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Thu, October 22, 2020 | 04:31

US continues pressure on Korea to stand against China

The United States is raising pressure on Korea to participate in its anti-China alliance, with Washington seeking unity with its allies against Beijing's assertiveness in the region. Korea has been reluctant to adopt the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific strategy, aimed at containing China, despite repeated calls from its biggest ally, because a stand against China would come at a large cost, given that it is Seoul's largest trading partner. On Tuesday, Adm. Philip Davidson, the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, made a visit to Defense Minister Suh Wook and discussed the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, according to the Ministry of National Defense.

9 people have died after getting flu shots: authorities

The head of South Korea's public health body said Wednesday there was no direc...

Chinese logistics firms suspend delivery service for BTS products

Not even a day after China's fifth largest logistics company Yunda Express ann...

Samsung C&T, KEPCO urged to pull out of coal power plant project in Vietnam

Global asset managers have urged companies building a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam to withdraw due to climate change risks and econom...

Gov't relief should prioritize manufacturing, IT jobs: KDI

Government emergency relief should focus on retaining jobs in the manufacturing and other industries in the “tradable sector,” as part of ...

Korea spent W2.4 tril. on treating Chinese patients over five years

Korea spent 2.4 trillion won ($21.2 billion) on medical treatments for Chinese nationals over the last five years, said Rep. Kang Ki-yoon ...

SK battery reports no fire, excels in safety

SK Innovation is focusing on promoting the safety of its electric vehicle (EV) batteries as global battery makers struggle to tackle safety concerns after several EVs caught fire...

SK E&C, Veea team up for safety management system

KIC comes under fire for investing in marijuana business

The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) - the nation's state-run investment organization - has raised eyebrows following the revelation that the sovereign wealth fund lost about 1...

Tour agency CEO's letter to employees reflects industry hardship

A travel agency CEO is attracting attention for his candid letter to employees about the company's recent massive layoffs, according to industry officials, Wednesday.

SK helps Citi take top spot in local M&A market

The relationship between SK and Citi is in the limelight, after it was disclosed that Citigroup Global Markets Korea Securities served as the adviser to SK hynix on its acquisiti...

Veteran actor Ahn Sung-ki denies poor health rumors

Veteran actor Ahn Sung-ki, 68, denied rumors that he is seriously ill, saying he is fine and media claims concerning his health are exaggerated. He said he is now resting at home...

Gong Yoo and Park Bo-gum's 'Seo Bok' to release in December

The new sci-fi film “Seo Bok,” starring Gong Yoo and Park Bo-gum, is set to hit theaters in December. The film's distributor CJ ENM announced the news Wednesday with teaser poste...

BLACKPINK appears on U.S. talk show 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

K-pop quartet BLACKPINK performed and shared its stories on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," becoming the first K-pop girl group to appear on the U.S. late-night show.

KB-KakaoPay authentication rivalry heats up

The rivalry between KB Kookmin Bank and KakaoPay is expected to heat up in the nation's authentication certificate industry, in a race for the next-generation financial security ...

37% of firms in Korea fail to repay interest on debts in 2019

About 37 percent of firms in South Korea failed to repay the interest on their debts in 2019, central bank data showed Wednesday, highlighting concerns about deteriorating corpor...

Pandemic widens learning gap in Korea

When South Korea began its delayed school year with remote learning in April, that spelled trouble for low-income students who rely on public education, get easily distracted and...

France ramps up anti-extremism campaign in wake of beheading

French President Emmanuel Macron promised on Tuesday to intensify a clampdown on Islamist extremism in France days after the country was stunned by the beheading of a history tea...

Jeju resident reports larvae in tap water

A resident of Jeju Island on Wednesday reported seeing larvae in tap water, the latest in a string of similar reports this week. The resident of Daepo-dong, Seogwipo, said he che...

Korea sees soaring exports of quarantine goods to Africa

Exports of South Korean quarantine products to Africa have rocketed this year thanks to Seoul's good handling of the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Wednesday. Shipments of dia...

Stopping 'silent spread' key to preventing massive outbreaks

Korea has not seen any explosive COVID-19 outbreaks since the government lowered its social distancing guidelines to the lowest level last week, but health officials remain vigil...

LG Display teams up with Disney filmmakers

As a major turnaround approaches in terms of third-quarter profit, LG Display, the world's leading display maker, said Wednesday it has teamed up with Walt Disney Studios' Studio...

EDGC signs deal to export COVID-19 test kits to Dubai

Korean genetic sequencing analyzer EDGC has signed an agreement with Dubai-based healthcare firm Babirus to supply COVID-19 diagnostic test kits for the city's 2.55 million resid...

GOT7's Youngjae denies bullying allegations

K-pop boy band GOT7's Youngjae has denied allegations he was a bully in high school. JYP Entertainment, his management agency, said Wednesday it is not true that Youngjae bullied...

Veteran CEO takes on new challenges as minor party spokeswoman

An Hye-jin, 56, is spending her first year in politics after becoming a spokeswoman of the minor opposition People's Party in April. An has a diverse career. Before joining the P...

Ex-lawmaker criticizes ruling party's divisive, polarizing stance

Keum Tae-sup, a prosecutor-turned-politician and a former lawmaker with the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), harshly criticized the party's divisive and arrogant stance on...

Gov't urged to offer more incentives for ESG bond issuers

The government is urged to offer more incentives for financial firms issuing environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) bonds in order to move forward with its ambitiou...

Air pollution killed nearly 500,000 newborns in 2019: global study

Air pollution killed 476,000 newborns in 2019, with the biggest hotspots in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new global study which said that nearly two-thirds of the...

Magician Ed Kwon performs at Singaporean Ambassador's residence

Ed Kwon, a Korean magician based in the United States, had a special show Tuesday at the residence of Singapore's envoy to Seoul.

Korea's pop culture machine boosts Netflix's international growth

A zombie drama, a TV series about a supernatural nurse and one about an antisocial children's book author helped turn South Korea into one of Netflix's biggest source of growth i...

39 Chinese are Thailand's 1st foreign tourists in 7 months

Thailand's tourist industry took a modest step toward reviving its coronavirus-battered fortunes Tuesday by welcoming 39 visitors who flew in from Shanghai, the first such arriva...

Samsung heir looking for investment opportunities in Vietnam

Samsung Group, South Korea's top conglomerate, said the group's heir met with the leader of Vietnam on Tuesday and discussed investments in the southeast Asian country. Samsung E...

Cathay Pacific to cut thousands of jobs, close Cathay Dragon subsidiary

Cathay Pacific is to slash up to 5,900 jobs and shutter its Cathay Dragon subsidiary, the Hong Kong carrier said Wednesday, joining a growing list of airlines making swingeing cu...

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Auto

Hyundai takes 'big bath' for quality-driven growth

Hyundai Motor's brand value ranks fifth among global automakers

Will Korea end sales of combustion engine vehicles in 2035?

Hyundai mulling over governance overhaul

New Hyundai Motor chief set to tackle key tasks

Chung Euisun to open new chapter for Hyundai Motor

Sweden bans China's Huawei, ZTE from 5G network

SK hynix ready to build 'chip empire'

SK hynix acquires Intel's NAND biz for $9 bil.

Facebook unveils machine learning translator for 100 languages

Samsung's global brand value ranks fifth for first time

SK hynix to buy Intel's NAND memory chip unit for $9 billion

Finance

A simple math problem too difficult for FSC?

Exports fall 5.8% in first 20 days of October

Gov't needs to compile data on foreign home buyers

Woori Card issues $100 mil. bond in Taiwan

KB Kookmin Bank's Hur Yin set to serve another term

Korea can be used as haven for foreign landlords

Entertainment

Big Hit Entertainment asked to cut reliance on BTS

'Show Me The Money' contestant kicked out for smoking marijuana

Mino unveils new solo album teaser, title track

Ji Hyun-woo says he learned to appreciate loneliness through 'Lonely Enough to Love'

5 rappers accused of smoking marijuana last year: police

BTS' 'Dynamite' ranks No. 5 on Billboard singles chart

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Editorial

Controversial reactor audit

The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) has concluded that economic feasibilit...

Concerns about flu vaccines

Public anxiety over flu vaccines is running high as nine people have died afte...

Columns

What were they fighting for?

Back in the late 1980s, one of my high school classmates made me think about the ca...

Poor financial supervision and investors' devastation

A series of fund redemption suspensions by private equity funds are disrupting the ...

Thoughts of the Times

Educational paradigm

As an educator, I have the privilege of working with young people on a daily basis....

North Koreans exposed to gruesome human rights abuses in pretrial de...

North Korea expected to test new ICBM after US election: experts

US diplomacy toward North Korea 'successful': Pompeo

Killed official's family upset over Moon's letter

North Korean leader visits typhoon-hit area, warns of 'defeatism'

North Koreans rally wearing masks after military parade

New virus cases under 100 for sixth day

S. Korean, Chinese defense chiefs discuss security situation, vow to...

Health authorities see no link between flu shots, deaths, will go ah...

Stopping 'silent spread' key to preventing massive outbreaks

Fears over flu shots

Chinese logistics firms suspend delivery service for BTS products

Jeju Air resumes flights to China's Harbin

SK E&C, Veea team up for safety management system

EDGC signs deal to export COVID-19 test kits to Dubai

SK battery reports no fire, excels in safety

LG Display teams up with Disney filmmakers

Shake Shack coming to Daejeon

Architect duo transforms museum into playground

Magician Ed Kwon performs at Singaporean Ambassador's residence

Odd one out in literary circle

Koo Jeong-a explores possibility of luminosity

Park Re-hyun's life as 'Triple Interpreter' - artist, wife and inter...

Sociologist rus bookstore in memory of late parents

Color, crowds and bustle: Market day in Joseon

Whispers of the past: Jeongdong from the air in 1960

Meeting Kim Jong-un?

Tales from the palace: Cheoljong the beggar king (Part Two)

Abortion in South Korea

Escape from North Korea: My dreams as a woman came true in South

The power of your vote

What were they fighting for?

Controversial reactor audit

Concerns about flu vaccines

Poor financial supervision and investors' devastation

Arctic comes in from the cold

Choi Ji-man, Rays chasing 'firsts' in World Series vs. Dodgers

KBO star Mel Rojas Jr. to be tested for COVID-19

Moon Seon-min leads Sangju Sangmu's K League 1 campaign

Baserunning gets Braves again, NLCS slips away in Game 7

Tottenham collapses on Bale's return to draw 3-3 vs West Ham

KBO's budding star backs teammate's MLB bid, dreams of own big leagu...

Biden likely to seek step-by-step approach toward North Korea: expert

39 Chinese are Thailand's 1st foreign tourists in 7 months

Iran woman arrested for 'cycling without hijab'

France ramps up anti-extremism campaign in wake of beheading

Indonesians take to the streets to protest new labor law

NATO to set up new space center amid China, Russia concerns

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