한국에 관심 있는 모두를 위한 공간 / Space for everyone interested in everything Korean
Massive wildfires that killed at least 32 people and scorched an area nearly double the size of Seoul in late March could become more common under human-driven climate change, scientists warn. The fires burned an area of 104,000 hectares (257,000 acres) and destroyed 5,000 buildings, constituting th...
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Massive wildfires that killed at least 32 people and scorched an area nearly double the size of Seoul in late March could become more common under human-driven climate change, scientists warn.
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South Korean soldier accidentally fires machine gun at inter-Korean border
A South Korean soldier at the inter-Korean border accidentally fired a machine gun toward North Korea last week, prompting the military to air broadcasts to notify the North of the mistake, military o...
A South Korean soldier at the inter-Korean border accidentally fired a machine gun toward North Korea last week, prompting the military to air broadcasts to notify the North of the mistake, military officials said Sunday.
The accident happened at around 6:00 a.m. Wednesday when the soldier mistakenly fired a single round from the K6 heavy machine gun from a guard post inside the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas in Cheorwon County, about 70 kilometers north of Seoul, according to the officials.
Lee Jae-myung secures DPK's presidential nomination with ease
Lee Jae-myung, former chairman of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), secured the party’s nomination for the June 3 presidential election, officially setting the stage for his third president...
Lee Jae-myung, former chairman of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), secured the party’s nomination for the June 3 presidential election, officially setting the stage for his third presidential bid, Sunday.
The 61-year-old secured the nomination with 89.77 percent support in a weighted system, with 50 percent of the decision based on party members' votes and 50 percent on public opinion poll results.
Lee’s commanding lead left the party's two other candidates far behind. Gyeonggi Province Gov. Kim Dong-yeon followed with 6.87 percent, while former South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo garnered 3.36 percent.
I like the traffic light indicators on the floor when I look at my phone
Normally when you need to wait at a crossing because it's red you take out your phone to waste some time. But you have to be quite anxious and look up if it's already green or not, otherwise you miss the green light.
But they help you out with that here in Korea by building in the traffic light into the curb. You're looking down on your phone and see the red line left and right of it. Once it changes to green you immediately are aware of it because it's in your field of view constantly.
Great invention!
I took the background picture just outside and put the stock picture hands with a phone on top of it so you can easier visualize it how it looks like in reality.
Ruma was having lunch on a summer day in 2021 when her phone began blowing up with notifications. When she opened the messages, they were devastating.
South Korean prosecutors indicted former liberal President Moon Jae-in on bribery charges Thursday, saying that a budget airline gave his son-in-law a lucrative no-show job during Moon’s term in office.
Some graphic artists, like the legendary Lee Hyun-se, see AI as a path to immortality; others wonder if it’s a threat to their own creativity.
Non-paywall link: https://archive.is/7bcDN
Japanese consumers who used to treat foreign-grown rice with scepticism have been forced to develop a taste for it amid domestic shortage
Japanese consumers who used to treat foreign-grown rice with scepticism have been forced to develop a taste for it amid domestic shortage
Archived version: https://archive.is/20250422183342/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/22/japan-south-korea-rice-import-crisis
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China asks Korea not to export products using rare earths to US defense firms, paper reports
Beijing recently asked South Korean companies not to export products containing China's rare earth minerals to U.S. defense firms, the Korea Economic Daily reported on Tuesday, citing government and company sources.
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Visa rules hold back Korean exporters from hiring more white-collar foreign workers
Nearly half of small- and medium-sized exporters in Korea have shown interest in hiring foreign nationals for white-collar jobs amid the country's declining population and young jobseekers' preference...
Nearly half of small- and medium-sized exporters in Korea have shown interest in hiring foreign nationals for white-collar jobs amid the country's declining population and young jobseekers' preference for large companies.
However, Korea's current visa system has been cited as a major obstacle to bringing more foreign professionals on board.
Seoul’s first IKEA store gets out of signature ‘blue box’
Swedish home furnishing giant IKEA will open its first Seoul store next week, giving up the brand’s signature “blue box” architecture to localize it inside a new business complex in the city’s eastern...
Swedish home furnishing giant IKEA will open its first Seoul store next week, giving up the brand’s signature “blue box” architecture to localize it inside a new business complex in the city’s easternmost district.
Korean won falls to 16-year low as Trump tariffs go into effect
The Korean currency weakened to the lowest level in more than 16 years against the U.S. dollar, Wednesday, as Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs took effects. The won closed at 1,484.1 won per dollar o...
Korean currency weakens 10.9 won to 1,484.1 won per dollar, KOSPI drops 1.7%
The Korean currency weakened to the lowest level in more than 16 years against the U.S. dollar, Wednesday, as Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs take effects.
The won closed at 1,484.1 won per dollar on the daytime trading market, depreciating by 10.9 won from the previous day’s close. It was the lowest level since March 12, 2009, during the global financial crisis.
The won’s depreciation was largely attributable to a 25 percent tariff against Korea-manufactured goods, market analysts said.
Less than 1% of foreign residents use mobile ID cards two months after launch
Two months after Korea introduced a mobile ID card for foreign residents, only about 4,500 people, or 0.23 percent, have so far obtained one, according to the Ministry of Justice. In its recent respon...
I'm not sure what they expected, not everyone runs and gets a new ARC just because of that immediately.
By chance I got a new ARC about a month ago and I got one which supports the mobile ID, but when I started looking into it how to set it up I couldn't find a straight forward description, especially not in English. This is why I still don't have it even though I was low key excited about that possibility.
South Korea's president is out - but he leaves behind a polarised country
A pro-Yoon fringe movement, stoked by right-wing YouTubers, has become more energised and extreme.
BREAKING: President Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office as court upholds impeachment
The Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, resulting in his immediate removal from office. The decision to remove the president from office was unanimous, with all eig...
New presidential election must be held by June 3
The Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, resulting in his immediate removal from office. The decision to remove the president from office was unanimous, with all eight Constitutional Court justices voting in favor, 8–0.
The ruling came 111 days after the National Assembly passed the impeachment motion, accusing Yoon of treason for declaring martial law on Dec. 3, which was deemed a violation of constitutional rights.
Prison term sought again for ‘Squid Game’ actor Oh Young-soo in appeal
Prosecutors requested a one-year prison sentence for actor Oh Young-soo, 81, during the appeal trial of his indecent assault case on Thursday, repeating the sentence they sought in the first trial. Oh...
Oh, widely known as the “Gganbu grandpa” from the Netflix drama “Squid Game,” was sentenced in the first trial to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, for forcibly groping a younger actress from a theater troupe.
South Korean EV manufacturers gain traction as Chinese rivals face tariffs.
New US and European tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) have created market opportunities for South Korean manufacturers. While South Korean EV exports remain behind Chinese volumes, manufacturers can gain market share by emphasising design, performance, safety and transparency. As such, the US Inflation Reduction Act benefits South Korean producers, though political uncertainty poses risks. Success depends on leveraging technological expertise while adapting to policy shifts.