Face recognition required to set up all new smartphones from Tuesday
Newsis Face recognition will be mandatory when setting up a new smartphone starting Tuesday, local media reported. Under…
No more benefits for deadbeats: Estranged parents won’t receive dead child’s pension funds
New revision clarifies that parents who abandoned their children aren’t entitled receive any benefit from the child’s death.…
‘Endangered Love’ sets Lee Chan-hyuk apart in a trend-obsessed K-pop music scene
Lee Chan-hyuk (YG Entertainment) In South Korea’s highly saturated music scene, similar tunes and repetitive hooks dominate the…
German couple pedals 8,000 km to Busan, discovering humanity one country at a time
Philipp Springsguth and Maria West say traveling world taught them ‘just how connected everything really is’ When Philipp…
South Korea weighs raising retirement age to 65 amid labor-business divide
Plans to extend senior employment could bridge pension gaps, but risk higher costs for businesses and fewer jobs…
KDI signals Korea growth bottoming out
State-run think tank revises growth outlook up to 0.9% for 2025, 1.8% in 2026, pointing to consumption-led recovery…
Catwalks are K-pop’s hottest stage of the moment
Crossover of K-pop and luxury fashion underscores the music industry’s rising influence, with brands tapping into its fan…
Depression, bipolar disorder sharply up among young Koreans
Four in ten Koreans diagnosed with depression last year under the age of 40, data shows A student…
S. Korea moves to tighten rules on misuse of weight loss drugs, including Wegovy
(123rf) The South Korean government said Monday it plans to tighten regulations on the misuse of medications such…
Kospi volatility intensifies to 4-year peak amid trade talks
A trading board at Hana Bank’s dealing room shows the Kospi closing at 3,748.89, Friday. (Yonhap) South Korea’s…
Seoul shares open lower on US losses
An electronic board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index at a dealing room of the Hana Bank…
Google accused of ‘free-riding’ on Korean networks
Googleplex, the corporate headquarters complex of Google and its parent company Alphabet, in California (EPA-Yonhap) Google may have…