Since last year, a theory has been making the rounds in online classical music communities about a piano genius being born once every 10 years. According to this theory, the genius who will pick up th

The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Sunday that the Russian government had not yet responded to its request for confirmation after Friday’s announcement by the Russian Defense Min

Investigations being carried out by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (SCDPO), the largest prosecutors’ office in South Korea, are seemingly progressing at disparate speeds depending on t

The conflict between the old and new political powers in South Korea is intensifying a little over a month into the term of President Yoon Suk-yeol, with the current administration taking direct aim a

Roughly 40 days into the administration of President Yoon Suk-yeol, multiple clashes are now erupting between the current administration and figures from the previous one.On June 16, a 2020 incident i

As North Korea barrels ahead with beefing up its nuclear weapon capabilities, some observers in South Korea and overseas are citing those arms as a basis for warning that Pyongyang may attempt a “forc

“If North Korea commits a provocation along the lines of the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island, we will strike the point of origin,” said South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol during a June 9 lunch with 20

Filgood, Oriental Brewery’s low-malt beer brand, surveyed 1,000 individuals in their 20s and early 30s on their idea of “small yet reliable pleasures” and announced the results on June 10.According to

Kim Keon-hee, the wife of President Yoon Suk-yeol, paid a courtesy call on Lee Soon-ja, wife of the late Chun Doo-hwan, on Thursday.Kim arrived at Lee’s residence, in Seoul’s Yeonhui neighborhood, at

The chronic ills of the K-pop idol system are facing criticism after BTS announced that it will be taking a break from activities as an ensemble nine years since its debut.In a video released on BTS’

On Wednesday, a South Korean court refused to grant prosecutors a warrant for the detention of Paik Un-gyu, the former trade minister who is suspected of having pressured the heads of government agenc

The Incheon Coast Guard released the results of its investigation concerning the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries civil servant who went missing in the waters off Soyeonpyeong Island on Sept. 21, 2020

By Park Min-hee, editorial writerSpecial “partner nations” have been invited to the NATO summit to be held in Madrid, Spain, from June 29-30. In addition to the leaders of the 30 NATO member states, t

“Let us pray to God, and may His grace be with you.”Yuri, aged 44, came home on 10 days of leave from service on the front lines in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine, where the Russian and Ukraini

“This is my first time as president, so I’m not sure how to distinguish between official and unofficial engagements…”President Yoon Suk-yeol is drawing criticism after he made the above comment concer

BTS’ sudden announcement that it is taking a break from activities as an ensemble has many wondering what’s behind the K-pop juggernaut’s decision to step back. So far, it appears that the announcemen

The launch of South Korea’s Nuri rocket, which was scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed once again after a sensor in its oxidizer tank was discovered to be malfunctioning during launch prep on W

■On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia declared war against Ukraine and immediately launched an advance on its capital city of Kyiv. For the Russian army to successfully surround the capital, it would need to pass

The South Korean automotive industry is becoming more dependent on China for parts, a new analysis finds. In particular, the auto industry depends upon China for 60% of the raw materials and component

The automotive industry is in the midst of a shift. Today’s automakers need to transition from manufacturers of internal combustion (IC) engines to comprehensive mobility companies. It’s for this reas

By Jeong Nam-ku, editorial writerThe term “Y-nomics” has been adopted to refer to the economic policies of the recently inaugurated administration of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. But what exa

China has edged out the US for first place when it comes to influence and favorability in the minds of young Africans, a survey has found. When the same survey was conducted two years ago, the US had

South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin said he hopes to normalize Korea’s military information-sharing pact with Japan “as soon as possible.” This suggests that Korea is gearing up to resum

“Kids these days have to be Superman and Brainy Smurf all wrapped into one. But don’t worry. All your student has to do is sit back and relax. Meanwhile, we’ll put together programs such as [making th

By Slavoj Žižek, Global Eminent Scholar at Kyung Hee UniversityIn the last weeks, the Western public seemed obsessed with the topic of “What goes on in Putin’s mind?” — do the people around him tell h

Eun-woo, who is just 22 months old, arrived at the press conference on a kick scooter. After hopping off his scooter, he held up a sign made from a cardboard box that read, “The Earth is ours.”Eun-woo

Plans have been officially finalized for a second season of “Squid Game,” the Korean streaming show that enjoyed massive popularity worldwide last year.The global online video streaming service Netfli

Kim Keon-hee, wife of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, paid a visit to former President Roh Moo-hyun’s widow Kwon Yang-sook on Monday in the Bongha village of Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province.Ar

An area of Yongsan Park located near the new office of the South Korean president is being opened to the general public for a 10-day period from June 10 to 19 as part of a pilot program following the

The emergence of new technologies enriches us, while also threatening our jobs. Automation anxiety — the fear that human work will be replaced by mechanization and automation — is a debate that has ra

South Korea’s presidential office announced that Kim Tae-hyo, first deputy director of the National Security Office (NSO), chaired a meeting on Sunday to review the security situation after detecting

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un referred to the “right to self-defence” as an “issue of defending sovereignty” and reiterated the “invariable fighting principle of power for power and head-on contest”

As of Sunday, one month has passed since North Korea officially confirmed its first COVID-19 case on May 12. The media frenzy surrounding the COVID-19 situation in the country has subsided, while mili

“The story of young Paris Baguette bakers in their 20s and 30s is the story of people just like myself. I refuse to consume the tears of my peers. I hope more people join the boycott against the SPC G

By Kim Yeon-chul, former minister of unification and professor at Inje University“’For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost.’ And it goes on and on until the kingd

With the war in Ukraine having now raged on for more than 100 days, the world has entered a critical period that will determine whether the two authoritarian powers of China and Russia are isolated in

By Gil Yun-hyung, international news editorIf friends of Ukraine read this article, they may slam me for being a filthy hypocrite.As we all know, humanity has been placed in a dilemma of indescribable

A few years ago, I was scrolling through survey data released by a match-making agency when I came across some interesting findings. Apparently, men named meals as the “biggest waste of money” in dati

As the COVID-19 pandemic shows signs of abating, more and more people are signaling renewed interest in traveling and studying overseas.A survey of 10,000 prospective international students in 182 cou

Editor’s note: “The privileged class seems to believe that there’s nothing wrong with buying academic credentials with money. It’s as though they think of it as a sort of competence in its own right.”

Editor’s note: A student at an international school in Songdo, Incheon, the daughter of South Korean Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon has a flashy resume: according to it, she’s authored a scholarly art

Editor’s note: A student at an international school in Songdo, Incheon, the daughter of South Korean Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon has a flashy resume: according to it, she’s authored a scholarly art

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will be attending the NATO summit slated to be held in Madrid, Spain, on June 29-30. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida could also attend the summit, raising th

There’s been a recent resurgence in Koreans in their 50s and 60s going on backpacking trips abroad with people they’ve never met. The so-called “senior backpackers” that started appearing a few years

Editor’s note: The Korean Wave continues to sweep the world. We’ve reached a point where what’s most Korean is being considered the most global.What about the Korean Wave inspires such enthusiasm from

A South Korean group called Joint Action to Stop Japan’s Radioactive Water Dump and the office of lawmaker Yoon Mee-hyang, who is on the National Assembly’s Environment and Labor Committee, took part

Amid predictions that North Korea is on the verge of carrying out a seventh nuclear weapons test, the South Korean government, the People Power Party (PPP), and the presidential office held their firs

US Special Representative to North Korea Sung Kim said that the North could test a nuclear weapon at “any time” and warned that the US’ response would be “swift and forceful.” Kim added that North Kor

With Japan launching full-scale preparations to start releasing contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea next spring, South Korea has yet to carry out an assessme

By Lee Won-jae, CEO of Lab2050On the first page of the Hankyoreh delivered to my home on Dec. 19, 1997, the headline read “Kim Dae-jung elected president” in big letters. It was a day on which politic