SK Innovation's battery factory in Georgia under construction [SK INNOVATION]

SK Innovation, Ford investing $8.6B in U.S. battery plants

SK Innovation and American automaker Ford will invest 10.2 trillion won ($8.6 billion) to build three electric vehicle (EV) battery factories in the United States, the two companies announced Tuesday.

K-pop
Rapper NO:EL ends contract with management Glitched Company

Rapper NO:EL, whose real name is Jang Yong-jun, terminated his exclusive contract with his management Glitched Company amid more legal woes, according to the agency on Tuesday. “We terminated the contract after consulting with Noel,” said ...

Rapper NO:EL [GLITCHED COMPANY]
Television
Confidence is key for contestants on 'Street Woman Fighter'

Mnet’s dance audition show “Street Woman Fighter” is seeing phenomenal success since it started airing late last month. The show features eight all-female dance crews competing to be the last surviving team that will win prize money of 50 million ...

A scene from a dance-off in Mnet’s dance audition show “Street Woman Fighter." [SCREEN CAPTURE]

K-pop

SM Entertainment hopes EDM can take aespa to the 'Next Level'

A scene from girl group aespa’s music video for “Next Level (Habstrakt Remix)” [SCREEN CAPTURE]

K-pop

SHINee's Key tops iTunes Top Albums charts in 32 nations with first EP

Key of boy band SHINee [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

K-pop

Girl group ITZY performs new track on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show'

Girl group ITZY performed its new song ″Loco″ on the American talk show “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on Monday. [JYP ENTERTAINMENT]

K-pop

BTS to hold offline concert for the first time in 2 years

A poster for boy band BTS's upcoming offline concert ″BTS Permission to Dance On Stage - LA″ [BIG HIT MUSIC]

Talk of the Town

Min Hyo-rin and Taeyang expecting their first child

Singer Taeyang of Big Bang and actor Min Hyo-rin have been married since 2018. [YG ENTERTAINMENT]

Industry

Dongsuh Foods reiterates customer focus, seeks CCM certificate

Lee Kwang-bok, Dongsuh Foods president, right, awards a certificate of appointment of the chief customer officer role to Park Young-soon, Dongsuh Foods associate vice president, at a proclamation ceremony held by Dongsuh Foods at its Seoul office in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Tuesday.

Finance

Stocks retreat as tech takes a beating on pandemic concerns

A screen in the Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi closing at 3,097.92 points on Tuesday, down 35.72 points, or 1.14 percent, from the previous trading day. [NEWS1]

Education

President Park of Incheon National University pushes reform, innovation

President Park Jong-tae of Incheon National University [INCHEON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY]

Social Affairs

Moon is top dog to animal activists after calling for end to canine meat

Abandoned dogs at a shelter in Namyangju, Gyeonggi, on April 25. [NEWS1]

Today's Photo

Dog has its day

Customers enjoy a meal with their pet sitting at the same table at a high-end pet shop at Hyundai Premium Outlet Space1 in Namyangju, Gyeonggi on Tuesday. According to a study by Statistics Korea, in 2020 there were nearly 3.13 million households with pets, accounting for 15 percent of all households. KB Financial Group’s research center estimates that the pet market will be worth 6 trillion won ($5 billion) in Korea this year. [YONHAP]

Opinion