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Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, left, shakes hands with a Saudi official after the fifth and final presentation for Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo at the 173rd general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) at the Palais des Congres in Paris on Tuesday. The presentation came ahead of the BIE secret ballot, through which Saudi Arabia's Riyadh was chosen to host the 2030 World Expo, beating out the Korean port city Busan and Italy’s Rome. [YONHAP]
Despite Saudi's Expo victory, Korea says Busan gave its best
While Korea gave its best shot in its private-public campaigning efforts over the past one and a half years to promote Busan, Saudi Arabia's Riyadh was selected as the host city of the 2030 World Expo on Tuesday in Paris.
President Yoon Suk Yeol addresses an audience at a conference in Ilsan, Gyeonggi, on Tuesday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]
South will not 'hesitate' to respond to North's actions
Promotional banners for private education displayed on the streets of Daechi-dong in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Oct. 11. [NEWS1]
Koreans have 34 years of ‘financial surplus’ in life
Star footballer Hwang Ui-jo is accused of filming sex tapes without his partners' consent. [YONHAP]
Hwang Ui-jo booted from national team, for now 
GOLDEN 2023
Boy band BTS performing during the 2021 The Fact Music Awards on Oct. 2, 2021 at the Paradise City Plaza in Incheon [JOINT PRESS CORPS]
Singing apart, together: BTS beats the odds
Boy band Stray Kids [JYP ENTERTAINMENT]
In leaps and bounds, Stray Kids conquers all grounds
Girl group IVE [STARSHIP ENTERTAINMENT]
'Narcissistic, my god I love it': IVE turns
self-love into art
Girl group NewJeans [ADOR]
Oh my, oh my god! NewJeans has the whole world under its spell
Coupang reports first quarter net profit of $90.9 million
Coupang reported a net profit of $90.9 million for the first quarter, compared with a net loss of $209 million in the same period a year earlier. Since the third quarter of 2022, Coupang has reported a net profit for three consecutive quarters.
Korea's EV investment tax credit going to a maximum 35 percent
Korea, U.S. and Japan exploring expanded intel sharing
The Defense Ministry said Tuesday that South Korea, the United States and Japan are exploring ways to strengthen joint information sharing capabilities regarding North Korean missiles, but that the details of such an arrangement remain undetermined.
Hyundai Motor to invest 2 trillion won in Ulsan EV factory
Hyundai Motor will invest 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) to build an electric vehicle (EV) factory in Ulsan, its first domestic automotive manufacturing plant in 29 years.
Yoon builds on Japan relations, DP criticizes president's first year
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that if Korea and Japan build trust through cooperation and exchanges, while facing the past with sincerity, the two countries could open up a new future that surpasses even past peak bilateral relations.
Prosecutors nab key suspect in stock manipulation case
Prosecutors on Tuesday apprehended advisory firm head Ra Deok-yeon, a key suspect in a stock manipulation case that has recently shaken Korean financial markets.
Korea to lower Covid crisis level as early as this week
Korea plans to lower its national crisis level for Covid-19 as early as this week following the World Health Organization (WHO)’s declaration marking the end of Covid-19 as a global health emergency.
Maritime industry fears foreign purchase of Hyundai LNG
The potential sale of Hyundai LNG Shipping to a foreign company has sparked concerns in Korea's maritime industry due to the potential impact on the nation's energy security.
Government creates public-private collaborative body to boost technological cooperation
The government established a public-private collaborative body with Samsung Electronics and SK hynix to facilitate technological cooperation in advanced semiconductors amid the accelerating chip race worldwide.
Meet the translator who got lost in a 'Whale' of a literary world
Cheon Myeong-kwan’s “Whale” is a sprawling 20th-century epic that follows the lives of three females from the Korean countryside: a mute giant who can only communicate with elephants, her mother with seemingly inexhaustible ambitions and a one...
PSY says his 'Summer Swag' concert is the new Korean culture
If a concept sticks around long enough, it becomes style, and if a style sticks around long enough, it becomes culture — at least that's what PSY believes of his own "Summer Swag" concerts, which have been taking place for over a decade now...
New girl group ADYA has a special pep in its step
Self-producing K-pop stars have been a trend for some time, in terms of idol groups' music and lyrics. But what if the members produced their own choreography? Girl group ADYA debuted on Tuesday with single, “Per,” coming from the agency Starting ...
Todd Anderson tutorial: Splashing it out like Jordan Spieth
In this tutorial, Anderson breaks down Jordan Spieth’s 18th hole bunker shot during a playoff at the 2022 RBC Heritage where he defeated Patrick Cantlay with a superb par save.
Landers retake first as heavy rain disrupts most games
The SSG Landers rode the rain right back into first place over the weekend, reclaiming the top spot as inclement weather left the majority of the KBO facing serious disruption from as early as Thursday.
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‘I shake out everything’: Anxious Koreans share bedbug fears #bedbugs #shorts #interview
‘I shake out everything’: Anxious Koreans share bedbug fears #bedbugs #shorts
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Girl group Kiss of Life [S2 ENTERTAINMENT]
Kiss of Life is here to revitalize the K-pop spirit
Inspire Arena inside the new Moghegan Inspire Entertainment Resort in Incheon [MOHEGAN INSPIRE ENTERTAINMENT RESORT]
Inspire Arena to host Melon Music Awards, SBS Gayo Daejon, more
Boy band Day6 will hold concerts in December. [JYP ENTERTAINMENT]
DAY6 to reunite for first concerts in four years
Boy band Superkind [SCREEN CAPTURE]
Audition to find new member for human-AI boy band Superkind
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