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Wed, December 6, 2023 | 10:17

Gucci's star-studded fashion show shines bright in Hollywood

Gucci's star-studded fashion show shines bright in Hollywood

With stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and Serena Williams sitting in the front row, Alessandro Michele's nostalgic clothing designs inspired by old Hollywood glam shined just as bright during a Gucci fashion show in Los Angeles.

2021-11-03 21:14

CHA defers construction companies' revision plan near UNESCO-designated tomb

CHA defers construction companies' revision plan near UNESCO-designated tomb

The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) rejected Thursday a revised plan offered by construction companies for what it called the “illegal” building of an apartment complex near Jangneung Royal Tomb, a UNESCO-listed site dating back to the 17th century in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, asking the firms to submit a better one.

Park Ji-won | 2021-10-28 20:52

Chef forges farm-to-table relationships with local farmers for sustainable Jeju cuisine

Chef forges farm-to-table relationships with local farmers for sustainable Jeju cuisine

JEJU ISLAND - “So, how was the butternut squash that you got from our farm last time? Any good?” Inside a greenhouse nestled in Jeju's southwestern town of Daejeong-eup, farmer Yang Kyung-ae eagerly asked chef Kang Byung-wook, who was looking around the vibrant rows of butterhead lettuce, broccolini, okra, chicory, wild arugula, beet and cucumber. “I cooked the vegetable sous...

Park Han-sol | 2021-10-28 09:05

Korea's childbirths at fresh low in August

Korea's childbirths at fresh low in August

The number of babies born in South Korea dropped to a record low in August, data showed Wednesday, underscoring the country's gloomy demographic situation with its chronically low birthrate.

2021-10-27 13:21

Smart city alliance leader vows to help tech startups find overseas opportunities

Smart city alliance leader vows to help tech startups find overseas opportunities

TV show host and hallyu expert Park Jung-sook has returned to the public eye, this time with a new title, as the leader of a Seoul-based international association of cities and local governments seeking smart city solutions in public administration.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-10-22 13:43

Millennials redefine what a successful job should be

Millennials redefine what a successful job should be

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 5 a.m., Kim Ye-ji, 32, starts her day as a janitor. After waking up, she rushes to an office building and arms herself with a broom and a mop. Her day working at multiplex housing complexes, hospitals and other facilities comes to an end in the early afternoon when most people are thinking about what to eat for lunch. Bae Yoon-seu...

Park Han-sol | 2021-10-22 08:55

Cancer slows down surgeon's dream to build eco-village on Jeju

Cancer slows down surgeon's dream to build eco-village on Jeju

Jeju Island__ Hong Seung-jig's clinic is located on his scenic farmland seemingly in the middle of nowhere in Jeju's lush green western town of Aewol-eup. The surgeon, 64, created the farmland from scratch through his hard work since he arrived on Jeju three decades ago after being accepted as a surgeon in a local hospital.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-10-21 14:03

Nearly 90 cities, counties in danger of extinction due to population decrease

Nearly 90 cities, counties in danger of extinction due to population decrease

Nearly 90 small cities and counties that are in danger of extinction due to population decrease have been designated as "depopulation areas" for intensive support from the central government, the interior ministry said Monday. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said that it has designated 89 cities, counties and wards across the country as depopulation areas and a releva...

2021-10-18 10:59

What's behind Sejong City's high birthrate?

Over 42% of Koreans in their 30s unmarried

Korea in search of solutions for looming ultra-low childbirth, aging population

Talent shows become cash cow for news channel

Talent shows become cash cow for news channel

TV Chosun has hit another jackpot with its latest K-pop audition show. In its first episode, which aired on Thursday, the cable television channel's audition show, tentatively translated into English as, “Korea's Next K-Pop Star,” hit 16.1 percent in viewership, the highest among recent nighttime TV shows.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-10-11 15:05

[INTERVIEW] Feminist, queer shaman reads fortunes to challenge prejudices

INTERVIEWFeminist, queer shaman reads fortunes to challenge prejudices

When one speaks of a “mudang,” or Korean shaman, what immediately come to mind are a dizzying array of colors and the sounds of swinging bells. Wearing a flamboyant hanbok costume and makeup, the stereotypical mudang portrayed in the media sits in an equally colorful temple reading the fortunes of embattled souls, who often break down in tears or gasp at the clairvoyant's pie...

Park Han-sol | 2021-10-07 09:22

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