National Museum of Korea becomes No. 3 most-visited museum worldwide in 2025

The National Museum of Korea had the third largest number of visitors among other museums and galleries worldwide last year, according to data from The Art Newspaper.

2026-04-01

South to permit public access to North Korea's main newspaper

The Unification Ministry said on Friday that the government will take administrative steps to allow the public to easily access the Rodong Sinmun, the main newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers Party.

2025-12-26

Association of Newspapers calls for AI companies to disclose training data

The Korean Association of Newspapers submitted a formal letter on Wednesday to the National Assembly and government ministries, calling for legal provisions mandating AI companies to disclose their training data.

2025-10-15

LA Times journalists vote to authorize open-ended strike

Journalists at the LA Times voted to authorize their union to call for an open-ended strike against the media company, which they say is failing to offer a fair contract amid years of extended negotiations and layoffs, the newspaper's guild said.

2025-10-10

[INTERVIEW] 'I had to rebel': Artist Sung Neung Kyung explains art as form of defiance

At age 79, Sung Neung Kyung's avant-garde art is still relevant. Sung met with the Korea JoongAng Daily for an interview last month to reflect on his artistic critique of media censorship during Korea's authoritarian regime.

2023-11-21

Emart24 offering NYT, Korea JoongAng Daily subscriptions

Emart24 is offering subscriptions to The New York Times (NYT) and the Korea JoongAng Daily through its convenience stores.

2023-09-04

Hankyoreh in turmoil after reporter tied to Daejang-dong scandal

The editor-in-chief of the Hankyoreh newspaper resigned Monday after one of his senior reporters was sacked for borrowing money from a key figure in a major corruption scandal.

2023-01-10

Campus globalization isn't all white kids, editors say

In a roundtable interview earlier this month, five chief editors of college English news publications sat down to discuss what it means for a university to go global and how the presence of international students are changing their schools.

2022-05-22

Lacking a Yoshimura (KOR)

Hirofumi Yoshimura is the hottest politician in Japan. What made the 44-year-old Osaka governor a star was Covid-19. Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun asked readers which politician responded to Covid-19 the best, and 188 out of 401...

2020-05-21

Lacking a Yoshimura