‘My brother is not a defector’: Brother of official killed by N. Koreans tells his side of story [VIDEO] “Before what happened to my brother, I used to take great pride in my country. I strongly believed that the South Korean government would do anything to protect its people under any circumstances.” Lee Rae-jin, the […]

Chinese company targets global sales with quick Covid-19 tests A Chinese company is entering the global race to help defeat the coronavirus, promising its testing machine will return results faster than a lab and more reliably than at-home screening kits.

Court upholds ban on Oct. 3 rallies amid COVID-19 woes A Seoul court on Tuesday upheld a ban on anti-government protests planned for the weekend amid concerns over coronavirus infections.

France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks France’s environment minister has announced a gradual ban on using wild animals in traveling circuses, on keeping dolphins and killer whales in captivity in marine parks and on raising mink on fur farms.

Former prosecutor at center of #MeToo scandal acquitted in retrial of power abuse case In a retrial of a power abuse case that sparked the #MeToo movement in 2018, a former senior prosecutor was acquitted of disadvantaging a junior colleague from work to cover up his sexual harassment of her.

Super Junior-D&E album sweeps global iTunes charts K-pop group Super Junior’s unit duo D&E has topped iTunes Album Charts in 13 countries with its latest album “BAD LIAR.” The group’s agency Label SJ – a sub-label of SM Entertainment – announced Tuesday that the mini-album landed on the top of the charts in countries including […]

Tit-for-tat over OLED technology continues For years, LG Electronics has pushed hard to improve sales of thinner and brighter organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs in a bid to find new growth engines, as Chinese rivals flood the LCD market with cheaper products and catch up to market leader Samsung Electronics.

‘Pro-business’ reports from securities firms raise investors’ eyebrows Securities firms’ decades-long practice of only releasing “pro-business” stock reports keeps tarnishing their reputation and raising investors’ eyebrows. The biggest problem is that there are no proper legal measures to put the brakes on the practice. This raises concerns that more and more retail investors and beginners […]

Controversy over justice minister continues over son’s military service Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae is facing continued controversy over her son’s military service even after the prosecution cleared her of allegations that she had used her influence as a powerful politician to gain special favors for her son in 2017 while he was serving as a […]

Does this US uniform suggest it’s preparing war with China? The United States has staged a simulated island assault exercise featuring a red silhouette of China on air personnel’s uniforms, in what Chinese state media described as a provocative gesture.