• A man buys a ticket for "The Roundup: Punishment" at a movie theater in Seoul on May 9, 2024. (Yonhap)
    ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ sets another record with 10 mln admissions

    The crime-action film “The Roundup: Punishment” set another record by attracting more than 10 million viewers on Wednesday, after 22 days of screening, data showed. According to the data from the movie’s distributor, ABO Entertainment, the fourth...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • This April 5, 2024, file photo shows Korea Football Association President Chung Mong-gyu prior to a women's friendly match between South Korea and the Philippines at Icheon Stadium in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. (Yonhap)
    Beleaguered S. Korean football chief elected to executive role at top Asian body

    Korea Football Association (KFA) President Chung Mong-gyu was elected to the decision-making body of the Asian governing organization Thursday, a move that likely indicates Chung’s drive for another term at the South Korean helm. Chung was elected...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • Highest-ranked S. Korean golfer confident ahead of PGA Championship

    Having posted consecutive top-five finishes on the PGA Tour, South Korean veteran An Byeong-hun is entering the second major championship of the season this week riding high on confidence. Now the highest-ranked South Korean at No. 23,...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • Deputy Health Minister Jun Byung-wang speaks during a press briefing on the medical reform plan in Seoul on May 17, 2024. (Yonhap)
    Despite court ruling, standoff over med school quota hike to continue amid doctors’ opposition

    A recent court ruling against striking doctors will likely accelerate the government’s push to markedly raise medical school admissions, but doctors have vowed not to back down to continue a standoff despite deepening chaos in the health...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • Shipping containers are stacked at a port in the southeastern city of Busan, in this file photo taken Feb. 13, 2024. (Yonhap)
    KDI ups 2024 economic growth outlook for S. Korea to 2.6 pct

    A major South Korean state-run think tank on Thursday revised up its economic growth outlook for the country this year to 2.6 percent on the semiconductor industry upturn and surging exports. The latest projection by the Korea...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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  • President Yoon Suk Yeol (C) speaks during a national financial strategy meeting at the government complex in Sejong, 113 kilometers south of Seoul, on May 17, 2024. (Yonhap)
    Yoon orders scrapping of preliminary feasibility studies for R&D projects

    President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government Friday to scrap all preliminary feasibility studies for research and development (R&D) projects to speed up their implementation and support economic growth. Yoon made the remark during a national financial...

    • Posted May 17, 2024
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