MMarkets Read More Kospi volatility intensifies to 4-year peak amid trade talksOctober 19, 2025 A trading board at Hana Bank’s dealing room shows the Kospi closing at 3,748.89, Friday. (Yonhap) South Korea’s…
MMarkets Read More Seoul shares open lower on US lossesOctober 17, 2025 An electronic board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index at a dealing room of the Hana Bank…
MMusic Read More Blackpink’s Jisoo logs record 1b Spotify streamsOctober 14, 2025 (Credit: Blissoo) Jisoo of Blackpink set a record as a K-pop female solo artist, reaching 1 billion streams…
AArts and design Read More Hong Ra-hee, RM make list of most influential figures in Korean art marketOctober 13, 2025 Hong Ra-hee, honorary director of Leeum Museum of Art (left) and BTS’ RM (The Korea Herald) The inaugural…
IInternet Read More Google accused of ‘free-riding’ on Korean networksOctober 13, 2025 Googleplex, the corporate headquarters complex of Google and its parent company Alphabet, in California (EPA-Yonhap) Google may have…
MMarkets Read More [Yoo Choon-sik] Stock market’s boom should not be destinationOctober 12, 2025 South Korea’s stock markets are on a record-breaking rally, grabbing headlines in most major news media outlets and…
MMarkets Read More Kospi’s tech rally expected to slow down this month: analystsOctober 9, 2025 Dealers work at Hana Bank’s dealing room in central Seoul on Oct. 2, as the benchmark Kospi closes…
MMarkets Read More Market cap of Seoul apartments jumps nearly 10% this year amid price surgeOctober 3, 2025 Apartment Landscape in Seoul, Korea (Getty Images) Soaring prices of apartments in Seoul have pushed the total market…
MMusic Read More Elle UK faces backlash for cropping Blackpink’s Rose from group photoOctober 2, 2025 A photo on Elle UK’s Instagram page has cropped out Rose of Blackpink from a group shot. (Elle…
MMusic Read More SM Entertainment founder unveils K-pop’s next era: AI, fan-driven content and ‘Zalpha Pop’September 22, 2025 Lee Soo-man, key producer at A2O Entertainment, predicts a world where AI, Gen Z and Alpha fans shape…
BBooks Read More Why Koreans keep buying books they admit are shallowSeptember 22, 2025 Paying for ‘healing essay’ in Korea is less about reading than buying feeling you’re caring for yourself properly…
EEnvironment Read More Korea is requiring drinks companies use recycled plastic in their bottles — but is it safe?September 17, 2025 Mandate to use recycled plastic in bottled water, beverage packaging to take effect in January Plastic water bottles…