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BLACKPINK stays on Billboard Hot 100 for 3rd weekK-popSept 23, 2020"Ice Cream," K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's new single, remained on Billboard's main singles Hot 100 chart for three consecutive weeks since its release. Billboard said Tuesday (US time) that "Ice Cre... -
Seoul stocks slightly up on bargain-huntingMarketsSept 23, 2020South Korean shares snapped a two-day losing streak to inch higher Wednesday on the back of retail investors' massive bargain-hunting. The Korean won rose against the US dollar. After choppy trading... -
Seoul church officials, members indicted for allegedly violating in-person worship banSocial affairsSept 23, 2020Officials and members of a Seoul church at the center of a recent surge in COVID-19 cases have been indicted on charges of violating the government's no-assembly order imposed to control the spread o... -
Fisheries official goes missing in waters near sea border with N. KoreaSocial affairsSept 23, 2020A South Korean fisheries control official went missing while on duty aboard an inspection boat off the western border island of Yeonpyeong earlier this week, and authorities are looking into intellig... -
LG reports more virus cases at headquarters building, shifts to remote workIndustrySept 23, 2020More employees of LG Electronics Inc. working at its headquarters building in Seoul have been infected with the new coronavirus, company officials said Wednesday, prompting the tech firm to expand it... -
TWICE to drop new Japanese single album in NovemberK-popSept 23, 2020K-pop girl group TWICE will release a new single album in Japan in November, according to its label-management company Wednesday. The two-track Japanese single, titled "Better," will be released on ... -
Population mobility up in AugustEconomySept 23, 2020SEJONG -- The number of South Koreans who moved to different parts of the country grew in August, as more people were forced to change their residences due to rising housing prices, government data s... -
Childbirths in S. Korea drop 8.5% in JulyEconomySept 23, 2020SEJONG -- The number of babies born in South Korea dropped 8.5 percent in July from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, in the latest sign underscoring the low birthrate that has plagued the natio... -
KDCA head, Bong Joon-ho included on TIME 100 list of influential peopleForeign affairsSept 23, 2020Jeong has been serving as the "field commander" of the country's fight against COVID-19, which is said to be a global example. Many agree that she has gained public trust for her relevant role and wo... -
S. Korea, US hold nuclear security working group sessionForeign affairsSept 23, 2020South Korea and the United States held a video-linked session of their Nuclear Security Working Group on Wednesday to discuss cooperation on the minimization of the use of highly enriched uranium and... -
Nonfinancial firms' credit ratings vulnerable amid pandemic: Moody'sEconomySept 23, 2020Moody's Investors Service said Wednesday that South Korean nonfinancial firms' credit ratings will remain vulnerable to shocks caused by the prolonged coronavirus crisis. More than half of the rated... -
Samsung, KDDI vet 5G networking slicing techIndustrySept 23, 2020Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has successfully verified an advanced 5G technology with Japanese telecom operator KDDI Corp. as the South Korean tech titan tries to expand its presence in ne... -
Boy band Monsta X to promote Korea cultural heritage via YouTubeCultureSept 23, 2020K-pop band Monsta X will star in an online video series aimed at promoting treasured Korean cultural heritage overseas, according to cultural heritage authorities Wednesday. The YouTube series, titl... -
Global TV sales tipped to rise in Q3 amid pandemicEconomySept 23, 2020The global TV market is expected to expand in the third quarter of the year due to pent-up demand amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, a report said Tuesday, boding well for South Korean electronics ... -
New defense minister pushing to visit US next month for first talks with Esper: officialsForeign affairsSept 23, 2020Defense Minister Suh Wook is likely to visit the United States next month for his first talks with US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, officials said Wednesday. Discussions are under way with the US ab...
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