SEOUL– Since its official release about a year earlier, South Korea’s global sensation “Squid Game” has made history in the world’s entertainment industry and helped the Korean content rise in power and influence on the world stage amid Hollywood’s ef…
SEOUL– South Korea’s military reported 469 additional COVID-19 cases Tuesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 271,338, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 312 from the Army, 79 from the Air Force, 28 from units und…
SEOUL– South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases bounced back to surpass 50,000 on Tuesday after reporting a steady decline last week.The country reported 57,309 new COVID-19 infections, including 272 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,099,…
SEOUL– North Korea on Tuesday called for increased cooperation among developing countries in order to scrap what it claims to be an “old and unfair” international economic order devised by the U.S. and the West.The North made the call in a note posted…
SEOUL– South Korea and the United States will hold working-level talks this week on ways to minimize impacts the U.S.’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) would have on South Korean electric vehicles over its discriminatory tax incentives rules, the trade c…
SEOUL– In-form RCD Mallorca midfielder Lee Kang-in was named to the South Korean men’s national football team Tuesday ahead of two World Cup tuneup matches in September, settling a debate over his standing in international play ahead of the big tourna…
SEOUL– “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk was awarded best director for a drama series at this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming the first to win in the category for a non-English series.Hwang, who produced, wrote and directed the global sensat…
SEOUL– With the best actor award at this year’s Emmy Awards, “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae is now in the second heyday of his career that started about 30 years ago.Lee became the first non-English speaking performer to win an acting Emmy for his per…