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'I canceled my Tesla': Will Georgia mass detention sour Koreans on U.S. brands?

Some Koreans are turning away from U.S. brands like Tesla amid escalating anti-U.S. sentiment fueled by the recent mass detention of over 300 Korean nationals in Georgia and simmering trade tensions.

2025-09-24

Pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions draws signatures of top Hollywood actors and directors

Some prominent Hollywood names are among the filmmakers and industry figures who've signed a pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions — including festivals, broadcasters and production companie.

2025-09-10

In Korea, hopes rise for greater economic cooperation with Japan as U.S.-China rivalry intensifies

As President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru prepare for a summit on Aug. 23, hopes are rising for renewed economic cooperation between the two countries.

2025-08-21

SPC Group forms task force to improve worker safety after fatal workplace accidents

Korean bakery and restaurant conglomerate SPC Group is doubling down on its efforts to prevent fatal workplace accidents that have taken its employees' lives over the past years with an internal task force to overhaul its management practices.

2025-07-22

End to med student boycott in sight with announcement of return to classrooms

Medical students who boycotted classes in protest of the government's plan to increase medical school admissions announced Saturday they will return to school amid the prolonged medical impasse.

2025-07-13

'Bloodstained bread': SPC factory death sparks boycott of KBO collaboration

A consumer boycott is hitting the KBO after the recent death of a worker at an SPC Group factory, casting a shadow over its “KBO Bread” collaboration with the company.

2025-05-28

Korean medical schools decide to issue failure notices to students who boycotted classes

Medical schools across Korea decided to issue failure notices to students who have boycotted classes since the start of the spring semester, pushing the standoff between the medical community and the government into a new phase.

2025-04-14

Calls to boycott LG Household rise after partner's 'misandrist' tweets spark controversy

LG Household & Health Care faces backlash after terminating its partnership with an influencer accused of misandry.

2025-02-13

Five Eyes ambassadors met to discuss martial law aftermath, potential APEC boycott: Lawmaker

Ambassadors from the U.S.-led Five Eyes intelligence network met in Seoul on Friday to discuss the aftermath of Korea’s short-lived imposition of martial law by President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2024-12-11

New National Assembly speaker elected despite PPP boycott

Rep. Woo Won-shik of the liberal Democratic Party (DP) was elected speaker of the new National Assembly on Wednesday amid a boycott by lawmakers from the conservative People Power Party (PPP).

2024-06-05