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

'Boycott NCT': Fans criticize boy band for collaboration with allegedly 'pro-Israel' Starbucks

Members of boy band NCT are under fire for the group's collaboration with Starbucks Korea — except for member Taeyong.

2024-05-31

Le Sserafim's Huh Yun-jin under fire for drinking 'pro-Israel' Starbucks

Girl group Le Sserafim’s Huh Yun-jin was thrown under the bus by some fans for drinking coffee from Starbucks in light of the company's alleged stance on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

2024-03-12

No way!

President Yoon Suk Yeol is embarrassed that the majority Democratic Party has threatened to boycott the government-proposed budget bill for next year.

2023-12-14

Uniqlo offers bumper dividends in Korea as ‘No Japan’ boycott fades

Uniqlo's Korean operations declared dividends outstripping its own profits for the second consecutive year, with half of them going to Lotte Shopping.

2023-12-11

[AI IN ACTION] From K-pop to webtoons, K-content is no stranger to AI

As fast-paced as the industry is, creators have been readily adopting AI in all parts of the production process with the goal of one day creating a whole artist without any human touch.

2023-10-16

Japanese beer sales surge as Korean boycott fades

Sales of Japanese beer have surged to the forefront of Korea's imported beer market, with January to August import levels exceeding three times the volume seen in the same period last year.

2023-10-03

Creators boycott AI-generated webtoons on Naver

Webtoon creators are up in arms over generative AI's march into digital comics, launching a collective boycott on Naver, a Korean portal that owns one of the world's largest webtoon platforms.

2023-06-10

'No Japan' is no more as Koreans ditch the boycott for personal preferences

The once vacant, silent stores of Uniqlo are again bustling with customers holding new shirts up to themselves in the mirror. Asahi and Sapporo beers are displayed next to Cass and Hite, and the cinema is filled with moviegoers determined to find...

2023-03-25

DP passes no-confidence motion against interior minister

The Democratic Party (DP)-controlled National Assembly passed a no-confidence motion against Interior Minister Lee Sang-min Sunday for negligence that led to the fatal crowd crush in Seoul on Oct. 29 that killed 158.

2022-12-11

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