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From helicopter rides to bakery crawls, summer festivals kick off across Korea

Summer festivals, from the Jochiwon Peach Festival to the "Pang Pang Day" bread festival, are embracing their respective and distinctive regional specialties and traditions.

2026.6.23

A poster for JYP Entertainment's Official Annual Audition program [JYP ENTERTAINMENT]

JYP opens applications for 20th annual audition campaign in search for next Stray Kids or Twice

JYP Entertainment began its search for the next Stray Kids or Twice, with applications for the 20th JYP Official Annual Audition opening on Monday.

2025.12.2

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Older adults play park golf during a regional competition in Daegu on Oct. 17, 2024. [NEWS1]

Park golf a hole in one for older adults out to socialize, exercise

Park golf, a low-cost, low-impact “mini golf in the park,” is transforming daily life for older Korean adults, who say the sport offers exercise, social connection and even improved health — fueling a boom that has outpaced the supply of courses.

2025.11.20

Sacks of rice are piled up at a large supermarket in Seoul on Nov. 4. [NEWS1]

Rice production falls for fourth consecutive year

Korea’s rice production this year is estimated at around 3.54 million tons — a slight decline from last year's output and the second-lowest level on record.

2025.11.13

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung speaks during a New Year's ceremony at Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang in Goyang, Gyeonggi, on Jan. 6. [YONHAP]

Hyundai Motor replaces four major regional heads to empower local leadership

Hyundai Motor has replaced the heads of its four major regional headquarters: North America, Europe, India and China. The move reflects its focus on empowering local leadership and tailoring strategies to each market's respective region.

2025.11.11

The main gate to the festival grounds of the Daegaya Forest of Light (translated), a themed night park that opened in Goryeong County, North Gyeongsang, on Sept. 5. [KIM JUNG-SEOK]

When the sun goes down, spending goes up at regional nighttime festivals

When the sun goes down, the spending goes up, and Korea’s regions are racing to lure visitors with glowing forests, LED kayaks and starlit markets, reflecting the latest trend of nighttime festivals.

2025.9.25

Rep. Lee Man-hee waits to close down the election campaign situation room on the night of the 22nd general election on April 10, 2024. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Alarm bells ring in PPP as election woes in Seoul area worsen

The conservative People Power Party (PPP) has been losing more parliamentary seats representing the Seoul metropolitan area with each general election, igniting criticism that it has become a regional party.

2024.4.15

Grooming regional universities for K-defense

Local universities are the answer to such technological challenges and manpower shortages.

2024.2.15

The North Gyeongsang Provincial Government Office [NORTH GYEONGSANG]

North Gyeongsang announces plans to welcome more migrants

North Gyeongsang announced it will issue more region-specific visas to attract more foreigners next year, also adding more foreigner support centers in the region. The province announced Tuesday that 290 foreigners were allowed to reside in ...

2023.7.5

New era of regional cooperation

he novel coronavirus pandemic has cast doubt on the advancement of globalization. Some say that the international community will be further divided. Others predict that globalization is coming to an end. Such suggestions are irrational as we...

2020.5.12