A researcher at ISC examines a component for semiconductor test socket at the company's factory in Ansan, Gyeonggi. [ISC]

Korean firms find global success supporting chip production

A group of local chip machinery and component suppliers have made notable strides to become global leaders in their areas, although Korea traditionally trails behind in the high-tech parts and equipment sectors.

Movies
Grandmother Kim from one-hit-wonder 'The Way Home' dies at 95

Kim Eul-boon, the one-hit-wonder actor in “The Way Home” (2002), passed away on Saturday. She was 95. The family of Kim announced Sunday that she passed away. “If those who remember Grandma [Eul-boon] cherish the memory of her, we would appreciate...

A scene from the 2002 film ″The Way Home″ which shows Kim Eul-boon, left, playing the role of the mute grandmother in the remote countryside, and Yoo Seung-ho playing her grandson from a metropolitan city. [CJ ENTERTAINMENT]
Features
Congolese national finally sees the sun after 423 days in Terminal 1

Being stuck at an uncomfortable airport due to a delay is most travelers nightmare. Now imagine you're stuck there for months. You can't leave the terminal, Covid means that the facilities to shower in have been closed and every time you try to ...

Asylum-seeker Mr. A from Congo, who had been living at the Incheon International Airport for 14 months until April 13, talks about his life at the airport and how he came to Korea in a video interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily in March. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Television

Yeo Jin-goo is certain that any attention is good attention

Actor Yeo Jin-goo [JANUS ENTERTAINMENT]

K-pop

A big hit

BTS members perform during the band’s world tour concert “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2019. It was streamed on Saturday as part of the ″Bang Bang Con 21″ event. [BIG HIT MUSIC]

Movies

'Minari' ticket sales boost Korean box office

A visitor at a cinema in Seoul passes by a digital poster for ″Minari″ on March 28. [NEWS1]

K-pop

Enhyphen to drop 'Border: Carnival' on April 26

Boy band Enhypen [BELIFT LAB]

Talk of the Town

Girl group Oh My Girl to drop new album on May 10

Girl group Oh My Girl [WM ENTERTAINMENT]

Retail

Namyang climbs down on miracle claim for Bulgaris

Bulgaris drinks by Namyang Dairy Products [YONHAP]

Industry

Jeju Air schedules 3 flights to Philippines

A Jeju Air flight [JEJU AIR]

Movies

'Minari' ticket sales boost Korean box office

A visitor at a cinema in Seoul passes by a digital poster for ″Minari″ on March 28. [NEWS1]

Football

VAR controversy rages on with Son at the center

Referee Chris Kavanagh checks the video assistant referee (VAR) system for a goal decision during the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in London on April 11. [EPA/YONHAP]

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ESG goals

KT CEO Ku Hyeon-mo, left, poses with Choi Jang-bok, right, chairman of KT's labor union, after signing an environmental, social and corporate governance [ESG] management agreement at KT Square in Jongno, central Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]

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