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Uber launched a beta version of its franchise taxi service in Korea on Wednesday with a plan to supply 1,000 Uber-badged taxis within the first quarter. The rate will be in line with regular taxis....

President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday named two ruling party lawmakers as ministers, relying on loyalists to run the cabinet....

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Wednesday that Korea's first batch of Covid-19 vaccines will probably be enough to inoculate 50,000 people....

Kim Sang-ha, honorary chairman of Samyang Group and the longest-serving chair of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, died Wednesday at 95 years old....

With egg prices soaring, supermarkets are rationing purchases as panic grips consumers and the government is intervening....

According to a group of 34 foreign affairs and security experts surveyed by the JoongAng Ilbo, only one responded that the Biden administration could consider partially easing sanctions on North Korea for the sake of improving inter-Korean relations...

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has unveiled online travel packages that can be enjoyed via small and large screens alike. The packages take people to different regions in Korea and feature stories told by experts of those regions....

South Korea's Defense Ministry on Tuesday said it was ready to hold military talks with North Korea on "any matter" for the sake of reducing tensions on the peninsula....

eBay may be selling its Korean unit, which operates Gmarket and Auction....

The third chairman in the steel company's 52-year history, Chung is credited with leading the construction of Posco production facilities in Korea, which were also the first steel factories in the country....

Prosecutors recently applied for arrest warrants for two professors at Yonsei University over suspicions of admissions hanky panky on behalf of the daughter of a former vice president of the university. The Seoul Western District Prosecutors'......

Coway's Design Flex Air Purifier was named an honoree in the Innovation Awards at the 2021 CES trade show....

Hyundai Motor and two other Korean energy companies started test operations of a hydrogen fuel cell facility able to generate 8,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity annually in Ulsan on Wednesday....

After winning the AFC Champions League last month, Ulsan Hyundai FC will now go on to compete for the ultimate prize in men's club football — the FIFA Club World Cup. Ulsan will face Mexican side Tigres UANL in the opening game of the tournament...

Korean stocks advanced for a second consecutive session Wednesday, as auto and tech stocks continued to rebound. The won rose against the dollar....

Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th president of the United States is being greeted optimistically by local businesses, though they have some concerns....

Jackson of boy band GOT7, whose contract with JYP Entertainment came to an end Tuesday, may soon be shaking hands with Sublime Artist Agency. Following rumors of their impending deal, Sublime Artist Agency clarified Wednesday that ......

Households and companies are to receive 38.4 trillion won ($34.9 billion) worth of government support ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday next month....

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After winning the AFC Champions League last month, Ulsan Hyundai FC will now go on to compete for the ultimate prize in men's club football — the FIFA Club World Cup. Ulsan will face Mexican side Tigres UANL in the opening game of the tournament...

Speed skater Kim Bo-reum, who was caught up in a bullying controversy during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, has reportedly sued teammate Noh Seon-yeong. Kim says Noh's accusation lost her sponsorship money and forced her to seek counseling....

I.M of boy band Monsta X is ready to go solo. Starship Entertainment said Wednesday that I.M is preparing to release a solo single at the end of February. Other details about what genre his music would be or the producers behind it were kept under......

President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, said Tuesday a wholesale review of U.S. policy toward North Korea was in order, signaling the new administration's intent to dial up pressure on the regime......

LG Electronics hinted it may abandon its struggling smartphone business Wednesday....

Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan, the authors of the Naver webtoon series...

Korea's fruit gummy candy has seen an increase in popularity among Chinese consumers as snacking trends in the country are changing and more attention is being paid to nutrition....

LG Chem's Vice Chair and CEO Shin Hak-cheol was invited to appear on a panel at the World Economic Forum (WEF), the company said Wednesday. He participate in the online panel discussion "Mobilizing Action on Climate Change."...

Portal site Naver has acquired a 100 percent stake in self-publishing website Wattpad for 653 billion won ($594 million), the Korean IT firm said Wednesday. The deal makes Naver a leading platform operator in the realm of webtoons and web novels....

LG Electronics will spend 50 billion won ($45 million) building a new testing facility in its production complex at Changwon, South Gyeongsang, starting February as a part of its push to refurbish its main manufacturing hub....

The adoptive mother of a 16-month-old who died after being brutally abused was due in court Wednesday, and angry members of the public were waiting for her....

Son Heung-min is still in the headlines this week as his documentary...

President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday replaced three ministers, naming Chung Eui-yong, a former presidential aide for national security affairs, as the new foreign minister....

Life may never be the same after the coronavirus pandemic, but there is one thing that can get us close: it's not masks, it's not treatments, it's not social distancing, it's vaccines. Humanity has lived with......

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering said Tuesday it has signed an 87.5-billion-won ($79 million) deal with Korean shipper KSS Line to build a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier....

Korea will closely monitor a potential increase in volatility of the financial markets as the yield spread between short- and long-term state bonds is increasing, the vice finance minister said Tuesday....

Korea's Finance Ministry said Tuesday it will carefully manage ample liquidity this year to prevent idle money from causing asset bubbles and increasing household debt....

Korea said Tuesday it has decided to ease the existing anti-graft law over the upcoming Lunar New Year's holiday....

Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) said Tuesday that it has teamed up with the local shipbuilding and marine ICT provider Marineworks to develop a solution to control ships' sailing by using drones....

Pie in the sky has collided with corporate Korea, and the letter of the law, as President Moon Jae-in indicates he is in favor of the profit-sharing concept....

A coalition of adoptive parents and adoption activists slammed President Moon Jae-in Tuesday for remarks about allowing people to swap their adopted children if they fail to get along, saying they could discourage people thinking about adopting....

Hanwha Aerospace became the first supplier to British aerospace engine maker Rolls-Royce to be certified to conduct its own quality control checks....

Live commerce, the wacky but hugely successful format whereby customers are able to chat with an infomercial, has gone mainstream....

Tensions between the Gwangju Metropolitan Government and its nightlife businesses boiled over as dozens of clubs threatened to defy shutdown orders and reopen....

Gyeonggi Gov. Lee Jae-myung is giving 100,000 won ($91) to all residents of the province to cope with Covid-19 economic fallout, despite the ruling party's disapproval....

High corporate tax and overregulation are still stopping Korea from becoming an Asian business hub like Singapore and Hong Kong, according to the CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) in Korea....

Stocks jumped more than 2 percent Tuesday on strong advances by auto-related shares, backed by expectations of improved earnings. The won rose against the dollar....

State prosecutors on Tuesday wrapped up a yearlong investigation into the Sewol Ferry disaster in 2014, shooting down most allegations of a government cover-up....

Conservation of marine ecosystems go hand in hand with climate change actions, said Chilean Environment Minister Carolina Schmidt at a forum hosted by the Global Green Growth Institute and the Chilean Embassy in Korea on Tuesday. "Undoubtedly, the......

Consumer behavior has evolved with time and so has the art of protesting against companies. Recently, the game and entertainment industries, two fields where consumers' voices echo the strongest and loudest, became acquainted with the latest ......