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[Herald Review] ‘Amazon Bullseye,’ motley comedy of forced empathy, outdated wordplay. The most successful comedy flick in the history of Korean cinema is the 2019 movie “Extreme Job,” which sold 16.2 million tickets and grossed 140 billion won ($101 million).
Market uncertain on Korea's October rate cut despite slowed …
Oct 4, 2024 · Despite clear signs of slowing inflation, market sentiment remains mixed regarding whether South Korea's central bank will follow the US Federal Reserve to pivot toward lowering rates this month. Statistics Korea reported that the consumer price index — a key measure of inflation — rose 1.6 percent on-year in September, down from 2 percent in August, marking the lowest level since February ...
Kim Hee-sun wins Daesan Award with dystopian take on post …
1 day ago · Novelist Kim Hee-sun won the fiction category of the Daesan Literary Awards on Tuesday for her latest novel "All About 247,” a thought-provoking work that explores a post-pandemic society shaped by the aftermath of COVID-19. Set in near-future Korea, after the pandemic, society has built systems to prevent large-scale outbreaks. A global Disease Control Center now coordinates efforts ...
Hybe faces potential revocation of ‘Top Job Creation Company’ …
1 day ago · Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, is at risk of losing its designation as a "Top Job Creation Company” by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, following a public petition filed Thursday with the National Assembly. As of Tuesday, just six days after the petition launched, the National Assembly’s online petition site showed over …
Rights watchdog rules abuse of seasonal workers as human …
1 day ago · The National Human Rights Commission of Korea ruled Tuesday that the abuses inflicted on a group of seasonal workers from the Philippines last year amounted to human trafficking. It was the first time the commission recognized abuses against seasonal workers as human trafficking. Blaming insufficient government management and supervision, the commission identified abuses including wage ...
[Graphic News] S. Korea’s COVID-19 hospitalizations surge in July
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in South Korea saw a significant rise last month, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Hospitalizations increased from 63 in the fourth week of June to 91 in the first week of July, 145 in the second week and 225 in the third week. This surge comes despite the country lowering its COVID-19 …
Korea declares full-fledged war to combat low birth rate
Jun 19, 2024 · President Yoon Suk Yeol declared a "national emergency on population" Wednesday, rolling out measures to expand cash support for newborn babies and reverse the declining birth rate trend. "The population crisis caused by extremely low birth rates is the foremost and critical issue for South Korea," Yoon said, adding that the rapid population decline has now become a matter "prompting concerns...
S. Korea to chair first UN Security Council meeting with focus on …
Apr 4, 2024 · South Korea is poised to chair a UN Security Council meeting on cybersecurity on Thursday to shed light on the repercussions of cyber threats and malicious cyber activities, including North Korea's sanctions-busting maneuvers in cyberspace, on international peace and security. The chairing of South Korea's first Arria-formula meeting — an informal gathering convened by a Security Council ...
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit lowest tally in 8 months
Feb 27, 2023 · South Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit the lowest tally in eight months Monday amid a gradual virus downtrend. The country reported 4,026 new COVID-19 infections, including 15 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,502,904, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said. The virus has been spreading more slowly, despite the removal of the indoor mask mandate late last month.
Yoon's aides, PM offer to resign over election defeat
Apr 11, 2024 · President Yoon Suk Yeol's aides and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo offered to step down from their posts, as the vote count on Thursday showed that the ruling conservative bloc took a landslide defeat in Wednesday's parliamentary elections. According to a source from the presidential office who declined to be named, Prime Minister Han "verbally expressed his intention to resign" to Yoon.