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Artists on ice

Figure skaters Seo Min-kyu, right, and Shin Ji-a, right, hold up their medals during a news conference at Incheon International Airport on Monday. Seo...

06.03.2024 40

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K-food evolves from local delicacies to global phenomenon

By Kwon Mee-yoo Korean food is making an ascent in the ever-evolving international culinary scene with its rich flavors and distinctive...

28.02.2024 10

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Lens on aging society, mortality

By Kim Ji-soo   A lazy late Friday afternoon in Seoul is usually not the time one expects to see many moviegoers. But last week, there were many,...

21.02.2024 20

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Uniting efforts to add ‘hanji’ to UNESCO's Cultural Heritage List in 2026

By Seo Joo-hee Seo Joo-hee Paper is so deeply ingrained in the lives of Koreans, that Koreans cannot discuss their lives without mentioning it. ...

18.02.2024 20

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Russia’s two-faced diplomacy

By Shim Jae-yun Russia, which is now embracing North Korea, has received plenty of flak for assuming a diplomatically discourteous attitude...

14.02.2024 20

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Korea's things to do in 2024

By Kim Sung-woo Kim Sung-woo Feb. 10, 2024, marks the first day of "Gapjinnyeon," or the year of the blue dragon on the lunar calendar. The...

12.02.2024 20

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'Korea discount' isn't going anywhere

By Lee Hyo-sik As a retail investor who holds more than a dozen stocks of large-cap companies here, it's good to see the local stock markets have...

07.02.2024 10

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Ready for Trump 2.0

By Kang Seung-woo As the specter of a second Donald Trump presidency looms large, the world scrambles to brace for his possible return to the White...

31.01.2024 20

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Exceptional first lady

President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee are seen in a vehicle after arriving in Amsterdam, the Netherlands for a state visit on Dec. 11,...

31.01.2024 5

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Exceptional first lady

President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee are seen in a vehicle after arriving in Amsterdam, the Netherlands for a state visit on Dec. 11,...

31.01.2024 20

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Ready for Trump 2.0

By Kang Seung-woo The specter of a second Donald Trump presidency looms large, as the world scrambles to brace for his possible return to the White...

24.01.2024 20

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From Gimhae to Ayodhya: A symbolic resurgence of Indian heritage

By Sonu Trivedi Sonu Trivedi The solid emotional connection between the people of India and Korea has been attributed to the story of Queen Heo...

18.01.2024 20

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New perspectives on low birthrate

By Yoon Ja-young Recently, I listened to an interesting interview on an SBS radio program where Jang Young-ook, Ph.D., the head of Europe Team at the...

10.01.2024 20

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Height of hansik

By Kim Ji-soo   At a cozy neighborhood near Hongik University in western Seoul, the temperature is below zero and it's Sunday. Still, people are...

20.12.2023 10

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Prepare for Trump 2.0

By Shim Jae-yun   Various surveys indicate Donald Trump will win the next U.S. presidential election. Polls conducted by major U.S. media outlets...

13.12.2023 30

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It's inflation, stupid!

By Lee Hyo-sik   For years, it’s been this reporter's weekly ritual to go to a large discount store in the neighborhood for groceries and...

06.12.2023 10

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