SEOUL– The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s 2017 hit song “As If It’s Your Last” has surpassed 1.2 billion views on YouTube.YG Entertainment said Monday the video passed the threshold at about 7 p.m. the previous day, five years and a mont…
SEOUL– Star players who made their marks in the late 1990s and 2000s have been added to the commemorative team marking the 40th anniversary of the South Korean professional baseball league.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has been unveiling four …
The United States and South Korea on Monday began their largest joint military exercises in years to counter the “evolving threat from North Korea,” according to South Korean officials.The U.S.-South Korea drills, which will last two weeks, will includ…
Indiana’s Republican governor met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, following two recent high-profile visits by U.S. politicians that drew Beijing’s ire and Chinese military drills that included firing missiles over the island.Governor E…
SEOUL– Ive, one of the hottest rookie girl groups, will drop its third single, “After Like,” Monday, drawing attention to whether the new track will be the group’s third straight hit.According to Starship Entertainment, the group’s agency, the single …
SEOUL– The government plans to nurture a total of 1 million professionals specialized in artificial intelligence (AI), big data, metaverse or other digital technologies over the next five years, the education ministry said Monday.The plan is aimed at …
SEOUL– The South Korean currency on Monday fell to the 1,330 won level against the U.S. dollar for the first time in more than 13 years amid prospects that the Federal Reserve will maintain its aggressive rate hike policy.The won was trading at 1,337….
SEOUL– Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will seek to expand its home appliance business in the European market by making its customizable, top-end line of products more widely available there.The South Korean tech and consumer electronics giant …