar with — and has likely at least once fallen victim to — the baffling shopping conundrum that is the closing of large marts every other Sunday.
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