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The Korea Times
From office workers to ultra-marathoners, South Korea’s running boom is reshaping streets, travel and retail as millions hit the pavement.
Seoul’s 2026 art scene will also see the opening of the Centre Pompidou Hanwha Seoul and the return of the Gwangju and Busan biennales.
While 74 per cent see joy in children, 92 per cent say economic burdens impact family planning – a factor in South Korea’s record-low birth rate.
Netflix’s hugely popular KPop Demon Hunters scooped best animated feature and best original song, beating competition from Avatar and Wicked.
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Broadway imports Hell’s Kitchen and Lempicka, novel adaptation Arang and musical Six also among the South Korean capital’s highlights.
Starring Eiji Akaso and Kang Hye-won, Netflix’s Gimbap and Onigiri explores romance and cultural connection through food.
Southeast Asian developers target South Koreans with luxury overseas investments, offering attractive payment plans.
Park Seok-woon, head of a panel in the Prime Minister’s Office, faces scrutiny for denouncing US toppling of Maduro at a rally in Seoul.
Critics say a bill to publish crime stats on foreign nationals stigmatises immigrants and ignores data showing their lower crime rates.
Some social media users questioned why the White House used the image for a message tied to the Venezuela operation.
Critics say the approach is well-intentioned but is lowering maths standards for students.
Korea has lifted the ban on its clubs signing foreign shot-stoppers, and Yongin FC have taken full advantage, signing 33-year-old Emanuel Novo.
The intruder, who sustained a slight cut in the struggle, has also accused the K-pop star of attempted murder.
Critics say the approach is well intentioned but is lowering standards for students.
From food to photo booths, Pyongyang is imitating South Korean culture through what analysts call ‘subjective adaptation’.
With student counts half of 1980 levels, South Korea confronts a crisis of empty classrooms and abandoned sites, raising worry over wasted assets.
Amid off-screen scrutiny on one of the show’s judges, season two of Culinary Class Wars returns with a focus on its intense cooking battles.
Some Republicans said Seoul’s investigation into the e-commerce firm was an attempt to favour China.
Some conductors are visibly moved by the music, but Korean maestro Baek Yoon-hak takes that concept a step or two further.
Seoul National and Yonsei universities face new cheating scandals despite tighter controls, signalling need for stronger online exam and AI rules.
The Vietnamese population in South Korea jumped by 15.5 per cent last year, the fastest growing among major ethnic groups.
Lawmakers move to ease North Korean web access. Supporters cite freedom of information, but critics fear propaganda risks.
South Korea’s tough job market and marriage expectations have prompted many to settle down in the neighbouring country.
Faced with rising costs and falling viewership, filmmakers hope that turning to technology will help them find success.
An immersive KPop Demon Hunters pop-up, complete with merchandise and scene recreations, has opened in Seoul and will later tour globally.
They are using artificial intelligence to create special effects, but is that enough to help their movies succeed?
Fans parked a protest truck outside the band’s management company’s office in Seoul, demanding clarity from the K-pop star.
More youngsters are being pushed into cramped goshiwon units as affordable housing crisis in the South Korean capital deepens.
A social media user lauded Lee Boo-jin for raising her son in South Korea and hoped the result would help local education ‘stand tall again’.
