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Uzbek capital to host World Taekwondo Junior Championships
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TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Young taekwondo athletes will face one another on a global scale, as a record 986 competitors from…
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Samsung’s historic surge and challenges to sustain it
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Samsung Electronics has delivered a quarterly performance that will be remembered as a watershed in corporate history. It posted its…
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[MORNING CALM TALES] How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
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In the spring of 1994, a crisis erupted when a North Korean official declared, during a meeting with his South…
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Everland’s spring reinvention features upgraded safari, performances
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YONGIN, Gyeonggi Province — Since opening in 1976, Everland theme park has led the Korean leisure industry and evolved into…
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Sydney to Seoul: Finding a different rhythm of running
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At 6:00 a.m., Seoul was still winding down from the night before. As I stepped onto the metro heading to…
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Park Jeonghwa Turns Fashion Into a Second Language
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Photo Credits: WWD Korea + Banana Culture Park Jeonghwa’s new WWD Korea pictorial arrives like a quiet statement with a…
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The ‘zombie’ in Korean history
in NewsThere is an idea in Korean history that will not die. I, and others, try to kill it, but it…
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Jisoo x Harper’s BAZAAR Korea: Where BLACKPINK Meets Timeless American
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Photo Credits: Harper’s BAZAAR Korea + Tommy Hilfiger + BLISSOO The Moment the World Stood Still It’s a quiet cover‑story…
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NCT WISH x ELLE Korea: A Grown-Up Glow Before “Ode to Love”
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Photo Credits: ELLE Korea SM Entertainment NCT WISH’s April 2026 ELLE Korea pictorial doesn’t just mark a new photoshoot—it feels…
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Korea Public Procurement Expo to support SMEs’ overseas ventures
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The 2026 edition of the Korea Public Procurement Expo (KOPPEX) returns this week to KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, offering…
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A recent ‘jokbo’ forum
in NewsI wrote a column for the Nov. 13 edition of The Korea Times titled “Korea’s new jokbo” in which I…
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Korea cannot afford to sit out Hormuz mission
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The Strait of Hormuz is not a distant geopolitical concern for South Korea. It is a direct artery of national…
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Third Renaissance: Center of Islamic civilization as strategy for spiritual and intellectual advancement of new Uzbekistan
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Human history demonstrates that every great advancement is built upon intellectual and spiritual foundations. Today, a project emerging from the…
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do you still consider yourself an x1 fan?
let me preface this by saying that while i was part of the wider kpop fan community at the time,…
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On Zerobaseone’s last encore, I can’t help but to feel rather… bitter at the closure.
I think we all know this day would come. It’s the day we’ve been dreading for since the day they…
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RIIZE Wonbin – Vogue Korea x YSL (March 2026 Digital Edition Issue Cover & Pictorial)
in FeedsPhoto Credits: Vogue Korea + YSL + Sm Entert SM Entertainment A New Kind of Main Character For March 2026,…
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Gender minister issues apology to former sex work victims near US bases
Gender Equality Minister Won Min-kyong issued an apology to former sex workers Saturday whose rights were violated in now-defunct brothels…
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Korea posts 5th-largest current account surplus in January: BOK
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Korea recorded its fifth-largest monthly current account surplus in January, driven by a semiconductor upcycle and strong exports, central bank…
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BTS’ music has always been theirs first and foremost, and I don’t see why that would change with ARIRANG
Preface – So BTS is about to release their long-awaited 5th studio album titled “ARIRANG”, the tracklist for which got…
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Exports jump 29% to record Feb. high on surging chip demand
in NewsSouth Korea’s exports jumped nearly 30 percent from a year earlier in February to mark the highest level ever recorded…
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Samsung family celebrates son’s admission to Korea’s top university
in NewsHotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin attended the Seoul National University (SNU) entrance ceremony on Feb. 26 to celebrate the admission…
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OpenAI says Canada mass shooter evaded ban with second ChatGPT account
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OTTAWA, Ontario — ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Thursday the shooter in one of the worst school shootings in Canada’s history got…
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As a blink, I’m disappointed with how DEADLINE was handled
I’ve been trying to organize my thoughts before writing this because I don’t want it to sound like gratuitous hate…
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Interactive map of Korean history through cinema (60+ curated movies)
If you’re interested in Korean history but find it hard to follow, you should definitely check this out. I’ve organized…
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