Korean trading cards rising assets for global collectors
Collectable trading cards are becoming increasingly profitable for Korean sellers as demand surges in the global market, with some cards selling for tens of thousands...
Author : Claire R. Peck
LTI Korea chief bets on human translators despite rapid AI development
As generative artificial intelligence (AI) transforms the global translation landscape, the head of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) is making a counterintuitive...
Meet the actress quietly powering Netflix’s Korean hits
There is one actor who seems to be appearing in nearly every major Netflix hit these days: Lee Sang-hee. Following standout roles in the Netflix...
Lee calls inflation top policy priority, urges ‘extraordinary’ measures to stabilize prices
President Lee Jae Myung said Friday inflation is the government’s most urgent policy challenge and urged officials to devise extraordinary measures to stabilize prices and...
Unification ministry vows to find ‘phased, viable’ path to denuclearization
The unification ministry said Friday its stance on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula remains unchanged, vowing to seek “phased, viable” solutions. The ministry made...
Son Heung-min eyes history vs. Mexico
ZAPOPAN, Mexico — Korean captain Son Heung-min is in the starting lineup for his second straight match at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Mexico...
Hair-loss drug coverage sparks debate over national health insurance priorities
The Korean government’s plan to extend National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) coverage to hair-loss medication is drawing mounting criticism from patient groups and medical experts,...
N.K. leader’s sister slams G7 call for denuclearization, defends nuclear arms as ‘means of self-defense’
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday denounced international calls for denuclearization, describing the country’s nuclear weapons as its “core interests”...
Africa’s Ebola outbreaks complicated by victims who prefer traditional healers
BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda — Whenever Ebola comes, some of the afflicted choose the road to the nearest hospital. Others take the path to the shrine of...
Senate confirms Michelle Steel as US ambassador to Korea
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Michelle Steel, a former two-term Korean American congresswoman, as the United States’ ambassador to South Korea. The upper...