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Mon, January 30, 2023 | 10:48

Online shopping at 2nd-highest point in March amid contactless trend

Online shopping at 2nd-highest point in March amid contactless trend

Online shopping in South Korea continued to soar in March as more people bought goods via e-commerce platforms amid a non-contact consumption trend caused by the pandemic, data showed Thursday. The value of online shopping transactions stood at 15.9 trillion won ($14.1 billion) in March, up 26.4 percent from 12.6 trillion won the previous year, according to the data from Stat...

2021-05-06 13:11

Net zero in food industry in the making

Net zero in food industry in the making

“You are what you eat.” This proverbial saying has never been truer than recently, given the COVID-19 pandemic, which has entered its second year, is propelling people to mull ways to stay healthy and avoid infections. With health and wellness becoming two of the top concerns for people around the world, people are increasingly wary of their health and nutrient intake in thei...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2021-05-06 12:01

[INTERVIEW] Startup founders seek to ignite boom for vegan meat substitutes

Millennials, Gen Z stressed out over team chat

Millennials, Gen Z stressed out over team chat

Millennials (those born between 1981 and 1995) and Generation Z (those born between 1996 and 2005) are more stressed out as a whole than baby boomers or other older generations by Korea's favorite smartphone chatting app, KakaoTalk, being used as a tool for communication in the workplace.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-05-05 13:08

North Korean-born designer tells stories of fellow defectors through fashion

North Korean-born designer tells stories of fellow defectors through fashion

For North Korean-born Kang Ji-hyun, her chance sighting of a foreign tourist at Mount Paektu at the age of 15 forever changed her life. What started out as a routine family trip to the mountain became her first time spotting an actual foreigner outside television screens and textbooks. What caught her eyes wasn't his height or his unkempt beard - but his ripped jeans.

Park Han-sol | 2021-05-04 13:35

KOCCA launches mentoring program for artists

KOCCA launches mentoring program for artists

The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), created to promote and strengthen Korea's cultural content, is kicking off its annual program to nurture artists. The state-run agency under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, announced, Monday, that it has opened the application process for the program, which will run through 11 a.m., May 14.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2021-05-03 19:43

One-person households account for 33% of total in Seoul

One-person households account for 33% of total in Seoul

People living alone accounted for the largest proportion of all households in Seoul at 33.3 percent, the city government said Saturday.

2021-05-01 10:40

Royal Culture Festival to be held online and offline from Saturday

Royal Culture Festival to be held online and offline from Saturday

The seventh Royal Culture Festival will begin Saturday in royal palaces in Seoul and through online channels to display traditional Korean cultural heritage sites and practices in hope of comforting pandemic-weary citizens.

Park Ji-won | 2021-05-01 09:56

[INTERVIEW] Pastor suspended for blessing LGBTQ questions meaning of love in church

INTERVIEWPastor suspended for blessing LGBTQ questions meaning of love in church

Instead of delivering sermons and rubbing shoulders with his congregation, Rev. Lee Dong-hwan, a Methodist pastor in Suwon south of Seoul, spends most of his time these days discussing legal plans with his attorney and strategizing with a group of activists who banded together to support him.

Park Ji-won | 2021-04-29 16:18

Korea reports record-low childbirth in February

Korea reports record-low childbirth in February

The number of babies born in South Korea fell to a record low in February, data showed Wednesday, underscoring the country's chronically low birth rate.

2021-04-28 12:46

Home-owning newlyweds have more children than couples without homes: data

Home-owning newlyweds have more children than couples without homes: data

Newlywed couples who have owned a home since getting married had a greater chance of having children than newly married couples without homes, data showed Sunday, indicating that owning houses may affect childbirths. Of 212,000 first-time and newly married couples who tied the knot in 2014 and maintained their marital status through 2019, 60,949 couples, or 28.7 percent, had ...

2021-04-25 14:23

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