Few linguistic developments in history have been as profoundly impactful and meticulously crafted as the creation of Hangul, ...

The end of the Bank of Korea’s (BOK) prolonged policy interest rate freeze is bringing mixed reactions across different financial sectors. While some sectors such as credit card firms may ...

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Your support makes all the difference. The North Korean defence ministry warned on Monday that “war may break out any moment” on the Korean peninsula after accusing the South Korean military ...

The first South Korean to win the literature prize said she would ‘celebrate it quietly’ and have tea with her son. The move marks an escalation and Pyongyang calls it a response to war ...

South Korea is one of a few countries in the world where both Christmas and Buddha’s birthday are observed as public holidays. It is a multi-religious society, with Christianity, Buddhism ...

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Over the past few decades, South Korea has achieved remarkable economic growth through its export-oriented, labor-intensive industrialization. It has grown to become the fourth-largest economy in ...

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The move marks an escalation and Pyongyang calls it a response to war exercises that have been held in South Korea. South Korea’s president revived the now annual parade to signal the country ...