- California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
- S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
- US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
- LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
- S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
- US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
- US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
- High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
- CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
- Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect
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(2nd LD) Ex-president Chun found guilty of defaming 1980 massacre witness
A court on Monday found former President Chun Doo-hwan guilty of defaming a late activist who testified to having witnessed Chun’s troops shooting from helicopters on pro-democracy demonstrators in Gwangju. The Gwangju District Court endorsed the claims...
- Posted November 30, 2020
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(2nd LD) S. Korea braces for ‘toughest’ virus battle in winter, people urged to follow antivirus curbs
The daily number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea stayed in the 400 range for the second day in a row Monday due apparently to less testing over the weekend, and health authorities warned that the...
- Posted November 30, 2020
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EXO’s Kai launches new career chapter with first solo album
Kai, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, said Monday that he wants to open a new chapter in his singing career through his upcoming first solo album “KAI (开).” “I’ve danced or sung by myself in...
- Posted November 30, 2020
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IZ*ONE to release new EP next month amid vote-rigging controversy
K-pop act IZ*ONE will release a new album next month, its management agency said Monday, amid a lingering controversy over vote-rigging in the audition program that it debuted through. The band will drop its fourth EP, “One-reeler/Act...
- Posted November 30, 2020
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BTS again tops Billboard 200 with latest album ‘BE’
”BE,” the latest album by K-pop megastars BTS, has landed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming the group’s fifth album to top the Billboard’s main albums chart. “BTS lands its fifth No. 1 album on...
- Posted November 30, 2020
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BTS gets Grammy nod in another landmark feat
South Korea’s K-pop megastar BTS was nominated for the Grammy Award in best pop duo/group performance, becoming the first South Korean pop artist to be nominated for the U.S. music award. The South Korean boy group was...
- Posted November 27, 2020
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Former YG chief fined on overseas gambling charges
A Seoul court on Friday fined Yang Hyun-suk, former CEO of YG Entertainment, over charges of high-stakes gambling he committed while abroad on numerous occasions. The Seoul Western District Court found him guilty of gambling at Las...
- Posted November 27, 2020