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President Yoon Suk Yeol, fifth from left, and First Lady Kim Keon Hee, fifth from right, pose with members of the Bureau International des Expositions’ Enquiry Mission in front of Sangchunjae, a guesthouse at Cheong Wa Dae, before a dinner banquet, Monday.Prior to the welcome dinner on the 3rd, President Yoon Seok-yeol (fifth from the … Read more

Parties need to refrain from life-or-death skirmish The ruling and opposition parties should refrain from judicial strife The National Assembly is largely tasked with coordinating differing opinions to resolve social conflicts. Contrary to this expectation, however, the nation’s leading legislative body has long been the object of public cynicism for locking horns over major pending … Read more

Willow trees on Bam Island in the Han River in Seoul are water-sprayed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Monday, to clean the trees off droppings left behind by great cormorants. Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan GovernmentThe city of Seoul sprays water on Monday to wash away excrement left by freshwater cormorants on willow trees on Bamseom … Read more

Jeju City in the early 1900s. Robert Neff Collection By Robert Neff Over the last couple of decades, Jeju has often been called the Island of World Peace. But in the spring of 1903, it was anything but peaceful to the small Japanese community ― at least according to the Japanese press. In January, 53-year-old … Read more

More than seven out of 10 listed Korean companies are set to hold annual shareholders’ meetings throughout this week and market watchers are paying particular attention to JB Financial and KT&G, whose annual meetings are expected to become the settings of proxy fights initiated by activist funds. JB Financial Group is facing a showdown in … Read more

Nation should do its part in resolving global crisis We must do our part to solve the global crisis Korea has grown into one of the world’s top 10 economies and is occasionally invited to G7 meetings.Korea has grown to become one of the world’s top 10 economies and is occasionally invited to G7 meetings. … Read more

Director Ahn Gil-ho of Netflix’s recent hit series “The Glory” / Courtesy of NetflixAhn Gil-ho, director of Netflix’s recent hit series ‘The Glory’ / Courtesy of Netflix By Lee Gyu-lee The director of Netflix’s hit series, “The Glory,” about a woman taking revenge against her classmates who tormented and torturted her in high school, has … Read more