Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Time for selection and concentration

No one will listen to a president whose approval rating is only 20 percent.

2024-12-03

Figure skater Lee Hae-in claims 10th in return to ice after ban lifted

Figure skater Lee Hae-in, who was hit with a three-year ban for sexual harassment earlier in the year, finished 10th in the short program on her return after an injunction on the suspension was granted.

2024-12-01

Kim Woo-min to represent Korea in four events at Paris Olympics

Swimmer Kim Woo-min will represent Korea in the men’s 400-meter freestyle, 200-meter freestyle, 1500-meter freestyle and 4x200-meter freestyle events in Paris after earning a berth in all four events at the national squad selection contest

2024-03-28

'Treasure Relay Tour [Reboot]' to kick off on May 4 in Manila

The band will hold eight concerts in five regions, starting with Manila and going on to perform in Hong Kong on May 18 and in Bangkok from May 24 to 26, its agency said. It will move on to Kuala Lumpur on June 22 and Jakarta on June 29 and 30.

2024-02-20

From blind equity to selection, concentration

The government and political circles must pay heed to the central bank’s advice to focus on selectiveness and concentration for the balanced development of the country.

2023-11-05

Athleticism takes center stage at Pole Sports Championships

Lee Mi-ju topped the podium and earned a spot in the national pole sports squad on Saturday as the Korea Pole Sports Association selected a new Team Korea ahead of the 2023 World Pole & Aerial Championships in Kielce, Poland in October.

2023-04-18

Competition for Korea's civil service exam drops to lowest level in 31 years

Competition for Korea's entry-level civil service selection exams has plunged to the lowest level in 31 years due to harder tests and fewer students.

2023-03-09

'Peninsula' has big, gory, undead shoes to fill...

Will “Peninsula” be able to repeat the success of “Train to Busan” (2016)? The question that everyone’s been asking since the news hit that director Yeon Sang-ho is working on the follow-up of “Train” may have been partially answered when...

2020-06-16

Two Korean films make this year’s Cannes Film Festival list

Following the series of accolades “Parasite” swept up after director Bong Joon-ho won the Palme d’Or at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, all eyes are on what fruits this year’s event could bear for the Korean film industry. Although the 73rd edition...

2020-06-04