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S. Korea retains top spot on EU innovation list

South Korea retained the top spot in a European innovation list for the seventh consecutive year, the finance ministry said Wednesday. South Korea scored 137 points in global performance in relation...

Cristiano Ronaldo to visit S. Korea in July for exhibition match

Global football icon Cristiano Ronaldo will lead Juventus in a summer exhibition match in Seoul. The K League, which governs professional football in South Korea, announced Wednesday its All-Star te...

Today
Soccer
Trump launches 2020 reelection campaign, calling US 'envy of the world'

ORLANDO (AFP) -- President Donald Trump launched his 2020 reelection campaign Tuesday, whipping up a crowd of at least 20,000 with a nationalist boast about the US economy being the "envy" of the wor...

Today
World News
Naver deserves credit for its presence on Google-dominant scene: founder

Naver, the reigning search engine in South Korea, should receive credit for its presence on the Google-dominant scene, its founder said Tuesday. “I am proud to have built a search engine in our own...

June 18, 2019
Technology
Fitch cuts growth outlook for S. Korea to 2 percent

Global credit appraiser Fitch Ratings has substantially slashed its growth outlook for South Korea‘s economy this year to 2 percent, citing weaker underlying momentum. The latest forecast, contained...

June 18, 2019
Economy
Pro football enjoys significant jump in attendance

South Korean football is at a fever pitch. The K League 1, the country‘s top pro football circuit, has enjoyed a 53.1 percent increase in average attendance compared to a year ago, data showed Tuesd...

June 18, 2019
Soccer
Two cultural assets allowed to be permanently taken out of country

Two modern folding screens, called “byeongpung” in Korean, will be legally taken out of the country for permanent overseas display for the first time, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said ...

June 18, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korean diplomat elected vice chair of UN body for climate change accord implementation

A South Korean diplomat has been elected as the vice chair of a UN body handling implementation issues related to an international climate change accord, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. Yoo Y...

June 18, 2019
Foreign Policy
Lawmaker indicted in alleged real estate speculation case

Sohn Hye-won, a former lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party, was indicted Tuesday over alleged real estate speculation, prosecutors said. The independent lawmaker faces charges of violating an an...

June 18, 2019
Politics
NK media reports on 'Parasite' popularity, highlights downside of capitalism

A North Korean propaganda media outlet carried a report on South Korea's Cannes-winning film, "Parasite," on Tuesday, saying the movie shows that the South's society is seriously ill with the cancero...

June 18, 2019
North Korea
Partisan tensions weigh on National Assembly over June extra session

Partisan tensions over the normalization of parliament lingered Tuesday as the main opposition party vowed to protest against its rival parties' joint decision to open an extra session for June witho...

June 18, 2019
Politics
Cheong Wa Dae says inter-Korean summit is not a must before G-20

South Korea's presidential office publicly toned down its expectations for another inter-Korean summit Tuesday, a day after Beijing and Pyongyang announced this week's bilateral summit. Attending th...

June 18, 2019
North Korea
Average spending by foreign tourists to Korea tumbles in Q1

Average spending by foreign tourists visiting South Korea has decreased to a level last seen 10 years ago, data showed Tuesday. According to the data from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism...

June 18, 2019
Economy
Seoul to spend big on renovating public infrastructure

South Korea plans to spend 32 trillion won ($27 billion) over the next four years to renovate old public infrastructure and carry out extensive safety inspections on them, the industry ministry said ...

June 18, 2019
Social affairs
Corporate revenue, profit down in Q1 on sluggish exports

South Korean companies suffered a heavy loss in their sales and profits in the first quarter, central bank data showed Tuesday, apparently due to a sharp drop in exports and tepid local consumption. ...

June 18, 2019
Economy

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