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PoongLim Pharmatech has completed construction of production facilities to manufacture more than 10 million syringes a month that can improve the efficiency of Covid-19 vaccinations by 20 percent, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups said Tuesday....

Construction of new high-rise apartments around major subway stations in Seoul is likely to begin as early as April as the government has eased regulations to increase the supply of housing....

Experts are split over what the jail sentencing of Samsung Group leader Lee Jae-yong means about the conglomerate's effort to clean up its governance — as demanded by a judge in 2019....

The Korean Film Council (Kofic) will promote the nation's top 200 actors overseas through a photo book, showing the faces of the Korean film industry today and tomorrow. According to Kofic, it has chosen Korea's most iconic actors, 100 male and .....

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un poses with his newly appointed cabinet in this state media photo. The official Korean Central News Agency said Kim urged officials during the photo session to serve the people....

The head of a major business lobby group called for closer cooperation in trade and commerce between Korea and the United States in a congratulatory message sent to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday....

Banking on the automaker's future mobility business and new cars, local analysts are drawing a rosy picture for Hyundai Motor's earnings in the 2021 fiscal year....

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's appointment of seasoned Obama-era officials to his foreign policy team — many who have been critical of President Donald Trump's outreach to Pyongyang — is raising questions over how far the new adminis...

The 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards, or the Cheongryong Film Awards, will take place on Feb. 9 after being postponed last December due to Covid-19, organizers of the awards ceremony said on Tuesday. Fighting for the best ......

The Year of the White Cow according to the Chinese zodiac is extra special for sculptor Joo Hoo-sik, who has created a piece shaped like the animal to bring back his childhood memories....

Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Eun Sung-soo said that no decision has been made about short selling and that the probation on it may not end March 15,...

Harry Harris, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to South Korea, said in a virtual forum Tuesday that "hope alone" will not resolve the North Korea denuclearization problem, while underscoring the importance of joint military exercises between the allie...

CJ ENM will become the sole management of boy band TOO, the company said on Tuesday, after a dispute with the band's other agency, n.CH Entertainment, worsened earlier this month. TOO debuted in April last year with the 10 winning contestants of ......

All but one of the KBO's foreign player spots for the 2021 season have now been filled, with the Kiwoom Heroes still lacking a position player. With a couple of weeks left before spring training begins, players have started arriving in Korea....

Home-sharing service Airbnb will launch an online K-pop experience program titled "Inside K-Pop" for fans across the globe, allowing viewers to take part in a cyber tour around Seoul's hot spots with popular K-pop acts and fun events. Co-hoste...

Lee Kee-heung, a Korean International Olympic Committee member, has been elected to his second consecutive term as head of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee....

Baekhyun of boy band Exo will make his Japanese debut on Wednesday with his first EP...

Boy band Cravity will release its third EP...