A lady holds a dish of tuna sashimi and a girl holds a plate filled with chicken gangjeong which is a fried chicken marinated in a spicy and sweet sauce at E-mart’s Yonsan branch in central Seoul.
“12.12: The Day” surpassed 12 million ticket sales on the first day of the year, according to its distributor, Plus M Entertainment, on the same day.
President Yoon Suk Yeol also emphasized the importance of dismantling these interest group cartels that have exploited government subsidies and monopolized specific industries to ensure fair opportunities.
Korea welcomes 2024 with dazzling fireworks, drone shows, and iconic performances in Seoul, Busan, and Jeju Island for a bright, glittery New Year's celebration.
The period from Christmas up to the Lunar New Year, known as Seollal in Korea, marks a turning point for the streaming service industry. Each service gears up for the year by releasing highly-anticipated works studded with stars.
The fireworks that signal the start of the new year at the Seoul Arts Center every year will resume for the first time in three years. The event has been suspended for the previous two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Seoul
Six-hundred-fifty-six police officers and eight riot squads for crowd control will be deployed over Christmas weekend, according to the National Police Agency.
Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Chey Tae-won gives a New Year’s speech at the business lobbying group’s headquarters in central Seoul on Tuesday.
Leaders of the four major business lobby groups, who are also heads of major companies, delivered New Year's messages in which they called on the government to take bold steps to support the efforts of the businesses they lead and represent.
In Korea, where everyone becomes one year older at the same time on the New Year’s Day, there is a joke that you won’t age unless you eat your bowl of tteokguk.
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