67% of Koreans say vaccination passports will help economy: poll Nearly 70 percent of South Koreans believe that the use of a vaccination passport, which proves that a person has been fully vaccinated against the virus, will help the economy, a poll showed Sunday.

From BTS to NCT Dream, K-pop acts gear up to return with new music From K-pop dynamo BTS to boy band brand NCT’s subunit NCT Dream, some of the scene’s biggest acts as well as rookie groups are getting ready to come back with new music this month.

Tottenham’s Son Heung-min sets new career high with 22nd goal of season Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min set a new career high for goals in a season on Saturday, the latest milestone for the 28-year-old Korean player in the midst of a memorable campaign.

New virus cases fall below 600 on fewer tests South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 600 on Sunday mainly due to fewer tests as health authorities try to boost the nationwide vaccination drive to contain the spread.

Chinese rocket to tumble back to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry A large segment of a Chinese rocket is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere early Sunday, but Beijing has downplayed fears of damage on the ground and said the risk is very low.

Dogecoin in spotlight as cryptocurrency backer Musk makes ‘SNL’ appearance With the price of dogecoin surging, investors are looking ahead to Elon Musk’s guest-host spot on this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” comedy sketch TV show after the billionaire’s tweets this year turned the once-obscure digital currency into a speculator’s dream.

US wants coronavirus vaccine patent waiver to benefit world, not boost China biotech The Biden administration is examining ways to ensure that a waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patents to aid poor countries will not hand sensitive U.S. biopharmaceutical technology to China and Russia, responding to a chorus of concerns, U.S. and industry officials say.

Gov’t to clamp down on online cryptocurrency phishing activity South Korea said Sunday it will strengthen its monitoring system against cryptocurrency-related phishing websites by working with the National Police Agency amid recent surges in prices of virtual money.

What I have learned about suffering after escaping North Korea I spent a decade in the North Korean army before being released in 2010. Shortly after that, I escaped from North Korea to South Korea, lived in Canada for two years, and earned a master’s degree in public administration from Korea University.

Can you speak Korean? Since Plato and Confucius advocated society be ruled by philosophers and sages, and J.S. Mill et al suggested that a human’s worth is found in their ability for rational thought, it has often been the case that people will value and champion that which they already possess. Thus rich people also […]