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Visitors crowd a street leading to Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, Japan, July 18, 2025. [REUTERS/YONHAP]
Japan, U.S. growing unwelcoming to tourists, Koreans say
Koreans traveled abroad in record numbers last year. Through November 2025, 26.8 million outbound trips were recorded, the highest figure on record.
A screen capture from a video shows the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Bagacay being hit by water cannons from Chinese coast guard vessels near the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. [PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD, AFP/YONHAP]
Philippines taps Korean arms to bolster deterrence
City buses sit idle at a depot in Eunpyeong District, northern Seoul, on Jan. 14, the second day of the city's bus operators' strike. [YONHAP]
Seoul bus services to resume Thursday
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been indicted on charges of leading an insurrection, smiles while speaking with his attorneys during a sentencing hearing held Jan. 13 at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul. [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT]
Yoon smiles after counsel calls for death penalty
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Actor Ahn Sung-ki, who died on Jan. 5 at the age of 74, as seen in the film
Where have the 'gukmin' actors gone? Will we see them again?
A customized pen created by the reporter using charms and pen bodies purchased at the Dongdaemun Shopping Complex in Jongno District, central Seoul. [WOO JI-WON]
Korea's latest decorating craze: Customizable pens
Kai Beckmann, the CEO of the Electronics Business of Merck, who was recently promoted to the chair of the whole Merck group, takes a photo after an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 7 at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. [SARAH CHEA]
Why the AI bubble isn't a bubble at all, explains Merck’s next chairman
First lady Kim Hea Kyung, left, and chef Noh Yeong-hee cook together at a convention center in Nara Prefecture, Japan on Jan. 13. [BLUE HOUSE]
First lady's 'mission' is to promote K-culture comes with personal touch
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A teaser image for Blackpink's EP ″Deadline″ [YG ENTERTAINMENT]
Blackpink to come back with new EP 'Deadline' on Feb. 27
Entertainer Park Na-rae [NEWS1]
Park Na-rae's former manager leaves country amid legal dispute
Chef Kim Si-hyeon [NEWS1]
'Little Tiger' chef to appear on 'Please Take Care of My Refrigerator'
Boy band LNGSHOT performs ″Moonwalkin',″ the lead track of its debut EP ″Shot Callers,″ during its debut showcase held at Myunghwa Live Hall in western Seoul on Jan. 13. [DANIELA GONZALEZ PEREZ]
New Jay Park-backed boy band unfazed by odds of success
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