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Grape times

Retailers in Korea are scrambling to offer a mix of party products including wine, meal kits and decorations as consumers are expected to stay indoors for the holiday season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

2020-12-23

Performing good deeds

Singer and artist Solbi, wearing a Santa hat, performs virtually via Zoom for children living in Kyeong Dong Children Shelter in Suwon, Gyeonggi. Solbi has been volunteering at the shelter ...

2020-12-23

Boy band Super Junior to drop Christmas carol at 6 p.m.

K-pop boy band Super Junior is dropping a Christmas carol tonight at 6 p.m. The group’s agency Label SJ revealed a cute teaser image of the group’s Christmas song “Tell Me Baby” early Wednesday morning and said the full song and the song’s ...

2020-12-23

Ho Ho Ho

A store in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, remains closed on Monday although Christmas and New Year's Day are just around the corner.

2020-12-21

A traditional Christmas shopping story with a Covid twist

People are so desperate to celebrate, they are buying up a storm and decking the halls of their work-from-home homes and their Level-2.5-ish isolation, at least that’s the argument.

2020-12-21

'Tis the season for expensive cakes and really fancy takeout

December is a month of excitement as people plan Christmas parties and gatherings with families and friends. Things are a little different this year as the prolonged coronavirus pandemic forces people to stay home and splurge on cakes.

2020-12-20

Festive dishes

Models pose with various Christmas-themed dishes at a Hankook Chinaware store in Dongdaemun District, central Seoul on Tuesday.

2020-12-15

Buy the most wonderful time

Models pose beside Christmas ornaments and decorations at supermarket chain Emart’s Yongsan branch in central Seoul, Monday.

2020-12-14

Record label Antenna to release its first Christmas carol on Dec. 20

Record label Antenna is expected to release its first Christmas carol on Dec. 20, on which all of their artists participated. “We want to give a message of hope during this winter to console everyone who’s going through difficult times,” the label…

2020-12-14

Beach towns brace for holiday visitors undeterred by virus surge

With Christmas and New Year's Day just around the corner, local governments are scrambling to strengthen measures to prevent the spread of the virus during the holiday season.

2020-12-12

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