SEOUL– Director Yeon Sang-ho of the supernatural horror series “Hellbound” said he was stunned to learn that the film debuted at No. 1 on the most-watched TV program list shortly after its global release on Netflix earlier this month.Yeon, who had dir…
SEOUL– South Korea has confirmed a total of 20 cases of coronavirus “reinfection,” health authorities here said Friday.A total of 20 people have been categorized as reinfection cases, out of 138 suspected cases, according to the Korea Disease Control …
SEOUL– South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed below 4,000 for the second straight day Friday, but critical cases rose to a record high amid worries the virus could quickly spread under eased social distancing rules.The country reported 3,901 new C…
Earlier this month, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency posted a glowing profile of Xi Jinping, the country’s top leader, who is laying the groundwork to indefinitely extend his rule.“This is a man of determination and action,” proclaimed the piece. “…
SEOUL– Just six months after its launch in the German market, Hyundai Motor Co.’s all-electric IONIQ 5 has been named the 2022 German Car of the Year (GCOTY), beating four competitors, the company said Friday.In the final round of the GCOTY award, fiv…
SEOUL– New orders for ships won by South Korea’s midsized shipbuilders more than doubled in the first 10 months of the year from a year earlier after finalizing their sale deals, industry data showed.The three midsized shipbuilders — Hanjin Heavy Ind…
SEOUL– Some 900 victims of the brutal crackdown on a 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju launched a damage suit against the government Friday, a law firm said, days after the death of former President Chun Doo-hwan, accused…
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in on Friday appointed two deputy directors of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), the presidential office said.Moon appointed Park Sun-won, head of the NIS’s planning and coordination office, as the first deputy directo…