Koreans' food-focused greetings reflect the crucial role that meals play in the country. Food in Korea is both a survival necessity and a symbol of identity.
Soju prices are falling at Korea's convenience stores and supermarkets, but restaurants are reluctant to do the same amid rising operational costs.
Rising prices in Korea are affecting year-end parties, with people opting for cheaper meals and skipping second rounds of drinks.
Prices for HiteJinro’s soju and beer brands rose on Thursday, but restaurants in Seoul have hesitated to raise prices on soju sold in-store despite the increased costs.
Young Koreans are preferring a home-packed lunch and packaged meals over eating out amid surging consumer prices. Koreans in their 20s spent 6.6 percent less at restaurants in the second quarter than they did in the first quarter, according...
A bill to ban eating dogs and cats was proposed in the Seoul Metropolitan Council on Wednesday. The bill will impose a maximum of 5 million won ($3,780) fine on businesses selling the animals for food.
Workers are gradually returning to their offices as the Covid-19 pandemic comes to a close, but their wallets are taking a hit with rising lunch prices, or so-called lunchflation.
Jang Won-young is one of the hottest K-pop stars right now. She kicked off her career by landing in first place in a fierce competition among 96 trainees and later became the center face for one of the most popular fourth-generation girl groups...
The first infection from Naegleria fowleri, or "brain-eating amoeba," has been reported in Korea, the health authorities said Monday.
Food prices in Korea have risen so much this year that a single gimbap roll now costs more than 3,000 won ($2.17), an increase of 11.5 percent from a year earlier.
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